Ole Karolius Eide Davidson Oral History Interview 1982

Olson, Kaja

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Josephine Sunset Home (Stanwood, Wash.)

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Olson family

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Hope Lutheran Church (Tacoma, Wash.)

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When the Nortern Pacific Railway Company built their Northwest terminus repair shops in south Tacoma in 1892, there were a lot of Scandinavians among those who worked there. A group of families decided that a Norwegian church was needed, and established it in 1902 under the direction of pastors in the area. The church was organized with assistane from the Home Missions. Ground was purchased and a basement built where services were held for a number of years beginning in 1908. In 1917, the englis...

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Pacific Lutheran University

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Davidson, Ivar

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Sabin, Ole

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Davidson, Bertha Østby

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Olson, Kaspara

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Olson, David

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Davidson, Paul.

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Davidson, Ole Karolius Eide

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Ole Davidson was born on May 4, 1894 in Vassdal, Tjongsfjord, Norway to Ivar Davidson and Kaja Olson. Before coming to America, there were four brothers in the family: Ole, David, Alfred, and Martin. Ivar was a fisherman, and the family lived in a little valley with Ole's paternal grandparents David Olson and Kaspara, who were also fishermen. Only Ole's family lived in the valley, and in an effort to improve their lifestyle, they immigrated to Minnesota in 1901, where Ole Sabin, a d...