Harold Jarle Beck OralHistory Interview 1981

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Harold Jarle Beck OralHistory Interview 1981

An oral history interview with Harold JarleBeck, a Norwegian immigrant.

2 file folders 1 sound cassette; 2 compact discs

eng,

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SNAC Resource ID: 6378475

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Beck, John Harold

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Strand, Peter

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Bethlehem Lutheran Church (Marysville, Wash.)

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Bethlehem Lutheran Church was organized December 5, 1899. The people originally came from Norway and settled in the middle West before going to Marysville. The community of Norumtown was named after Ed Norum, who called the organizational meeting to order. On December 21, 1899 another meeting was held to organize the Norwegian Lutheran Free Church. They adopted a constitution and chose a name. The first church was built in February of 1900, and an addition was built in 1904. In June of 1905 the ...

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Kjendalen, Ruth Hildegard

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Beck, Harold Jarle

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Harold Beck was born Harold Jarle Bech on June 25, 1910 in Bjerka, Norway. His parents were Jens Martin Bech, a tanner and farmer, and Kristine Jonette Skjefstad, a dressmaker. Harold was the sixth of seven children, which included Øyvind, Ottar, Gunnar, Asmund, Solveig, and Ruth. Harold's brother Gunnar originally had the idea to immigrate to America, but when their uncle, Peter Strand, sent a ticket; Harold was the one who went in April 1929. Peter was a fisherman in Tofte, Minnes...

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Oldsdatter, Karen

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Bech, Gulle

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