Bertha Østby Davidson Oral History Interview 1978.

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Bertha Østby Davidson Oral History Interview 1978.

This interview was conducted with Bertha Davidson on April 25, 1978 in Tacoma, Washington. The interview contains information on Bertha's family background, emigration, return trips to Norway, life as a pastor's wife, and Norwegian heritage. Also see Ole Davidson, T204 & 205.

2 compact discs.

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SNAC Resource ID: 6944411

Oregon State University Libraries

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Davidson, Ole K. (O.K.)

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Davidson, Bertha G.

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Aasgaard, Johan Arndt.

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Davidson, Paul.

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Davidson, Bertha Østby.

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Bertha Davidson was born on January 7, 1892 in Østby, Norway. She was the youngest of four girls and one boy and immigrated to America with a neighbor when she was sixteen. Bertha moved "just for fun" and did not plan on staying for more than a year but ended up staying for five. The neighbor was attending Concordia College in Moorhead, Minnesota, and Bertha stayed there as well to learn English. When she first returned to Norway, she felt she had changed and nothing was there for her anymore. S...

Concordia College (Moorhead, Minn.)

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Østby, Asmund.

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