Freda Ohlsson Ranney Oral History Interview 1982.

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Freda Ohlsson Ranney Oral History Interview 1982.

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Interviews with Freda Ranney were conducted on April 17, 1979 and November 9, 1982 in Tacoma, WA. The interviews contain information on family background, emigration, work, marriage, community involvement, and Norwegian heritage. Also available are photographs of Freda as a baby, Freda at age fourteen, Freda in her later years, and Freda at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the interview.

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Freda Ranney was born on July 5, 1890 in Kabelvåg, Norway, which is on the Lofoten Islands. Her parents were Ernest Ohlsson and Karin Krogstad, and Freda was one of four children. She had older twin sisters, Anne and Lena, and an older brother, Ellis. When Freda was one year old, the family moved to Hammerfest, where they remained for eight years. After that, they moved to Narvik, which is near the Swedish border. Ernest was a tailor and had his own business wherever he went. In 1905, Freda's f...

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