Gertrude Sinnes Simonseth Oral History Interview 1981.

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Gertrude Sinnes Simonseth Oral History Interview 1981.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/183323521

The interview was conducted with Gertrude Simonseth on October 30, 1981 in Stanwood, Washington. It provides information on family background, emigration, marriage and family, and Norwegian heritage. The interview also contains photographs of Gertrude's mother and father, the Rindal Church, Gertrude and a friend at work, the Simonseth barn and house at a funeral, Gertrude and her husband Nels on the Atlantic Ocean, and Gertrude and Nels at the time of the interview. Also see Nels Simonseth and Nels and Gertrude's personal tape. The interview was conducted in English.

1 sound cassette.

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Simonseth, Edmund.

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Sinnes, Tore.

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Bolme, Gertrude.

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Simonseth, John.

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Simonseth, Nels.

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Nels Simonseth was born on May 13, 1901 in Rindal, Norway, which is ten Norwegian miles southwest of Trondheim. His parents were Endre Simonseth and Marit Drugli, and there were eleven children in the family. Endre was dairy farmer, and the family lived on a large farm. Nels attended school for seven years, and after he was confirmed, he did carpentry work. Nels met his wife, Gertrude Sinnes, when she was working for his relatives, and they decided to immigrate to America in September of 1922. F...

Sinnes, Eli Dalseg.

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Simonseth, Gertrude.

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Simonseth, Gertrude Sinnes.

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Gertrude Simonseth was born on January 9, 1904 in Rindal, Norway, which is located south of Trondheim. Her parents were John and Eli Sinnes, and she had three younger siblings: Torval, Ellen, and Johanna. Gertrude's father worked in the mines during the winters and Gertrude's mother stayed home to work on their small farm. The family made money by selling milk, and Gertrude helped her mother with the farm work. She loved to work in the barn. Gertrude continued to work at home after her confirmat...

Simonseth, Marie.

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Josephine Sunset Home (Stanwood, Wash.)

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Sons of Norway (U.S.) Fritjov Lodge No.17 (Stanwood, Wash.)

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Dalseg, Rolf

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Simonseth, Grace.

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Simonseth, Esther.

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Sinnes, John.

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Sinnes, Elen.

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Simonseth, Agnes.

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Simonseth, Norman.

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