Olga Medgård Johnson Oral History Interview 1983.

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Olga Medgård Johnson Oral History Interview 1983.

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The interview was conducted with Olga Johnson on March 7, 1983 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, memories of Oslo, Christmas traditions in Norway, emigration, voyage to America, settling in, school, marriage and family life, children, move to Washington, life in Tacoma, activities and work, and Scandinavian cooking. Also available are photographs of Olga Johnson in traditional Norwegian dress and Olga at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English with some Norwegian towards the end of the tape.

1 sound cassette.

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Medgård, Olga.

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Simons, Anders.

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Johnson, Carl John, 1890-1978

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Messiah Lutheran Church (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Sons of Norway (U.S.) Norden Lodge No. 2 (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Medgård, Sissel Olavsgård.

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Mountain View Lutheran Church (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Eastvold, Enga.

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Johnson, Olga Medgård.

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Olga Medgård Johnson was born on June 18, 1901 in Baerum, Norway, which lies just west of the Oslo city limits. Her parents were Johannes Johanneson Medgård and Sissel Olavsgaard; Medgård was the name of the farm. There were seven children in the family, and Olga and her twin sister Caroline were the youngest. The family moved into Oslo when Olga was 2, and her mother died when she was 4. From the description of Olga Medgård Johnson Oral History Interview 1983. (Eugene Public Lib...

Johnson, Alvin John.

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Johnson, Karl Norman.

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Simons, Birgit Medgård.

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Trinity Lutheran Church (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Johnson, Olga .

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Gloria Dei Lutheran Church (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Medgård, Johannes Johanneson.

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Pacific Lutheran University

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