Signe Andres Anderson Kneeland Oral History Interview 1982.

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Signe Andres Anderson Kneeland Oral History Interview 1982.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/184905783

The interview was conducted with Signe Kneeland on November 15, 1982. This interview contains information on family history, childhood home, school, church, Christmas traditions, reasons for emigrating, voyage to America, arrival in the U.S., train trip to Minnesota, first impression of the U.S., differences between the U.S. and Norway, work in the U.S., meeting spouse, marriage, children, learning to drive, community involvement, trip to Norway, Norwegian heritage, and helping her brothers immigrate to the U.S. The interview also includes a photograph of Signe Kneeland in transit to California, two photographs reproduced from the local newspaper article "She Came From Norway," and two photographs of Signe at the time of the interview. The interview was conducted in English.

1 sound cassette.

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