Thelma Irene Underdal Johnson Oral History Interview 1980.

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Thelma Irene Underdal Johnson Oral History Interview 1980.

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The interview was conducted with Thelma Johnson on April 29, 1980 in Tacoma, Washington. This interview contains information on family history, homesteading in Montana, hardships for the women while homesteading, wildlife, gardens, community and school in Montana, life after school, marriage, work, move to Tacoma, church, Scandinavian organizations, Leif Erikson Committee and Scandinavian Days, and visit to Norway. The interview also contains two articles from the Tacoma News Tribune about Thelma Johnson, one on wreath making (November 11, 1979) and one on her recipe for meatballs. The interview was conducted in English.

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Vasa Order of America. Lodge Number 233 (Tacoma, Wash.)

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Scandinavian Fraternity of America

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The Scandinavian Fraternity of America was founded in 1915 as a consolidation of three other organizations, among them the Scandinavian Brotherhood of America. The Scandinavian Fraternity was principally a beneficial group dedicated to aiding members threatened by sickness, unemployment, or death. The organization was open to both women and men, and their non-Scandinavian spouses as well. The Fraternity attracted new immigrant members largely through an influx in Scandin...

Underdal, Ole.

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Johnson, Thelma Irene Underdal.

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Thelma Irene (Underdal) Johnson was born on January 12, 1908 in Everett, WA. Her parents were John and Kristine Underdal, and she had four brothers and sisters. Both John and Kristine were born and grew up in Underdal, Sogn, Norway, and Thelma grew up speaking Norwegian. Her parents moved to Montana in 1910 when Thelma was two years old and began to homestead 160 acres about 75 miles east of the Rocky Mountains; Galata, MT was one of the closest towns. The Prospect School was only a mile away fr...

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Underdal, Ingeborg.

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Underdal, Breta.

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