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 Pope County, Minnesota, Map, 1904 [shows land ownership] Courtesy Library of Congress - click image to enlarge Buy a poster of this map - Buy a framed print of this map |
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Norwegian American Women: Migration, Communities, and Identities |
| The history of Norwegian settlement in the United States has often been told through the eyes of prominent men, while the women are imagined in the form of O. E. Rølvaag's fictionalized heroine Beret Holm, who made the best of life on the frontier but whose gaze seemed ever fixed on her long-lost home. The true picture is more complex. In an area spanning the Midwest and rural West and urban areas such as Seattle, Chicago, and Brooklyn, Norwegian American women found themselves in varied circumstances, ranging from factory worker to domestic, impoverished to leisured. Offering a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach, Norwegian American Women: Migration, Communities, and Identities considers the stories of this immigrant group through a gendered lens. | |
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 Greetings from Farwell, Minnesota, 1913 LakesnWoods.com Postcard and Postcard Image Collection - click to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this postcard - Buy a print of this image |
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 Plat map of Ben Wade Township in Pope County, Minnesota, 1916 [shows land ownership] Courtesy John R. Borchert Map Library - click image to enlarge Buy a poster of this map - Buy a framed print with this map |
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Norwegians on the Prairie: Ethnicity and the Development of the Country Town |
| Against the broad backdrop of the expanding western frontier, noted Norwegian American scholar Odd S. Lovoll explores the country town through the lens of ethnicity in this pioneering study. Benson, Madison, and Starbuck, all located on the western Minnesota prairie, were settled primarily by Norwegians and served as urban centers--railroad hubs, destinations for trade, and social nexuses--for the farming communities that surround them. Lovoll's meticulous research into census data, careful reading of local newspapers, and extensive interviews with the descendants of Norwegian immigrants reveals strong ties to homeland that are visible today in each town's social, political, and religious character. | |
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 Aerial map of Farwell, Minnesota, 1951 Courtesy John R. Borchert Map Library - click image to enlarge Buy a reproduction of this aerial photo |
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