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Sentenced To Be Hanged: The Tragic Story Of A Danish Immigrant, Peter D. Thomsen

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Several years ago, Thorvald Hansen who was then in

charge of the Danish Immigrant Archives at Grand View

College, Des Moines, Iowa, asked if I would be interested in

writing the Peter Mathiasen story. I had previously told him

that in my childhood home I had heard bits and pieces of this

tale and that what I remembered most was how intensely it

was discussed by some of the immigrant people with whom

my parents associated. Little did I realize they were talking

about something that happened fifteen years before my

birth.

An Immigrant Story Of Peter Petersen Thisted: Itinerant, Maverik Danish Lutheran Pastor, 1859-1915, Paul A. Thisted

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This is the story of my Danish grandfather whom I never

knew except through infrequent stories from my father. I

asked my father Aaron to write a family history about his

dad, but he never did. I never found out why he wouldn't. I

wondered about my Thisted grandparents before and after

both my parents died, so I decided to piece the puzzle

together as best I could, while several uncles and aunts were

still alive.

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Recollections From Our Voyage To America, Soren Pedersen

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We departed from Limskov in Norup Sogn May 6, 1862,

to visit my sister, my brother-in-law, and my mother on my

home farm, and were there a couple of days before we took

leave of the whole family never to see them again in this life.

It was both a serious and a sad time.

Book Reviews, Gerald Rasmussen

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Carl Hansen's Concept Of Christmas, David Iversen

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As one of the major Danish-American immigrant writers

of the early 20th century, Carl Hansen wrote short stories,

sketches, and one novel, co-founded (with Oscar W. Lund)

The Christmas journal Julegranen, and published Dansk Jul i

Amerika in 1909. This paper will focus on three stories,

published in Landmrend: Fortrellinger by Dansk Boghandel

in Cedar Falls, Iowa in 1908, which have Christmas as a

theme. The three stories are: For 30 aar siden (30 Years

Ago"), Bowlegged Joe ("Bowlegged Joe"), and Gamle Hans

Nielsen's sidste Jul ("Old Hans Nielsen's Last Christmas").

What follows is a brief look at "Carl Hansen's …

Mary Dilberg's Memories, Charles Berg, Edel Berg

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Mary Jensen Dilberg wrote the following account, in

English, in 1972. She was born in Aarhus, Denmark, on

November 4, 1891, sent out to earn her own living at age 12

and journeyed to America by herself in 1911 where she

spent time in Red Lodge, Montana, Ord, Nebraska, and

finally settled in Bothell, Washington, near Seattle, where

she spent most of her adult life except for a four year return

to Nebraska from 1919 to 1923.

Letters From 1915 To The End Of The War, Othmar Ammann, Lilly Ammann

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My dear parents,

Tomorrow the last steamship that can bring you our Christmas greetings is leaving, so that means: hurry. Just a few words, but from the heart.

One is carried along here in the non-ending stream of business so much that one can hardly catch one's breath in order to appreciate the ideal side of life. However, with the approach of the holidays, spirits are lifted. With great excitement and wonderment, young and old await the festive days. What will Christmas bring, how will the New Year begin? This is what each one is asking himself and with thousands …

Othmar H. Ammann's Return To Switzerland, Othmar Ammann, Lilly Ammann

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Two beautiful and quiet days have already passed since we parted. The sea is so quiet and the sky so peacefully clear as to make one forget all dangers and sorrows. Besides, the pure air is so invigorating that I feel already much better and stronger than in New York, I am looking with confidence and pleasure to the future. I feel that my body and brain need a complete restoration and I will be the more vigorous and able to work afterwards. And how · about you? I still ·see the last looks from your dear eyes and the …

Othmar H. Ammann's Military Service, Lilly Ammann, Othmar Ammann, Gustav Lindenthal

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Finally I get to write you a few lines from duty. As Papa probably has already informed you, I went from Basel to Monthal, where I met Mama and Werner, as well as Rosa and Manja Labhart from Moscow. Werner was very happy. He is thin but looks strong and healthy. He did not want to answer my question of whether he would like to come back to America with me after the war. But I am decided about bringing him back with me. On the same evening I also visited Onkel Hermann and David in Zurich. I also met …

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O. H. Ammann's Return To New York, Othmar Ammann, Lilly Ammann, Rudolf Meyer

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Dear L.

Just returned from the snow-covered mountain heights of the St. Gotthard on a long ski ride. Am spending a few hours in this beautiful place, which, however, is at present quite desolate. The lake, the Pilatus look wonderful. If nothing intervenes I shall be home in 4 weeks. Shall go to Basel tonight and later to Kilchberg for a few days.

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Reports, Leo Schelbert, Erdmann Schmocker, Carla Crosby

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ON THE 30TH ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SWISS AMERICAN HISTORICAL SOCIETY HELD ON OCTOBER 9, 1993 AT THE PHILADELPHIA MUSEUM OF ART IN PHILADELPHIA, PA

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Godfrey L. Munter, 96, a former judge of the D.C. Domestic Relations Court and a past president of the Bar Association of the District of Columbia, died of heart ailments August 9.

MURRAY LUCK (1899-1993) Dr. James Murray Luck, Emeritus Professor of Chemistry at Stanford University and a well-respected writer on Swiss history and culture, died on August 26 at his home in Menlo Park, at the age of 93.