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Full-Text Articles in Regional Sociology
Book Review, Rit S. Wengel
Back Matter, Visti Favrholt
A Family Sketchbook, Eva M. Johnson
A Family Sketchbook, Eva M. Johnson
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Father, Otto Christensen, was born in 1875 on a farm
that lay on the edge of the North Sea in Jutland, Denmark.
When he was four his mother died and his father remarried.
He spent his childhood tending sheep and cattle and playing
in the sand dunes and heather along the sea. He must have
spent much time dreaming his dreams.
Book Review, Thorvald Hansen
The Impact Of Nfs Grundtvig On American Immigrants, Axel C. Kildegaard
The Impact Of Nfs Grundtvig On American Immigrants, Axel C. Kildegaard
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They came singly and in small groups in the 1850' s. A
few settled in the cities, others moved on to the lumber
forests of Michigan and Wisconsin while more made their
destination the fertile farmlands of the midwest. A few of
the even more adventurous crossed the country or made
the long sail around the Straits of Magellan to California.
Memories From A Danish American Parsonage, Bodil S. Sorensen
Memories From A Danish American Parsonage, Bodil S. Sorensen
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Those of us who grew up in the Danish-American
colonies of the 30' s and 40' s experienced a life that has
now disappeared. It was a rich and unique life. It was a
time of 1st, 2nd, and 3rd generation immigrants adjusting
to the American culture and at the same time cherishing
their particular brand of Danish heritage.
Book Review, Gerald Rasmussen
From Junction City To Denmark, Visti Favrholt
From Junction City To Denmark, Visti Favrholt
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Standing on the deck in the cold of the night, I could
distinguish lights some distance away on both sides of the
ship. It was clear we were in a kind of channel. Another
passenger said it was a Norwegian fjord. How he could
tell, I didn't know, because it was pretty dark out there.
But one thing, was very clear. The captain of our ship, for
all his golden buttons and stripes, must have got lost
because he was supposed to find Denmark. Columbus
could have done better. I stood there in the dark and
thought about the matter …
Annotated Bibliography Of Resources For Researching Danish-American Folklife, Gregory Hansen
Annotated Bibliography Of Resources For Researching Danish-American Folklife, Gregory Hansen
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Danish-American folklife consists of the expressions of
traditional culture that identify Americans of Danish heritage
as belonging to this small ethnic group.
Encompassing a full range of expressive behavior, ranging
from building and decorating immigrant homes to crafting
intricate patterns with knitting needles, scissors, hammer
and anvil, Danish-American folklife includes any form of
knowledge or skill that is learned by observation or imitation
within a community context (Hansen 1988:23)
Paradise In Poverty, Visti Favrholt
Paradise In Poverty, Visti Favrholt
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Junction City, in the early thirties, was a sleepy, small
town located in the Willamette Valley of Oregon. With a
population of only a few hundred, it could hardly be
called a city. But the forefathers had visions of a major rail way
and highway junction at this location, providing prosperity
and a great future for all. As it was, the railway went
straight through town and trains seldom stopped there.
The Building Of Immanuel Lutheran Church In Kimballton, Iowa, Jeanette Lillehoj
The Building Of Immanuel Lutheran Church In Kimballton, Iowa, Jeanette Lillehoj
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Coming into the small Iowa town of Kimballton from any direction, the spire of Immanuel Lutheran Church, which stands on a high point in the town, is clearly visible. The early Danish immigrants who built this church intended the church spire to be a beacon to those entering the town. The centennial of Immanuel Lutheran Church will be celebrated in 1997. To those Danish immigrants who were responsible for building this church, this article is dedicated.
Impediments To The Cultivation Of The Folk School Spirit In A North American Context: The Case Of Grand View College, Dennis Bielfeldt
Impediments To The Cultivation Of The Folk School Spirit In A North American Context: The Case Of Grand View College, Dennis Bielfeldt
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In the 1995-96 academic year Grand View College will
celebrate its first hundred years of life. In anticipation of
this milestone, suggestions have been made to designate
1994-95 the "Year of Grundtvig," and to formally observe
with the entire Grand View community the influence of
the great Dane upon the college and its educational philosophy.
What, after all, could be more fitting for a college
whose most recent Academic Mission Statement proudly
declares its founding "by Danish immigrants who sought
to give the educational vision and ideals of N.F.S.
Grundtvig an institutional presence?"
Some Reflections Of My Life: An Account Of Mission Work Among The Cherokee, Abelone Larsen
Some Reflections Of My Life: An Account Of Mission Work Among The Cherokee, Abelone Larsen
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Editor's Introduction
In 1892, at the invitation of a Danish immigrant who had married a Cherokee woman in what was then Indian Territory, the Danish Lutheran Church Association sent a student from Trinity Seminary in Blair, Nebraska, to investigate the possibility of doing mission work among the Cherokee. The student, Niels Laurits Nielsen, returned in the summer of 1893 and began working among the Cherokee, eventually founding a school and a church at Oaks, Oklahoma. The Oaks mission became one of the most important missions of the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church (later the UELC) and continues as an institution …