Norwegian Americans-Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Hagen Family Papers, 1879-1899
Collection
Identifier: Eau Claire Mss CC
Summary
Family histories and typed translations of letters from several Norwegian immigrants to the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, area. The correspondents are ancestors of the donor, Harold Hagen, and include Anders (Andrew) Pedersen Solem (Hagen's maternal grandfather); Elling Anderson Sende (Hagen's paternal great- grandfather); and Anders Lian (aka Andrew Lee), Hagen's maternal grandmother's cousin. Elling Anderson Sende arrived in Eau Claire in 1879 and assisted the others to immigrate. They all worked...
Dates:
1879 - 1899
Sons of Norway Løven Lodge 29 Directories, 1988-1993
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 275
Summary
Directories of Sons of Norway Løven Lodge 29, Eau Claire, Wisconsin. Directories provide a membership roster, as well as brief histories of Sons of Norway and Løven Lodge 29. Løven Lodge was organized in 1904. Løven is the third oldest lodge in the Fifth District.
Dates:
1988-1993
Sons of Norway Løven Lodge No. 29 Collection, 1913-2023
Collection
Identifier: University Historical Collection 390
Summary
The Sons of Norway Løven Lodge No. 29 collection documents the activities of the Eau Claire lodge for District Five of Sons of Norway in the Eau Claire, Wisconsin, region, which was signed into charter in 1904. Its purpose was to create a mutual assistance society and to protect members of Sons of Norway and their families from the financial hardships experienced during times of sickness or death in the family. They expanded to include preservation of Norwegian heritage and culture. This...
Dates:
1913-2023