Daughters of Norway

Information Resources
Robert A. L. Mortvedt Library
Pacific Lutheran University
Tacoma, WASHINGTON 98447
Phone: (253) 535-7586 E-mail: archives@plu.edu

Daughters of Norway
A Guide to An Oral History Interview with Marie Berglund

Administrative Information

Creator: Marie Berglund

Collection Nr: t031

File Content:
	0 file folders 0 photographs 1 sound cassette 0 compact discs

Processing Information:
	The interview was conducted using a cassette recorder. A research copy was also prepared from the original. To further preserve the content of the interview, it is now being transferred to compact disc. We deliberately did not transcribe the entire interview because we want the researchers to listen to the interviewee's own voice. The transcription index highlights important aspects of the interview and the tape counter numbers noted on the Partial Interview Transcription are meant as approximate finding guides and refer to the location of a subject on the cassette/CD. Interviewed by Unknown Transcribed by Mary Sue Gee, Julie Peterson and Becky Husby Encoded by Kerstin Ringdahl & Amity Smetzler Recording Quality: Good
Restrictions:
	The collection is available for research.

Preferred Citation:
	[Collection Number, Collection Title] New Land New Lives Oral History Collection Scandinavian Immigrant Experience Collection Robert A.L. Mortvedt Library Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma,WA 98447

Go to top

Scope and Content Note

This interview was conducted on May 7, 1979 in Tacoma, WA, and focuses on Marie's involvement with the Daughters of Norway. See t14-15 for Marie Berglund's personal interview.

Partial Interview Transcription

The partial interview transcription highlights important aspects of the interview. Numbers on the left may be used as guides to important subjects. Two numbers separated by a slash indicate that the first number is for cassette and the second for CD.

075 Marie has been president of the Daughters of Norway five times, one or two years each time. (Since this interview took place on May 17, syttende mai is discussed.) The large celebration is held in Normanna Hall every year, but the lodge has a special program.

Activities of the lodge are next discussed: food classes, Mayfest, syttende mai, mid-summernight's eve, cookbook.

131 FOOD CLASSES: Florence Buck began this program two years ago. The class is held from 10-12 every Thursday morning for five weeks before Christmas and Easter. The class is open to anyone interested. Foods, like lefse, berlinerkranse, fattigmann, julekake, potetkake, are made by various volunteers with student participation; after preparation, the food is served for lunch. This is the only Norwegian food course being taught in the area. Recipes come from the Daughters of Norway cookbook. Most of the recipes are original, like the old ones.

254 MAYFEST AND SYTTENDE MAI.: Syttende mai (May 17) has been celebrated in Tacoma since before 1912. The program consisting of a "barnetog" - childrens parade - is the main emphasis with Norwegian refreshments following in Normanna Hall.

The Mayfest is held at Pacific Lutheran University in the spring; the lodge people bring in Norwegian food and exhibits of Norwegian arts.

315 MID-SUMMERNIGHT'S EVE: The lodges celebrate this in late June in Normanna Hall. There is a program and refreshments, and it's open to the public.

Normanna Hall has recently been remodeled and is very convenient and lovely again.

Planned events are advertised in the Tacoma News Tribune, although coverage hasn't been as good in later years.

368 Daughters of Norway cookbook.

374 End of tape.

Go to top

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Administrative Information

Scope and Content Note

Biographical Information

Selected Search Terms

Partial Interview Transcription