by Thurine Oleson and Erna Oleson Xan introduction by Odd Lovoll
University of Wisconsin Press, 2012 eISBN: 978-0-299-28873-0 | Paper: 978-0-299-28874-7 Library of Congress Classification CT275.O45A3 2012 Dewey Decimal Classification 977.5043092
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ABOUT THIS BOOK
Wisconsin My Home is the story of Thurine Oleson, born in Wisconsin in 1866 to parents who had emigrated from Telemarken, Norway. This much-loved book was first published in 1950 when Thurine was a spry octogenarian. In it she not only vividly recalls the pioneer life of her childhood in a Norwegian American settlement, but also tells her parents’ stories of their life in Norway and their reasons for emigration. This new edition restores the twenty-nine photographs that appeared in the original 1950 hardcover edition and includes an introduction by emigration historian Odd Lovoll.
AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY
Erna Oleson Xan (1898–1990), who grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is author of Home for Good. Thurine Oleson (1866–19??) lived in Winchester, Oshkosh, Waupaca, and Rice Lake, Wisconsin.
REVIEWS
“A remarkable personal account and a treasurehouse of early Wisconsin lore.”—Scandinavian Review
“A treasure of a book! Reading it is like going through an old photograph album with a born storyteller at your side to bring each faded picture to life. . . . [It] is a veritable encyclopedia of pioneer Norwegian customs, but the human drama is always given first place. I was particularly charmed by the marriage of merry, dance-loving Thurine to her sober, handsome John.”—Maud Hart Lovelace, Minnesota History
“The wealth of detail is startling. The scarves are three-cornered scarves. The hinges are brass hinges. The ashes for the lye water used in making lutefisk are ashes from peeled maple wood. . . . It is the careful weaving together of the small authentic threads of everyday living that makes reading Wisconsin My Home such a rich and unique experience.”—Ben Logan, Wisconsin Magazine of History
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Norway
America
Cooking
Church
Childhood
Neighbors
Tone
Courtship
Children
Kinfolk
Waupaca
Golden Wedding
Genealogical Tables
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