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George B. Rasmusen Interview

 Collection
Identifier: SC 532

Scope and Contents

Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning his parents, Knut and Barbara? (Larson) Rasmusen, Norwegian immigrants, who first settled near Preston Minn., later moving to Georgetown, Minn. in 1881. Includes brief mention of his brothers, John, a blacksmith who moved to S.D. to farm, returned to Fargo where he died in 1920, 1882 spring flooding of the Buffalo and Sheyenne rivers, Robert, a barber in Moorhead, and George's farm near Audubon, Minn.

Dates

  • 1955

Creator

Access

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Copyrights

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Biography

Farmer at Georgetown, Minnesota who was born in June 10, 1879. He died in Ramsey County, Minnesota on July 13, 1970.

Extent

1 Items (1 item (2 leaves).)

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

Typed summary of interview with Leonard Sackett concerning his parents, Knut and Barbara? (Larson) Rasmusen, Norwegian immigrants, who first settled near Preston Minn., later moving to Georgetown, Minn. in 1881. Includes brief mention of his brothers, John, a blacksmith who moved to S.D. to farm, returned to Fargo where he died in 1920, 1882 spring flooding of the Buffalo and Sheyenne rivers, Robert, a barber in Moorhead, and George's farm near Audubon, Minn.

Provenance

Donated by Geo Bernard Rasmusen on September 9, 1955 (Acc. 533).

Property rights

The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
Title
Finding Aid to the George B. Rasmusen Interview
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Script of description
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Repository Details

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