Norwegian Ancestry Information Records
Collection
Identifier: SC 842
Scope and Contents
Compiled printed stories, information, and newsletters about Norwegian ancestry.
Dates
- 1981 - 1993
Access
The collection is open under the rules and regulations of the Institute.
Copyrights
Copyrights to this collection are held by the Institute.
Biography
Milton Leroy Madson was born near Gardner, North Dakota to Milton O. and Gladys (Schafer) Madson on August 8, 1936. He graduated high school in 1954 and would attend several area higher education schools. He eventually received his bachelors and masters from Mayville State College.
Madson was a teacher who taught in, North Dakota, Minnesota, and Alaska, where he was named Alaska Teacher of the year in 1987. He would eventually return home to the family farm near Gardner. He moved to Fargo, North Dakota in 2009. Madson was very involved in local and family history and taught genealogy for the Norwegian Totenlag. He passed away on April 3, 2016.
Extent
1 Items
Language of Materials
English
Norwegian
Abstract
Compiled printed stories, information, and newsletters about Norwegian ancestry.
Provenance
Donated by M. Leroy Madson in 2016 (Acc. 2017-008irs).
Property rights
The Institute for Regional Studies owns the property rights to this collection.
- Title
- Finding Aid to the Norwegian Ancestry Information Records
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Institute for Regional Studies Repository
Contact:
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu
West Building N
3551 7th Avenue North
Fargo North Dakota 58102 United States
ndsu.archives@ndsu.edu