Laur. Larsen: Pioneer College PresidentNorwegian-American historical association, 1936 - 358 pagina's Peter Laurentius Larsen (1833-1915) was in Kristiansand, Norway. His parents were Herman Larsen and Elen Else Marie Oftedahl. He married his first wife, Karen Randine Neuberg (1831-1871) in 1855. They had three children. They immigrated to America in 1857. He became the pastor of Rush River, Wisconsin from 1857 to 1859. October 14, 1861, marks the beginning of Laur. Larsen's official Presidency of Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. He married Ingeborg Astrup (1846-1923) in 1872. They had ten children. He died in Decorah, Iowa. |
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... learned to take care of the horse , while he and his wife made feeding the poultry their morning recreation . More land was broken at the expense of the pastor , and gradually the farm was fenced in . On January 12 , 1859 , the trustees ...
... learned to take care of the horse , while he and his wife made feeding the poultry their morning recreation . More land was broken at the expense of the pastor , and gradually the farm was fenced in . On January 12 , 1859 , the trustees ...
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... send away one of its oldest and ablest students , the man whose name today heads the list of Luther College alumni . Two years later , however , Anderson wrote to Lar- sen , “ I have learned from experience that the AFTER THE WAR 181.
... send away one of its oldest and ablest students , the man whose name today heads the list of Luther College alumni . Two years later , however , Anderson wrote to Lar- sen , “ I have learned from experience that the AFTER THE WAR 181.
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... learned there or not at all . The Nor- wegians had to accept the fact that , as a small racial group , they were faced with the necessity of learning one more language than those whose mother tongue was one of the important languages of ...
... learned there or not at all . The Nor- wegians had to accept the fact that , as a small racial group , they were faced with the necessity of learning one more language than those whose mother tongue was one of the important languages of ...
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FAMILY AND CHILDHOOD | 1 |
KRISTIANIA DAYS | 17 |
A PIONEER PARSONAGE | 36 |
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