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Main Street, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1900
Main Street, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1900
Courtesy Giants of the Earth Heritage Center and Glenn Kinneberg  - click image to enlarge


Birds eye view of Spring Grove Minnesota, 1910
Birds eye view of Spring Grove Minnesota, 1910
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Norwegian Lutheran Church, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1910
Norwegian Lutheran Church, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1910
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Maple Avenue, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1910's
Maple Avenue, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1910s
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First Annual Meeting of the Houston County Automobile Association,Spring Grove Minnesota, August 21, 1911
First Annual Meeting of the Houston County Automobile Association,
Spring Grove Minnesota, August 21, 1911
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High school, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1915
High School, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1915
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Birds eye view, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1915
Birds eye view, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1915
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General view, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1915
General view, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1915
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Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement Spring Grove:
Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement
Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement is a tribute to the state's earliest Norwegian emigrants, and to generations of Norwegian Americans who have made this small farming community amongst deep valleys, fjord-like bluffs, and winding streams their true vesterheim. It is a tale told through striking historic photographs, many previously unreleased, and personal narratives, often humorous and always insightful.

The area was first settled in the 1850s by pioneers like James Smith, who, inspired by the landscape, named the place Spring Grove. Smith was followed by the likes of "Big" Ole Gulbransgutton, who chased crooked land surveyors out of town with his bare fist; by the innovative Mons Fladager, whose business acumen earned him the title of "Father of Spring Grove"; and by the 20th-century cartoonist Peter J. Rosendahl, whose work gave a comical voice to the challenges of cultural assimilation. Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement also conveys the universality of the Norwegian immigrant experience, and anyone with Norwegian roots who desires to learn more about their ancestors will find it an enjoyable read.
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Confirmation Class, Waterloo Ridge Church, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1920's
Confirmation Class, Waterloo Ridge Church, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1920s
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High School, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1940's
High School, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1940s
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City Park, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1940's
City Park, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1940s
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Evangelical Lutheran Church, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1940's
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1940s
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Tourist and Recreation Park, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1960's
Tourist and Recreation Park, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1960s
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Trinity Center, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1960's
Trinity Center, Spring Grove Minnesota, 1960s
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Norwegian American Women: Migration, Communities, and Identities Norwegian American Women:
Migration, Communities, and Identities
The history of Norwegian settlement in the United States has often been told through the eyes of prominent men, while the women are imagined in the form of O. E. Rølvaag's fictionalized heroine Beret Holm, who made the best of life on the frontier but whose gaze seemed ever fixed on her long-lost home. The true picture is more complex. In an area spanning the Midwest and rural West and urban areas such as Seattle, Chicago, and Brooklyn, Norwegian American women found themselves in varied circumstances, ranging from factory worker to domestic, impoverished to leisured. Offering a comprehensive, interdisciplinary approach, Norwegian American Women: Migration, Communities, and Identities considers the stories of this immigrant group through a gendered lens.
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Welcome sign, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Welcome sign, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Population sign, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
Population sign, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Street scene, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Street scene, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Trinity Center, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Trinity Center, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Street scene, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Street scene, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Water Tower, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Water Tower, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Syttende Mai Hus, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Syttende Mai Hus, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Viking Memorial Park, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Viking Memorial Park, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Statues, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Statues, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Old Creamery Building, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Old Creamery Building, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Spring Valley Herald, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Spring Grove Herald, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Spring Valley Cinema, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Spring Grove Cinema, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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Street scene, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
Street scene, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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City Hall, Spring Valley Minnesota, 2009
City Hall, Spring Grove Minnesota, 2009
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