Landings-Bogen 1924
A commemorative volume of the Landings in America
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A Book to Preserve the Memory of the Landings
In 1924, Landingslaget published a 319-page book, Landings-Bogen. This commemorative volume features more than 60 images, along with an introduction, author biography, and an index. This blue hardcover book is 6″ wide, 8¾” tall, and ¾” thick.
The book was written in Norwegian by Peter S. Waslien and printed by Anundsen Publishing Company, Decorah, Iowa.
The book was created to preserve for future generations the memories of the emigrant Landings and how their families took root in American soil. At their 1922 meeting in Fargo, the Landings elected a three-man committee (Ole O. Walhovd, C. M. Pederson, and P. S. Waslien) to carry out the work.
Most of the book is biographies of families, followed by histories of Landings settlements, essays, legends, and songs.
About This Online Edition
- This page links to sections that together contain the entire content of the book, images included.
- The content in these sections is an English translation of the book. Many thanks to Sandra Hendrickson for the translation.
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Table of Contents
The sections below list everything contained in the 1924 edition of Landings-Bogen. Many entries are followed by a percentage in parentheses, shown in italics. This figure indicates the relative size of that section compared to the whole book. For example, the Biographies make up roughly 63% of the book, while “A Glimpse at Lands Bygderne” accounts for about 5%. Sections marked “<1%” are very short, each less than one percent of the total. Entries without a percentage, such as the individual letter groupings under Biographies or the year-by-year entries under “The Earliest Emigration from Torpa,” are subdivisions whose size is included in the percentage of the section above them. Because the figures are approximate and rounded, they may not add up to exactly 100%.
Introduction (1%)
Short Summary of the Life of Peter S. Waslien (author of the Landings-Bogen) (1%)
Biographies (63%)
A Names
B Names
C Names
D Names
E Names
F Names
G Names
H Names
I Names
J Names
K Names
L Names
M Names
O Names
P Names
Q Names
R Names
S Names
T Names
V Names
W Names
A Glimpse at Lands Bygderne (5%)
Grave Finds in Nordre Land
Wise Women (<1%)
Ragnhild Moesæteren at the Magistrate’s Hearing (submitted by C.O. Goplen)
Emigrant Song (<1%)
Some Legends of the Past Landings (told by P.S. Waslien) (2%)
Roste in North Torpa (by C.H. Tollefsrude) (1%)
A Little Landing Chat (1%)
Mammon – A Picture of Life in Land (<1%)
Sensible Thrift is a Virtue (<1%)
Bjørn Lomsdalen and His Achievements (by Juel Furuseth) (<1%)
A Little About the Emigration and Its Causes (written by an old man from Land) (1%)
Consideration of Our Ancestral Heritage (1%)
Rural Development (2%)
How the Landingslag Came To Be (2%)
First Events among the Landings (by C.H.T.) (<1%)
The Earliest Emigration from Torpa (by C.H. Tollefsrude) (4%)
1839
1842
1843
1844
1845
1846
1847
1848
1849
The Sjaahem Family from West Torpa (by Louis L. Nelson) (1%)
Landings in Richland County, Wisconsin (1%)
Rev. M.C. Waller (1%)
The Landing Settlement in Allamakee County, Iowa (2%)
Bode and the Surrounding Area (by C.O. Nordlie) (2%)
The Earliest History of the Landings in Pope County, Minnesota (by P.S. Waslien) (2%)
How Quickly Time Moves (<1%)
The Earliest History of Landings in Trail County, North Dakota (by P.S. Waslien) (2%)
Saga of the Prairie (<1%)
Table of Contents (<1%)