Danish-American Stories
The following vignettes were previously published by the Family History & Genealogy Center in the "Across Oceans, Across Time"(TM) series in The Danish Pioneer and Bien newspapers. Click on each title to open.
A - C:
- Rev. Ole Amble and Gowan, Michigan
- Mildred's Memories: Mildred Hansen Andersen
- Rev. Rasmus Andersen (1848-1930)
- Hans P. Anderson (1858- )
- Hans Hansen Birkholm (1847-1912)
- 'Old Doc': Dr. James (Jens) Bisgard (1867-1947)
- Asmus Boysen (1868- ) and Boysen Dam
- The two homes of Nielsine Johansen Brinkman
- Sigrid Bro, WWII nurse
- 'Bækhuset' in Horslunde, Lolland
- The Chrillesen Sisters of Goodhue County, Minnesota
- "America Letters" from the Christensen family
- Folmer Rudolph Christensen in Chile
- Julianne Enevoldsen Olesen Christensen (1844-1923)
- Unrequited Love: Jens Otto Christiansen (1863-1949) and Bedstemor's House
- A Tombstone, Arizona, mystery: Hans M. Christiansen and Christina B. Christiansen
- A Genealogical Mystery: Maren Kirstine, Agathe Christine and Karen Christiansen from Lindeballe
D - G:
- Dagmar, Montana
- The Danes Home, Waupaca, Wisconsin
- Daniel Theodor Danielsen (1842-1916)
- The Danish Association of Family Farms
- The Danish Brotherhood at 50
- Danish Brotherhood in America membership rolls
- Danish Given Names
- An Activity for Life: Danish Gymnastics
- "We were a happy group ..." : the sinking of the Danmark, 1889
- 'Old Denmark': Col. Christian Febiger
- Johannes Frederiksen (1846- )
- Kristine Nielsen Fries (1909-2009)
- Mathias Andreasen Friis (1844-1909) & Maren Møller
H - M:
- Muralist Andreas Hansen
- Rev. Peter L. C. Hansen (1854-1920)
- Jacksonville Danish Brotherhood members
- From Safes to Ships: painter Antonio Jacobsen (1850-1921)
- Alice Olesen Jensen
- Cornelius Boy Jensen
- A Tidbit of History on a Bakery Bag: Baker Niels Chr. Jensen
- Peter Mariboel Jensen (1871-1936)
- New Beginnings in Jewell: Thomas Christian Jensen (1841-1923) and Kirsten Marie Pedersen (1847-1929)
- Valdemar & Thora: Valdemar Marius Theobald Jensen (1877- )
- Andrew Jorgensen (1875-1927) & Anna Clemmensen
- Charles Jorgensen (1892-1921)
- The Klakrings
- Niels Christian Klendshøj (1902- )
- Mette Marie Friis Kyed (1841-1920)
- Immigrant Mystery: Dorthea Kniess Landrum (1888- )
- Kurt Klarskov Larsen
- Working in 'The King's Garden': Poul Christian Larsen (1843- )
- Larson Brothers baseball team, Fredonia Twp., Plymouth County, Iowa
- Garnet Ireva Larson
- Rev. K. M. Ludvigsen
- Two good Friends: Clara Madsen & Hilda Petersen
- Peter Hansen Møller, Danish-American photographer
N - R:
- Frank Meyers Nelson (1862-1947)
- Pete & Hanna: Jens Peter Nielsen & Johanne Marie Elisabeth Johansen
- Jens A. Norgaard
- Paying it Forward: Folmer & Vera Nyby
- Bente Pedersen (1944- )
- Letters from Manitowoc: Christian Pedersen
- In love with automobiles: Einar and Robert Einar Petersen
- 'Moster Marie': Marie Louise Petersen (1889-1969)
- A Danish Horatio Alger: Peter F. Petersen (1863-1945) and Peter Pan Bread
- An 'Indian' from Ærø:Thomas Petersen (1880-1971)
- A Polk County dairymaid: Johanne Ravnholdt
- Henriette Waldt Reiersen (1818-1850)
- Søren Damsgaard Rodholm & Marie Kjølhedes marriage
S - Å:
- A Blended Identity: Norma Eleanora Dam Sams
- The Warden's Sons: Albert E. and Ingvard Sibbernsen (1862-1931)
- Hans B. Smedegaard (1904-1990)
- From Møn to the Midwest: Peter Steffensen/Stevens (1829- )
- Agnete "Nettie" Johnson Thomsen's wedding dress
- A Faroese Childhood: Kirsten Lützen Vedel of Thorshavn
- Christian Magnus Videbeck (1893-1871)
- A Viking-style church ship
