Jennie Rølvaag interview, 1969
- Title
- Jennie Rølvaag interview, 1969
- Identifier
- P0584 Audio 2A
- Date
- 1969
- Description
- Jennie Marie Berdahl was born on June 1, 1879 in Minnehaha County, South Dakota to Andrew James and Karen Oline (Otterness) Berdahl. Jennie was born in a sod hut before South Dakota received statehood. She attended Augustana Academy in Canton, S.D. and was a county school teacher. Jennie Berdahl married Ole Rølvaag in 1908 and lived in Northfield, MN. Together they had four children: Olaf Arnljot (1909-1915), Ella Valborg Tweet (1910-2003), Karl Fritjof (1913-1990), and Paul Gunnar (1915-1920).
In this interview, Jennie Rølvaag discusses the cabin at Big Island Lake, Minnesota, St. Olaf College, Giants in the Earth, and Ole Rølvaag’s passion for creating the Norwegian American Historical Association Archives. - Language
- English
- Subject
- Norwegian-American Historical Association
- St. Olaf College
- Rølvaag, O. E. (Ole Edvart), 1876-1931
- Type
- Oral History
- Rights
- In Copyright
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- Bibliographic Citation
- [Indicate the cited item here]. O.E. Rølvaag Papers. Norwegian American Historical Association, Northfield, Minnesota.
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Kane, Lucile M. and Rølvaag, Jennie Marie Berdahl, “Jennie Rølvaag interview, 1969,” Digital Collections, accessed October 17, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/14699.