Letter from Mrs. O.A. Buslett, undated
- Title
- Letter from Mrs. O.A. Buslett, undated
- Identifier
- p0584_05761
- Date
- undated
- Creator
- Buslett, Mrs. O.A.
- Description
- Mrs. O.A. Buslett's letter.
- Ole Amundsen Buslett was a Norwegian-born American author, newspaperman, and politician. Ole Amundsen Buslett was born in Gausdal, Oppland, Norway. Buslett was the oldest of eight children born to Amund Halvorsen Buslett and Netta (Kalstad) Ringsrud. He migrated to the United States with his family in 1868 and settled in the town of Iola, in Waupaca County, Wisconsin.
- In 1888, Buslett opened a country store and post office in Northland, Wisconsin. He served as postmaster, justice of the peace, and town clerk. In 1893, he became editor and part owner of Varden then later served as editor of Folkevennen. Both publications were Norwegian-language newspapers published in La Crosse, Wisconsin. In August 1894, he became editor of Normannen in Stoughton, Wisconsin. In March 1896, the publication was sold to Chicago-based Amerika. He held political offices in Waupaca County and was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from 1909 until 1910.
- Funding to digitize the O.E. Rølvaag Papers was provided to the Norwegian American Historical Association through the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund, a component of the Minnesota Clean Water, Land and Legacy constitutional amendment, ratified by Minnesota voters in 2008.
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- Text
- Format
- Letters (correspondence)
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- Copyright Undetermined
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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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Buslett, Mrs. O.A., “Letter from Mrs. O.A. Buslett, undated,” Digital Collections, accessed October 18, 2026, https://www.norwegianamericanhistory.org/digital-collections/items/show/4146.