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Preferred Citation:

Maakestad Collection, Special Collections Research Center, Swem Library, College of William and Mary

Acquisition Information:

Gift of through the Williamsburg Historic Records Association.

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Scope and Contents

Items related to the history of Norge, Virginia.

"The Beginning of Norse Immigration to America" a reading by Mrs. Hilds Hove Dunn of a composition by H.A. Maakestad on October 19, 1975 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church.

Daily Press "Your Neighbors" article on Norge, October 24, 1984.

Copy of an article on Riverview Plantation.

Copy of a paper, "The Norge Virginia Post Colonial Colony."

Copy of 1972 translation from Norwegian of pamphlet, "A Composition from the Norsk and Danish Colony in the State of Virginia" edited, by Mr. Carl M. Bergh, Land and Excursion agent, C&O Railroad.

WHRA.

Subjects and Indexing Terms

• Newspapers
• Norge (Va.)
• Norge (Va.)--History
• Norwegian Americans--Virginia
• Pamphlets
• Reports