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Metadata
Object Identification Number |
1986.088.100 |
Object Name |
Certificate, Citizenship |
Donor |
Olsen, Olga |
Scope / Description |
Certificate: The rectangular, vertically oriented document is from the District Court, Ninth Judicial District of the State of Minnesota and County of Lyon. The document is printed in black ink with some blank lines that are filled with handwritten text. It describes Danish immigrant Hans Olson's intension to become a citizen of the United States. He was born in Denmark in 1860 and arrived in the port of New York in June 1883. The document is signed and dated August 27, 1887, by Hans Olson, R. R. Bumford (Deputy Clerk), and E. S. Reinhin[?]. There is punched seal in the viewer's lower left corner that is barely visible. Frame (at time of initial cataloging--UNFRAMED 4/2015): The document is held in a wooden frame painted black with glass across the front. Two pieces of brown pressed paper board are held side by side on the back of the frame with small metal nails. A piece of wire is strung between two eye screws on either side of the back of the frame. Dimensions: Frame: L (11.500in.) x W (9.000in.) x D (0.500in.) Certificate: L (10.813in.) x W (8.250in.) Provenance: Family History Olga Olsen and her sisters, Ruth and Vera, were long-time residents of Watertown. Their father, Hans Olsen, came to South Dakota in 1899 and was involved with the Chicago Northwestern Railroad for more than 50 years. He was the foreman for the local office. The residence at 305 3rd street is the sole residence of the Hans Olsen family since their arrival to Watertown. Hans Olsen was born August 21, 1862 at Nestved, Denmark. He came to the U.S. in June 1880 at the age of 18. He retired from the railroad in 1932. He married Augusta Erikson (of Swedish descent) at Ashland, Wisconsin on April 8, 1892. Olga's mother Augusta was born in Falkenberg, Sweden on January 29, 1864. She came to the U.S. in 1888 at the age of 24 years. She died July 3, 1945. Olga was born June 9, 1895, at Tracy, Minnesota. She graduated from high school at Watertown, South Dakota, and from a two-year advanced course at Mankato, Minnesota State University. She received a Bachelor of Science from Northern State College at Aberdeen and a Master of Science in education from the University of South Dakota at Vermillion. She taught for 49 years, 46 of them in Cleveland, Ohio. She retired in 1965. She was a former member of the Emmanuel Episcopal Church at Cleveland and the Altar Guild of Emmanuel Church; Northeastern Ohio Teacher's Association, Shaker Heights, Ohio; Republican Women's Club; and a charter member of the American Association of University Women. She was, at the time of her death, a member of the Trinity Episcopal Church and St. Margaret's Guild. |
Language of Material |
English |
Date |
August 27, 1887 |
Dates of Creation |
August 27, 1887 |
Associated People |
Olsen, Olga Olson, Hans |
Search Terms |
certificate citizenship certificate Olson, Hans Olsen, Olga Naturalization Immigration Minnesota |
Date Received by Museum |
03/01/1986 |
Images |
183\1986088100.JPG |
Accession number |
1986.088 |
Collection |
Olsen, Hans & Olsen, Olga S. Collection |