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Accession number |
1990.116 |
Object Identification Number |
1990.116.010 |
Object Name |
Vase |
Donor |
Stehr, Allegra |
Description |
Clear glass vase. Top is slanted. Base is rounded, narrows as it goes up the neck, and then widens again at the top. Fluted top. Had a note with it: "Grandma's vase: Ane Marie." |
Dimensions |
H-6 Dia-1.75 inches |
Owned By |
Stehr, Allegra |
Material |
glass |
Associated People |
Stehr, Allegra Pedersen, Sigrid |
Search Terms |
Vase Glass Stehr, Allegra Pedersen, Sigrid |
Provenance |
The donor, Allegra, was born in 1918 and was the granddaughter of Pastor Hans Jorgen Pedersen, and daughter of his son Sigurd and Sigurd's wife Edythe. Hans Jorgen Pedersen was born December 28, 1851, near Ringe, Fyn, Denmark. At the age of 24, he came to the United States. On October 20, 1875, he married Ane Marie Jepsen (Jeppesen) in Michigan. She was the only one of her family to immigrate. The couple had six children together: Holger Wilhelm, Svend Sigurd, Thyra Elisabeth, Ansgar Johannes, Ingrid Marie, Astrid Christine. Also in October of 1875, H.J. was ordained to the churches in Gowen and Omegn, Michigan. He was there for five years, and then went to Elk Horn, Iowa for two years to serve as president of the folk school. Following this, in 1882, he returned to Michigan and built the Ashland Folk School near Grant. In 1888, Rev. and Mrs. Pedersen and their six children moved to Tyler so that he might found a folk school there. Pedersen, considered "the founder of Danebod," started the school in Tyler and served as headmaster for five years. Danebod is the name applied to the colony, the church, and the folk school that served as a vital center of education and Danish culture for Danish immigrants. He continued to teach for a number of years. H.J. planned the cross church and was the preacher until the fall of 1903 when he and his family moved to Ruthton, Minnesota. His final sermon was New Years Day 1905. He passed away from cancer on July 20, 1905 in Ruthton. |
Images |
018\1990116010.JPG |
Date Received by Museum |
1990 |