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Danevang School 1908 Newspaper

Description: Newspaper photograph of the children and teachers of the Danevang School in 1908. There are two teachers, Cheatham Evans and Anna Laura McDonald and eighty four children in the photograph. Names are listed by row in the information below the photograph. According to accompanying information, this appeared in and El Camp newspaper.
Date: 1908
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Pastor Hald

Description: Two photographs of Pastor Niels Peterson Hald and family and a copy of a newspaper article in Danish on black paper. Pictured in the top photograph are Pastor and Mrs. Hald and eight other people, including three children. The group is standing in front of an unidentified building. The pastor and his wife are in the center. In the photograph at the bottom are Pastor and Mrs. Hald and their son in front of what appears to be the church doors. The picture at the bottom is a copy print of the orig… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Pastor Frost

Description: Copy of a newspaper article about Pastor Arthur E. Frost titled "Danish Lutheran to Install New Minister Sunday." The article states that Pastor Frost will be installed at St. Ansgar Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church on Palm Sunday, and it gives some background on his career. The pastor has a wife, Emma, and two children, Evelyn and Herluf. The article about Pastor Frost is in English, but there is another article on the page that is in Danish. The article is glued to a black sheet of paper.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Pastor Jespersen

Description: Photograph of Pastor Ronald Jespersen and his wife Delores and two copies of articles on black paper. The pastor and his wife are dressed in black and standing behind a table with flower arrangements and candles. The photo was taken on June 7, 1961, on their twentieth anniversary. The article on the front is titled "Why I Became a Minister By the Rev. Ronald Jespersen (As Told to Alma Brown)." On the back, there is another article titled "Pastor Jespersen Slated To Leave Danevang." According to… more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Pastor Donald Kenning

Description: Newspaper article and photograph on black paper. The article is titled "Rev. Kenning Serves Danevang Lutheran," and it states that Kenning will be installed as pastor at the church on March 11, 1073. The pastor was born on July 23, 1923 in Iowa and attended Buena Vista College, the University of Iowa, and Central Seminary. His wife is named Loretta, and they have nine children and seven grandchildren. The article is dated March 6, 1973. The photograph to the right shows Pastor and Mrs. Kenning … more
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danish Newspaper Article]

Description: Danish newspaper article written about Andrew Jensen's visit to Svendborg, Denmark. According to accompanying information, Jensen has lived in Texas for forty-seven years, and he explains his thoughts on that period in the article. There is a photograph of Jensen with the article.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

W. H. Petersen Obituary

Description: Obituary for W. H. "Speedy" Petersen of Danevang, Texas. He was born on February 17, 1913 in Illinois and died on October 4, 1997 at the age of eighty-four. Petersen was a World War II veteran and the retired owner of the Petersen Electric Company in Fort Worth. He and his wife, Nancy, were married for fifty-seven years.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Helvig Jensen Berndt Home]

Description: Copy print of a photograph of the home of Helvig Jensen Berndt in El Campo, Texas. Location was taken from another photograph in the collection. According to information on the back, it is now the home of Elvin Berndt. There are six buildings, including a house and barns, and they are surrounded by farmland. The house is a two-story white building. There is one car, three tractors, and several trailers in the photograph.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Homes of Andrew Enemark Berndt and Helvig Jensen Berndt]

Description: Copy print of two photographs of the homes of Andrew Enemark Berndt and Helvig Jensen Berndt in El Campo, Texas. Andrew's home is in the forefront. It is a one-story white home, and there is barn to the right. Helvig's home is in the background and includes a house and five other buildings. The caption at the bottom says El Campo, Tex. '55.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Homes of Elvin Berndt and Eleanora Berndt Oldag]

Description: Copy print of an aerial photograph of the homes of Elvin Berndt and Eleanora Berndt Oldag in El Campo, Texas, taken in the mid-1980s. Elvin Berndt's home is in the forefront, along with three other buildings, tractors, and other farm equipment. According to the information on the back, this location was once the home of H. J. Berndt. Eleanora Oldag's home is in the background, and the two homes are surrounded by farmland.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danish Culture Newspaper Article]

Description: Newspaper article titled "Danish culture cherished" discussing the grand opening of the new Danish Cultural Center in in 2001 in Danevang, Texas, known as "The Danish Capitol of Texas." The names of the people in the middle and bottom photographs are listed. The article appeared in the El Campo Leader in June 6, 2001.
Date: June 6, 2001
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Simon Anderson Thyssen Portrait

Description: Portrait of Simon Anderson Thyssen. He is wearing a dark suit and tie and has a beard. The photograph is on a mat, and there are water stains on the back. According to accompanying information, Thyssen remained in Denmark.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Homer Duggins Smith, Jr., United States Army Retired

Description: Copy print of a photograph of Major General Homer Duggins Smith, Jr. who was a Vietnam veteran and retired from the United States Army. Smith lived from February 16, 1922 through March 6, 2011. According to accompanying information, he was the first President of the Danish Heritage Preservation Society.
Date: March 2011
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Portrait of an Unknown Woman]

Description: Copy print of a portrait of an unknown woman wearing a dark colored dress with a decorative pin on the collar. According to the information on the back of the photograph, she is the mother of Kristen Madsen.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Madsen Family Portrait]

Description: Copy print of a portrait of the Madsen family. There are eight adults, two of them seated, and five children. The women are wearing dresses, and the men are wearing suits and ties. The children are seated on the grass in front. Names are listed on the back. Two of the children are not named.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Family Portrait]

Description: Copy print of a family portrait. According to the information written on the back, Kristen Carlsen Madsen is sitting in her mother's lap. The others are not identified. There are three other children, two boys and a girl, and the father is standing behind them. The three standing children are wearing shorts, black stockings, white shirts with collars and ties. The father is wearing a suit and has a beard, and the mother is wearing a dark skirt and white shirt.
Date: unknown
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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