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The Family History of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen

Description: Family genealogy tracing the descendants of Jorgen and Ane Ingvardsen who immigrated from Denmark and settled in Danevang, Texas around 1904. The table of contents lists: Tusind Tak, History, Register Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, Kinship Report of Ingvart Hansen Ingvardsen, and an index (starting on page 37). Documentation also includes immigration records for family members with a photocopy of the original manifest, and photographs from several generations.
Date: February 5, 2005
Creator: Ingvardsen, Gary Allen & Flagg, Irene Hansen
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Senate Resolution Number Twenty-Eight - In Memory of Lawrence J. Petersen

Description: Resolution document composed by the Senate of the State of Texas that was created and sent to the Petersen family in condolences for the death of Lawrence J. Petersen. The first page of the document gives an account of Mr. Petersen's accomplishments both professionally and as a member of the community. The second page resolves to provide the surviving family - including siblings, wife, children, and grandchildren - a copy of the resolution expressing their sympathies. It is signed by the pres… more
Date: February 2, 2005
Creator: Texas. Legislature. Senate.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Pastor Kirsten Drigsdahl

Description: Black and white photograph affixed to a white sheet of paper along with a smaller sheet that has information typed on it. The photo is of Pastor Kirsten Drigsdahl, a visiting clergywoman from Denmark. She is standing outdoors, posed against a tree that is directly behind her. She is wearing a demure black robe paired with a stiff, pleated white collar around her neck. She is also wearing glasses and a ring on her ring finger. In her hands is a book with a small cross icon on its front cove… more
Date: February 20, 2000
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Chris Larsen Home

Description: Photograph of a two-story home in Danevang, Texas, belonging to Mrs. Chris Larsen. The photograph was taken behind a parked car; the hood and antennae of the car are visible in the foreground. The house has white siding, double-hung windows, a shingled gabled roof, and an overhang supported by two slender columns. Next to the set of steps leading to the front porch is a rosebush. To the right and left of the house, as well as behind it, there are several tall, leafless trees. There are three pi… more
Date: February 1983
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Hans Krag & N. Thaysen Home

Description: Photograph of two-story home taken from a distance during the winter. The house belongs to Hans Krag and N. C. Thaysen. It has intersecting gable roofs and light-colored siding. A second structure can be seen on the rightmost side of the image. There is a telephone phone on the left and a row of small trees. A decorative border surrounds the photograph.
Date: February 1949
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Notice of Classification

Description: Notice of classification postcard sent out by the Local Board in Wharton, Texas, to Ejner Larsen Wind in Danevang. The front side lists the registrant name and Ejner's classification, as well as a stamp of approval and a signature by John Norris. It ends with fine print concerning the right to appeal. On the back, there is postage information.
Date: February 20, 1943
Creator: U.S. Government Printing Office
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Release of Oil and Gas Lease

Description: Release document of an oil and gas lease between the Roxana Petroleum Corporation and Carl Harton and his wife Christiane Harton. The document states that the petroleum company is relinquishing 70 acres of property in Wharton County, along with all rights, to the Hartons. Signatures were made on the bottom by the vice-president of the corporation and a notary. When closed, on the back, the top quarter of the document condenses the document into two lines of text that read, "Release of Oil and G… more
Date: February 14, 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Legal Document
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

Danevang School

Description: Copy negative of the school children of Danevange School, which is located in Wharton County, Texas. The children are pictured on the font steps of the school. From left to right, top to bottom, the students pictured are: Row 1 (top): Christian Michaelsen, Gensler (unknown first name), Leo Jensen, Laura Petersen, Emma Brodsgaard, Lillie Jensen, Karen Petersen, Ingeborg Agnes Berndt, Marianna Berndt, Kathryn Nielsen, Anna Michaelsen, Myrtle Hansen, Myrtle Nielsen, Edna Lykke, Hans Michae… more
Date: February 8, 1927
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society

[Danevang School Class of 1927]

Description: Black and white photograph of a group of students posed for a portrait in front of their school. They are arranged in six rows, with the last row standing within the enclave of the porch. A few boys are standing within the open window frames that are on either side of the porch. Two children sitting at the center of the front row are holding a chalkboard that has written on it the class information and date.
Date: February 8, 1927
Creator: Dedrick's Studios
Item Type: Refine your search to only Photograph
Partner: Danish Heritage Preservation Society
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