Add to ORKGThis interview centers around Norwegian settlement patterns in Swift County around Benson. The role of culture and kinship in determining settlements was discussed. The centrality of the church in the ethnic community was another topic mentioned. Herfindahl discusses his family\u27s relationship to the Farmer/Labor party and to radical politics in general. Language and generational attitudes towards language maintenance are discussed.https://digitalcommons.morris.umn.edu/mnoralhistories/1112/thumbnail.jp
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