West Nidaros 1932
L/R back: Mildred Scott Bonacker, Evelyn Hanson, Madeline Christenson Johnson, Gunvar Moen Molksness, Selma Opoien, Arlene Ustrud Brown, 2nd: Robert Halgeson, Orville Orstad, Florence Stageberg Fiegen, Rev. Myrwang, Arnold Nytroe, Elroy Tidemann, Leonard Gunderson. front: Leila Johnson Magnuson, Judith Brekke Boy, Violet Holmoe Lawlor, Emma Moen, Alice Schneider.

Gidion Kirkeby ihauling fiirewood from the river

Thrashing for Eliasons

1933 certificate for Betty Fersdahl who attended rural school district #3 (Thompson school).

Ted John, & Svend Kirkeby
1933 only one face was finished on Mt Rushmore

Ted , Svend , & John, Kirkeby Harney peak. Can you imagine taking your 67 year old father up to the highest peak in South Dakota Now days in a suit coat?

West Nidaros 1933
L/R back: Merle Schjodt, Lorainne Peterson, Pearl Ausan, Iola Brentdro, Elmo Ostgaard. 2nd: Ella Moe, Bernice Mellom, Ruth Moen, Geraldine Wickre, Francis Aasen, Gladys Sorenson. seated: Aldo Mae Johnsom, Rev. Myrwang, Hazel Otterby.

Morefield icehouse

Sioux River swimmers hanging by their hair to dry out!

Helena Stromme, Maxine Elgy, Myrtle Forsberg, Eve Stromme, Pearl Nelson, Lillian Olson, Thora Kirkeby, Hilda Nelson

1934 Thonpson school kids

Thrashing crew at Dan Eliasons

Kirkeby's giving thier new Allis Chalmers all decked out with 2 row cultivater the once-over...maybe twice!!

1933

Thompson school 1934

West Nidaros 1934
L/R back: Kenneth Scott, Irvin Aasen, Vernon Wickre, Milton Bjorgan, Herbert Gunderson, Howard Nelson. Seated: Irene Otterby, Alice Gunderson, Rev. Myrwang, Evelyn Qualseth, Hazel Holmoe.

1935 train 2

Morefield 1935 train truck accident.

1935 train acc

West Nidaros 1935
L/R back: James Ulvilden, Annette Endahl, Eunice Berven, Rev. Myrwang, Joseph Opoien, Constance Nytroe, Mary Kluksdahl, Melvin Moller. front: Orland Olson, Alyce Sorenson, Eunice Moe, Robert Stageberg, Dorothy Moller, Lorraine Butler, Lloyd Christensen.

West Nidaros Sunday School
Aug 1936

West Nidaros 1936
back: Robert Aasen, Glenn Moen, Clayton Hallickson, Gerhard Gunderson, James Ausen, 2nd: Kermit Nytroe, Morris Myrmoe, Harley Qualseth, Ivan Holmoe, Robert Haugen, Glenn Eliason. front: Rolland Jones, Vivian Aasen, Rev. Myrwang, Lois Berven, Curtis Otterby.

This 1937 map shows where the rail line went to and from Morefield. Started in Sioux Falls and goes to Wentworth. The C. M. St. P. & P. is the
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul, and Pacific Railroad.

K Brekke confirmation 1937

West Nidaros 1937
back: Lloyd Johnson, Oscar Kluksdahl, Rev. Myrwang. 2nd: Kenneth Bjorgan, Florence Moe, Kenneth Lyng, Marvin Kluksdahl, Kenneth Brekke. 3rd Ralph Edwards, Eugene Oyen, Ruth Orstad, Lois Chase, Mae Thompson, Irene Otterby, Lorraine Olson, Leslie Otterby, Orville Holmoe. 4th: Marvel Brekke, Irene Fundaun, Helen Peterson, Ione Aas, Elna Nelson, Helen Edwards.

1938 Ole Eliason family

Silo filling at Tiedemann's
Alma & Bernard Tidemann, Herman Tidemann, John Jones, Joe Floren, Len Tidemann(feeding dog) Morris Gunderson, Chester Oveson, Elroy Tidemann

Dagmar Ausan Tidemann
(Mrs. Selmer Tidemann, Robert Tidemann's Mother)

Eliason family

Rowing on the Big Sioux.
Did you make that boat Mr. Brekke?

1939 Henry Fersdahl

1938 - Berthine & Thomas Fersdahl, Nov 20

Berthine &Thomas Fersdahl
50th wedding anniversary.

Glenn Eliason with 4-H calf

When the weather was nice, you rode your bike.
1939 Thompson School

Confirmation West Nidaros May 2, 1939
Bennie Moe, Robert Kittelson, Leonard Otterby, Samuel Johnson, Harlan Olson, Karsten Ulvilden, Geraldine Qualseth, Jeanette Aasen, Margaret Eliason, Mildred Gunderson, Arthur Gunderson, Maurine Brekke, Robert Scott, Clifford Bjorgan, Bessie Aas.

West Nidaros 1939
back: Robert Kittleson, Clifford Bjorgan, Rev. Myrwang, Calvin Johnson, Leonard Otterby. 2nd: Robert Scott, Arthur Gunderson, Karsten Ulvilden, Jeanette Aasen, Bennie Moe, Harland Olson. front: Margaret Eliason, Maurine Brekke, Geraldine Qualseth, Mildred Gunderson, Bessie Aas.

Trokak school #41 sometime between 1936 and 1940

How did they get on that thing without getting their feet wet?

The big old pine tree must have been a popular backdrop for picture taking back then.

These are pictures that Emma Jenson the teacher had filed away before WW2.