Laurids Jorgen Moeller Mortenson

Dublin Core

Title

Laurids Jorgen Moeller Mortenson

Description

Margaret tells about her family and describes their physical characteristics. She begins with her grandfather, Laurids Jurgen Moeller Mortenson, from Denmark. He managed to come to the US and attended Garrett Biblical Institute. Upon graduation he ministered in a small Scandinavian church. Raised in a Lutheran church and now served in a Methodist church, he became so revolted by the political side he discovered in the church that he left and never attended church thereafter.

Creator

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993)

Date

Feb 15 1850

Rights

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Format

.mp3

Identifier

LC09-01

Provenance

Over a course of 13 years Kip Landon (Kenneth Landon Jr.) began recording stories from his parents, Margaret and Kenneth Landon, resulting in 95 hours of recordings. Beginning on July 20, 1976, recording finished in June, 1978. The project resumed again in 1982 for a few months. After a long break, the third recording period began in 1988 and concluded in March 1989.

Oral History Item Type Metadata

Interviewee

Margaret Landon

Duration

16:36

Sound File Location

Box 75: Oral History: "The Landon Chronicles" Tapes 1-20

Clip Location

Hour 9 clip 1

Sub-Collection

Sub-Series 8: Audio and Video

Main Collection

Series 1: Biographical

Citation

Landon, Kenneth (1903-1993), “Laurids Jorgen Moeller Mortenson,” Digital Exhibits of Wheaton College, accessed March 19, 2024, https://omeka.wheaton.edu/items/show/53.