Name/Title
Ofstedal family, Anders & Maria (Johnson) Ofstedal with children, 60th Wedding AnniversaryEntry/Object ID
2023.301.1Description
Anders & Maria (Johnson) Ofstedal with children, 60th Wedding AnniversaryContext
This studio photograph of Anders & Maria (Johnson) Ofstedal with their children was taken for their 60th Wedding Anniversary. This photo was printed in a 1935 issue of the Aberdeen American News with an article titled "North Dakota couple observe 60th wedding anniversary with their eleven children." In the front row, left to right: Mrs. Maria (Johnson) Ofstedal, Mrs. L. Watkins, Mrs. P. Kabrud, Mrs. Agatha (Herman) Stai, and Anders Ofstedal; back row, left to right: Andrew Ofstedal, John Ofstedal, Albert Ofstedal, Mrs. A. Perrier, Bennie Ofstedal, Mrs. T. Havig, Nels Ofstedal, and Mrs. J. Melson. At the time of their 60th wedding anniversary, they resided in Forbes, ND.
The studio photograph of Anders and Maria Ofstedal was included in a note written by their great granddaughter, Eileen Manning Michels on 16 July 2001 that reads: "Family of Anders and Maria (Johnson) Ofstedal about the time of their 60th wedding anniversary in the mid 1930s. Agatha Stai Ofstedal, wearing glasses is seated next to her father. Agatha was the wife of Herman Stai, and they were the parents of Agnes Stai Manning, my mother."Cataloged By
John 'Jack' LudwigAcquisition
Accession
2023.301Source or Donor
Eileen Manning Michels