SDPB Documentaries
The Stavig Letters
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Examining the Norwegian immigrant experience from the perspectives of both countries.
A documentary based on the stories of Lars Stavig, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1876, and his brother Knut, who stayed behind in Norway. The two exchanged more than 150 letters spanning more than five decades from 1881 to 1938, the Stavig Letters give voice and reality to the immigrant experience from the perspectives of both countries.
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SDPB Documentaries is a local public television program presented by SDPB
Made possible by the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.
SDPB Documentaries
The Stavig Letters
Special | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A documentary based on the stories of Lars Stavig, who immigrated to the U.S. in 1876, and his brother Knut, who stayed behind in Norway. The two exchanged more than 150 letters spanning more than five decades from 1881 to 1938, the Stavig Letters give voice and reality to the immigrant experience from the perspectives of both countries.
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A Conversation on the Stavig Letters
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Dr. Wayne S. Knutson, Playwright, speaks with Rasmus Sunde at the Stavig House Museum. (27m 52s)
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SDPB Documentaries is a local public television program presented by SDPB
Made possible by the South Dakota Humanities Council, an affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities.