Presenter Program

Wednesday, November 19

Panel 1 - 10:30-12:00

Nephi Anderson

Michael Austin, “The Problem of Mormon Immigration in the Novels of Nephi Anderson.”
Rachel Helps, “Nephi Anderson’s 'Beyond Arsareth' and the Lost Tribes Folklore of the Latter-day Saints.”
Kent Larsen, “Nephi Anderson and the Sunset of Mormon Immigration.”

New Religious Movements

Rakel Alegre, “Revising Pentecostal History: Scandinavian-American Contributions to the Development of Pentecostalism.”
Liv Marit Haakenstad, “The Norwegians in Utah 1825-1920.”

Art and the Norwegian Emigrant Experience

Heather Belnap, “Gustav Wersland’s Hands: Resistance Agent, LDS Branch President, Folk Artist.”
James R. Swensen, “Frederick Monsen: A Norwegian Among the Natives in the American Southwest.”
Jenny Champoux, “From Denmark to Deseret: C. C. A. Christensen and the Native American Image.”

Panel 2 - 1:30-3:00

Settler Colonialism

Oddbjørn Hoffseth, “Local identity in transnational warfare: How the belief in a local tradition from Hjørundfjord, Norway explained the survival of a Norwegian-American soldier during the Philippine-American War.”
Emma Ruddy, “Native American Complexities and Realities: The Role of Scandinavian Settlers in the Utah Black Hawk War 1865-1872.”
Bradley Armstrong, “Experiences of a Norwegian immigrant family Mt. Pleasant and the John Johnson family.”

Women's Emigrant Experiences

Michelle Graabeck-Wallace "Women’s education, faith, and service in the life of Norwegian immigrant Johanna Moen"
Jake Dayton "Resilient Spirit: Immigration, Feminism, and the Paradox of Polygamy in 19th-century Utah"

Illinois Connections

Gunnar Nerheim "In the light of new research: Norwegians, religious wildfires at Fox River in the 1840s, and Mormonism"
Thomas Erekson "The Norwegian Company: Crossing the Plains from the Fox River Settlement in Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah in 1849"
Jenny Lund "Celebrated as the First Norse in Utah: Canute and Sarah Ann Peterson"

Thursday, November 20

Panel 3 - 9:00-10:30

20th Century Norway and Utah

Mary Jane Woodger, “Those That Were Left Behind: Twentieth Century Latter-day Saint Norwegians.”
Sherrie Gavin, “Tradition Adds the Seasoning that Salt and Pepper Cannot.”
Thomas Alexander, “John A Widtsoe: Scientist and Theologian.”

Norwegian-American Life

Inga Grønnerud, “From Digerud to Salt Lake City- a migrant experience to the far west and beyond.”
Simon Tennis, “
Sheri Wallace, “Over the Troll’s Bridge: Folklore, Migration, and Cultural Memory in Norwegian-American Children’s Literature.”

Family Narratives

Kristi Kearl, “The Martin and Ingry Pedersen Family.”
Anya Allsup, “Echoes of My Ancestors: Expanding My Family Narrative at the Church History Library.”
Devan Jensen, “From Oslo to Idaho: Settling Cache Valley.”