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Tag Archives: Gale College
A La Follette in Pigeon Falls
The Christopherson pastors, father and then son, served Pigeon Creek Lutheran Church for many decades, and in the course of those years, ministered to three or four generations of Borresons. But I was genuinely surprised by this news clipping dated … Continue reading
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Tagged E. B. Christopherson, Gale College, Herman Ekern, Philip La Follette
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Letters from Gale College
A letter home from Gale College is not what this is about, but the letters earned by participation in a sport. Dan was so kind as to photograph the impressive collection of letters his father Ednar earned at Gale College from … Continue reading
Basketball at Gale College
Okay, I’m on a roll. After reporting on Borresons playing baseball at Gale, here comes basketball. The same players were involved – Ednar, Edgar and Garven - but the number of La Crosse and Winona news items is quite limited and makes an … Continue reading
Baseball Seasons at Gale
Well into another baseball season, and needing to get my mind off the Milwaukee Brewers’ ups-and-downs, I have been delving into La Crosse and Winona online newspaper archives to look again at the Borresons who played baseball at Gale College. The available game … Continue reading
Take Me Out to the Ball Game
If skiing was the wintertime love of many of the Borreson siblings, baseball was the summertime equivalent. When I was hardly more than a toddler, my dad Garven was in his early thirties and still playing for Hegg. Brothers Odell and Sid were … Continue reading
Gale College in the News
As I searched old newspapers, I came upon a couple Gale College news clippings with references to three of the five Borresons who attended in the 20s and 30s. My copies aren’t legible here, but I’ll include enough of the … Continue reading
The Pastors Christopherson
Pigeon Creek Evangelical Lutheran Church, which has served Borresons and Estensons from the time they arrived in Fitch Coulee, has the distinction of a father and son as its pastors for nearly 90 years. Emanuel Christopherson arrived from Norway in 1876 to accept … Continue reading
Gale College
Besides Fitch Coulee School, another educational institution served the Borreson family very well. That was Gale College of Galesville, Wisconsin. From 1901-1939, Gale College was a prep school for the Lutherans, specifically for the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church. The school … Continue reading
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Tagged Gale College, George Gale, Lutheranism
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Talking Norwegian
A conversation I had with cousin Albert before Christmas reminded me that the Norwegian language was used quite often when some of us cousins were children – and later too. I thought it might be fun to think about that … Continue reading
