The committee has received historical accounts from two area farms which have been in the same family for 150 years or more. The Andrew Thorson farm, now owned by his great granddaughter, Donna Pankratz and the Swen Swenson Jr. farm, now operated by great, great grandson Paul Swenson and his wife Cindy.
History at a glance
The Thorson farm was the site of the formation of the Scandian Grove Lutheran Church.
A house on this farm was constructed from lumber salvaged from taking down a church building from the Norseland Lutheran Church. Pankratz writes the following about the house construction done by Ole Olson. “It must have been the two front doors of the church that he put into the pantry door opening as we had two swinging doors there. Another unique thing was the inside doors were installed upside down so the door handles were lower than normal.”
The Swenson farm has been the home of Registered Holstein cattle since 1885. The farm has also produced governmental leaders. Swen Swenson served a term in the State Legislature, his son Oscar Swenson served many years in the Minnesota House of Representatives, and Oscar’s grandson, Howard Swenson served 10 years in the Minnesota House of Representatives.
Read the Rest of the Stories – when the Norseland History book is published next year.end
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