Norelius, Eric ___ 1833-1916 ___ Swedish ___ priest

BIOGRAPHICAL SUMMARY
Norelius was born in Hassela, Helsingia, but migrated to the US in 1850. He was trained as a priest at Capital University in Columbus, Ohio, and became pastor of a new Swedish-Lutheran congregation in Vasa, Minnesota. He married Inga Peterson in 1855, and they had five children. In 1860, Norelius was one of the founders of the Augustana Synod. He was its president from 1874 to 1881 and from 1901 to 1910. He is also regarded as the founder of Gustavus Adolphus College. In 1892, he was awarded a doctorate in theology. The last years of his life were spent researching and writing the history of the synod and the Swedish migration to, and settlement in, America.
A biography link
Wikipedia bio
The Diary Review - A Swede in the Mid-West

DIARY DATES, CONTENT DESCRIPTORS
1851-1856 1885-1886 ___ religious social US

WEB TEXT LINKS
a bit about
 

ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPT LINKS
The Swenson Center - possibly

SOME PUBLISHED TITLES
The Journals of Eric Norelius
 

November 2005, July 2008, April 2013
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