HIST 489 (Fall 2007)

Patrick Strand's page for Senior Seminar History 489. Patrick is a fifth year senior hoping to graduate in the spring of 2009, with a degree in History and a minor in Political Science. Patrick's hometown is Finley, North Dakota in the Eastern Central part of the state. After graduation he plans to decide whether to pursue graduate school or to try and find a job in the real world. Patricks project for this semester will be to research the Bjornstjerne Bjornson Statue in Mayville, North Dakota.

Prospectus for Paper

Patrick Strand is studying the Bjornstjern Bjornson Pillar located in Island Park in Mayville, North Dakota and was carved by Paul Fjelde and unveiled in 1916. By researching the origins and motivations behind the monument Patrick hopes to better understand the reasons why Norwegians on a larger scale have memorialized poets and writers instead of military or political leaders. Also, by meeting with the Sons of Norway lodge and by studying secondary and primary resources Patrick hopes to get a look at the way people of Norwegian decent celebrated the Independance of Norway, then and now.

Required Links

• Research Log for Patrick Strand

• Bibliography for Patrick

• Book Review by YourName

Additional Links

Here insert links to any additional pages you create, or to other useful pages.

Abstract of Paper

One of the last assignments of the term will be to compose an abstract of the paper you have written.