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Newspaper Danskeren (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920

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About Danskeren (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920

Danskeren or “The Dane” was published in Neenah, Wisconsin, from 1892-1899 under the editorship of Jens Nielsen Jersild, a pastor of Our Savior Lutheran Church. Subscriptions in the U.S. were $1.50-$2.00 per year, while subscriptions delivered to Europe were $3.00 per annum. With Danskeren, Jersild became embroiled in a doctrinal battle that led to the division of the Danish Lutheran Church of America. He strongly believed in lay or “folk” participation in church governance. Instead of solely devoting the paper to church matters, he often ran secular articles about world news. Despite his strong theological convictions, he presented both sides in the debates and ultimately did not endear himself to either side. In 1899, he resigned from both the church and the newspaper, falling back on his earlier formed business, the “Jersild Knitting Company.” As time passed, Jersild and his sons became respected members of the Neenah business community. His “Queen Anne” home is now on the National Historic Register.

In April 1899, the newspaper moved to Blair, Nebraska, which was then the site of Trinity Seminary of the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (known as the Blair Synod), a denomination that later became part of the American Lutheran Church. The first editor in Nebraska was Harald Jensen, a pastor originally from Copenhagen who was a student at the seminary. As editor, Jensen gradually made the paper into a professional newspaper. The original ornate flag with two women at either side: “Danmark” at the left and “Amerika” on the right. This design was later abandoned and a plainer flag adopted with the seminary name prominently posted. On each page, there were up to six columns of news, and Jensen introduced headlines for articles, many of which covered national and world matters. In addition, there were illustrations and advertisements. Jensen had a small staff of journalists as well as community or clerical contributors. The latter presented “Open Letters” presumably to other clergy about fine points of theological doctrine. Among contributions were “Youth’s Department” (de unges afdeling) and a “Children’s Department” (børnenes afdeling), often featuring stories and poetry.

Danskeren finally folded in 1920.

Provided By: University of Nebraska-Lincoln Libraries, Lincoln, NE

About this Newspaper

Title

  • Danskeren (Neenah, Wis.) 1892-1920

Names

  • United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America

Dates of Publication

  • 1892-1920

Created / Published

  • Neenah, Wis. : Jersild Pub. Co., 1892-1920.

Headings

  • -  Lutherans, Danish--Newspapers
  • -  Lutheran Church--United States--Newspapers
  • -  Danish Americans--Newspapers
  • -  Danish American newspapers
  • -  Neenah (Wis.)--Newspapers
  • -  Blair (Neb.)--Newspapers
  • -  Danish Americans
  • -  Lutheran Church
  • -  Lutherans, Danish
  • -  Nebraska--Blair
  • -  United States
  • -  Wisconsin--Neenah
  • -  United States--Nebraska--Washington--Blair
  • -  United States--Wisconsin--Winnebago--Neenah

Genre

  • Newspapers

Notes

  • -  Weekly, 1913-1920
  • -  1. aarg., nr. 1 (9de juni 1892)-29. aarg., nr. 52 (29. dec. 1920).
  • -  Published in Blair, Neb., 20. Apr. 1899-29. Dec. 1920.
  • -  Also issued on microfilm by American Theological Library Association.
  • -  Archived issues are available in digital format from the Library of Congress Chronicling America online collection.
  • -  In Danish.
  • -  Organ of: United Danish Ev. Luth. Church, Feb. 23, 1909-1920.
  • -  Merged with: Dansk luthersk kirkeblad (Blair, Neb.), to form Luthersk ugeblad.
  • -  Dansk luthersk kirkeblad (Blair, Neb.) (DLC)sn 95073755 (OCoLC)1624480
  • -  Luthersk ugeblad (DLC)sn 93060358 (OCoLC)1716437

Medium

  • 29 volumes

Call Number/Physical Location

  • Newspaper
  • BX8057

Digital Id

Library of Congress Control Number

  • sn86086559

OCLC Number

  • 14221656

ISSN Number

  • 2831-6851

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