Askim's village history

Askim's village history
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Subtitle
From wild rapids to waterfall power : 1860-1914
Volume
2-1
Author(s)
Tor Idland
Year
2001
Publisher
Askim municipality
Pages
376
Source
BIBSYS

Contents

 Transportation and communication side
 Road and utility camp for 20 years   11
 An orderly shuttle system   25
 Trains - a new experience   29
 The item must be presented   43
 Connect with the outside world   49
 Viable local newspaper   55
  
 The business community 
 Agriculture in slow change   63
 With gunpowder, chisel and drill   73
 Accelerating the industry   87
 Upswing in the paper industry   91
 Taming the waters   95
 Kykkelsrud's poems 111
 The power adventure continues 119
 From farm crafts to small-scale industry  129
 The wood products industry is growing 139
 Savings bank for everyone 149
  
 Politics 
 The municipality gets autonomy 155
 Mayors, deputy mayors, chairmanships and municipal councils 1860-1905          170
 Folk festival in 1905 175
 The "new" working day 185
 Mayors, deputy mayors, chairmanships and municipal councils 1905-1916 188
  
 Schools 
 Building a school for the people 189
 School statistics 198
 Won the school battle 199
  
 The church and religious life 
 St. Mary's Church must give way 207
 Revivals and times of change 219
  
 Social conditions 
 Poverty and healthcare 227
 Epidemic specialists 237
 Seeking happiness in America 239
 Success in the "land of machines" 245
  
 Cultural life 
 The shooting community arises 249
 The gay millionaire 255
 The sport organizes itself 259
 Musical life in full bloom 265
 Difficult start for the library 281
 The cinema - a success 287
 Adding color to the village 291
  
 Askimbyen 
 Askimbyen is born 303
 Get internal "autonomy" 317
 The lights shine in the "city" 327
 "The "town hall" for troublemakers 339
 From centenary celebrations to war 343
 Askim on the map 350
  
 Sources 351
  
 Name register 361