AMREN-JACOBSON FAMILY MEMBERS AMREN-JACOBSON HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND Nils Amren – Anna Marta Ericsdatter Hans H. Jacobson – Jenny Amanda Berg (Eastman) AMREN FAMILY CREST Oscar Amren Margaret E. Jacobson *Richard Amren ’54, *Thomas Amren ’56, *Marlys Amren McKinstry ’58, *Cheryl Amren Granlund ’62 ***Ronald J. McKinstry AMREN FAMILY: JACOBSON FAMILY: Carl Amren Joe Norman Theodore Amren *Alice Jacobson Eastman Oscar Amren *Helen Jacobson Wedul Christensen Anna Amren Sjolsvold *Jerry Wedul **Marjorie Sjolsvold Rustad *Sara Wedul Ray Rustad, Jr. *Aaron Wedul David Rustad Gladys Jacobson Erickson Dorothy Sjolsvold Youngker *Barbara Erickson Gothe *Gerald (Jerry) Sjolsvold *Leif Erickson, Jr. Hilma Amren Kubis * Kurt Erickson Elvina Amren Edin * Kent Erickson *Esther Amren Christie *Kelly Erickson Keith Christie *Joy Erickson Kronke James Christie *Charlene Erickson Durgin Leonard Amren Mildred Jacobson Bakke *Duane Bakke *Ronald Bakke *Violette Jacobson Margaret Jacobson Amren *Katherine Jacobson Travnicek *Patrick Travnicek *Jennifer Travnicek Hilligoss © Lorraine Eastman Brown Gordon Eastman *Kermit Eastman *Amren family crest designed by Jeannette Amren Ieradi, daughter of Marjorie and Richard (’54) Amren *Graduated from Lincoln High School or ** St. Hilaire High School ***Graduated from Northwest Area Vocational Technical School AMREN-JACOBSON HERITAGE SCHOLARSHIP FUND Richard, Thomas, Marlys and Cheryl Amren in appreciation of the education received while growing up on the family farm near St. Hilaire are pleased to endow the funds to make the Amren-Jacobson Heritage Scholarship Fund possible. We want to include extended family members – grandparents, parents, aunts, uncles and cousins – as a tribute to our family heritage and as a HISTORY OF THE AMREN-JACOBSON FAMILY* memorial. We feel very fortunate to have had many dedicated teachers during our elementary school, junior high school, and senior high school years that laid Although ‘Amren’ is not a well-known name in the United States, it can be found more the foundation for our futures. Our hope is that the scholarship recipient/s commonly in Sweden where the name originated in about 1780. After Lars Pehrsson completed through their higher education will appreciate and explore their interests, military service, he was awarded a piece of land to which he could designate a surname of his choice. learn their values, build their character, strive for success, and sometime in the Since the land was near the Village of Ammer and bordering the Ammeron River, he chose the name future share with others. Amren. This has been the Family name ever since that time. ************************ Nils Peter Amren was one of five (5) children of Karl Peter Amren to immigrate to the United Description of Scholarship: Scholarship will be for $1,200 per year for one recipient at a time. Recipient is States. He came in 1880. Nils Peter Amren settled in Pine County, married Anna Ericsdatter, and in to select and attend full time either a two or four year program or course of study at a State of Minnesota about 1904 they moved from Pine County to Pennington County and settled on a plot of ground just funded university, state / community college, or technical school. If the recipient transfers from a community north of the golf course bordering the Thief River. The children of Nils and Anna (Ericsdatter) Amren college two year program to a four year program at a state college or university, the scholarship will continue attended the Reed School north of Thief River Falls. Their oldest and youngest sons – Carl and for recipient under the same requirements. Duration of scholarship will not exceed four years. One half of Leonard – never married. Oscar Amren, the third son of Nils and Anna, met and married Margaret scholarship amount will be paid to the recipient’s selected educational institute upon enrollment / registration Jacobson in June of 1935. After a time they finally settled on a farm in River Falls Township, where for the first semester of the program or course of study. Thereafter, at the end of each semester, recipient’s their four children - Dick, Tom, Marlys, and Cheryl - grew up, attended St. Hilaire elementary school, and later graduated from Lincoln High School. selected educational institute must provide to the Thief River Falls Education Foundation verification of recipient maintaining a 2.5 GPA average. Upon receipt of that information, the scholarship funds may be paid jointly to the recipient and the educational institute. If recipient does not complete selected program or course The ‘Jacobson’ family originated out of Nordland Provence of Norway, located just below the Arctic Circle in a community called Korgan. Hans H. Jacobson, (Son of Jacob Andersen), came to of study, scholarship is void and applications may be requested and new recipient selected for the next year. the United States in about 1880. In 1903, he married Jenny Amanda Berg who was born in Christine, Scholarship applicants must meet the following criteria deemed permanent and unchangeable: North Dakota, just south of Fargo. Jenny’s mother was Anna (Palsdatter) of the Amundrustad farm in Toten Norway, about 30 miles south of Lillehammer. Jenny’s father, Nils Berg, was born in Hamar, Applicant must be a current year graduate of Lincoln High School, Thief River Falls, MN, and live within the Norway. These locations are just across Lake Mjoso from each other, but they first met and married in boundary of what would have been the St. Hilaire School District. Christine, North Dakota. Applicant and his / her parents must be United State citizens by birth or adoption. A number of Jacobson children were born to Hans and Jenny Jacobson which included Joe Applicant must have at least a 2.5 GPA average or better in all subjects in order to be considered for this Norman, Alice (Eastman), Helen (Wedul-Christensen), Mildred (Bakke), Gladys (Erickson), Violette, scholarship and must maintain for its duration at least a 2.5 GPA in all subjects and provide grade records to Margaret (Amren), and Katherine (Travenicek). After Hans Jacobson’s death in 1920, Jenny the Thief River Falls Education Foundation before funds are paid to the school for the next semester. Failure married George Eastman and from this union three additional offspring were born. Lorraine (Brown), to maintain a 2.5 GPA will void this Scholarship. Gordon, and Kermit. Many children and grandchildren from these families attended schools in Consideration should/will be made for applicant if a financial need is indicated. Pennington County and many graduated from Lincoln High School. Applicant should be involved in extra-curricular activities, community projects, and service. If any year there is no qualified applicant, scholarship will not be awarded. *Family history researched and written by Tom Amren. .