Thorvald Ostbye

Thorvald Ostbye was born in Norway.  As a boy he worked in his brother's factory learing the wagon and carriage making trade.  In 1881, Mr. Ostbye immigrated to the United States, coming to Fargo.  In 1909, he started a contracting business which became known as T. Ostbye and Son. 

The collection contains miscellaneous family papers, poetry and writings in Norwegian, daughter Harriet Ostbye's diaries (1917-1921) documenting particularly well her social life during high school, various reports and histories of Pontoppidan Lutheran Church, and construction projects and financial ledgers of T. Ostbye and Son.

Photograph Collection

BusinessPersonal and Family Papers