Wisconsin My Home is the story of Thurine Oleson, born in Wisconsin in 1866 to parents who had emigrated from Telemarken, Norway. This much-loved book was first published in 1950 when Thurine was a spry octogenarian. In it she not only vividly recalls the pioneer life of her childhood in a Norwegian American settlement but also tells her parents’ stories of their life in Norway and their reasons for emigration. This new edition restores the twenty-nine photographs that appeared in the original 1950 hardcover edition and includes an introduction by emigration historian Odd Lovell.

Erna Oleson Xan (1898–1990), who grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is author of Home for Good.

"This is a treasure of a book! Reading it is like going through an old photograph album with a born storyteller at your side to bring each faded, old-fashioned picture to life... No Norwegian-American should miss it."—Minnesota History

"This plain tale of folks who are the salt of Wisconsin earth is source stuff for an answer to the question always with us: Where do Americans come from?"—New York Herald Tribune

"Only a few times in my life have I come across such a remarkable personal story as this...It has all this everyday personal human touch and great historical meaning and value too...without any artifices or tricks of the writing trade, it achieves real literary stature."—Decorah Public Opinion