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 Lovoll.

Erna Oleson Xan (1898–1990), who grew up in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, is author of Home for Good. Thurine Oleson (1866–19??) lived in Winchester, Oshkosh, Waupaca, and Rice Lake, Wisconsin.