Kent Asmussen, Oregon Genealogical Society
Eugene, Oregon
Michael Hall, Historian
Madras, Oregon.
Tim Park, photographer
Portland, Oregon
C. Allen Roy
Redmond, Oregon
Paul Tice, i-Ten, videographer
Portland, Oregon
Linda VanOrden, Junction City Historical Society
Junction City, Oregon
Books
Allen, Barbara, Homesteading the High Desert. Salt Lake City: University of Utah Press, 1987.
Beardsley, John, Gardens of Revelation, Environments of Visionary Artists. New York: Abbeville Press, 2003 (1995).
Brogan, Phil F., East of the Cascades. Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, 1971.
Burden, Ernest, Illustrated Dictionary of Architecture. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2002.
Congdon, Kristin G. and Kara Kelley Hallmark, “Rasmus Petersen (1883-1952),” American Folk Art, A Regional Reference, Vol. 2. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, LLC, 2012.
Deschutes County Historical Society, A History of Deschutes Country in Oregon. Bend, OR: Deschutes County Historical Society, 1986.
Dodds, Gordon B., The American Northwest: A History of Oregon and Washington. Arlington Heights: The Forum Press. 1986.
Hole, Leslie Pugmire and Trish Pinkerton, Images of America, Redmond. San Francisco, CA: Arcadia Publishing, 2009.
Kelly, Mary B., Goddess Embroideries of the Northlands. Hilton Head Island: Studiobooks, 2007.
Nielsen, Ernest D., N. F. S. Grundtvig: An American Study. Rock Island, IL: Augustana Press. 1955.
Olson, Paul A. “Scandinavians: The Search for Zion.” Broken Hoops and Plains People, A Catalogue of Ethnic Resources in the Humanities: Nebraska and Thereabouts. Nebraska Curriculum Development Center. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Printing and Duplicating Service. 1976.
Oregon State Board of Control, Oregon End of the Trail. Portland, OR: Binfords & Mort, Publishers, 1940.
Polk’s Bend City Directory Including Redmond & Prineville. Detroit: R.L. Polk & Company. 1952.
R. L. Polk & Co., Deschutes County Directory. R. L. Polk & Co., 1942, 1946, 1948, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960.
Schwantes, Carlos A., The Pacific Northwest, An Interpretive History. Lincoln, NE: University of Nebraska Press, 1989.
Stone, Lisa and Jim Zanzi, Sacred Spaces and Other Places: A Guide to Grottos and Sculptural Environments in the Upper Midwest. Chicago: The School of the Art Institute of Chicago Press, 1993.
Taylor, Patrick, Editor, The Oxford Companion to the Garden. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press, 2006.
Von Schaewen, Deidi and John Maizels, Fantasy Worlds. New York: Taschen, 1999.
Ward, Elizabeth B., Redmond: Rose of the Desert. Redmond, OR: Midstate Printing, 1975.
Drawings, Maps, and Photographs
“Deschutes Irrigation & Power Company. Irrigated Lands, Redmond District. February 24, 1909.,” (map). On file: Oregon Historical Society, Portland, OR.
“Farm Home of Rasmus Petersen, Redmond, Oregon,” (album of 12 photographic prints). On file, University of Washington libraries, Special Collections, Seattle, WA. April 2013.
State of Oregon, “Lands Segregated for Reclamation by the State Under Provisions of the Carey Act. Crook County. April, 1907,” (map). On file, Oregon Historical Society, maps collection, Portland, OR. November 2013.
Nysted 1902-03 Class Photograph, front and back (photograph). On file, Grand View University Library, Des Moines, IO.
Nysted 1902-03 Magazine (Roster). Grand View University Library, Des Moines, IO.
Tice, Paul, “Site Plan, Petersen Rock Gardens.” August 18, 2012. Portland, OR.
Government and other Documents
Bayer, Linda, National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination Form for Ave Maria Grotto. Huntsville, AL: Huntsville Planning Department, May 23, 1983.
Beckham, Stephen Dow, “Nielsen (A.C.) House,” State of Oregon Inventory Historic Sites and Buildings, August 30, 1976.
_____, “Petersen (Rasmus) Rock Gardens,” State of Oregon Inventory Historic Sites and Buildings, August 3, 1976.
Bend Chamber of Commerce, Annual Report: Bend Chamber of Commerce, November 1, 1929 to December 31, 1930. On file. Deschutes County Historical Society, Bend, OR.
Bend Chamber of Commerce, Annual Report: Bend Chamber of Commerce, 1931. On file: Deschutes County Historical Society, Bend, OR.
Brogan, Phil F. Visitor Information Service Book for the Deschutes National Forest. Bend, OR: Deschutes National Forest, 1969.
Christiansen, Marjorie and Barbara Sorensen and Jill Doberg/NE SHPO, National Register Nomination for St. Peder’s Dansk Evangelical Lutheran Kirke. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska State Historic Preservation Office, December 4, 2006.
Dirr, Melissa, National Register Nomination for the Dannevirke Danish Lutheran Church & Community Hall. Lincoln, NE: Nebraska State Historical Society, May 24, 1999.
Foght, H. W., “The Danish Folk High Schools.” U. S. Bureau of Education Bulletin No. 22. Washington: Government Printing Office. 1914.
Hall, Michael A., Irrigation Development in Oregon’s Upper Deschutes River Basin, 1871-1957, A Historic Context Statement. Prepared for Deschutes County, the Cities of Bend, Redmond and Sisters and the State Historic Preservation Office. Prepared by the Deschutes County Historical Landmarks Commission, August 31, 1994.
____, National Register Nomination for Petersen Rock Gardens (Draft). Salem, OR: Oregon State Historic Preservation Office, November 1, 2012.
Lupold, John, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form – Pasaquan. Atlanta, GA: Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, March 10, 2008.
Macnab, Sandy. “Average Monthly Soft White Wheat Price, Portland, OR.” Corvallis, OR: Oregon State University Extension, n.d.
Marals, J.I. Bishop Grundtvig and the People’s High School in Denmark. Pretoria, Union of South Africa: Government Printer and Stationary Office,1911.
Moffson, Steven, National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Paradise Gardens. Atlanta, GA: Historic Preservation Division, Georgia Department of Natural Resources, January 10, 2012.
Nessen, Peter M., National Register nomination for the “Grotto of the Redemption.” Des Moines, IO: State Historical Society of Iowa, December 8, 2000.
Oregon Agricultural College. “Report of the Deschutes County Agricultural Outlook Conference.” Redmond, Oregon. Corvallis, OR: Oregon Agricultural College. February 28, 1936.
Oregon State Board of Health, “Catherine Johansen,” “Rasmus Christian Petersen” (Certificate of Death). On file, Oregon State Archives, Salem, OR.
Paul Lusignan, National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places Folk Art Environments, n.d.
Selway, Robert, Albert Hurtado, and Emily Hard, National Register of Historic Places Inventory–Nomination Form for Twentieth Century Folk Art Environments in California, Sacramento, CA: Office of Historic Preservation, January 18, 1978.
U.S. Census, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, 1940.
U.S. Department of the Interior, National Park Service, Cultural Resources, National Register Bulletin 15, How to Apply the National Register Criteria for Evaluation. Washington DC: US Department of the Interior, 1997 (1990).
Newspapers and Periodicals
The Bend Bulletin. Various issues, cited in text.
The Oregonian. Various issues, cited in text.
The Redmond Spokesman. Various Issues, cited in text
“Four-Acre Rock Garden,” Popular Mechanics, January 1950.
Heald, Weldon F., “A Farmer Turns To Stone,” The Lapidary Journal, Vol. 6, No. 1, April 1952.
Langtry, Virgil H., “Rasmus Peterson Uses Rock to Build Beauty in Gardens Surrounding His Pleasant Ridge Home,” The Redmond Spokesman, July 14, 1938.
LeBaron, Gaye, (column), “John Medica is a man of great good humor . . .”, The Press Democrat, November 3, 1985.
_____, “Monkeys on Mill Creek and a garden of stone,” The Press Democrat, n.d.
Lucia, Ellis, “Rock-Beset Rancher Found Hidden Beauty, Rasmus Petersen couldn’t get rid of the countless rocks on his land, so he made a fabulous garden of them.” The Oregonian Magazine, August 9, 1953.
Reed, Ione. “The Hobby That Became A Miniature World,” Eugene Register-Guard. July 1, 1973.
Ulbricht, J., “Learning from the Art of Self-Taught Artists,” Art Education, Vol. 53, No. 4, July 2000, pp. 45-49.
Vlach, John Michael, “American Folk Art: Questions and Quandaries,” Winterthur Portfolio, Vol. 15, No. 4, Winter 1980, pp. 345-355.
Wittkop, Laura, “JC railroad history – the micro version,” Tri-County News, February 22, 2007:24.
Web Resources
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Henriksen, Ingrid. An Economic History of Denmark. EH.net. Economic History Association. February 4, 2010. Accessed April 2, 2012.
“Nyleta Petersen,” Billion Graves Record, http://billiongraves.com/pages/record/NyletaPetersen/2333826, accessed April 2013..
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Pleasant Ridge Community Hall. “History.” Pleasant Ridge Grange. Accessed February 16, 2012.
_____. “Map.” Pleasant Ridge Grange. Redmond, Oregon. Accessed February 16, 2012.
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Wells, Gail, “Tourists Discover the Oregon Coast,” The Oregon History Project, http://ohs.org/education/oregonhistoyr/narratives/subtopiccfm?subtopic_ID=570, accessed April 2013. Article written 2006.
Theses and Dissertations
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Crawford, Katlyn Marie. “France and the United States: Borrowed and Shared National Symbols.” Thesis Prepared for the Degree of Master of Arts. Denton: University of North Texas. May 2011.
Hegland, Martin. “The Danish Peoples’ High School.” Ph.D. Dissertation. New York: Columbia University. 1916. [Also published by the Department of the Interior, Bureau of Education Bulletin No. 45. 1915.]
Kvilhaug, Maria Christine. “The Maiden with the Mead—A Goddess of Initiation in Norse Mythology.” Master Dissertation in History of Religions. Department of Culture. Oslo: University of Oslo. Spring 2004.
Nuckols, Gregory Thomas. “On Nature and the Psyche: The Psychological and Spiritual Significance of Nature-Based Numinous Experiences.” A Dissertation Submitted to Pacifica Graduate Institute in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Philosophy in Clinical Psychology. Pacifica Graduate Institute. Carpinteria, CA. 2010. |