Person Record
Metadata
Name |
Jeldness, Olaus |
Born |
10/01/1856 |
Deceased |
04/24/1935 |
Nationality |
Norwegian |
Occupation |
Miner/Prospector Skiier |
Places of residence |
Stangvik, Norway Rossland, BC, Canada Spokane, Washington, USA Michigan Colorado |
Notes |
- Olaus is credited with introducing skiing to the Rossland area - often called the Father of Competitive Skiing - Was a huge supporter of Rossland establishing a Winter Carnival |
Related Records
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1967.271.1 - Medal, Prize
Olaus Jeldness’s Ski Jumping Championship of B.C. prize medal from the 1899 Rossland Winter Carnival.
Record Type: Object
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1967.272.1 - Medal, Prize
Olaus Jeldness’s Ski Racing Canadian Championship first place prize medal from the 1900 Rossland Winter Carnival.
Record Type: Object
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1967.273.1 - Medal, Prize
Olaus Jeldness’s Ski Racing Championship of B.C. prize medal from the 1899 Rossland Winter Carnival.
Record Type: Object
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1967.274.1 - Medal, Prize
Olaus Jeldness’s Ski Jumping Championship of Canada prize medal from the 1898 Rossland Winter Carnival.
Record Type: Object
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1967.275.1 - Medal, Prize
Olaus Jeldness’s Ski Jumping Canadian Championship first place prize medal from the 1900 Rossland Winter Carnival.
Record Type: Object
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1967.276.1 - Medal, Prize
Olaus Jeldness’s Ski Racing Championship of Canada prize medal from the 1898 Rossland Winter Carnival.
Record Type: Object
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2024.7.1 - Cup
Blue plastic Rossland Winter Carnival Cup from the Ice Palace Bar, 2023.
Record Type: Object
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A2022.000.002.0046 - Negative
Black and white negative of a mural that hung in the Rossland Museum. Shows different characters that lived in Rossland.
Record Type: Photo
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A2022.016.027 - Photograph, Black-and-White
Black and white photograph of a Olaus Jeldness with three Rossland Winter Carnival ribbons pin to his jacket posed for a photo outside of a house during the winter, circa early-1900s.
Record Type: Photo
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A2023.000.010.688 - Transparency, Slide
Slide of a book page that covers the history of the Rossland Historical Museum, date unknown.
Record Type: Photo
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A2024.000.022 - Collection
Textual records of James Sutherland Chrisholm Fraser from 1850 to 1960. The Collection includes history, correspondence, financial records, legal records, certificates, lists, ephemera, and seating chart.
Record Type: Archive
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A2025.000.003 - Collection
Textual records from and about Olaus Nilsen Jeldness (Gjeldness) from 1897-2010. The Collection includes history, correspondence, legal records, reports, publications, notes, ephemera, photographs, and clippings. This Collection has three Sub-Collections relating to Olaus' mining endeavors in Washington. These include Apex Gold Mining Company, American Hill and Gold Hill properties, and King and Queen mining properties.
Record Type: Archive
