Living Family Archive

Vendla Solmonson

Biography

Carol's good friend from church; helped Carol get a job in her department.

Timeline

After graduation until December 1966
Carol's first full-time job
Vendla helped Carol obtain subscription work starting at one dollar an hour. Carol and Eilene commuted together.
Carol's Chapter

Stories mentioning Vendla

A First Job and a Friendship That LastedAfter graduating from Moline High, Carol obtained her first full-time job through church friend Vendla Solmonson at Augustana Book Concern. She handled Sunday School material subscriptions for Lutheran churches throughout the United States, starting at a dollar an hour. She commuted with lifelong friend Eilene Peterson, whose family had been close neighbors, and stayed until December 1966.

Referenced in

Carol's Chapter — LIFE AFTER HIGH SCHOOL

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