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Who is PJ Jacobson? - Ep. 014
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Kurt Crandall
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Who is? Series Ep. 014 - Who is Peter Jorgen Christian Jacobson? Maybe you've heard him referred to as PJ? Or maybe neither! Either way, tune in to learn about this Danish immigrant and how he transformed a desert valley into a thriving center of commerce! Check out the episode on YouTube for pictures and fun graphics!
Peter Jorgen Christian Frederichsen Jacobson FamilySearch ID: KWJZ-H9D
Additional Resources:
- Information about Danish religious practices and freedoms
- Claire Westlake’s genealogy website; PJ highlight
- Franklin Ship Immigration record
- “Peter Jorgen Christian Jacobson, pioneer extraordinaire” – Eastern Arizona Courier article
- Photograph of PJ Jacobson Store (1890) – Arizona Memory Project
- Community Walk; Peter Jorgen Jacobson Store (Marker 11)
- Community Walk; Jacobson Saw Mill (Marker 18)
- “Early Danish Pioneers: Southern Arizona Territorial Days” – Book by Avis Evelyn Knudsen Jorgenson (pg 73 – 78)
- My article on the Jacobson Cheese Knife
Intro/Outro music by BLVK; Begin:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ifNI8QZTU08
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