Headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery
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Title
Headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery
Alternative Title
Harold Helseth and Betty Helseth Headstone
Subject
Fort Pierce (Fla.)
Cemeteries--Florida
Graveyards
Description
The headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery in Fort Pierce, Florida. Harold Helseth was born in 1931 and died in 2015. Betty Helseth was born in 1934 and died in 2014. The two were presumably a married couple.
Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
Viking Cemetery is one of the last remaining pieces of the small town of Fort Pierce, Florida. The area was first settled in 1892 by Major B. Daniels (1860-1947), who used the land largely to grow pineapple, a significant crop in Florida at the time. By 1895, Norwegian immigrant Jens Helseth (1858-1944) moved to the area and also grew pineapple on his 80-acre farm. From these early homesteads, the tiny village of Viking grew, named so due to the abundance of Scandinavian families who settled there. Helseth granted a portion of his homestead to serve as the community cemetery by 1905, the date of the first interment. It has since then served the descendants of Helseth, his family, and friends in the small community. The cemetery is today privately owned by the great-great grandchildren of Helseth, who maintain the site.
Source
Original color digital images, January 14, 2016: Order 41, Field Specimen SL11126, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Florida Public Archaeology Network , Division of Anthropology and Archaeology, University of West Florida, Pensacola, Florida.
Publisher
Date Created
2016-01-14
Is Format Of
Digital reproduction of original color digital images, January 14, 2016.
Is Part Of
Order 41, Project 1, Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project, Viking Cemetery Collection, Florida Historic Cemenetery Recording Project Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Medium
4 color digital images
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Viking Cemetery, Fort Pierce, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Provenance
Originally published by Florida Public Archaeology Network.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by Florida Public Archaeology Network and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Florida Historic Cemetery Recording Project
Curator
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Byrn, John D., Susan McSwaim, and Mary J. Wolf. St. Lucie County Almanac. Fort Pierce, FL: St. Lucie County Library, 2007.
Rights, Lucille Rieley. A Portrait of St. Lucie County, Florida. Virginia Beach, VA: Donning Co., 1994.
Transcript
HELSETH
HAROLD SHILAND
FEB. 4, 1931
APR. 27, 2015
BETTY PRIEST
JAN. 15, 1934
MAY 12, 2014
HAROLD SHILAND
FEB. 4, 1931
APR. 27, 2015
BETTY PRIEST
JAN. 15, 1934
MAY 12, 2014
Collection
Citation
“Headstone of Harold Shiland Helseth and Betty Priest Helseth at Viking Cemetery,” RICHES, accessed December 26, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/7310.