This community became known as Brorson around 1909. Pastor Niels Damskov was called in 1909 to serve the Danish Lutherans in the Sidney area and the area northwest of Sidney. He took a homestead 12 miles northwest of Sidney, and the first post office for that community was in his home. As the post office had to have a name, Pastor Damskov named it Brorson, after the famous Danish hymn writer, H. A. Brorson. Thus the community received its name, also the Brorson Church and the Brorson School.
In 1916 the Brorson Church was built and was dedicated December 17, 1916. The Rev. Niels Damskov served as Brorson’s pastor until January 1921.
Although the church now stands empty, it is a familiar landmark in the area.
On April 29, 1911 Grace M. Cundiff was hired to teach at a salary of 50 dollars per month. School started in May of 1911 in the new schoolhouse.
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