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Scouting and Grandpa Ragnvald

When I was a boy, I was both a Cub Scout and a Boy Scout, carrying on the traditions that … Continue reading Scouting and Grandpa Ragnvald

Sailing on the Christian Radich
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Sailing on the Christian Radich

It’s been nine years this summer since I shipped aboard the SS Christian Radich for a two-week training voyage from … Continue reading Sailing on the Christian Radich

Josephine Katherine Tryggeseth
Femrite, Lindseth, Tryggeseth

Josephine Katherine Tryggeseth

The other day I realized that I’ve written much more about my grandfathers in this blog than about my grandmothers. … Continue reading Josephine Katherine Tryggeseth

Tante Fina lived to be 109 years old!
Andvik, Duesund, Mjanger

Tante Fina lived to be 109 years old!

My great-aunt, Olufina Duesund Andvik (“Fina”), was 109 years and eight months old when she died in Seattle, Washington in … Continue reading Tante Fina lived to be 109 years old!

Carlson Family Camp
Bergeson, Friends

Carlson Family Camp

  This post will stray a bit from the genealogy of my bloodline. I want to look at the concept … Continue reading Carlson Family Camp

Norwegian-Americans during World War II
Andvik, Duesund

Norwegian-Americans during World War II

Several weeks ago I received an email from a Norwegian writer who is doing research on an unusual unit of … Continue reading Norwegian-Americans during World War II

The Shetland Bus
Andvik, Bergeson, Duesund, kvinge, Mjanger

The Shetland Bus

Have you heard of  “The Shetland Bus”? I recently read a book with that title by a British author named … Continue reading The Shetland Bus

Climbing the family tree
Andvik, Bergeson, Duesund, Femrite, Holtan, Lindseth, Mjanger, Parke, Tryggeseth

Climbing the family tree

I have become the family historian for both my nuclear and my extended family. In my father’s generation, the family … Continue reading Climbing the family tree

The Bergeson brothers in uniform
Bergeson

The Bergeson brothers in uniform

I didn’t know that my father, Robert William Bergeson, was in the Reserve Officer Training Program until I inherited his … Continue reading The Bergeson brothers in uniform

The smallpox epidemic of 1765-66
Rider, Ryder

The smallpox epidemic of 1765-66

It’s been almost six weeks now since I have been in a gathering of more than two people simultaneously. My … Continue reading The smallpox epidemic of 1765-66

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