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Category: Andvik

First Cousins
Andvik, Bergeson

First Cousins

Relationships in families are multi-dimensional. Sometimes we think only of the parent-child dynamic. Other times we think mostly about our … Continue reading First Cousins

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Mjangerdagen, a grand summer tradition!
Andvik, Bergeson, Duesund, Espeland, Mjanger, Syversen, Tang

Mjangerdagen, a grand summer tradition!

For the past quarter century or so (I’m not sure of the year the tradition started), our Mjanger cousins and … Continue reading Mjangerdagen, a grand summer tradition!

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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!

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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

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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

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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

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We’re all Mjangers!
Andvik, Bergeson, Duesund, Espeland, Mjanger, Parke, Syversen

We’re all Mjangers!

My great-grandfather, Berge Rognaldsen Duesund, was originally named Berge Rognaldsen Mjanger. In Norway, it was customary to name children after … Continue reading We’re all Mjangers!

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Don’t forget to look in every box!
Andvik, Bergeson, Duesund, Femrite, Mjanger

Don’t forget to look in every box!

. . . and don’t forget to list the contents on the outside. Continue reading Don’t forget to look in every box!

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The transatlantic crossings of our immigrant families
Andvik, Bergeson, Duesund, Femrite, Hart, Holtan, Lindseth, Mjanger, Newberry, Parke, Redfield, Tryggeseth

The transatlantic crossings of our immigrant families

A quarter of my ancestors’ families first arrived in North America in the early to mid-18th century. My paternal grandmother … Continue reading The transatlantic crossings of our immigrant families

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All the way from Norway
Andvik, Bergeson, Duesund, Mjanger

All the way from Norway

In which my grandfather leaves home for America Continue reading All the way from Norway

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