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Tag: Duesund

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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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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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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All the way from Norway
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All the way from Norway

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

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