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Apr 2007: My first encounter with Norway
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Jan 2007: Relatives from Norway
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Feb 2007:My Father: Ludvig Johan Angel Mortensen Mehus - A letter written by Sigurd Mehus (his son)
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Mar 2007: Thoughts and pictures from our 2005 trip to Wisconsin and North Dakota to retrace my family's Northern Roots.
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Mar 2007: After 7 years researching my family's history I finally reached a point where I thought I knew enough to actually visit some of the towns my ancestors came from. So my wife Kathleen and I traveled to Norway in September of 2006 and did just that. The links below are based on excerpts from my journal and some pictures we took on that trip.
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Sept 5 - 7: Rakkestad and Eidsvoll
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Sept 8 - 12: Nesna.
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I also created a WMV file with pictures and commentary about the trip.... it takes several minutes to download and runs for 30 minutes.
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Apr 2007: Benjamin Isakson: A Biographical Sketch written by Jon R. Miller, his Great Grandson.
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Apr 2007: Curious about the Isackson clan's migration from Nesna to the US?
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May 2007: If you want a little insight into the life our Norwegian ancestors left behind read this excellent write-up about
Norwegian life in the 1800s.
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May 2007: Live in the new country was also difficult, and not everybody achieved the full promise of the American dream. This was especially true for
Inger Heline Andersdatter, my great grandmother.
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Jan 2008: After years of searching, I located my 72 year old Cousin.
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Nov 2008: Visiting my great great grandparents in Farmington, Wisconsin.
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Jan 2009: How a small box full of pictures and letters I found in my attic was
returned to its family