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Monthly Archives: January 2011
Remembering Gina
I thought it would be fun to give attention in our next couple posts to the grandparents of us cousins. Given our varied ages and locations, we must have had different experiences with and connections to Emil and Gina Borreson. … Continue reading
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Tagged blackberry picking, crocheting, gardening, Norwegian hymns, quilting, visiting
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Nice Catch of Fish!
Here’s another great photo from Conrad: a fine catch of fish was taken in 1931, or 80 years ago. Conrad says he was two and a half years old at the time, the little fellow on the right next to his dad. … Continue reading
Ocean Crossing “Tween-Deck”
Referring back to the January 4 post and our ancestors crossing the Atlantic in steerage class…. If you want to learn more about the what Elias and Kari Borresen may have experienced coming to America aboard the Britainnia, I encourage you to check … Continue reading
The Old Swimming Hole
Did any of you remember talk of the old swimming hole – or better, the place itself? When I was a kid, I remember my father Garven telling about a stream on the farm that they would dam up and use … Continue reading
Our English Aunts
The purpose of this blog is Borreson family history, of course, but I must defer to the present moment to remember today one of our English aunts. We offer our condolences to Arnold, Elaine and Louise at the Thursday passing of their … Continue reading
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Tagged Trempealeau County Wisconsin, war brides, World War II
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Talking Norwegian
A conversation I had with cousin Albert before Christmas reminded me that the Norwegian language was used quite often when some of us cousins were children – and later too. I thought it might be fun to think about that … Continue reading
Two Ships Described
As I wrote in the last post, Elias and Kari Borresen boarded two successive ships for their trip to America: the Scandinavia to Scotland, then the Britannia for the Atlantic crossing. The ship Scandinavia is described on the Norway Heritage site … Continue reading
A Two-Ship Crossing
When I received cousin Sandra’s documentation about Elias Borreson and his wife Kari crossing the Atlantic on the ship Britannia, my first thoughts were that the ship Scandinavia references were wrong. That was too hasty. Sandra’s e-mail that they boarded the Britannia in Glasgow, Scotland, reminded … Continue reading
The Ship “Scandinavia”
The ship “Skandinavia,” according to Clara Cook in Homestead (p. 26), was the ocean vessel bringing Elias Borreson and his wife Kari Eriksdatter to America in 1869. She indicates they left May 11, their route being La Crosse. What more can we learn, I wondered? … Continue reading
