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Monthly Archives: June 2011
The First Tractor
By the year 1923, Henry Ford’s company had produced over 100,000 tractors and had more than 75% of this farm market. That same year, Emil Borreson bought his first tractor – a Fordson, probably a Model F – and gave his horses a … Continue reading
The Changing Dairy Cow
After wanting to do a post on the dairy cow for some time, I received a unique photo from Sid and Irene that was just what I needed. But first, a bit of background. In the 1870s and 1880s, when our … Continue reading
Posted in Bertinus Estensen, Emil Borreson, Farming, Uncategorized
Tagged dairy breeds, Dairy farming, W. D. Hoard
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Emil the Lumberjack
Did you know that Emil Borreson was a lumberjack? Well, in a way. Here’s what his daughter Clara wrote in Homestead (34): “While growing up on the farm [in Fitch Coulee, Emil] spent several winters during his early manhood working as a … Continue reading
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Tagged lumber camp, lumber camp cook, lumbering, lumberjack food
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Four Generation Photos
Four generation photos are usually rare family treasures, so it’s nice to have a couple of them to share on this blog. These photos cover five generations from the oldest, Maria Thorson Estenson (born in 1850 in Norway), to the youngest, three of our “Borreson cousins” … Continue reading
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An 1890s Snapshot
In the early 1890s, Bertinus and Maria (Thorson) Estenson had been in America fifteen-plus years. Bertinus had emigrated in 1875, Maria the following year, and they had married in the fall of 1879. In 1892, here’s their family portrait with three of their … Continue reading
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Tagged Trempealeau County Wisconsin
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Silos and the Wisconsin Idea
Silos are such a familiar sight around Wisconsin we hardly give them a thought, much less appreciate the drama of their beginnings. Clara tells about her father Emil’s farm that “two silos were added on the [south] side of the … Continue reading
Posted in Emil Borreson, Farming, Uncategorized
Tagged Dairy farming, silos, the Wisconsin Idea
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Farm Views over 80 Years
After receiving several very nice photos from the Merrills, I thought it might be interesting to do a sequence of farm photos which reveal the changes on the Borreson “home place.” The first one comes from about the time of … Continue reading
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Tagged farm buildings, Fitch Coulee, Trempealeau County Wisconsin
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About Those Borresons
What is the chance that other Borresons you meet or hear about are related to our family? My cautious answer is: most of them are likely not related to us. Here’s why I think that. Our first Borreson generation was the … Continue reading
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