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Category Archives: Emil Borreson
Emil at Beef Slough
Doing this blog is especially interesting to me when a family member or event connects with a well-known historical moment. Such is the case when Clara writes, “While growing up on the farm, [Emil Borreson] spent several winters during his … Continue reading
Borresons in 1940 Census
The state of Wisconsin is now searchable on Ancestry.com for the 1940 U. S. Census, so I thought I’d share with you what’s reported about the Emil Borreson family on the farm in Fitch Coulee. Here’s the information, person by person, … Continue reading
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1938 and Electric Power
The year 1938 held an important technological advance for rural America, especially rural Wisconsin. In her Homestead family history, aunt Clara Cook describes it this way: “In 1938, the Wisconsin Power Cooperative had an easement on land to the area to … Continue reading
Where They Lived in 1901
Recently I stopped by the library in Blair, Wisconsin, and I made the happy discovery of a plat book from 1901 that included the Borreson and Estensen farms in Fitch Coulee. The very large book had a very long title too: Standard … Continue reading
Surviving Childhood
Amazing, I have often thought, that Emil and Gina Borreson had ten children all of whom survived childhood and lived well into their adult years. Edwin was the youngest to die at age 58. There were no family deaths in … Continue reading
Borresons Visit Larkin Valley
This photo comes from a scrapbook of my mother’s, on a day when some of the Borresons visited my parents Garven and Cora in Larkin Valley near Blair. If I’ve figured this correctly, they rented the place for a few months beginning … Continue reading
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Tagged Fitch Coulee, Larkin Valley
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Emil’s 1917 Model T Ford
Early in May 2011, I included a generic photo of a Model T Ford along with several stories about Emil’s first car in Clara’s family history. Only months later did I find, in a photo album my mother had assembled, this picture of … Continue reading
Raising Chickens
Raising chickens – a controversial subject? Who would have thought? Unless, of course, you want to raise chickens within the city limits of La Crosse, Wisconsin in the year 2011. Neighbors have weighed in with varying opinions on that. But raising chickens was … Continue reading
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Tagged chickens, egg money, Fitch Coulee, raising chickens
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Emil the Woodworker
Emil Borreson (born 1872) was a farmer first of all, from the days of his youth into the 1940s when he began renting his farm to sons who wanted a start in the farming business. We’ve seen how he appreciated the … Continue reading
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Tagged carpentry, Fitch Coulee School, woodlands, woodworker
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Farm Progress
In the thirties, the WPA put many people to work with federal funds, including writers – one of the more controversial inclusions. The result was a number of state guides like The WPA Guide to Wisconsin. First published in 1941, … Continue reading
