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Tag Archives: Fitch Coulee
Clara and Ernest’s Wedding
Thanks to Albert for sending this wedding photo of his mother and father from 1929. Clara Borreson and Ernest Cook were married November 28, 1929, at the Borreson home farm in Fitch Coulee. The officiant was Pastor Christopherson. In the photo here we have … Continue reading
The Fitch Coulee Farm in the 1950s
This farm photo of the Fitch Coulee farm comes to me from Albert who had shared it with Lesley. Albert thinks it comes from the fifties. The photo is a nice addition to this blog. I love the panoramic view, everything … Continue reading
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
Why They Came to Wisconsin
Did you ever wonder why our ancestors came to Wisconsin – or specifically Trempealeau County or Fitch Coulee? The answer is usually found in who came before they did. But first, let me back up a step. In the 1850s … Continue reading
Traveling in 1878 Trempealeau County
What were the roads like at the time the Borresens and Estensens arrived in Trempealeau County? For Elias and Kari Borresen, that would be 1873 in Fitch Coulee near Pigeon Falls; for Bertinus Estensen, 1875, and for his future wife Maria Thorsen, 1876. In Merle … Continue reading
Posted in Bertinus Estensen, Elias Borreson, Farming, Maria Thorsen, Uncategorized
Tagged Fitch Coulee, Trempealeau County Wisconsin
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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
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
Posted in Emil Borreson, Farming, Gina Estensen, Holidays, Uncategorized
Tagged Fitch Coulee, Larkin Valley
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The Year 1873
Certain years are pivotal in our country’s history, some in the story of our family. The year 1873 was one of them. Elias and Kari Borresen left Onalaska where they had lived since 1869, bought land from the West Wisconsin Railway company, and established … 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
Posted in Bertinus Estensen, Emil Borreson, Farming, Gina Estensen, Uncategorized
Tagged chickens, egg money, Fitch Coulee, raising chickens
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