The Allis family most likely had its origins in Alizay, Normandy, France, two hours northwest of Paris. Like several other ancestors, Sir...

While some Metcalf family members have tried to take the family tree back to the Norman Conquest in 1066, I will begin this story with...

In America, we have no idea what it was like to have lived through the Nazi occupation of Norway. I know many would like to forget that...

My cousin, Inge Johansen, alerted me on Facebook that this year marks the 1000th anniversary of the Mosterhamn church’s role in...

Upon discovering the presence of Drakes in Dawn’s family tree, my mind immediately turned to the renowned Sir Francis Drake, the English...

Wow! It has been a couple of years since I provided the last trivia quiz. It is one test that no one should feel bad about flunking for...

I thought I would write the story of two churches in which my Huseby family worshipped during the late 1800s and early 1900s. While this...

This is a continuation of the Burdick story which I told last month. The Westerly, Rhode Island, ancestors are so intertwined with each...

According to Burdick family historians, Burdick may have initially been Burditt. Over the centuries, surname spelling was not exact, with...

When I looked at the DNA origins section on Ancestry.com, I found a history of life in southern Norway, where my paternal Nelson-Jensen...

England has 48 counties, also known as shires. Originally, England was run by various tribes whose boundaries were always in flux. When...

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Although I am no longer Lutheran, it is still very much part of my DNA and those of Norwegian descent. So, I was astonished when I...

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Third Generation: Mary Clark (5) Betty Clark (6) Robert Clark (7) Edgar Hastie (8) Margaret Hastie (9) Read More Here:

First Generation: Ole Jensen (William Hastie) (1)3 Second Generation: Borea Hastie (2) Edgar Hastie (3) William Hastie (4) Read More Here:

Fourth Generation: Clifford Simonson (7) Donald Simonson (8) Genevieve Simonson (9) Gladys Simonsen (10) Jeanette Simonsen (11) Stanley...

Preface First Generation Nils Arnfinnson Huseby and Kari Hansdatter Spjotum Second Generation Ingeborg Huseby and Ole...