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Nelson Huseby
May 25, 20241 min read
Tale of Two Churches NAC-152
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...
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 31, 20231 min read
Volume 3 Part 4a - Fedje Family Lineage - Fourth Generation
The second section of the fourth-generation biographies contains the descendants of Ida and Minnie Hillier and Arthur and Edwin Fedje....
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Nelson Huseby
Sep 4, 20231 min read
The Prince Family MCF-67
The written records of the Prince Family go back to the 1400s in Oxfordshire, England. Even though its name implies royalty, in the...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 29, 20231 min read
The Sisson Family MCF-44
It is believed that the Sisson family originated from Soissons, a commune (town) in northeastern France. This town has had a long history...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Norwegian Films Part 2 NAC-129
Last month, I wrote an article on Norwegian films. Since I keep my articles to two pages, this month, I am covering some of the films I...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Norwegian Church Architectural Design NAC-127
In September 2017, I wrote an article on Norway's famous stave churches, primarily built in the post-Viking age between the 10th and 14th...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Oddernes and Tveit NAC-125
My dad’s mother’s mother was a Jenssen who immigrated from Norway. A portion of the Jenssen family has deep roots in Kristiansand,...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Sailing Ships NAC-115
This month Nordic communities worldwide will celebrate Leif Erikson Day on October 9th. In America, Congress declared that day in 1964....
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Ancestry of Børre Andreas Jensen NAC-110
My great-great-grandfather on my dad's mother's side of the family was Børre Andreas Jensen. He was born on June 9, 1834, in...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 14, 20231 min read
Norwegian Humanitarian and Missionary Heritage NAC-83
Perhaps it is because of their restless wanderlust spirit held over from Viking times, but the Norwegians have been known for their...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Cathedrals and Churches NAC-79
When Dawn and I were in Tromsø, Norway, in 2005, we saw the Tromsø Lutheran Cathedral, built in 1861. It has the distinction of being...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Kristoffer Throndsen Rustung, Pirate/Admiral NAC-69
Piracy has existed since man first built boats and continues to be a problem even to this day. We know that during the Viking Age, our...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Viking Mythology NAC-60
When it comes to Viking mythology, I have to profess total ignorance. I embarrassed myself when watching Jeopardy that I could not answer...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Danish Ancestors Part 2 NAC-56
I always thought that I was full-blooded Norwegian-American! Then I discovered I had some Swedish, but that happened a thousand years...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
That Old Trunk NAC-51
Growing up, we had an old trunk stuck in one corner of our garage. I do not know where it came from and never thought to ask. My dad used...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
St. Sunniva and the Norwegian Saints NAC-45
Whenever my kids were expecting a new child, I had to suggest appropriate names. Oddly, none of my grandchildren ended up with my...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Were Norwegian Americans Really Americans NAC-42
A couple of years ago, I questioned whether Norwegian Americans were Norwegian (Article 15). I thought it might be interesting to pose...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Elections Anyone NAC-38
No matter what an American’s political affiliation might be, I am sure that all will agree that we are relieved there are no major...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 11, 20231 min read
St. Andrews, Washington, Ghost Town NAC-32
The lore of the Old West creates visions of cowboys and Indians, gunfights, and mining camps with fortunes won and lost at gambling...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Cheap Land for People NAC-31
After traveling through Norway in 2005, I wondered why over three-quarters of a million Norwegians would ever want to leave their...
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