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Nelson Huseby
Jan 23, 20241 min read
Hamre Family - First, Second, & Third Generation
Preface First Generation Nils Arnfinnson Huseby and Kari Hansdatter Spjotum Second Generation Ingeborg Huseby and Ole...
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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
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Volume 3 Part 4b - Fedje Family Lineage - Fourth Generation
The second section of the fourth-generation biographies contains the descendants of Louise Runyan, Myrtle Hefty, and Nora, Selmer, and...
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Volume 3 Part 3 - Fedje Family Lineage - Third Generation
The third-generation biographies contains the descendants of Synneva Fedje. Included are the Fedje, Hillier, Runyan, Hefty, and Gustafson...
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 29, 20231 min read
Fedje Family - First and Second Generations - Parts 1 & 2
The Fedje ancestors originated in a rural village known as Feios along the southside of the Sogne Fjord in western Norway. The name Feios...
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 20, 20231 min read
Introduction to the History of the Huseby Family
The Huseby, Hamre, and Fedje families are all descendants of Arnfinn Nilsson Suphammer and Ingeborg Pedersdatter Hanehaug, my second...
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Nelson Huseby
Nov 1, 20231 min read
Obituary - Joyce Fedje Olson NAC-147
My wife and I only met my cousin, Joyce, once, but for several years, we corresponded with each other about many things and felt like she...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Hurtigruten NAC-137
One of the most memorable trips in my lifetime was on the Hurtigruten. This Norwegian coastal steamer has traveled daily up the coast for...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Architecture NAC-123
If I had not become a city planner, I would have loved to have been an architect. Unfortunately, that did not happen, so I must be...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Walter Mondale NAC-121
No matter what your political persuasion might be, Walter Mondale was just another example of what Norwegian Americans have been able to...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Norwegian and Norwegian-American Trivia NAC-111
In October 2016, I posed sixteen questions to test my readers on how much they knew about Norwegian and Norwegian-American history,...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Joe Runyan, Iditarod NAC-86
Occasionally, I find a relative who has excelled in a field I know nothing about. This was the case with Joe Runyan, my third cousin once...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Cousins, Cousins, and More Cousins NAC-68
So someone says that you are a first cousin twice removed. I do not want you to feel rejected by that cousin. They still love you, and...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Politics among Norwegian-Americans NAC-53
Whew! Americans made it through another election. We heard promises that they may or may not keep. We threw some rascals out, knowing...
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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
“Cruising” to America NAC-50
We just returned from a cruise to Alaska and had an enjoyable time. In this age of jet travel, we can complain about 3-6 hour flights...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Temperance Movement and Woman Suffrage NAC-47
Recently I attended a Black History Month event, and the presenter lamented that white women benefited more from the civil rights...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
The Bunad, National Costume of Norway NAC-43
Every nation seems to have national folk costumes that showcase the talents of local seamstresses. Norway is no exception. However, in...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 11, 20231 min read
Road Trip into the Past NAC-36
Road trips were once a way of life in America. The automobile created independence, and road trips retained our connections with family....
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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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