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Nelson Huseby
Jul 15, 20241 min read
1,000 Year Moster Church Anniversary NAC-154
My cousin, Inge Johansen, alerted me on Facebook that this year marks the 1000th anniversary of the Mosterhamn church’s role in...
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Nelson Huseby
Jan 27, 20241 min read
Lutheran Denominations and Associations NAC-150
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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Nelson Huseby
Dec 25, 20231 min read
Volume 1 Part 4a - Huseby Family Lineage - Fourth Generation
The first section of the fourth-generation biographies contains the descendants of Ingeborg Johnson, Mary Aamoth, and Andrew Huseby....
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Nelson Family - Third Generation - Part 1
Biographies of the first part of third generation of the Nelson family including, Roisum, Ready, McMorran, Thompson, Lillesve, Huseby,...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 25, 20232 min read
Huseby Family Recipes and Reminisces
As we went through Mom’s personal effects after she passed away, we realized how much cooking was part of who she was. From working...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Bernice (Haakinson) and Elsworth Huseby
Bernice Arlene Haakinson, the youngest child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe on May 10, 1918. Agnes...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Selma (Haakinson) and Bill Thoreson
Selma Alida Haakinson Thoreson, second daughter and third child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe, Iowa,...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Agnes (Haakinson) and Darrell Kendall
Agnes Hazel Haakinson Kendall, the second child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe, Iowa, on August 29,...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Henry and Margie (Essig) Haakinson
Henry (Hank) Benhart Haakinson, the oldest child and only son of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Randall, Iowa, on...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Norwegian American Reference Books NAC-143
This article may not be for hard-core genealogists, for you have often used this source. However, some people may be curious about how...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 24, 20231 min read
Norwegian Photographers NAC-141
I am so grateful to have photographs of my grandparents and their families. We often take these sorts of things for granted. However,...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Family Stories NAC-134
As a genealogist, or as I refer myself to, a "family historian," I am always looking to the past to find my ancestors' stories; however,...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Lineages NAC-133
I am always surprised at what I discover about our heritage. But none more than the subject of this article. My wife has deep roots in...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Carl Michael Eger NAC-131
In previous articles, I discussed examples of Norwegian architecture and artwork. With this article, I want to turn our attention once...
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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
Marilyn Anne Thoreson Hovick NAC-126
This article focuses on one of my first cousins, the daughter of my mother's sister. Aunt Selma (Sally) and Uncle Bill Thoreson had two...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Elsworth Huseby NAC-122
This month my dad would have been 110 years old. That seems amazing. I just cannot picture my very youthful dad being that old. He was...
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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
Family Lineage Back to the Kings of Norway NAC-105
As a child, I was constantly reminded by my Aunt Agnes that we were 100% Norwegian Americans. While all my ancestors came to America from...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 21, 20231 min read
The Counts of Eberstein NAC-104
Have you ever imagined living in a castle? What if it was the residence of one of your ancestors? What would it have been like for them?...
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