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...

Jensine Caroline Jenssen was born on 18 September 1854, baptized on 22 October 1854, and confirmed as Jensine Caroline Børresdatter...

My dad’s mother’s mother was a Jenssen who immigrated from Norway. A portion of the Jenssen family has deep roots in Kristiansand,...

Note: Borea Jenssen was the youngest sister of my great-grandmother Jensine Nelson. This article is an excerpt from the Jensen-Nelson...

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...

Several have asked about our trip to Norway, and instead of responding individually, I thought I would write an article about it. I need...

In an earlier article, I indicated that there were as many Norwegian in America as Norwegians. This was because of the massive...