The first section of the third-generation biographies contains the descendants of Anders Huseby. Included are the Huseby, Johnson, and...

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Torkjel (Torkel/Thomas) Andersson Røysum Huseby, son of Anders Olson Risene Røysum and Brita Torkelsdatter Henjesand, was born in...

The last place my Huseby ancestors lived before immigrating to America was the Husabø farm, where they were tenant farmers. Like most...

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

Have you ever wondered how we got our last names? In America, families had a fixed last name (surname) from the beginning of our country....

Torkjel (Torkel/Thomas) Andersson Røysum Huseby (1), son of Anders Olson Risene Røysum and Brita Torkjelsdatter Henjesand, was born on...