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Nelson Huseby
Apr 5, 20241 min read
Life in Southern Norway Prior to Migrating NAC-151
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...
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 25, 20231 min read
Pre-Historic Norway in Agder NAC-149
When we were in Norway in 2018, my good friend, Harald Søren Storaker, took me to some prehistoric archaeological sites in what was then...
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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 20, 20231 min read
Volume 1 Part 3b - Huseby Family Lineage - Third Generation
The second section of the third-generation biographies contains the descendants of Anders Huseby, Nils Husebo, and Jens Huseby. Included...
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 20, 20231 min read
The Nelson Family - Fourth Generation
Biographies of the fourth generation of the Nelson family including, Nelson, Ready, Roisum, McMorran, Thompson, Huseby, Moses, Knudson,...
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Nelson Huseby
Dec 18, 20231 min read
Nelson Family - Third Generation - Part 2
Biographies of the first part of third generation of the Nelson family including, Nelson, Berdahl, Bonde, and Staley, families. Read More...
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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
Dec 17, 20231 min read
Nelson Family - Second Generation
Biographies of the second generation of the Nelson family including, Andrea Louise Nelson, Bernhard Andreas Nelson, Emma Josefine Nelson,...
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Nelson Huseby
Nov 28, 20231 min read
Nelson Family - First Generation Part 1
The Nelson ancestors originated in the rural areas surrounding the town of Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, west of Kristiansand. My...
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Nelson Huseby
Nov 28, 20231 min read
Nelson Family - First Generation Part 2
Jensine Caroline Jenssen was born on 18 September 1854, baptized on 22 October 1854, and confirmed as Jensine Caroline Børresdatter...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Ladies Aid NAC-124
I know this may not be an exciting topic for many of my readers. At least, that is why I had not broached the subject myself, but I found...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Not All Were Farmers NAC-118
Most of my ancestors were farmers, which is a very noble profession. The promise of owning a farm had been the dream that lured many of...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 21, 20231 min read
Story of Børre Andreas Jenssen and Andrea Thomine Olsdatter
Børre Andreas Jenssen was a carpenter living in Kristiansand, Norway, born there on 9 June 1831. He was the son of Jens Christiansen from...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Background of the Jenssen and Nelson Families
A portion of the Jenssen Family has deep roots in Kristiansand, Norway. The city, the fifth largest city in Norway with about 90,000...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 20, 20231 min read
Introduction to the Jenssen-Nelson Book
In 1988, David Crankshaw wrote the first edition of the Jenssen Family History book that provided the genealogy of Børre Andreas Jenssen...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 17, 20231 min read
King Olav II Haraldsson of Norway NAC-99
My granddaughter had to write a paper about an ancestor that played an important role in history and my first thought was King Olav....
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Bridges and Tunnels NAC-98
In my October 2013 article, I talked about Norwegian Americans and their contributions to America's infrastructure. Still, this time, I...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Twin Valley NAC-94
It may be a town of only about 900 people, but Twin Valley was an important town in the history of the Huseby family. You may know of...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 17, 20231 min read
Trip to Norway 2018 NAC-91
Several have asked about our trip to Norway, and instead of responding individually, I thought I would write an article about it. I need...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Names, Names, and More Names NAC-66
When I was born, my father made a mistake on my birth certificate and called me Nelson Dean Huseby instead of Dean Nelson Huseby. I was...
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