I thought I would write the story of two churches in which my Huseby family worshipped during the late 1800s and early 1900s. While this...

The Fedje ancestors originated in a rural village known as Feios along the southside of the Sogne Fjord in western Norway. The name Feios...

Biographies of the second generation of the Nelson family including, Andrea Louise Nelson, Bernhard Andreas Nelson, Emma Josefine Nelson,...

The Nelson ancestors originated in the rural areas surrounding the town of Lyngdal, Vest-Agder, west of Kristiansand.  My...

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

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...

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...

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

Many rural churches in America have closed their doors as families have left their farms and moved into the cities. If the structures are...

In an earlier article, I mentioned that my great-grandparents were Johannes (John) Tobias Nelson, and Jensine Jensen. Still, I did not...

My grandfather, Andrew Ovie Huseby, used to say he lived in a little sod house on the North Dakota prairie. It was so small that he...

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