Sunday, 19 August 2018

The Thirty-Two: Part D (Ancestors of Idella Edwards Anderson)

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My last three postings have been about 24 of my third great grandparents, all Scandinavians. Now for something quite different: my grandmoth...
Saturday, 11 August 2018

The Thirty-Two: Part C (Ancestors of Ingwald Anderson)

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My maternal grandfather Ingwald Theodore Anderson had 25% Swedish and 75% Norwegian ancestry. Of his 8 great grandparents, six were bo...
Friday, 3 August 2018

The Thirty-Two: Part B - Ancestors of Louise Nelson

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This is the second of four installments regarding my 32 great great great grandparents. Finding the 32 was a challenge proposed at our local...
Saturday, 30 June 2018

The Thirty-Two: Part A - The First 8 (Bardahl ancestors)

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With the number of direct ancestors doubling each generation, we generally have 32 third great grandparents. (I say generally because someti...
Friday, 2 February 2018

The Bardahl Farmhouse Door

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For about 50 years in the first half of the 20th century, many photographs included the front door of John and Louise Bardahl's homestea...
Wednesday, 24 January 2018

Bardahl Sisters Lost their Lives in the 1918 Flu Pandemic

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At the beginning of November 1918, my grandfather John Bardahl had four healthy sisters. By the end of the month, he had but two. As we re...
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Sunday, 28 May 2017

Nels Nelson (1868-1931), Bachelor Homesteader in Saskatchewan

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Nels Nelson about 1905 Children love stories involving treasure or buried loot. Dad told us tales of mysterious treasure said to be hid...