Wednesday, December 23, 2009

Wordless Wednesday


Jordbærhaugen farm in Lommedalen, Baerum, Akershus, Norway.  Jordbærhaugen means "strawberry hill" in English.  I love it!

 
 My great-great grandparents and their children lived here and used the surname Jordbærhaugen.

Olaus Kristensen Jordbærhaugen 1846 - 1915
Jonette Kristoffersdatter Jordbærhaugen 1853 -1921
Children: Kristian, Einar, Kristen, Anton, Nils, Paula, Gunda, Peder, Margit, and Jenny.

I would like to know how 12 people fit in this house!  

Kristian is my great-grandfather.  I have also written about Kristen (Christen) and Nils Olausen Jordbærhaugen, who both came to America in 1905 and 1907, respectively. The link is here: http://haugenhistory.blogspot.com/2009/12/tale-of-two-great-uncles.html

 


2 comments:

  1. Åhh for en herlig plass. Der det er hjerterom er det husrom heter det jo. De gamle var nok mer nøysomme enn vi er idag.
    Samtidig vil jeg få ønske deg og dine en riktig god jul og godt nyttår :-)

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  2. Beautiful! I love it too.
    Thanks for sharing!!

    Bill ;-)

    http://drbilltellsancestorstories.blogspot.com/
    Author of "13 Ways to Tell Your Ancestor Stories"

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