This message is from: "Teressa" <[email protected]>
Well, my g. grandmother, Anna Cecelia, was the illegitimate daughter of a married man and unmarried woman and lived in the Lofoten Islands in a parson's home as the census tells me. Somehow, she ended up in Vardo, Finnmark; married to a Vardo born fisherman who worked out of Bergen in the Hanseatic League. They had nine children, the oldest a boy and all the rest, girls. As you might imagine, they were very poor. My grandmother Constanza Hildora, was the oldest girl. At some point, after their dad had died at sea, the oldest boy went to America and ended up in the Red River Valley area as a Norwegian bachelor farmer. Constanza arrived somewhat later on her own and settled in the same area and married Peter Moen, whose family were farmers from Hedmark. I would like to know more details but don't. Of her seven younger sisters, another few came to America while four ended up in the Oslo area after WWII. Vardo was occupied during the war and horrific things went on there. So there is still much to learn. Teressa Constance Moen Kandianis -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Gail Russell Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2013 6:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Ferndale woman will lead Norwegian Fjord horses in Rose Parade This message is from: Gail Russell <[email protected]> A: We will be wearing traditional Norwegian bunads (costumes). One rider will wear authentic Norwegian wedding clothing, including the magnificent silver wedding crown on loan from the Vesterheim museum (in Iowa). All this is especially meaningful to me -- I'm Norwegian and my grandmother emigrated from Norway to America by herself in a great adventure more than 100 years ago. So.... What is the story? Gail Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l Important FjordHorse List Links: Subscription Management: http://tinyurl.com/5msa7e FH-L Archives: http://tinyurl.com/rcepw FH_L Shirts: http://tinyurl.com/8yky94l
