Archive for September, 2010

Moen Descendants Added

Tuesday, September 21st, 2010

I have just posted the second item in the “Descendants” section. It is “Whence We Came,” by cousin Orrin Moen. Orrin wrote this book shortly after Aline published “Larsons & Slettens” in the late 1980′s. In addition to the Moen’s, three more immigrant families are detailed: Volden, Hovde, and Franson.  A few words are in order about how all these families are related to the Larsons.

Let us confine the discussion to biological relationships. Relations by marriage are multiple, very much more complex, and certainly link us all. First, the descendants of Isaac Larson are related to all the Moen’s and the Volden’s (Family of Anna “Annie” Moen’s mother). Next, the Axel Larson line is related to all of the Franson’s (relatives of Axel’s wife, Mina “Minnie” Franson). Thus, Isaac’s and Axel’s descendants are listed in both books (Aline’s and Orrin’s). Finally, Axel’s line is also related to the descendants of Jeremias Hovde, who married Minnie’s sister, Laura Franson. This line includes George Moen’s descendants (including author Orrin).

Happy exploring! Don’t forget to ask me for the password if you don’t have it yet.

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New Website Area for Family

Tuesday, September 14th, 2010

I am pleased to announce the launch of a new “room” on the website, entitled “Descendants.” It appears in the navigation section above and throughout the site. However, it is a “private” area, since unlike the rest of the site, it includes many living individuals. I have sent the username and password to my email list of extended family. If you have not received it, and are a relative of mine, or think you might be, or feel a need for the information to further your research, please email me, or post a comment and I will get back to you.

At present, there is only one item in the category, but it is a big one: “Larsons & Slettens 1985″ by cousin Aline. Aline cover

For those of you not familiar with it, it is a book of 160 pages, covering all the descendants, down to 1985, of not only Ole Larson, but also his sisters Mari and Marit (Larsdatter), and all the Slettens (with whom the Larsons are so intricately intermarried). I haven’t counted up the descendants in it, but there must be a good thousand. The book is in PDF format, with searchable text and lots of navigation links. I hope to post much more content in the coming weeks, to include descendants in other branches of my (very) extended family.

For those readers who are following this blog in a more general way, stay tuned. Next up: Martha Bennet Myers, Historian.

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The Mail Must Go Through

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

This is a stitch! In the summer of 1979, my mother, the late Reatha “MeMe” Larson, visited Norway with my Uncle Vernon and Aunt Audrey Larson, also both deceased. She mailed the postcard below to her sister, Esther, in Longview.postcardNothing too remarkable about the card, except for the postmarks: Norway, some date in 1979, and Portland, Oregon, 10 Aug. 2010. It was then delivered to the Baltimore St. address, 31 years after it was mailed from Norway! Of course in the meantime, Uncle Buck has passed away, and Aunt Esther has moved her residence a half-dozen times. Esther received the postcard from the current resident, and loaned it to me to scan for the archives.

Every so often you hear about this kind of thing, but this is the first time I have been so closely involved. Send in the post-office jokes!

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