When I was a child, the thinking of my relatives was that “…son” was the Norwegian spelling, and “…sen” was Swedish. Then I met some “Larson’s” of Swedish descent, who quite naturally believed the exact opposite. Once I began examining the churchbooks (of Norway), I found that for almost every…
Today I added a “Pictures” page. I do not have very many pictures of the older generations, however (except for my own grandfather Isaac Larson). I will welcome contributions from you folks, especially of Ole’s children other than Isaac. All of the sections I have planned for the “public” area…
The day before Thanksgiving, I received two documents from the National Archive of Norway. They are the act of the Supreme Court, 23 April 1841, sentencing Anne Larsdatter to 8 months in Oslo prison, where Ole Larson would be born on 10 December of that year. My friend Berit Carlsen…
Added a new “Geography” page with maps of key locations in Norway and America.
Just installed this blog, this is the first post. It is a feature of Ole Larson’s Folks.net. Welcome! A few days ago, I received several pages (2 documents) from Norway National Archive. They are the sentencing records of the Høyesterret (Supreme Court!) for Anne Larsdatter’s prison term in 1841-42, during…