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I just made two great friends from Minnesota; Rick and Janet Swanson. Not only friends, it turns out that Janet and I are related. It is a pleasure to present this story\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

by Janet Swanson<\/h6>\n

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Both of my grandfathers were born in Norway and my grandmother\u2019s families also. They emigrated from there by ship to the United States of America in the late 1800\u2019s and early 1900\u2019s. It is amazing to me how we can now cross oceans without even needing a boat or plane. I am talking of crossing oceans electronically, connecting with family and friends from all over the world via the internet and social media sites. I have found some amazing relatives still living in Norway and in the US, mainly through Facebook, who have helped me learn more and more of my family history.\u00a0 Because of some of those connections made I have actually physically crossed the ocean when in 2013 my husband Rick and I spent a fabulous vacation in \u201cthe old country\u201d meeting them in person. We visited sites of my paternal grandfather and great-grandparents\u2019 birthplaces. I was awestruck by the beauty of Norway. I have so much more to explore there and hope to get back someday. I have not been able to find any family connections there for my maternal grandfather and great-grandparents yet (I\u2019m still working on that).<\/p>\n

I have been working on my family\u2019s tree most of my life. An 8th<\/sup> grade class on genealogy fueled my interest even more. One of our projects was interviewing a relative and writing their story, I still have a copy of that report. My mother worked on our family history first so I think my love to continue that started with her. After she and my father both passed away it seemed even more important to me to track the stories of the past and carry them on for the future. I have held on to some of Mom\u2019s handwritten notes listing relationships and I was able to sit with my father and truly listened to his tales of growing up and wrote them down. I am definitely still in the amateur or hobby category when it comes to this but it is something I absolutely love. It is like putting together a puzzle but the pieces each have their own name.<\/p>\n

\"Martinus
Martinus Rasmussen Vestnes<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speaking of names, here is one for you, Martinus Rasmussen Vestnes. Simply a name on a page in my family tree for a very long time. No listings for parents, siblings or even any dates, only the name of his wife and his daughter, Thrine. He is my 2x great-grandfather. He remained in Norway when Thrine ventured from Vestnes to America and started her own family in South Dakota and Minnesota. In South Dakota Thrine married Knud Anton Kristofferson Vestad from Sekken, Norway, who became known as Anton C. Johnson in America. Minnesota is where I was born and have lived my entire life.<\/p>\n

Martinus was just that name on a page until now. This all changed on March 5, 2016 when I read a blog late that night. The blog was written by Martin Roe Eidhammer, the link to it was within a posting on a Facebook page on Norwegian genealogy. I could have skipped over that article but I think something drew me to read that post and to follow that link that night. Within those words I spotted a familiar family name, Vestnes, as Martin wrote of his own forefathers. I had known of the practice of families in Norway taking the name of the nearby farm or place so I wasn\u2019t sure if there could be any chance of this being a link to my own family. It\u2019s funny because that was the topic of the blog also, place and farm names. I decided to take a chance and messaged him about it. Martin was able to confirm for me by the next day that yes our families are the same! We share the same 3 x great grandparents. My heart was filled with joy and excitement because here was someone I could talk with about the missing pieces of my puzzle and I now have another cousin and new friend. Because of all of his research that he has openly shared with me, I now have more ancestors identified than I could have imagined. A whole new world of family history became available to me. I now not only have his family information but I also have a face to go with the name Martinus Rasmussen Vestnes! A long forgotten, unidentified photo that I have had for years was now verified as being of him. Martin found the proof in a book on boat and ship building in Vestnes named “B\u00e5t- og skipsbygging i Vestnes” by Henry Vike which included the same picture.<\/p>\n

This is all because of one person sharing his stories and writing a blog. Thank you Martin, I am very proud to be one of your cousins and appreciate all of your work! I would encourage everyone to tell the stories of your life and listen when others are shared with you. This is your past and this is your family\u2019s future. Follow the leads and make new connections, you never know who you may meet. Crossing oceans\u2026 it is far easier for us now than it ever was for our ancestors. Martinus Rasmussen Vestnes is no longer just a name on a page, he has become real to me now.<\/p>\n

\"Anton
Anton & Thrine (Martinusdtr Vestnes) Johnson family, (daughter of Martinus) Akeley, Minnesota, USA<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
\"1908
1908 Marie (Johnson) Larson (daughter of Thrine and Anton) with husband Bernt Lauritzen Dybvik from Agdenes, Norway (known in US as Ben Larson)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"1942
1942 – Ben & Marie Larson family Brainerd, Minnesota, USA. My father Mervin Larson is seated front row right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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\"1953-
1953- My parents, Mervin and Elsie Larson (Ben and Marie\u2019s son)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I could not agree more when Janet encourages everyone to tell\u00a0their story. I am happy to publish your story relating to your Norwegian ancestors here in my blog. Just go to the “Contact page” <\/a>and send me a few words.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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This made me think of how important this type of boat has been for the people living in Norway.\u00a0 Some time ago I got to know a lady from Minnesota, USA named Janet\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Norwegian concepts"","block_context":{"text":"Norwegian concepts","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/category\/norwegian-genealogy\/norwegian-concepts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MG_6477-web.jpg?fit=630%2C420&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MG_6477-web.jpg?fit=630%2C420&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/MG_6477-web.jpg?fit=630%2C420&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":6321,"url":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/52ancestors-great-grandmas-niece-margit-a-strong-woman\/","url_meta":{"origin":1135,"position":3},"title":"#52Ancestors: Great Grandma\u2019s niece Margit – a strong woman.","author":"Martin Roe Eidhammer","date":"March 18, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Another great story from\u00a0Kendall Gibson, Wellington, NZ My great-grandmother Hanna Christophersdatter had a little sister, Mathilde Caspara. 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