{"id":6253,"date":"2018-03-06T12:41:29","date_gmt":"2018-03-06T11:41:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=6253"},"modified":"2018-03-05T13:03:29","modified_gmt":"2018-03-05T12:03:29","slug":"52ancestors-another-heirloom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/52ancestors-another-heirloom\/","title":{"rendered":"#52Ancestors: Another heirloom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Kendall Gibson from\u00a0Wellington, New Zealand shares a heirloom kept in his family for generations<!--more--><\/p>\n<h6>52 Ancestors: A family heirloom \u2013 but what is it?<\/h6>\n<p>I didn\u2019t ever see this little painted box until after my grandmother died in 1970. (She was Sena Larsen [Roberts] born in New Zealand in 1881 of Norwegian immigrant parents, Hanna and Nicolai Larsen.) There are no family stories about the history of this heirloom box, except that it came to NZ with great grandma Hanna in 1873 when she emigrated from Christiania with our great grandfather Nicolai and 3 children.<\/p>\n<p>The amount of luggage that anyone could take on board the emigrant ships was strictly limited. But Hanna found room for 2 personal family treasures.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>A photo of her mother Marthe Ingebretsdatter.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>This is the oldest photo in our family collection. In the photo Marthe is wearing a \u2018bonnet\u2019 which may be the type worn by a widow? This would indicate the photo was taken after her husband (Hanna\u2019s father Christopher Hansen) died in 1871.<\/p>\n<p>Hanna must have known that when she left Norway in 1873 she would probably never see her mother again. A photo, the heirloom box and memories would be all she would have to remember her mother by, in her new home in a far off foreign land. (Marthe died in 1880.)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6254\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/52ancestors-another-heirloom\/marte-ingebrets-original-1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Marte-Ingebrets-Original-1.jpg?fit=606%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"606,1024\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Canon PowerShot S70&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1146319838&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.8125&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0125&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Marte Ingebrets Original (1)\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Marte-Ingebrets-Original-1.jpg?fit=606%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6254\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Marte-Ingebrets-Original-1.jpg?resize=305%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"305\" height=\"516\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Marte-Ingebrets-Original-1.jpg?w=606&amp;ssl=1 606w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Marte-Ingebrets-Original-1.jpg?resize=177%2C300&amp;ssl=1 177w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 305px) 100vw, 305px\" \/><\/p>\n<ol start=\"2\">\n<li>The heirloom painted box.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>I have since learned (from Prof Google) that the painting on the box is an example of rosem\u00e5ling, <em>\u2018a traditional form of decorative folk art that originated in the rural valleys of Norway.\u2019 <\/em>\u00a0The date it was made is painted on the lid and again carved underneath the base, along with several letters &#8211; the maker\u2019s initials or signature?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6255\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/52ancestors-another-heirloom\/rosemaling-box\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-525.jpg?fit=694%2C898&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"694,898\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519658814&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rosemaling box&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rosemaling box\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-525.jpg?fit=694%2C898&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6255 zoooom\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-525.jpg?resize=494%2C639&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"494\" height=\"639\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-525.jpg?w=694&amp;ssl=1 694w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-525.jpg?resize=232%2C300&amp;ssl=1 232w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 494px) 100vw, 494px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"6256\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/52ancestors-another-heirloom\/rosemaling-box-under-base\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-under-900.jpg?fit=630%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"630,473\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPhone 8&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1519658649&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.99&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;25&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;Rosemaling box under base&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Rosemaling box under base\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-under-900.jpg?fit=630%2C473&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-6256 zoooom\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-under-900.jpg?resize=492%2C369&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"492\" height=\"369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-under-900.jpg?w=630&amp;ssl=1 630w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/martinroe.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Rosemaling-box-under-900.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 492px) 100vw, 492px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>\u2018An anecdote<\/em> <em>about the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/German_occupation_of_Norway\"><em>Nazi occupation of Norway<\/em><\/a><em> (1940\u20131945) is that at a time when the public display of the Norwegian flag or the State Coat of Arms could bring imprisonment or even death, the Norwegians discovered that they could display the &#8216;H&#8217; overlapping the &#8216;7&#8217; of the <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Royal_cypher\"><em>Royal cypher<\/em><\/a><em> of their exiled king, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Haakon_VII\"><em>Haakon VII<\/em><\/a><em>, at the center of a rosem\u00e5ling design without the German occupation forces seeing anything but a colorful peasant design. Christmas cards with the Royal cypher at the center of a rosem\u00e5ling design were especially popular.\u2019 <\/em>(from Wikipedia)<\/p>\n<p>We can only assume (because we don\u2019t know for certain) that Hanna\u2019s rosem\u00e5ling box has been in our family since it was first acquired by one of our ancestors in <strong>1783!<\/strong> It\u2019s staggering to think that this heirloom has been handed down through the family for 235 years. That\u2019s around 7 to 10 generations to the present day and as far back as the records go (that I can trace with any certainty). \u00a0If the box has been passed down through the female line (from Hanna\u2019s mother Marthe born in 1815, from her mother Dorthe Engebrethsdatter born in 1775 and perhaps originally from Dorthe\u2019s mother Siri Jensdatter who married Embreth Mortensen in 1771 in Elverum, Hedmark County) then it is truly an heirloom and has clearly been much valued by every generation of our family.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps Marthe passed the box on to Hanna when she left Norway in1873 for a new home in America? (How the Larsens ended up in New Zealand is for another story!)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kendall Gibson from\u00a0Wellington, New Zealand shares a heirloom kept in his family for generations<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5745,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"_wpscppro_dont_share_socialmedia":false,"_wpscppro_custom_social_share_image":0,"_facebook_share_type":"","_twitter_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type":"","_pinterest_share_type":"","_linkedin_share_type_page":"","_instagram_share_type":"","_medium_share_type":"","_threads_share_type":"","_google_business_share_type":"","_selected_social_profile":[],"_wpsp_enable_custom_social_template":false,"_wpsp_social_scheduling":{"enabled":false,"datetime":null,"platforms":[],"status":"template_only","dateOption":"today","timeOption":"now","customDays":"","customHours":"","customDate":"","customTime":"","schedulingType":"absolute"},"_wpsp_active_default_template":true},"categories":[33],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6253","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-52-ancestors-in-52-weeks"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - 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