Johan Håkansson
October 14, 2023 3 Comments
My great-great-grandfather Johan Håkansson was 17 years old when he emigrated from Sweden to America in 1875. He embarked from Gothenburg on a steamship and settled as a farmer in
Herman Hokanson
October 13, 2023 No Comments
This is the last known photograph of my great-grandfather, 𝗛𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗛𝗼𝗸𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗻. He was the eldest of six children born to John and Mathilda Hokanson. He was 8 years old when
Clara Hokanson
October 12, 2023 No Comments
The first image is a photograph of my great-grandmother 𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗮. According to the words inscribed on the back, she was 20 years old when this photograph was taken in 1901.
John and Vicky Hokanson Celebrate 50th Wedding Anniversary
November 12, 2023 No Comments
John and Vicky Hokanson first met as teenagers during their freshman year at Central Christian College in McPherson, Kansas. Their first date was the Christmas banquet in 1969. They dated
Laura Ingalls Wilder
November 12, 2023 No Comments
Laura Ingalls Wilder was a remarkable storyteller. She started writing 𝘓𝘪𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘏𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘦 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘳𝘪𝘦 after publishing her first book at the age of 65. Her cousin William Harrison Ingalls
Elwyn Anderson
November 11, 2023 No Comments
My great-grandaunt Anna Swenson-Anderson (second from the right) is shown in the first image seated with her husband Nels Anderson (far left), their son 𝗘𝗹𝘄𝘆𝗻 𝗔𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 (far right) and his
Nels and Anna Anderson’s Farm
November 10, 2023 No Comments
The first image is a photograph, from my great-grandmother’s photo album, taken in 1926 at Nels and Anna Anderson’s farm, located in section 14 of Bertha township, one mile southeast
Keith Papke, World War II Veteran
November 8, 2023 No Comments
In honor of 𝗩𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆, I’m sharing these photographs of a cousin, 𝗞𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗸𝗲 who served in the U.S. Third Army under General George Patton during World War II. He
Kathryn Bigelow
November 7, 2023 No Comments
Here’s some trivia! On the left is an old photograph of my first cousin twice removed, 𝗘𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗸𝗲. He married the cousin of Academy Award-winning filmmaker 𝗞𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗿𝘆𝗻 𝗕𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄 (pictured on
Ethnicity Estimate #4
November 5, 2023 No Comments
Ancestry just sent me a message: “Our latest ethnicity update is ready!” It says “DNA results will be updated with even more precision in the coming weeks.” I’m surprised to
Benjamin Maynard, Civil War Veteran
November 4, 2023 No Comments
My Dad and I visited 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝗖𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆 where more than twenty cousins from my paternal grandmother’s side are buried. There was a directory and map at the entrance which made
Charlie’s Cafe
November 3, 2023 No Comments
Based on a recommendation, we stopped at Charlie’s Cafe on our way to Long Prairie and were not disappointed. The caramel roll was delicious!
But First, Coffee
November 2, 2023 No Comments
Fortunately neither Dad’s flight nor mine were delayed so we arrived in Minneapolis for our father/son trip at the same time. But we had been up since 3AM so we
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