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Author Archives: Kenneth Richard Hardman
Glenn Hardman – Taking Care of our Brothers
Glenn performed his military duties and was absolutely determined to be an example and a Christian. He never served as a formal missionary for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but he took every opportunity to act like … Continue reading
Glenn & Dorothy Hardman – Youthful Legacy of Goodness, Work, and Happiness
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Margaret Holden Hardman – Ever Onward
As the smoke of the industrial revolution continuously settled on residents of Manchester England, in 1834, death persistently came to rest on the small home of Margaret and Richard Hardman. Likely with broken heart wondering if she would ever have … Continue reading
Posted in Hardman, Holden
Tagged #AncestorClips, #familyhistory, genealogy, Industrial Revolution, Manchester
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To the Children of Halvor Halvorsen
Halvor Halvorsen was a ship captain sailing in and out of the fjords, up and down the beautiful Norway western seaboard. [His wife and children lived in the north in Namsos] As his family grew [to 8 children], he longed … Continue reading
Posted in Halvorsen
Tagged Andalsnes Norway, Geiranger Fjord, Halvorsen, Namsos, Norway, Ship Captain, Skoger Norway, Will
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Hans Sorensen – Modest in Heart and ‘Sole’
In 1847, on the north shore of Zealand, as Danish citizens fought for “freedom of press, and religion,”1 fourteen-year old Hans Sorensen finished school and entered apprenticeship. That same year his mother and grandmother died. In 1849 the monarch gave … Continue reading
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Tagged #flashnonfiction, Denmark, LDS, Mormon, pioneer, Scandinavia, shoemaker, Vejby Parish
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Jens Hansen – Turning the Tide
Young Jens felt alone on the Oro Isle; alone as a boy could be. His mother and brother were taken in death, his father was gone, so you see His grandmother’s sister took him into her fold, but the fold … Continue reading
Andrew and Anna Maria Peterson – Before the Wind
Andrew Peterson was surely heartbroken when his sister Johanna was thrown from a buggy, her dress caught in the wheel, and dragged to death. A heckling mob had frightened the horse, persecutors of the Denmark Mormons. Instead of giving up, … Continue reading
