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Category Archives: Halvorsen
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
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Halvorine Halvorsen Gulbrandsen – Only a Bowl of Rice on Christmas Eve
It was Christmas of 1909 just before my dad was to come home [from his two-year mission.] We were down to board floors and paper curtains [having sold the furniture piece by piece.] We had large five-gallon lard cans to … Continue reading
