My grandparents, Johan and Johanna Skog, were laid to rest without knowing the place or date of their son's death. My mother, Anne, laid down flowers … Torill Vang Amdam, niece of Tobias Skog 10 Feb 1943: Fenrik (Second Lieutenant) Tobias Skog was second in command to a group of six saboteurs from the Kompani … Continue reading Liberation Day: Tobias Skog WW II Saboteur Kompani Linge; Uredd 1943.
Category: Skog-Vefsn & Lake Cowichan
The Adoption Witness: Rare Postcard to Skog-Vefsn; Revealing What?
This is sixth in a series on Edward Hemmingsen and his wife Anna Tobiassen, or Thompson. See Notes and Source, for details. Sisters! Here is an undated photo-postcard of Johanna Karoline Tobiassen in Minneapolis, with two unnamed Swedish companions. She sent it inside an envelope to some Skog-Vefsn folk such that it is unaddressed and … Continue reading The Adoption Witness: Rare Postcard to Skog-Vefsn; Revealing What?
The Adoption Witness: Those Peripatetic Skog-Vefsn Folk At Lake Cowichan
Our story has been about Anna, wife of great uncle Ed Hemmingsen and their adopted daughter, Betty, aka Baroness of Skog-Vefsn, who was also Anna’s great niece. They were Norwegians living at Lake Cowichan, B.C. mid-1920. Descendant Skog-folk from Vefsn sought an even broader emigrant accounting to include Anna’s brothers, Edvin and Theodur, plus Betty’s … Continue reading The Adoption Witness: Those Peripatetic Skog-Vefsn Folk At Lake Cowichan
The Adoption Witness: Tales From Skog-Vefsn Before Lake Cowichan
Our last post on the Baroness of Skog-Vefsn got the attention of descendant folk in Norway. She was the daughter of great uncle Ed Hemmingsen, and his wife, Anna, who lived at Lake Cowichan, B.C. Circumstances led us to opine that she, Dorothea Elizabeth (Betty) was both adopted by, and great-niece, to Anna. Could that … Continue reading The Adoption Witness: Tales From Skog-Vefsn Before Lake Cowichan
The Adoption Witness On Ancestry: The Baroness of Skog-Vefsn Emigrates to Lake Cowichan
Here is a copy of an original letter from the Baron of Manby/Baron of Skog-Vefsn; Dr. Lloyd J. Bailey, B.A., M.A., M.Ed. Ph.D. to our father, John O. Hemmingsen, dated 11 Feb 2000.1 Now, even original materials must be offered with caution; some may contain a little farce. That is, while it is far from … Continue reading The Adoption Witness On Ancestry: The Baroness of Skog-Vefsn Emigrates to Lake Cowichan
Matt Hemmingsen (1876-1967) Memoirs: So, Was Ed Hemmingsen At The Wedding?
Enquiring minds nudged us to reconsider if Matt’s brother attended his 1910 wedding. On doing so, one thing led to another, bringing some interesting new insights on our characters. Plus, we offer updates on Ed, Matt's only surviving full brother and introduce Anna, his formidable wife. As to the question, Matt, himself, did not say. … Continue reading Matt Hemmingsen (1876-1967) Memoirs: So, Was Ed Hemmingsen At The Wedding?
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