George Daniel Hemmingsen was the son of our paternal greats: Uncle Ed and Aunt Anna. Ed was six years junior to his brother, Matt, our granddad: eight, to their sister, Etta. The elder Hemmingsen siblings left Norway in the 1880s for Wisconsin and migrated to the northwest in the early 1900s. Etta, as Mrs. William … Continue reading George Daniel Hemmingsen 1907-1967: Cousin, Tugboats and Such
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Matt Hemmingsen 1876-1967: The 100 Years Since His Margaret Was Born.
Matt and Margaret Hemmingsen had five children throughout the 1910s.1 They named them for heritage and after those with whom they had shared significant hardship. These names were worn in honor through more idyllic family times, by siblings who formed deep abiding friendships. With glorious childhoods stretching through the 1920s, they matured into the depression … Continue reading Matt Hemmingsen 1876-1967: The 100 Years Since His Margaret Was Born.
