Degerness and Ross Family History
The day started with a tour of some churches in the area. There is much of my family history in Stråvalla, Halland, Sweden. My 5x great-grandparents Jons Christensen and Anna Borgesdotter were probably married in this church as they were … [Continue reading] about Ancestors and Cousins in Sweden
Our trip down to Kungsbacka (literally King’s hill) just south of Göteborg was a fairly easy drive along the E6. The scenery was very green, lots of trees and grass. The border between Norway and Sweden is a very pretty bridge over the … [Continue reading] about South to Kungsbacka
I was not planning on posting today. The trip back to Oslo has the same scenery as the trip to Stord. The trip on Sunday was missing something that today’s trip had in spades - lots and lots of construction slowing everything down. There were … [Continue reading] about Tunnel Vision
Our first stop today was at Valvatna. Currently there is a population of 569 according to the Places in the World Website. My interest in this area was my 5x great grandmother Ragnilde JORGENSDATTER WALVATNE was living there when she was confirmed … [Continue reading] about Valvatna, Nysæter, Stord Church and Digernes Farm
My father’s paternal grandfather came to North America from the Stord area of Norway in 1887 with his family when he was only 6 years old. We are visiting Stord to see where he was born. We rented a car in Oslo. Quick aside here - we did not … [Continue reading] about Driving to Stord
