Memories
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Cherry Street
Ann and Emily Bardeen were discussing their father’s house on the corner of Lafayette and Cherry Streets. They seemed to be saying that they were not fond of the structure and pointed out that the Christensen house was a “perfect…
Coming Over
In Denmark, a name could be spelled in more than one.…the important thing was how it was pronounced. Theodor spelled his name Kristensen most of the time but sometimes Christensen.…either way it was pronounced the same way. Most of the…
Romance at the Hotel Seneca
I believe Dad used to tell the story that he was working at Hotel Seneca, saw Mom go by and called out to her and that’s how we all came about. Does that sound familiar to anyone??? - Nancy I…
Danish Medal
The source of the Danish medal that dad had has always intrigued me. I was able to identify it on the web today. In 1864 Denmark fought a brief losing war with Prussia and Austria over Schleswig and Holstein. The…
Patent Cereals
When Patent Cereal burned, I was not very old…maybe 10? Half of Geneva went down to watch. I was at Mary Martha’s house and her mother took us down to the lake. We were so close that a cinder burned…
Nina and Don courting
I keep thinking about David Elias and I serenading Nina and Don when they were sitting on the back porch at Mom’s. “Nina and Don sitting in a tree, k-i-s-s-i-n-g. First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes Don with…
Where Ma’s From
Ma was born on August 9, 1913 in Skanderborg, Denmark. She entered the USA in New York in March 1914 and became a naturalized citizen on February 4, 1924 under her father’s name, Jens Jacob Andersen.…
Origins
In response to Kirsten’s question: “What year to Papa come to America? Or how old was he? Does anyone know??” Dad was born on June 27, 1903 in Mejlby, Denmark. He entered the USA in New York in December 1925…
