| dc.description.abstract | Includes a number of writings about the Furnberg and Korum families, ancestral families of Ms. Larsen. Norwegian Roots, A Korum Branch, primarily is the reminiscences (6 leaves) by Johanne (Korum) Furnberg of her youth, growing up at Brandon, Minnesota and also working at Fargo, N.D. The Furnberg items document Anne Furnberg who with her husband Christian Scotsberg immigrated from Norway to America, and settled near Northfield, Minnesota. After Christian's death in 1869, Anna and son settled on land in present-day West Fargo, along the Sheyenne River. Her son Christian later married Johanne Korum and lived at Osgood, N.D., south of West Fargo, where he operated a general store. There is also a 10 leaf reminiscence by Christian C. Furnberg titled, "High lghts in my life as a boy." | en_US |
