Comments on: The Rasmussen Family Vault http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/ Thoughts and photos from an American living in Spain. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 07:09:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: costarossa http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-3153 costarossa Wed, 01 Oct 2008 20:01:23 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-3153 Well, the truth is I speak Swedish, not Norwegian, but they are pretty similar. If you want, I can try to see the other letters published above if you can send them in a better resolution, though they are quite long and I probably wouldn't have time to translate them, but I think I might get the gist out of them for you. That would be fun, I am an amateur linguist. :) Well, the truth is I speak Swedish, not Norwegian, but they are pretty similar. If you want, I can try to see the other letters published above if you can send them in a better resolution, though they are quite long and I probably wouldn’t have time to translate them, but I think I might get the gist out of them for you. That would be fun, I am an amateur linguist. :)

]]> By: Erik R. http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-3140 Erik R. Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:07:45 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-3140 Wow! Thanks for that Costarossa! You're quite the polyglot! No, Mark doesn't understand Norwegian. <blockquote>He had good abilities and has (shown?) diligent and good behaviour.</blockquote> Hmm...maybe I'm not his descendant after all. Just kidding! That's about the one sentence description Halfdan received throughout his life, I think. Thanks again. Wow! Thanks for that Costarossa! You’re quite the polyglot! No, Mark doesn’t understand Norwegian.

He had good abilities and has (shown?) diligent and good behaviour.

Hmm…maybe I’m not his descendant after all. Just kidding! That’s about the one sentence description Halfdan received throughout his life, I think. Thanks again.

]]> By: costarossa http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-3139 costarossa Wed, 01 Oct 2008 11:02:54 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-3139 Wow, that is so cool to dig into the past and learn about your family! I will probably never be able to do that. I asked my grandmothers to pass me on all the information they possessed about their respective families while they lived but due to the terribly poor relationship we have with the rest of my paternal family, I will probably never get hold of the photos. By the way, did your cousin Mark translate the letters for you? As far as my knowledge of Norwegian permits to judge, the note says the following: Halfden Rasmussen was my pupil in the 1st and 2nd grade. He had good abilities and has (shown?) diligent and good behaviour. School Nordnes (signature) teacher and yes, kjere means "dear" but the rest of the text is too small to be able to make anything out for me. Wow, that is so cool to dig into the past and learn about your family! I will probably never be able to do that. I asked my grandmothers to pass me on all the information they possessed about their respective families while they lived but due to the terribly poor relationship we have with the rest of my paternal family, I will probably never get hold of the photos.

By the way, did your cousin Mark translate the letters for you?

As far as my knowledge of Norwegian permits to judge, the note says the following:

Halfden Rasmussen was my pupil in the 1st and 2nd grade. He had good abilities and has (shown?) diligent and good behaviour.

School Nordnes
(signature)
teacher

and yes, kjere means “dear” but the rest of the text is too small to be able to make anything out for me.

]]> By: Grandma Joyce http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2399 Grandma Joyce Wed, 16 Apr 2008 20:16:31 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2399 Erik, The black-edged item with the name Rasmus Johan Rasmussen is not a book---it is the funeral obituary for Rasmus's son who died June 8, 1902. Erik, The black-edged item with the name Rasmus Johan Rasmussen is not a book—it is the funeral obituary for Rasmus’s son who died June 8, 1902.

]]> By: Paul http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2396 Paul Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:28:26 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2396 About 35 years ago, Betsy and I stopped by the nursing home in Findlay to visit with Halfdan and Ruth. Their room was small, and full of things from their lives. Grandpa took me to his closet, reached up to the upper shelf, and took a lithograph from a short stack of them. I would estimate that at that time he had perhaps five or six more. He wrote "My Dad" next to Rasmus's picture, and gave it to me and Betsy. We framed it, of course. About 35 years ago, Betsy and I stopped by the nursing home in Findlay to visit with Halfdan and Ruth. Their room was small, and full of things from their lives. Grandpa took me to his closet, reached up to the upper shelf, and took a lithograph from a short stack of them. I would estimate that at that time he had perhaps five or six more. He wrote “My Dad” next to Rasmus’s picture, and gave it to me and Betsy. We framed it, of course.

]]> By: Folo Watkins http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2395 Folo Watkins Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:06:28 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2395 Oh, that is a wonderful print! I'd love to get a copy of the complete lithograph! Apparently, Andersen published a little booklet of photographs of the journey that he sold as souvenirs during the Fair and the ship's stay in new Orleans. It was a way to raise money for Snug Harbor Sailor's Home, his pet project. I haven't found a copy, but that would be great to see! :) Oh, that is a wonderful print! I’d love to get a copy of the complete lithograph!

Apparently, Andersen published a little booklet of photographs of the journey that he sold as souvenirs during the Fair and the ship’s stay in new Orleans. It was a way to raise money for Snug Harbor Sailor’s Home, his pet project. I haven’t found a copy, but that would be great to see! :)

]]> By: Erik R. http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2394 Erik R. Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:52:36 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2394 Thanks for that comment, Folo. All the information I have is about Rasmus, I'm afraid. The only thing about Magnus I have is this lithograph that most everyone in my family has a copy of. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/erikrasmussen/2417960771/" title="Viking Lithograph (partial) by erikrasmussen, on Flickr" class="tt-flickr" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3051/2417960771_22210f9018_m.jpg" width="240" height="175" alt="Viking Lithograph (partial)" /></a><p class="caption"> This version is badly cropped, but I could get you a full version if you wanted it. </p> Thanks for that comment, Folo. All the information I have is about Rasmus, I’m afraid. The only thing about Magnus I have is this lithograph that most everyone in my family has a copy of.

Viking Lithograph (partial)

This version is badly cropped, but I could get you a full version if you wanted it.

]]> By: Folo Watkins http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2393 Folo Watkins Wed, 16 Apr 2008 12:31:47 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2393 Hi! I'm working on a book about the VIKING and was directed to your site by a person on Norwegian genealogy because I'm trying to find descendants of the crew, especially Andersen. If you are willing to help, please free to send me at email (folo@advancenet.net; anyone who knows anything about the crew or journey are invited to write me). The story is fascinating. One of my favorite facts is that the caravels were towed across the Atlantic by other ships while the VIKING went under its own power and, in fact, often outsped its tugs when navigating the Great Lakes and rivers forced the VIKING to be towed--Andersen noted that the crew resented that even when it had to be done; he said, they were Norwegian seaman for pity sake! The fact that the caravels were towed caused no little amount of ribbing during the fair, and the reception of the VIKING was even greater than that a week before for the caravels! Hi! I’m working on a book about the VIKING and was directed to your site by a person on Norwegian genealogy because I’m trying to find descendants of the crew, especially Andersen. If you are willing to help, please free to send me at email (folo@advancenet.net; anyone who knows anything about the crew or journey are invited to write me).

The story is fascinating. One of my favorite facts is that the caravels were towed across the Atlantic by other ships while the VIKING went under its own power and, in fact, often outsped its tugs when navigating the Great Lakes and rivers forced the VIKING to be towed–Andersen noted that the crew resented that even when it had to be done; he said, they were Norwegian seaman for pity sake! The fact that the caravels were towed caused no little amount of ribbing during the fair, and the reception of the VIKING was even greater than that a week before for the caravels!

]]> By: Hubbers http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2316 Hubbers Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:43:51 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2316 I too am disappointed by the current lack of love for flannel shirts. Also I think you need to put your amazing family history into <a href="http://www.geni.com/" rel="nofollow">http://www.geni.com/</a> if you haven't already. I too am disappointed by the current lack of love for flannel shirts.

Also I think you need to put your amazing family history into http://www.geni.com/ if you haven’t already.

]]> By: Uncle Neil http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2309 Uncle Neil Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:45:58 +0000 http://www.erik-rasmussen.com/blog/2008/03/28/the-rasmussen-family-vault/#comment-2309 The Ben Franklin has a huge line of flannel but Buck's Hardware is on Fifth Avenue one block off the harbor and two blocks off the Gunflint Trail and has enough. Everything from underwear to touqes. That's where I shop and I did suspect that I set the style. The Ben Franklin has a huge line of flannel but Buck’s Hardware is on Fifth Avenue one block off the harbor and two blocks off the Gunflint Trail and has enough. Everything from underwear to touqes. That’s where I shop and I did suspect that I set the style.

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