Tag: Bergen
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Finding My Roots: An Emmerentze Detour
This will be the last of the Arentz family genealogy project posts for the time being. Thanks so much for bearing with me on all this family history stuff. Because of our trip to Norway this past fall, phase one of my project was primarily focused on tracing my Norwegian roots and feel pretty happy…
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Trip Report: Finding My Roots in Bergen (part 2)
When last we left the Arentzes, Samuel Martzen and Anna Christina had died in 1801 and 1804, respectively, leaving behind sons Mads Arrens (age 16), Didrich Bay (age 12), Ludvig Holberg (age 5), and daughter Emmerentze (age 9). But let’s rewind a little bit. When barber-surgeon Samuel Martzen Arentz died in December 1801, Anna Christina…
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Trip Report: Finding My Roots in Bergen (part I)
I’m still sad. Still mourning the election results, but coming to an angry, begrudging acceptance that this is just the way it’s going to be for the next four years. So, on that note, back to a different saga: my Norwegian family ancestry project. When last I left off, I was exploring my Arentz family…