Tag: American Midwest History
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Jacob Oleson Aase: The Carpenter from Stavanger
Frederikke sat by the window, cradling their newborn, Fritz, as the noisy streets of Chicago bustled below. Jacob returned from the construction site, his hands calloused and his spirit weary. ‘This isn’t what we dreamed of,’ she whispered. Her words lingered, sparking their plan to seek new beginnings in Iowa.
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Unraveling the Medical Mysteries of the Past: Alma Josephine’s Ancestral Story
Alma Josephine (pictured above) held many roles over her short lifetime – secretary, Lutheran, teacher, wife, and mother. But it’s her role as the subject of a family medical mystery that is most intriguing to me. Could a genetic condition be the answer to why she and her sisters died young? Or was it simply…
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My Kindred Chronicles 