Another Swedish relative reached out to give me additional family history information recently. For privacy’s sake, I will refer to him as Jeremy. He lives deep in the forests of […]
Old J Comes to USA
I recently came in contact with a Swedish relative thanks to this website who reached out to me via email in June of 2020. For the sake of privacy I […]
2018 Olson Reunion (Erik Thorin descendants)
On July 24th, 2018, I was privileged to attend a family reunion in Wheeler Park near the west banks of the Fox River in Geneva, Illinois. This was no ordinary […]
Dorothy Mae Thorin
Dorothy was born on the 12th of April, 1929, in the tri-state area of northwest Iowa, southwest Minnesota, and southeast South Dakota (specifically Larchwood, Iowa). This timing placed Dorothy’s childhood […]
Emma Olina Thorin
Emma Olina Thorin was the 7th child of Joseph Arvid Thorin and his wife Mathilda Dahl. She was born on Monday, the 3rd of May 1909, in Hills, Minnesota when the family […]
Einar “Shorty” Olaf Thorin
Einar Olaf Thorin was born on the 14th of September, 1913 in Hills, Rock county, Minnesota. He was the ninth of ten children born to the Swedish immigrant farmer, Joseph […]
Louisa Mathilda Thorin
Louisa Mathilda Thorin was born on March 3rd, 1907 in Hills, Minnesota to Joseph Arvid Thorin and Matilda Dahl. She was the sixth of ten children born to the farming […]
June Martinsen
June Martinsen was born on Sunday the 20th of June, 1926, in Hendricks, Minnesota. She was the daughter of Gunder Martinsen and Inga Tuff. With changing farming opportunities, her family […]
Arnold Sidney Thorin
Arnold Sidney Thorin was born on the 8th of December, 1926, in Lyon county, Iowa to Johan Lennart Thorin and Mabel Amanda Severson. He spent his whole life living in […]