Montana Homesteader Heritage (Jeanne Halverson Joscelyn) would like to acknowledge some of the veterans in our Halverson family tree on this Veterans Day 2019.
As I'm just getting to know who is exactly in the Halverson family tree as a result of Ancestry DNA and my cousin Carol Damlos from Chicago who wrote to me a couple of years ago :). mhh doesn't know all of the veterans in our family so apologies for any veterans not mentioned here.
The veteran I know about the most is my great-uncle Ed Halverson from Chicago. Ed is the brother of George Henry Halverson, my great-grandfather on my father's side. If mhh remembers correctly Ed served in WW11.
Also, mhh would like to acknowledge our second cousin who died in WW11, Robert Sogge (I'm not sure if I have the correct Sogge name). He is the cousin of my grandfather, Harold and the second cousin of my father, George Ted Halverson.
mmh is quite sure there are names I haven't mentioned and apologize again for this oversight.
Again, mmh salutes our veterans in the Halverson ancestry.
Monday, November 11, 2019
Friday, January 5, 2018
Tuesday, January 10, 2017
My great-grandfather George Henry Halverson's family photo in Chicago from our cousin Carol
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| The Gustave Halverson Family in Chicago - George is my great-grandfather Our cousin Carol (Ed's granddaughter) sent me this wonderful picture of my great-grandfather's(George) family before he moved to Montana. My great-great grandfather(Gustave) immigrated to Chicago from Norway with his wife, Allethe. |
Saturday, August 15, 2015
Surprise! A phone call from a Chicago relative of the Halverson's, Carol Damlos!
A couple of weeks ago my father received a call from a Halverson relative in Chicago! My father, George Halverson, gave Carol my number and I later returned her call and we had a great conversation.
It seemed surreal to actually be talking to a Chicago relative as for so many years I had just heard stories of our Halverson Chicago family.
It was such a joy to talk to Carol. She filled me in on so many things I did not know about my great-grandfather's(George Henry Halverson) family.
Sadly, Carol's mother, Laverne Halverson Damlos, passed away not too long ago. Her mother had suffered a stroke prior to her passing away. The family was going through her belongings and found a box of pictures and letters left to Laverne after her father (Edwin Halverson) had died. The family found pictures of a ranch in Montana and some letters from Montana and other memorabilia such as a post card from George to his mother from San Francisco I in 1908,
Carol filled me in on a lot of the Halverson family history. She told me that Gustav Halverson (Edwin and George's and their many sisters' father) had immigrated to America by way of a steamship. from Norway.The ship stopped in New York and then Gustav traveled to Chicago. His wife, Althea(not sure of the spelling at this time) followed Gustav later sailing on another steamship and meeting up with him in Chicago. This is my understanding - I may be mistaken on some of the details.
I have always wondered where in Norway my Halverson relatives lived. Carol told me it was Oslo! I've heard of Oslo all my life and never knew this was the city of my ancestors. Carol told me that Oslo used to have a different name, however, I've forgotten what it was only that it started with a "C".
I can't write all of the interesting things about the Halversons that Carol told me about for lack of time, however, I plan on writing more about our conversation soon.
One last very interesting bit of info - our Halverson name was spelled differently in Norway! It was spelled: Halvorsen. The spelling was changed when the family came to America as I understand.
Thanks to my second(or third - not sure on this) cousin Carol for calling me and filling me about our Halverson family in Chicago. I am so thrilled as are my other family members to learn more about our Halverson family history!
Note: I have never been to Chicago, however, I know that Harold, my grandfather(whom I've never met) and my father, George(Georgie) did travel to Chicago. My father remembers quite a lot about his trip to Chicago when he was about 8 years old. My grandma Lilly, remembers that Harold went to stay with the Chicago relatives for about 3 months and he came back quite a bit heavier than he left - ha. Maybe because he got to relax a little bit more than he did on the ranch where he no doubt had a lot of chores.
It seemed surreal to actually be talking to a Chicago relative as for so many years I had just heard stories of our Halverson Chicago family.
It was such a joy to talk to Carol. She filled me in on so many things I did not know about my great-grandfather's(George Henry Halverson) family.
Sadly, Carol's mother, Laverne Halverson Damlos, passed away not too long ago. Her mother had suffered a stroke prior to her passing away. The family was going through her belongings and found a box of pictures and letters left to Laverne after her father (Edwin Halverson) had died. The family found pictures of a ranch in Montana and some letters from Montana and other memorabilia such as a post card from George to his mother from San Francisco I in 1908,
Carol filled me in on a lot of the Halverson family history. She told me that Gustav Halverson (Edwin and George's and their many sisters' father) had immigrated to America by way of a steamship. from Norway.The ship stopped in New York and then Gustav traveled to Chicago. His wife, Althea(not sure of the spelling at this time) followed Gustav later sailing on another steamship and meeting up with him in Chicago. This is my understanding - I may be mistaken on some of the details.
I have always wondered where in Norway my Halverson relatives lived. Carol told me it was Oslo! I've heard of Oslo all my life and never knew this was the city of my ancestors. Carol told me that Oslo used to have a different name, however, I've forgotten what it was only that it started with a "C".
I can't write all of the interesting things about the Halversons that Carol told me about for lack of time, however, I plan on writing more about our conversation soon.
One last very interesting bit of info - our Halverson name was spelled differently in Norway! It was spelled: Halvorsen. The spelling was changed when the family came to America as I understand.
Thanks to my second(or third - not sure on this) cousin Carol for calling me and filling me about our Halverson family in Chicago. I am so thrilled as are my other family members to learn more about our Halverson family history!
Note: I have never been to Chicago, however, I know that Harold, my grandfather(whom I've never met) and my father, George(Georgie) did travel to Chicago. My father remembers quite a lot about his trip to Chicago when he was about 8 years old. My grandma Lilly, remembers that Harold went to stay with the Chicago relatives for about 3 months and he came back quite a bit heavier than he left - ha. Maybe because he got to relax a little bit more than he did on the ranch where he no doubt had a lot of chores.
Joyce Carole Carlyle - Missoulian obituary for a long time Irvin Flats friend and classmate of Georgie Halverson
Click on the link below to read the obituary of Joyce Wigfield Carlyle. Joyce was a classmate of Georgie Halversons at the Green Mountain School, the little one-room country school on Irvine Flats. The Wigfields, John and Beulah, and their two daughters, Joan and Joyce, were friends of the Halversons for many years. The homesteaders did a lot together and were a close-knit community of farmers/ranchers.
My grandmother, Lilly, has fond memories of playing cards with several couples, with John and Beulah being one of them.
Joyce Carole Carlyle
My grandmother, Lilly, has fond memories of playing cards with several couples, with John and Beulah being one of them.
Joyce Carole Carlyle
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Bozen, Stadt im Kaisertum Österreich, Gefürstete Grafschaft Tirol
Click on the link below to read about Bozen, Austria. Now it is named Balzano and is in Italy due a War (either the WWI or WWII).
My homesteader relatives came from Bozen in the early 1900's to settle in Montana, Irvine Flats, specifcally, just west of Polson, Montana.
Bozen, Stadt im Kaisertum Österreich, Gefürstete Grafschaft Tirol
My homesteader relatives came from Bozen in the early 1900's to settle in Montana, Irvine Flats, specifcally, just west of Polson, Montana.
Bozen, Stadt im Kaisertum Österreich, Gefürstete Grafschaft Tirol
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Thanksgiving on Irvine Flats near Polson Montana
My dad, George (aka Georgie) told me a little about what Thanksgiving was like on Irvine Flats.
The family would have a dinner either by themselves or with other families.
I asked if they would eat turkey. He said that they would have beef or chicken, the meat that the family would eat on a regular basis. He remembered that the food was not too much different than other meals.
Georgie said that all food they ate came from the ranch execpt flour and sugar.
Now I will have to ask how my grandmother remembers Thanksgiving on the Kasseroler Irvine Flats homestead.
The family would have a dinner either by themselves or with other families.
I asked if they would eat turkey. He said that they would have beef or chicken, the meat that the family would eat on a regular basis. He remembered that the food was not too much different than other meals.
Georgie said that all food they ate came from the ranch execpt flour and sugar.
Now I will have to ask how my grandmother remembers Thanksgiving on the Kasseroler Irvine Flats homestead.
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