The sweep of family history across the generations
Farmers and seafarers from the south Norway coast
Members of a farming family took to the sea both as an occupational calling and a means of emigration
Seymour, also called Samuel, was partly estranged from the family. He worked as a truant officer in the New York City schools. His daughter Harriet Berkowitz discovered our blog and contributed a trove of precious documents.
Of the four Bennett children who grew up on the Scobey ranch, Judith was the little sister
From stalwart Yankee roots, Herbert and Hattie Stetson went west with the country