Eilertsen

  • Norwegian immigrants in America—from Brooklyn to Minnesota and beyond

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Ed Eilertsen tribute puzzle
  • Jun 27, 2021

Ed loved crosswords, so Dan Ruby created a tribute puzzle for his memorial. Kate and Twyla were the clue crew.

from Minnesota Mix: Eilertsen-Stetson-Bennett

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Eilertsen roots in Farsund, Norway
  • Jun 29, 2021

Farmers and seafarers from the south Norway coast

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Eilertsens at sea
  • Jul 08, 2021

Members of a farming family took to the sea both as an occupational calling and a means of emigration

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Eilertsens by the lake
  • Oct 02, 1952

Ed was the rector at Saint Martin's By the Lake in Minnetonka Beach, Minn. The family was raised in towns around the lake region west of…

from Minnesota Mix: Eilertsen-Stetson-Bennett

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Filming of "The Heartbreak Kid"
  • Jun 26, 2021

Ed officiates at a movie wedding

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First grandchild
  • Jun 27, 2021

Twyla Ariel Eilertsen Ruby was born on August 7, 1985

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The Eilertsens in Brooklyn
  • Jun 25, 1912

From Red Hook to Gerritsen Beach to Bay Ridge, Jack and Camilla Eilertsen lived the Norwegian immigrant experience in Brooklyn

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Twyla's childhood
  • Jun 26, 2021

Outlooks of a pre-millennial

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Twyla's childhood
  • Jun 26, 2021

Outlooks of a pre-millennial

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Twyla's childhood
  • Jun 26, 2021

Outlooks of a pre-millennial

from Ruby Family History Project

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Twyla's childhood
  • Jun 26, 2021

Outlooks of a pre-millennial

from Minnesota Mix: Eilertsen-Stetson-Bennett

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