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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
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 Posted - 21/06/2012 : 17:44:03
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In the storyline for "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes" it says "The biggest news is that Faraassen has built a new barn. " - the name Faråsen is found on two farms in Veldre, Ringsaker, Hedemarken.
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 21/06/2012 : 18:09:14
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Originally posted by Lislcat
I watched, "Our Vines Have Tender Grapes" last night., which takes place where I grew up. Benson Junction, WI is the fictional name for Benson Corners, near Iola and Nelsonville, WI. My father was baptized at the church in that small community. It's also about a Norwegian family and community, at the start of WWII. If you get the chance, it's worth seeing.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037963/
Wow, Dalton Trumbo as the screenwriter.... Is this story based on recognizable real people, too?
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 21/06/2012 : 18:27:01
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There might be a story there if this was a true event reported in an online review of the movie:
"... Our Vines Have Tender Grapes became the surprising victim of a lawsuit, filed in 1946 by original author George Victor Martin's former wife, Selma, who claimed that the film was based on her life and that its exhibition had caused her to suffer "undue public attention, mental anguish, and humiliation." The outcome of the suit, however, is not known. ~ Hans J. Wollstein, Rovi "
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betswebb
New on board
USA
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Posted - 22/06/2012 : 23:01:07
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Hi All -
This forum was forwarded to me by a distant relative in Denmark... he noticed the reference to 'Mama's Bank Account', Frank Jesser and Annie Lund and knew I'd be interested. Frank Jesser and Annie Lund were my great-grandparents. My grandfather was Harvey Jesser, their son. I have been researching the family for some time and have the Jesser-Deaner tree on Ancestry.com. I have also uploaded to Ancestry a family story by my mother that chronicles some of the Jesser-Lund history. I met my Denmark relative via Ancestry and later when he visited California. He has discovered quite a bit about Frank and is now focusing on Norway and Annie Lund. Certainly living in Denmark he is closer to the families' roots than I am in California!
Internet communities are fantastic; the scope and knowledge is amazing.
Betsy |
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jkmarler
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 00:25:56
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| Welcome to the forum! Hope you enjoy the chat...Do you think we have the right family in Norway? |
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eibache
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 17:45:27
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Gunder Gundersen and Gjertrue Haagensdatter were married Nov 13 1840, see #81.
Gjertrues parents were Haagen Gundersen and Anne Erichsdatter, Dahlsgaard.
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betswebb
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Posted - 23/06/2012 : 22:05:32
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I Remember Mama -- Annie Lund Jesser
