We offer this site so our friends and family can know our news.
Our Family History – some of our big events
Lessons we have learned about trusting God as a family
Family Links
• Family Photos on this site and also our online Picasa album
• The Sower – a blog on sharing your faith
• The Steward – thoughts on stewardship
• The Sovereign – a blog on the return of Christ and living holy lives
• Faith Lesson – Bible studies and other faith lessons
• Salt and Light – creation and evolution issues
Ben’s Links
• In 2003, Ben and a group of friends were the runners-up in a National contest with this site, The German Tutor. Part of their prize was a trip to San Francisco. Read all about it here.
• In October 2003, Ben and his friends earned an honorable mention in an international contest with this site, A Borderless World.
• Ben is an avid reader, particularly of fantasy and science fiction. You can visit his virtual bookshelf of over 200 books and get recommendations from him.
The following are some TV reviews Ben has been writing for a Christian site
• Pushing Daises review
• Reaper review
• Battlestar Galactica: Razor review
• Tin Man review
Josh’s Links
• Video of Josh’s team’s robot for UF Mechanical Engineering lab
• Josh and his friends did a video about WWI for a history assignment in high school in his junior year.
• Josh and his friends did two videos about the Cold War for a history assignment in high school in his senior year. See Part One and Part Two. After graduation, Josh had fun making a trailer for their Cold War Project.
Jenny’s Links
• In eighth grade for homeschool, Jenny worked with Mom to create a family genealogy site. She included our possible ancestors, such as Alfred the Great of England, Charlemagne, and others. She also enjoyed looking up the Tartans for the Scots and the Irish on the Helgeson and Schmitt family trees.
Helgeson ancestry
We share common ancestry with Susan Helgeson. The first part of this web page about Helge and Ingeborg Halvorson and their son Ole Helgeson are Sus’ ancestors. Also see the links in the first part. After the paragraph which mentions Ole’s wedding to Ingeborg Oldsdatter, the rest of the page refers to Susan Helgeson’s family.
Hi Susan
I enjoyed the site about the Helgeson ancestry. In particular the photo of the lady with the wooden rake (I think it was). Labor saving devices anyone? In addition, the church is a dead ringer for Konigsvinger in Donnelly where Aunt Amanda is buried.
The H.Larson household is slowly approaching the cashing-out stage with physical problems. Theresa, my wife, needs a new right hip, but that had to be put off a couple weeks ago because she fell and cracked her sacrum. An operation wasn’t needed; she’s on her feet and walking some again. It is a very painful recovery time.
We were in Tennessee at my granddaughter’s baptism and got to be there during grandparent’s day at her kindergarten class at her adacemy. (I convinced Stephen and his wife to put her in a private school irrespective of the cost.) I really enjoyed visiting her classroom. I had to give a little talk about my early years, and believe it or not, I found my first grade report card from Donnelly Public to take along. I noted we didn’t have mathematics in first grade, but my granddaughter is counting by 2′s and 10′s to 100 in kindergarden. Probably, considering the vulgarity and general lack of discipline and control, it was a wise decision to keep her out of the government school system. As an ex-prof I have a pretty good idea how well the present day teachers are prepared.
Other than Theresa, all of the Larson progeny are well and active. It just occurred to me that with my Dad and all of my Uncles gone, I am the patriarch of the Nels Larson chain. Now that Allen is also gone, I suspect that will soon be Jim’s fate.
Love to all from Howard
I just came to this blog once. I haven’t all, sorry. But, I wish to come next time. Here I want to say hello and wish you all luck!!
I am from Indonesia–wondering:
“How can a family write all its story–supported by all of its members?”