This is a picture of my dad taken when he was about 29 years old. Dad was born on September 5, 1891 in Orrock Minnesota to Tron and Christine (Olson) Larson. He was the sixth of eight children in his family.

This is a picture of my dad taken about 1959 at his home in Warroad, Minnesota. Dad died on October 6, 1961 and is buried in Warroad.

This is a picture of my mother, May (Hunter) Larson, taken when she was about 20 years old. Mother was born on November 30, 1900 in Grand Forks County, North Dakota to T.A. Hunter and Jessie (McFadyen) Hunter. She was the first of four children in her family.

This is a picture of my mother take in about 1959. Mother suffered from rheumatiod arthritis for the last 35 years of her life. Much of the time she was unable to walk or pick up anything heavier that a book. Mother died March 6, 1964 at the home of my sister Donna in Woodland, California and is buried at Warroad, Minnesota.

This a picture of my paternal grandmother and her mother taken in about 1878. My grandmother was born Inger Kjerstine Olesdatter at Bakke, Land, Oppland, Norway on April 1, 1859. She came from Norway to Iowa at about the age of 12 with her mother and brother. The rest of the family immigrated earlier. She married Tron Larson in about 1880. She passed away December 17, 1946 at the home of her daughter Caroline and is buried in Orrock, Minnesota. Her mother, Kjerstine Johannesdatter, was born at Helgerudie, Sondreland, Oppland, Norway, September 23, 1815 to Johannes Ebgebretson and Anne Johannesdatter. She was married twice and had a total of 4 children. Inger Kjerstine (Christine) was the youngest child.

This a picture of my great grandmother and taken in about 1878 at the same time as the above picture. This picture was found in 2002 hidden behind another picture at the home of one of aunt Caroline's children. It was decided to be authentic because of her attire which is identical to that in the picture above.

This is a picture of my paternal grandparents and my grandfathers two brothers taken from a large group picture of the crowd at a wedding in Orrock, Minnesota in about 1893. The men from left to right are Andrew Larson, Tron Larson and Christian Larson with Tron's wife Christine right behind Andrew. I believe that Andrew's wife Bertia is at his right I think the small child being held by Christine in the photo is my dad. Tron Larson was born April 2, 1851 at Jerpset, Eidskog, Hedmark, Norway of Lars Tronson and Anne Andersdatter. He came to the United States in August 1871. He died in Princeton, Minnesota, May 5, 1922 and is buried at Orrock, Minnesota. The three brothers in this picture look like a tough group.

This is a snapshot of my paternal grandparents. It is in very poor condition and was taken in the 1915-1920 time frame. No better pictures have been found. The girl in the middle is my dad's sister Mabel.

This is a picture of my grandmother and her daughter Anne (Anna)(Larson) Petersen born 18 Mar 1886 and died 13 Feb 1948. She died in Glendive, Montana. She was cremated so there is no burial site. I don't know when the picture was taken.

This is a studio photograph of my uncle Levi Larson as a young man. Levi was born in Orrock, Minnesota June 11, 1881 and died in Warroad, Minnesota July 23, 1952. Levi homesteaded in Westby, Montana in about 1907 along with several cousins. Levi never married. He left Montana in the late 1940's and lived with neice Dorothy Kofstad in Warroad, Minnesota until he died. Levi is buried in Warroad, Minnesota.

This is a snapshot of my uncle Levi taken in front of the place he built on his homestead in Westby, Montana. There were no improvements in the building. It had a dirt floor and bare studs for walls. I don't think he spent winters there. He was well known in the town of Orrock, Minnesota so I feel that he spent at least some of his winters there.

This studio picture of my aunt Katie (Larson) Marshall and Husband Henry Marshall with two of their children, Tom and Evelyn. I would guess the picture to be taken in about 1925

This is a picture of my cousin Georgia (Marshall) Landin taken on her 94th birthday. Georgia is the daughter of Katie (Larson) Marshall and Henry Marshall.

This is a picture of my cousin Georgia (Marshall) Landin taken on her 97th birthday. Georgia is the daughter of Katie (Larson) Marshall and Henry Marshall.On the left is her niece Lorraine (Fritzinger) Morbin and on the right her daughter Marjorie.

This studio picture was taken of the Marshall family in about 1950. The front row from the left is Luella Brandli, Leon Marshall, and Evelyn Mears. The back row from the left is Mildred Fritzinger, Georgia Landin, Dorothy Kofstad and Tom Marshall

This is a studio photograph my aunt Anna taken in about 1903. She would have been about 17 at the time of the picture.

This is a studio photograph take of Anna (Larson) Petersen's children taken in about 1916. The children are Frank (March 21, 1907 to January 8, 1965), Robert (May 29, 1915 to January 20, 1988), and Bruce (December 22, 1911 to September 23, 1955). All three were born with heart defects which caused early deaths for Frank and Bruce. Bob had the advantage of being younger and had surgery which allowed him to live a longer life.

Sophie Larson was born December 12, 1882 and died November 2, 1970. She lived to a greater age than any of her siblings. Sophie was married to Eugene Judkins March 1, 1902 and had three children. They were divorced. She then married Morgen Copeland and had two more children. This picture was taken in about 1941.

This photo was taken in 1960. It is of my dad's sister Isabel, My Dad and dad's sister Mabel. Mabel was born February 17, 1901 and died June 18, 1969. She was married to Aubrey Swecker and had 9 children. Aubrey died when Mabel was pregnant with the last child and most of the rest were still small. Mabel married Bill Bergeron after the death of her sister Caroline and two month before her own death.

This is a picture of Max Mierke, dad's sister Isabel and dad's sister Katie. This picture was taken on the 50th wedding anniversary of Isabel (Larson) Mierke and husband Max. Isabel was born October 11, 1888 and died October 15 1963. She gave birth to 5 children but her twins died shortly after birth. Katie was born July 12 1884 and died March 21, 1960. Katie was married to Henry Marshall for 46 years prior to his death. They had 8 children, four of whom are still living.

This is a Picture of Rosamond (Bergeron) Peterson daughter of Caroline Larson and George Russell. Caroline and George were divorced and Caroline then married Bill Bergeron. Rosamond was born Septemer 6, 1912 and died November 9, 1992