Jules

When I was working on my family history some time ago,

one of my great-grandpa's brothers was sort of a mystery.

His name was Trond Dahlager.

I knew he lived in Worth County, Iowa and

for a time, two of his children were living with

my great-grandparents.

I traced him as far as Brookings, South Dakota

and it ended there.

Now, thanks to a tip from another relative, I have

learned that Trond and his second wife had more

little Dahlagers.  [I assume his first wife died young.]

One of his children with his second wife was Jules Dahlager.

So of course I googled "Jules Dahlager"

I learned he was a painter in Alaska, and he was

called "one of the most beloved painters of Alaska."

I saw pictures of his wonderful paintings, and most of them

were thousands of dollars, so any thought of possibly buying

one of his paintings was definitely not in my budget.

So on to e-bay....there, I found a postcard with his painting on it!

And it was at a price I could afford.

So now I have a "painting" from my famous cousin.

By the way, there are a lot of talented artists in the

Dahlager family, so while it is not surprising to find another

artist in the family, to find a "famous painter" was just plain special.

Leikvold's - Lakevolds

Say what you will about the internet, computers, Facebook. . .

Some very cool things have come out of this modern technology:

Not only have I "met" relatives through this blog,

I have received information about my ancestors

that I thought I would never know.

I have received pictures that I had never seen.

Like this one:

This is the Leikvold (Lakevold) family.

Back row is Betsy and Marit (Mary)

Front is my great grandmother Sigrid, Caroline, and Ole.

How cool is this!?

Thanks James for sharing this!

And these:

Pretty sure this is Marit - wonder if it is a

graduation or confirmation picture?

And Betsy