Relatives Discovered

I had my DNA analyzed recently, and goodness, I have a lot of "not-so-terribly-distant" relatives!  Tonight I talked with Barbara, who is related on my Grandma Melby's side.    Grandma Melby's side of the family has always been somewhat of a mystery - Possibly because so many of them had passed a long time before I was even born.   And (of course) I never thought to ask questions about them when I was young, either.

At right is my great grandmother Berthe Marie Olsdatter Hamborg Gaarder.   Berthe and her husband Anders Gaarder had 8 children:  Ole Lauritz, Marte Marie, Peder Anton, Ditlef Arthur, Mina, Berte Marie, Auline, and Ottilie.
Barbara's Great Grandma was Berte and my grandma was Mina (daughters of Berthe & Anders).  What fun to talk to her and compare notes.  She had a lot of dates and names that I didn't have, and I had plenty of tidbits that she didn't have.   We will be keeping in touch, I'm sure.

Genealogy sure is a lot of fun.    And. . .yes, Dodie, she has (she says had) light red hair!