Hagen Homestead

I am not sure this is better but we will see. If you have a program in your pictures to just enhance, that is sometimes all that is needed to make the picture more web readable. I hope this is better...no way of knowing until I post!

Hagen Homestead

Hi! This is one of my favorite pictures so posted this first. It is really poor quality, I hope you can make out some of it. I don't know for positive but I believe that this is Grandma and Grandpa Hagen's first homestead. I know Dad has told stories of how the kids would have to go outside to go to bed as the door to the attic was outside. You can see the doorway at the top of the house in this picture. I believe it must be Grandma and Grandpa on the left corner (looking at the picture). Notice that the men on the horses are almost using them as chairs to visit. The one man is toting a rifle. You can hardly tell, but I think Grandpa is holding a dog and there is another by Grandma. Talk about tough Norwegians!

My First Blog!

Hi there!
Thanks to Janie for setting me straight on signing up for this new family blog. I thought I would get signed in as I have some old pictures scanned that you may enjoy seeing. I will post them off and on later. For now, here is my family on our trip last summer to Seattle. I'm Lynn, the second to the youngest of Lawrence and Bernice Hagen. I am a Financial Aid Director at a local community college and my husband, Les, is a cattle and land owner and works at the local elevator. My daughter Lea is a Freshman in h.s. and my son, Benjamin is a 5th grader. They are both hockey players so we are all busy this winter running all over the place. Only 4 games to watch this week-end, which is where I am heading in a few minutes.

I hate to be this honest, but I was born in 1959 (easier to say then the age) so that gives you an idea where I fall in the family. So I am one with very few memories of Grandma and the bigger family gatherings at her house. I stuck pretty close to home, I only live 30 miles from the farm. I love reading the stories you are telling about our family. I won't have the stories to share, but I will share a few pictures. I'm off to watch some hockey, I will check in later.

Clark Hagen

While rummaging around in my box of old pictures, I came across this article about Clark Hagen, son of Laurence and Bernice Hagen, that ran, some time ago, in the Williston Daily Herald (I don't know the date). It is a good introduction to Clark, though, and testifies to his character.






I wish I had pictures from some of the adventures we had as kids together. Unfortunately not all of them were good adventures. For instance, one time we were having a rock fight (not to be mean, but just to dodge the rocks we threw at each other). It ended when a rock I threw hit Clark right smack into his glasses and broke one of the lenses. Thank heavens there was no permanent damage (at least as far as I know). I believe that ended the rock fights for awhile (I think we used dirt lumps after that).

Roots

Gayle sent me this picture some time ago as a reminder of where we came from. It is of our great grandmother Anna Tollefson and her sister Beret Iverson. She wrote "...it looks like they have worked hard and it makes you realize how easy we have it today! I think grandma Hagen resembled her mother. Beulah Haugejordan, our dad's cousin, remembers g. grandma Tollefson as being very religious, reading her Bible everyday. She would hear her in the evenings singing hymns in a high pitched voice."

Thank you, Gayle, for sharing this picture. For some reason, it doesn't being to mind the phase, 'the good old days'.

Laurence and Roy Hagen

This is one of my all-time favorite pictures. Jane was kind enough to email me a scanned image. Anyone have an idea of what year this might have been taken in? And what happened to the Ercoupe? Dad said they once had an old bi-plane, and it was so slow that one windy day, Laurence, flying against the wind, slowly flew backwards over Crosby (you have to appreciate that the didn't have TV back then, so it was harder to find fun things to do).

cuz Marilyn

Janie you are something finding time to create this great way to communicate with those we don't get to see or visit with in one way or another. Thanks!! I already had to jump in with some comments to Gayle's reference to age. Yes, Arne and I still live in Williston and this will be the year of trail and error. Arne will not be farming this year and his cooking skills have gotten so good I have shrunk into the stool across the counter and just wait for something delightful. He hasn't caught on yet (right) to my methods. Alissa and her husband Bill live now in Kalispell, MT and have two children: Ethan 5, and Grace 4. They will be moving to Lafayette, Indiana the last of March. Susi and Jon live in Butte, Mt: Matthew is 9 and Stephanie is 7. When we visit the route is always the Highline (#2) and Interstate 94 for the return. We call that the scenic route. I retired a year ago and will have to admit I'm gone OFTEN. I have had the priveledge to volunteer once a week taking care of quadruplets who just turned a year Jan 2. Three of them are 26 pounds and the last one comes in at 2 pounds lighter. I will have to try find a way to post some pictures. Arne would have a comment here and say you don't know what you are getting into with me and sharing pictures.
**Just a quick word about Uncle Arnold's autobiography which Ardy has scanned and made available to anyone. It is over 300 duplexed pages and is the most discriptive read of his early life and until the boys are grown. There is inside information about Grandma and Grandpa Hagen and early hardships. I can't express enough thanks to Ardy for all his hard work in providing us with this inside look to the past.

Our Two Aunties!!

I wanted to post our two aunties as this is such a cute picture of them together. Eva Hagen and Bernice Hagen. Eva as I have said is in Tacoma and Bernice still lives on the farm in Alamo. Hopefully each of the kids can come in and introduce themselves as I think that would be way neater than me doing it!!! So now the ball is in your court!

Ardy, Alena and Eva

Thought since we have not heard from Ardy I would post a picture of their family as well. This is Ardy Hagen and his wife Alena and his Mom Eva, wife of Arnold Hagen. She lives in Tacoma and Ardy and his wife are in San Jose. I am hoping Ardy that when you are on board you will post a picture of Frank and Amy and the boys for us. I cannot find one here.

Hagen Reunion of Days Gone By!

I do not know the year this was done but I see I was not in it. I hope that if you click on the picture it will show you the close up of the faces and see how many you can identify!!! Does anyone have an old picture with Grandma Hagen in it? Those were some great family photos of reunions...so many all under those big pine trees of hers and it would be fun to show!

Otfried and Andrea

I am also posting for Andrea as she has been unable to do so. I love this picture of the two of them. They are just the happiest twosome ever!!! Never a dull moment. I hope now you will be able to add comments here Andrea. Andrea is the daughter of Norris and Mabel Hagen.

Sara Lynn Hagen Udland

Sara Lynn is the daughter of Fred and Elsie Hagen and she still resides in Williston. I understand another grandchild just arrived so now does that make it 4? I hope you will be able to do some commenting here as well Sara.

Bruce Rosten and Family

I am taking the liberty of posting the Christmas picture of Bruce and Sharon with their family and hope that he will be able to come in soon and comment here. Bruce is the son of Leonard and Bernice[Hagen] Rosten. Their daughter is tiffany and her husband Marshall and children Cody-7 1/2, Dylan- almost 11, and Dalton-7 1/2

Marilyn and Arne

I happen to have this new Christmas photo of Marilyn and Arne and they might not be able to post so thought I would do it for them...They still live in Williston and both now are retired so spend all their free time visiting the kids and grandkids and loving every minute of it! Hope you will be able to post soon Marilyn. oh...Marilyn is the eldest daughter [or was that the youngest?] of Laurence and Bernice.

Hagen Reunion 2005-Tacoma

I thought I would post this picture as it covers quite a few of us. We had a small reunion at Auntie Eva's house in October I think it was of 2005 and this tree we all gathered under became known as the family tree!
opps...now I have uploaded and can't see the picture! Well, to get others involved, I will ask someone else to name everyone under the tree...can you???

This is a photo of Lawrence taken 27 December 1994 (9:02 AM) displaying the results of that mornings orange juice squeezing project. Gayle took this picture and recalls the project involved 16 large glasses of juice from 63 oranges. He liked to spoil all that stayed overnight at the farm with a glass of fresh squeezed orange juice and a hot breakfast.

We would arise a few at a time on winter mornings during Christmas break and he would greet each new arrival with “your up so early and don’t cry” even though the time could be anywhere from 8 – 10 AM or even a little later. The breakfast was often fresh grated hash brown potatoes fried with a generous supply of butter, a special butcher shop sausage purchased in Estavan and pancakes or french toast. He enjoyed treating us (cooking for us) one or two at a time so he could visit with us individually and watch us enjoy his company and the special breakfast treat.

The following is the obituary for Gayle’s dad, Laurence E Hagen. He died 31 January 1999 at 88 years of age.

Laurence E. Hagen was born July 8, 1911 on the family farm in Garnet Township, Divide County to Andrew and Josie (Tollefson) Hagen. He attended a rural school until he was of age to assist his father on the family farm, as well as gain employment on neighboring farms. An industrious man, Laurence traveled out of state for work in the 1930’s when there was not work in his home community. Stories of riding the rails, hitchhiking, picking apples in Washington, and sleeping in haystacks in Minnesota entertained family and friends.

In the 1930’s work led him to the Badlands where he helped build a road with the Civilian Conservation Corps in the north unit of Roosevelt National Park.

Laurence began his career in agricultural in the late 1930’s north of Alamo near his parent’s homestead. When twenty-nine he married Bernice J. Westerso in Miles City, Montana on September 21, 1940. They made their home on the Tom Larson farm in Divide County where they raised seven children.

Laurence and his brother, Roy, farmed together in the 1940’s using old, patched-up machinery and hauled raw crude from Shelby, Montana to fuel their tractors. He and his brothers, Roy and Fred, partnered in a car and farm equipment dealership in Williston and Laurence started his own road construction company in the 1950’s. During this time, his adventurous spirit drew him to flying a small airplane around the skies of Alamo. He continued farming until his death, through good times and bad, always-remaining optimistic and looking forward to the next season.

Laurence was an avid reader of world and pioneer history, and current events. He read the Bible daily; cultivating a deep faith that gave him quit strength at his life’s end. He was interested in politics and his lifelong love of music gave him enjoyment. He was devoted to his family, friends and acquaintances, all which knew him benefited from his generous nature.

He is survived by his wife, Bernice, of Alamo; his children, Marilyn Olsen and her husband, Arne, of Williston, Gayle Axness and her husband, John, of Cedar Falls, IA, Lewis Hagen and his wife, Maureen, of Bozeman, MT, Clark Hagen and his wife, Gail, of Alamo, Delwyn Hagen of Kansas City, MO, Lynn Aaberg and her husband, Les, of Fortuna, and Lanette Gafkjen of Iowa City, IA; eleven grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Laurence was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters; Bernice Rosten and Pearl White; and four brothers, Arnold, Norris, Roy and Fred Hagen.

Maybe this time. This is my front porch near Lake Travis in the Texas Hill Country

I am trying to upload a picture. Hope it works. It may give you Northerners a good laugh, but it has paralizied Austin. We have about a third of an inch of ice with snow on top. We are supposed to get another 3 to 5 inches of snow tonight. We all have a severe case of cabin fever! This is the first snow in three years. Haven't been able to get to the office for a couple of days. With tax season already starting, this is really going to put me behind.
Happy Snow Day
Kim Hegge-Midgett

trying a picture

Trying a picture

Hi everyone,

This is Andrea writing from Baltimore. I haven't been outside yet, but the t.v. news said that winter hit here today. That means it's 40 degrees instead of the 75 that it was yesterday. It seems like the west end of the country is getting all the snow.
Otfried is in Argentina (no reason, mostly just to earn airline miles) and I'm at home awaiting a visit from Carol Madlebaum, who is the daughter of Elaine and Fred Preston. Elaine, now deceased, was the daughter of Helmer and Nora Krabseth, whom many of you know from North Dakota. In other words, she is a Krabseth cousin. She and her husband Dean with be here over the weekend. He's going to a business conference. She and I will go to Annapolis, and the Baltimore Inner Harbor and acquarium and find some nice places to eat Baltimore cuisine, of which crab cakes is the very best!
Hope you'll all having a happy new year. Please come visit us and I'll introduce you to Maryland crab cakes.
Andrea and Otfried

Suzy in Manzanita

I am hoping this will post well enough. There was 7 inches of snow in Manzanita, Oregon where Suzy lives which she is not sure has ever happened so she and Jud were out taking pictures...even some cross country skiiers by the ocean!! Very odd. Anyway, I thought this would be a good place to upload a picture of Suzy...hope it works! The other picture is her husband Jud which shows you the snow right on the beach at the ocean...pretty wild!

December information in January

My first blog entry! Thanks, Janie, for getting this started. It will be a great way of keeping in touch. (This was typed on December 18 and we have just now signed on to hagen family blog.)

Thanks to Ardy, I have a new holiday tradition. I'm now baking biscotti! I call them "Ardy's Rusks!". Not only are they delicious but they bring back good memories of our first cousin reunion.

Marilyn makes so many of the old Norwegian recipes and I'm hoping that when Alissa moves closer to Michigan, I can get a few cooking lessons when she visits Alissa. I need to learn how to make lefse. We pretend we are eating lefse when we order fresh tortillas but they look at you funny when you ask for butter and sugar!

John and I leave for SC on December 23. We will drive to Kiawah Island and spend the week with Aric and his family. I may take back some of the sand dollars that we have collected over the years. I wonder how many people bring shells back to the beach. I'll have to spread then out when no one is looking!

We wish all of you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! My cards will be sent out sometime in the new year!

Hello!

Hi everyone! I am Kim, Gloria's daughter. I live near Austin Texas. This is great that Janie has gotten this set up. I will try and post some pictures later. I am married to Steve Midgett and we have a small CPA firm in Austin. We have three children between us. Cameron is 31 and lives in Dallas with his wife Christine. Keisia is 27 and lives in Belfield, is married and has a son named Nathan. He will be four this month. Bryan is 25 and lives in Maui.

Thank you Janie for setting this up!
Kim

Days of Yore

Now here's a picture from long ago (196x) that I can relate to since Shirley and I live on Winter Wheat Circle. Although I'm afraid the title might be more closely related to Hard Red Spring Wheat. But lest you think Jane is the only one of Roy and Orpha's two youngest kids that did well in high school, I have attached a picture of my Alamo High School band pin and the bronze metal I won in Trenton, ND, for 3rd place in the broad jump. HA - so there!!

Hello everyone. We are on board. How do we put pictures on the blog.

A group of cousins

Here's a group of Hagen cousins - but far short of the whole lot. I'm hoping that each of us can add to this collection such that we truly have a family album! This was taken in 2001 at the El Rancho.

Meet the Family

I am going to post a picture of my family but first let me say, I am terrible at taking pictures. I can have the whole family home and forget to do this...it just never dawns on me to take a picture!!! So this was a last minute one of the group last summer. Not the greatest but then, we usually look this way so hey...why try to impress you with something nice! HA! Our daughter Suzy is 34 and Luke is 28. The other picture is of Marlene with her husband JD. They live in Ponca City, OK and are happy as can be! Marlene has Dawn Cindy and Dean living close by and both are married, and her other son Dan lives out in Maryland.

Greetings from Utah

I'm Jane's (much) younger brother - now living in Riverton, Utah. My wife Shirley (Lohse) and I would like to wish each of you the very best in 2007. Included in the picture with us is our daughter, Dasha, who now lives in Jacksonville, Florida. And, of course, our toy poodle, Sammie.

For those of you who have experienced problems uploading pictures, etc., well - so did I. However, by installing Mozilla Firefox, it seems to work fine. I was using IE6 - but there must be some IE setting that has to be changed to get the editing tool bar, etc., to work.

We were in Boise over the Christmas holiday and stayed with Shirley's sister Marjory. While looking through her old pictures, I found this one of Shirley. I guess they would be called the 'good old days'.











Gloria - and her husband Bud - were here in August of '06. So here's a picture of them.