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All five of our grandkids are included in these pictures. Three live in Michigan and two live in South Carolina.
It was 101 degrees F. the day we visited Fort Buford with the kids. Later in the day we walked across the old Fairview Bridge that had been used by cars and trains. We are standing at the end of the tunnel. I remember as a little girl being so worried that a train would be crossing at the same time we were in the tunnel approaching the bridge. There was a little crank phone and one hoped that the guy giving the "all clear" sign knew what he was doing. I recommend that you all take a walk across the Yellowstone River on the bridge and through the tunnel. It is beautiful in the evening when the sun is going down and the shadows are long. They also have great pizza at the Powder Keg in Fairview, Mt. Gayle Hagen Axness
4 comments:
Thank you Gayle for all the wonderful pictures! How great to see your family and Fort Buford and Opdahl church. I took Marlene and her husband to Ft Buford but the weather was so cold we almost expected snow! I think we all became sick so one never knows about the weather! I loved reading the tombstones at Fort Union I believe it was. Very interesting to see what they actually died from. Glad you popped in to share!
Thank you, Gayle, for posting more pictures. They are fun to see and are good reminders of who we are and where we've come from. I wonder if anyone out there has a picture of the old church before the top blew off. Once upon a time, Christina Tollefson told me about how she had watched a very dark cloud pass low on the horizon north of her place on a summer day. She and Lewis lived about three miles (or so) south of the Opdahl church. Later they learned that the house about 1/2 mile west of the church had blown off its foundation. The family was down in the cellar out of harms way. But just as the father put his head up out of the trap door to see what was happening, the house slid sideways and decapitated him (hey folks, I don't make this up - I just tell it like I heard it). I can't remember what the family's name was though. I'm guessing that must have been the same storm that wrecked the church?
I’m happy that you enjoyed the picture and was interested in your story that you heard from Christina. I think the way it happened is that the storm was in the evening. After the storm hit, neighbors of Grandma and Grandpa’s came over with the news that Holgerson's were hard hit. They found Mrs. Holgerson and a child down at the rock pile dead. Conrad (Leslie’s dad) and Paul lived with Grandma and Grandpa for a period of time after the storm. Dad and Conrad were just a few months apart in age and remained close friends until the day they died. They always said that when one died the other would be close behind. Dad died, January 31, l999 and Conrad’s funeral was two weeks later. Conrad didn’t know that dad had died. His family kept it from him since his health wasn’t good. To get an accurate version of this story, you need to read Uncle Arnold’s memoirs. You remind me very much of Arnold, David, and I think you would enjoy reading about his life. Gayle Hagen Axness
Here is the link that Ardy has on that and it can be downloaded. My printer is not working so I have not done that yet. http://www.goosegardens.com/Arnold.htm
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