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Hello, My mother’s name is Beulah Donaldson. I was wondering if someone could identify the people in the photograph titled “Donaldson Family” Thanks, Ron Susag
Ron — I will see if I can find someone who can identify the people.
I believe the lady on the left in Rutland slide 015 is my great aunt Hannah Johnson Evenson. I’ve never seen this picture before, so I could be mistaken.
The movie “The Wreck of the Herperus” was released in 1927.
Thanks Marvin for your comment on the movie release date. We’re not sure what year the movie made it to Rutland but if we find out, we’ll make sure to correct the photo date.
Internet Movie Database lists the “Wreck of the Hesperus” as a Mighty Mouse movie released in 1944. Ron Susag
I checked Imdb again and ” Wreck of the Hesperus” was released again in 1948. I believe the theater was built just after the war. Ron Susag
Hi Ron, this is your aunty PJ …Stan just drove out from orange county to show me the Donaldson pic. I only know one person and that is my papa, on the top left. I think your mom wasn’t born yet. The lady next to papa was probably his first wife, Nettie Anderson. We’re going to look at the rest of the pics and we’ll let you know if we find any other family members.
picture 11 is your aunt grace susag…. leif is on a couple of pics from the 1940′ but very hard to see..sorry we can’t identify … we live in palm springs area as you must know.. we have been freezing of late.. our kids in mn, montana and ohio do not feel sorry for us at all.. don’t like it when it is 6o degrees or less… hope to see you all in july.. Gods blessings on you all!!!!
hi… here i am again…our son charlie has made us aware of this sight…he thinks rutland is the greatest and keeps us informed as to was is going on there…by the way i must tell you, leif and i celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary on july 30, who said it wouldn,t last!!!!!! also, our son, stan and mari drove us to concord, calif to visit brother don and toddles.. it was don’ birthday also on the 3oth….
see you, ‘pj’ as in phyllis
Congratulations on this very nice site. After Bill quit the Rooster Crows I thought that was it. I found out when a relative in Norway wrote and asked me about a picture. Happy to be able to read all this good stuff again. Keep it up. Thanks much. Mavis Hoflen Wold
This is really cool, it is fun to see my grand parents [ Everett and Margaret Hart] in their prime!
Re pic #22, Just the Guys: In the back row, #10 might be Bud Bohn and #13 is Ed Evenson. In the front row, #11 is my dad, Earl Anderson.
In photo 024-jpg Joyce Helberg is the little girl on the left standing, Grandma Helberg is holding the two small babies, David Swanson is the tall boy on the right, Edna is the girl standing next to him with the bow in her hair.
Phyllis Sundlie!!!! I’m hoping that you are the same one that used to work at Sears in Mound, MN. Remember Sherry? I heard that you lived in Califonia (my daughter does too). I think of you often and remember the fun we had on Friday nites, since we were the ones who worked late. If you care to connect again my email is thepeacefulheart@yahoo.com. I’d love to catch up and see what you’ve done over the years. Take care.
The names of the “Rutland Girls” are
Mavis Miller, Olga Sundlie, Ila Jensen, Josie Breum, Annette Pearson, Betty Flados and Grace Picot.
Thanks Mavis. The information has been added to the photograph.
The man loading the large block of ice is John Hoistad Sr. Really like your website! Thank you.
Ole Nelson is my great-great grandfather and I noticed his name on the Historic Section of the website. I was just wondering if I still have family in Rutland. I used to come to Rutland to visit my grandparents, Harold and Marie Nelson, my aunt, Claire Evans, and my cousins, Danny, Melissa, and Lorna Evans, when I was a child and have a lot of good memories. Would you know if there are still any people in Rutland from the Nelson family? If this is the wrong place to ask, can you tell me where to submit the question? Next time my mother comes over, I’ll have her look at some of the old pictures to see if she recognizes anyone.
In picture #20, front row, the ninth man is my uncle, Hjalmar Strand.
I’m reasonably sure that the people in picture #25 are Andrew Strand, his wife, their daughter, Ellen Strand Nundahl and her husband, Dellie Nundahl, with their daughter, Clarice.
Yes, the people in this picture are my grandparents, Dellie and Ellen Nundahl, and my mother, Clarice. It was such a surprise to see this picture. Thanks to Tom Strand for identifying them.
Picture 22
the Guys first one is EVERETT HART, CHUCK HANSON, ZEKE PETERSEN, GEORGE HOFLEN AND ADAM O’CHOLLA
PICTURE # 6 TEACHERS MRS. EVERETT HART, MRS. BERNICE FLADBY HANSON, MRS. CLARA M. SATRE, OUR MUSIC TEACHER AND MRS. EMIL KRAIG. YEAR 1945 TO 47
hi,
I wonder if no 15 Anton Silseth is my grand, grand father. Born 1.may 1876 the place Silset in Møre og Romsdal in Norway by the Batnfjord. He was a seaman and married to Anna born Torgersen. They got 4 girls and 1 boy (who died 1 yr old 1913). Anton and Anna lived in Haugesund with their family. If anyone have some information please contact my e-post adresse. Regards,
Kari in Norway
I am the grandaughter of gerda johnson, does anyone know anything about my dad woodrow or any of my family?
Picture # 10 of 41 top to bottom. Leif Sundlie, Eugene Silseth #7, Lowell Silseth # 8, MarvinFranzen #6, Darell Nockelby#?, Roger Prindeville #2, Neil Johnson#O, Donald Waldera#5, These are identified by Lowell Silseth.
Picture # 13 of 41 Two Negro players come every spring for baseball in Rutland for many years. They were Emery and Vivian. Identifed by Milton Mc Laen.
Name for picture # 10 will be coming from Mavis Wold. Picture sent in by Lowell Silseth of Minot,ND
In picture 024-jpg the boy second left is Maynard Helberg – the girls sitting on Grandma Helbergs lap would be left-Milly the other is Elva or
I have the original photo captioned “Rutland Baseball,” which was taken by my uncle, Hjalmar Strand. On the back of the photo, the player pictured is identified as Nelson Emery, Rutland Catcher.