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Just how far is it from Norway to Washougal? That depends on when and how you traveled. From Norway to New York took months by steamship and weeks by sailboat. From New York to Washougal by a horse or oxen-pulled wagon took six or more months and weeks by early trains. Susan's ancestors made that journey, and Susan set out to trace their story. The more she learned, the more the book grew. The book starts at the beginning of everyone's genetics, with a brief account of the first modern humans. It then moves quickly through Norway's history touching on related world history. Significant people…mehr

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Just how far is it from Norway to Washougal? That depends on when and how you traveled. From Norway to New York took months by steamship and weeks by sailboat. From New York to Washougal by a horse or oxen-pulled wagon took six or more months and weeks by early trains. Susan's ancestors made that journey, and Susan set out to trace their story. The more she learned, the more the book grew. The book starts at the beginning of everyone's genetics, with a brief account of the first modern humans. It then moves quickly through Norway's history touching on related world history. Significant people and events in American history are noted before the book arrives in the Pacific Northwest. The reader meets fur trappers, missionaries, Native American tribes, explorers, pioneers, and settlers. Along the way, there are British forts, battles, and struggles over land ownership. Geology and natural disasters tell stories as the book narrows to Oregon and Washington Territories. Donation land claims, homesteads, river transportation, and early trains grow towns into incorporated cities and territories into states. Just as her great-grandparents, Anna and Engel Engelsen, traveled from Norway to settle in Washougal, Washington, this book does the same. Readers view life in the 1800s through Washougal family trees. The book wraps up with a close look at Washougal today. Over 400 illustrations guide the reader through the text.
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Autorenporträt
Susan Tripp, BA, MS Psy, is a wife, mother, grandmother, credentialed teacher, business owner, community volunteer, and past Mayor of La Mirada, California. Susan was born in Long Beach and grew up in Newport Beach, California. She began singing in school choirs in first grade and continued through college to church choirs. In high school, she traveled to Europe with the Newport Beach Youth Chorale and was the lead in the musical Mame. Susan and her husband, Rolan Tripp, DVM, share a passion for helping dogs, cats, and people enjoy the best relationships possible. They owned the La Mirada Animal Hospital for ten years and have started other pet behavior-related businesses such as AnimalBehavior.net in 2001 and PetHappiness.net in 2017. Susan is the author of pet-related articles, books, and training curricula. Her specialty is early puppy and kitten development and training. Susan and Rolan moved to Vancouver, Washington, in 2012. Susan's interest in family history surprised her in 2017 when she discovered her paternal grandmother was born and raised about 10 miles from her current home. Susan soon learned that her great-grandparents, Anna and Engel Engelsen, were Norwegian immigrant farmers. They became U.S. citizens and settled on a 160-acre homestead near Mt. Norway in Washougal, Washington, in 1886. As Susan researched her Engelsen family history and the town of Washougal, her curiosity spread to her Norwegian roots, American history, and more. This book is the story of the author's deep desire to honor her family, leave a legacy, and grow in her Christian faith.