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Ted Rolles
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Canada
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 Posted - 13/09/2015 : 02:03:05
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Hello to all who would be assisting, I've recently been in contact with a distant family member whom has inherited some old photo's / Postcards and documents, she has said some of them contain some descriptions in Norwegian, so as she sends them to myself I will be posting them on here for your expertise! I will thank you for your assistance in advance as I am aware what a helpful bunch you are :).
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Ted Rolles
Medium member
Canada
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Posted - 13/09/2015 : 02:05:17
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Edited by - Ted Rolles on 13/09/2015 23:25:54 |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2015 : 10:04:08
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"Erindring fra" = Recollection from.
The place is hard to decipher, but somewhere in Haug, Minnesota?
Maple woodneck... ? |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2015 : 10:36:08
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Perhaps Haug, Roseau county, in northern Minnesota.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haug,_Minnesota
1940 US census, Sophie Sodnak b 1880, in Soler township, Roseau, Minnesota
http://www.archives.com/1940-census/sophie-sodnak-mn-43462697
Context is important in deciphering texts, so if it's possible to contextualize (if any relevant clues are known), hat may help the cause. For example, readers can read cursive writing even if several letters in a word are illegible, because the word is familiar and we can fill in the blanks. A personal name or place is more likely unfamiliar and thus harder to make out. The front of a postcard can be a clue to the text on the back, and so on. In some cases maybe no context is known, and then, so be it.
About your image, congrats on posting successfully. I did the same in my attempt - I posted a high resolution image (large digital size). I'm going to go back to mine, use Irfanview (free downloadable software) to reduce the resolution. That way the image won't appear so large. If these are new scans, the lower resolution can be set on the scanner. Sorry I neglected to suggest that when we talked earlier. |
Edited by - JaneC on 13/09/2015 11:07:15 |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Ted Rolles
Medium member
Canada
75 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2015 : 18:22:40
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Would the highest resolution not be the best even if it appears quite large, especially when the text is not perfectly clear? Also the front of the image is a photo of 3 Ladies and a Gentleman.
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2015 : 18:47:49
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| I agree with you that the need to see detail can vary depending on this and that. I thought you and I both overdid the size though. High-res is usually reserved for making prints and not needed for detail on the web, but yes, there's a legibility problem if image too small. I'll stop commenting on posting process now and let you move on. Although I would like to figure out image posting here - a learning opportuniity for me, at least |
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Ted Rolles
Medium member
Canada
75 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2015 : 22:39:24
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| No please keep commenting Jane as it is a learning process for myself and any others that may come across this. I do thank you for your help and think the more discussion the better the outcome :) I tried irfanview however I do most 99% of my work on my IPad and Irfanview does not have an app nor is it downloadable for Safari :(. Found an app "Image File Coverter" by Chad Hine....works well! |
Edited by - Ted Rolles on 13/09/2015 23:28:06 |
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Ted Rolles
Medium member
Canada
75 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2015 : 23:13:04
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| Another question is "Beret" just a name or does it have another meaning such as Mother ? |
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jwiborg
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
4961 Posts |
Posted - 13/09/2015 : 23:20:18
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Just a name. 
More common spelling of the name is Berit.
The below graph shows the historical development of the name. It peaked during WW2, but almost extinct in todays nurseries...
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Edited by - jwiborg on 13/09/2015 23:34:24 |
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Ted Rolles
Medium member
Canada
75 Posts |
Posted - 14/09/2015 : 03:01:55
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| They need to incorporate a like button, so I can acknowledge the response post without having to post a non essential post like this one! Thanks for that Jwiborg. |
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JaneC
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
3020 Posts |
Posted - 14/09/2015 : 03:37:21
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Like
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 14/09/2015 : 21:50:57
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Beret Sodnak
in the 1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Beret Sodnak
[Beret Dodnut]
Age: 65
Birth Year: abt 1855
Birthplace: Norway
Home in 1920: Soler, Roseau, Minnesota
House Number: Farm
Race: White
Gender: Female
Immigration Year: 1885
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Widowed
[Widow]
Father's Birthplace: Norway
Mother's Birthplace: Norway
Native Tongue: Norwegian
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farmer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Employer
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Naturalization Status: Naturalized
Attended School: No
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Beret Sodnak 65
Orbal Sodnak 29
John Sodnak 23
Alfred Sodnak 27
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Ted Rolles
Medium member
Canada
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Posted - 15/09/2015 : 06:32:03
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| I think maybe I'm better off if I don't try finding info on where Sophie and Beret Sodnak came from in Norway, they will probably turn out to be family and I've got my hands full already, lol |
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Kċarto
Norway Heritage Veteran
Norway
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Posted - 15/09/2015 : 13:38:52
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Sodnak could well be Sotnak, almost same pronunciation.
There were Sotnak farms in Nesset in the 1865 census and Bolsĝy
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AntonH
Norway Heritage Veteran
USA
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Posted - 15/09/2015 : 17:38:11
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Well in case you want to look for her, here is her name and birth date.
Beret Marie Sivertsdatter Sodnak
in the U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Name: Beret Marie Sivertsdatter Sodnak
Birth Date: 1 Feb 1854
Death Date: 14 Dec 1940
Cemetery: Oiland Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: Greenbush, Roseau County, Minnesota, USA
Has Bio?: N
Spouse: John Olsen Sodnak
Children: Anne Ovidia Scott
This might indicate that it is her husband John Olsen who carries the name Sodnak.
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