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Olava Olsdatter Dalum Solved!

I have a new article out.  The Spring 2026 issue of Generations has published my story about great-grandaunt Olava Olsdatter Dalum (1846-1898).((Olava was born at the Dalum farm in Eidsvoll, not at the Bønsmoen husmannplass where her parents…
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New Article Published

I have a new publication out! The Summer 2021 issue of the Minnesota Genealogist includes an article about my great-grandaunt Maren Olsdatter Bønsmoen (1860-1907). Click this link to spawn a pdf copy which may be downloaded:  MGS_Summer_2021_Jonnes_Article The Minnesota…
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Articles Published on 2GG Fred A. King

In 2016, I wrote three articles that were published in consecutive editions of the Minnesota Genealogist.  All three articles were about my ancestor Fred A. King (1857-1920): Searching for the Parents of Fred A. King of Saginaw, Michigan((Steven…
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Are You Sure That’s How You Spell Your Name?

The Minnesota Genealogist just published a short item in their Autumn 2018 issue about the spelling of my surname: Jonnes.  We were always one-N Joneses going back to the 17th century.  Indeed, our original patrilineal immigrant ancestor was…