Anna Sten, my paternal grandmother, had a life filled with tragedy — and discrimination — but there was no reason why she was as mean as what she was to my Mamma.
Anna Sten
Lefse…
Christmastime and lefse will always go hand in hand when I remember my mother’s kitchen at home. What lefse is, my mom’s lefse recipe – as well as others from the region in Saskatchewan where I grew up.
Home and School for the Holmlunds
My maternal grandparents moved several times before getting to their eventual homestead land near the South Saskatchewan River. The story of Erik August Holmlund and Emma Sophia Lundberg.
Four Seasons, Four Days and Forty Miles
The Sten men headed out with the cattle and equipment towards the homestead, forty miles away. They had four seasons in four days, and although my dad said it wasn’t a bad trip, perhaps that’s because they actually made it.
The Train Ride to Davidson
Per and Axel Sten made two train trips to Davidson. The first, in 1904, was to find homestead land; the second was the move itself, from Roseau Minnesota, a year later. The lure of the land, and perhaps the threat of tuberculosis may be why the Stens packed up and set out in the spring of 1905.