Heritage Album

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My Heritage Once a person reaches a certain age it is almost 2nd nature to ask where did their family come from? Tracing your own genealogy is like going on trip, and you may find many interesting things about your family along the way. Your relatives could have very well come from different and far away countries but in the end they make up the person who you are now. Now that I know a little more of my own history I would like to tell their journey in seek of the American dream. First it starts out with Ole Dybing who arrived in the US from Norway in 1886 at age 22. Most likely he traveled to Minnesota from New York by train to his uncle’s farm in Houston MN by train. He left Norway for economic reasons and also to help his uncle on the farm. He married Ellen Kalvestrand who arrived with her parents in 1869 at the age 5. Perhaps they traveled by train to Viroqua, Wisconsin where she grew up on the farm The family emigrated for economic reasons. On the Gydal side of the family T

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1. Edit with all punctuation, but no sentence arranging: Once a person reaches a certain age, it is almost second nature to ask where their family came from. Tracing your genealogy is like going on a trip and finding many itneresting thigns about your family along the way. Your relatives could have come from different and faraway countries, but in the end they make up the person who you are now. Now that I know a little more about my own history, I would like to tell their search for the "American Dream." It starts out with Ole Dybing who arrived in the United States from Norway in the year 1886, at age 22. Most likely he traveled to Minnesota from to his uncle's house in New York by train. He left Norway for economic reasons and also to help his uncle on the farm. He married Ellen Kalvestrand who arrived with her parents in 1869 at the age of 5. Perhaps they traveled by train to Viroqua, Wisconsin where she grew up on the farm. The family emigrated for economic reasons. As a sidenote, I am not sure how old you are so I cant really tell you the strength of your writing. I wouldnt keep it like this if you are in high school or anywhere above because the paragraphs just sound weak. If you are in middle school then good job.