Mom’s paternal grandmother was Clara Elizabeth Brodd. Her parents, Anders Gustaf (Johanson) Brodd and Gustafva Johansdotter, along with Clara’s three older siblings, came to America in 1875. Our day was mostly devoted to exploring the churches and farms that were part of their lives A.G. Brodd was born at Sandlid farm in 1848. We found […]
Have Volvo, will travel
First stop this morning was the Volvo dealer. Dad reviewed some paperwork and then got some instruction on the car’s electrical components. We took it for a very brief test ride and were then treated to a traditional Swedish lunch. They must have gotten the meatball recipe from Wausau Locker. Delicious! Then we had a […]
We arrived safely in Göteborg
Our long day of travel went exactly as planned, always a good thing. Our final destination was Göteborg (Gothenburg). After arriving at the hotel, we walked around the old part of the city and came across a statue of Christopher Polhem, the “father of Swedish engineering”. He’s even featured on the back of the 500-kronor […]
Our Sweden Adventure
On Sunday, May 19, Dale and I will accompany my parents on a trip to Sweden. Mom and Dad will be picking up their new Volvo at the factory in Gothenburg. Volvo provides the necessary licensing and insurance for us to drive it around Sweden for the next two weeks, where we intend to visit […]
New blog
We’re leaving for Sweden a week from today, and I hope to be able to document our adventures on this blog. I have closed out my two previous blogs (Rademacher Roots and Rudeen Roots) and copied all of the old posts onto this new blog*. If you want to follow along as we’re travelling, you […]
