Neysa, Both my parents were born in Fergus Falls, MN. They lived there (in one house or another!) all of their single lives and all of their married lives. When my mother (Geda Johnson Moe) was growing up she lived in a house at 323 Bismarck Ave (Or street) This was changed during WW1, to Washington Ave. Getting rid of anything that sounded remotely German! The only house I remember living in, was my grandmother's house. That was at 608 West Bancroft. I am not sure that that was the house that my Dad (Phillip Moe) grew up in. After my grandmother died, the house was sold; my folks bought my Aunt's house - on the eastern end of Bancroft Ave. (I don't remember the address. - it was a stucco house, seems I remember the windows trim was a dark green. They lived next door to a family with the last name of "Leabo") My folks were married on Dec 1, 1917. My dad had to leave for the army so my mother lived with my grandma Johnson, until he returned. That house is no longer there. Quite some time, later, it was moved to 518 E. Gustavus. My sister says: After my dad returned home, they moved into an apartment above a store, on Lincoln Ave. She said that she thought that the store is now "Welander's Jewelry store. Then they and my sister moved to a small house on the North shore of Lake Alice (in town). There was a family named Brandt that lived right next door. When my sister was about 4 years old, they moved to a house on Bancroft Ave. (not my g'mother's house) When sister was about 7 years old, they built a house on Vernon Ave. (I don't have a street address for it) The next move was to an upstairs apartment on Washington Ave, just one door removed from G'ma Johnson's house. Her house number was 323, so this apartment could possibly have been 327. Some time later, I remember that another of my aunts (Mom's sister" lived in the house, mentioned above. We used to have our Christmas celebrations there. I remember them talking about a house, they called the "Cliffod House". I don't know if it was the name of the family who built the house, or the family that lived there, just before my folks moved in. Hmmm. Seems I knew (via my sister's and cousin's written down histories), than I thought I knew. I have 3 or 4 pictures of houses, but, no names on the backs! Thanks! NancyT n 11/14/2011 9:54 PM, Neysa wrote: > Nancy: When did your folks live there? I have a friend off line who might be able to help. > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nancy Tollefson > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > Beth, Neysa, > > Sorry about that. Fergus Falls is located in Minnesota. Ottertail county. > > It did have a library when I was a kid, so I suppose it's still there. > I'll have to look it up. Tomorrow. I was on a Scrapbooking > get-together over the weekend, and I am pretty tired. > > Beth, thanks for the hint! > > shalom, > nancyT > > > > On 11/14/2011 7:15 PM, Neysa wrote: > > Beth: Fergus Falls, what state? > > Neysa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Beth Bowling > > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > > > > Nancy, does Fergus Falls have a library? I have often called libraries and > > asked if someone would look up City Directories for information...I have > > offered to pay for the clerk's time for this....had a good bit of success > > over the years. > > Beth > > > > <snip> > > My folks, Phillip and Geda Moe, Lived in Fergus Falls all their married > > lives. (and while they were single, too....LOL) > > > > They moved to different houses in Fergus Falls quite a few times. I don't > > have addresses for any of these houses. > > > > For example, one house was refered to as : "The Clifford House"... I'm > > assuming that refers to some former occupants. There are some photos, too, > > but, again, no addresses. > > > > Is there any way to find out addresses on these houses? Fergus Falls is the > > county seat of Otter Tail County. I do not think that Otter Tail County was > > ever a part of some other county, but I am not 100% sure of that! > > > > (My folks did not do a very good job of writing info on the backs of > > photographs! A very few were marked in my mother's handwriting, but not the > > photos of the houses. My sister, whom I could have asked, passed away about > > 5 years ago - she would have known this, but I sure can't ask her now!) > > > > Thanks a whole bunch! > > > > Nancy T > > > > PS. about my grandfather and grandmother - the historical society in Fergus > > Falls, has a file on the "Moe family" and they are willing to make a copy > > for me!!!! Wheeeee ! Cost me $41.75, which I regard as rather minor, > > considering I'm getting some info on them!!!) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > ******************** > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > ********************

Nancy: My friend has contacted some of HER friends who live in Fergus Falls and asked them to read our requests and let her know about any MOE families or any of the locations you mention. Hopefully, we will be back with more info soon. Neysa ----- Original Message ----- From: Nancy Tollefson To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com Sent: Tuesday, November 15, 2011 5:47 PM Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. Neysa, Both my parents were born in Fergus Falls, MN. They lived there (in one house or another!) all of their single lives and all of their married lives. When my mother (Geda Johnson Moe) was growing up she lived in a house at 323 Bismarck Ave (Or street) This was changed during WW1, to Washington Ave. Getting rid of anything that sounded remotely German! The only house I remember living in, was my grandmother's house. That was at 608 West Bancroft. I am not sure that that was the house that my Dad (Phillip Moe) grew up in. After my grandmother died, the house was sold; my folks bought my Aunt's house - on the eastern end of Bancroft Ave. (I don't remember the address. - it was a stucco house, seems I remember the windows trim was a dark green. They lived next door to a family with the last name of "Leabo") My folks were married on Dec 1, 1917. My dad had to leave for the army so my mother lived with my grandma Johnson, until he returned. That house is no longer there. Quite some time, later, it was moved to 518 E. Gustavus. My sister says: After my dad returned home, they moved into an apartment above a store, on Lincoln Ave. She said that she thought that the store is now "Welander's Jewelry store. Then they and my sister moved to a small house on the North shore of Lake Alice (in town). There was a family named Brandt that lived right next door. When my sister was about 4 years old, they moved to a house on Bancroft Ave. (not my g'mother's house) When sister was about 7 years old, they built a house on Vernon Ave. (I don't have a street address for it) The next move was to an upstairs apartment on Washington Ave, just one door removed from G'ma Johnson's house. Her house number was 323, so this apartment could possibly have been 327. Some time later, I remember that another of my aunts (Mom's sister" lived in the house, mentioned above. We used to have our Christmas celebrations there. I remember them talking about a house, they called the "Cliffod House". I don't know if it was the name of the family who built the house, or the family that lived there, just before my folks moved in. Hmmm. Seems I knew (via my sister's and cousin's written down histories), than I thought I knew. I have 3 or 4 pictures of houses, but, no names on the backs! Thanks! NancyT n 11/14/2011 9:54 PM, Neysa wrote: > Nancy: When did your folks live there? I have a friend off line who might be able to help. > Neysa > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nancy Tollefson > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 8:36 PM > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > Beth, Neysa, > > Sorry about that. Fergus Falls is located in Minnesota. Ottertail county. > > It did have a library when I was a kid, so I suppose it's still there. > I'll have to look it up. Tomorrow. I was on a Scrapbooking > get-together over the weekend, and I am pretty tired. > > Beth, thanks for the hint! > > shalom, > nancyT > > > > On 11/14/2011 7:15 PM, Neysa wrote: > > Beth: Fergus Falls, what state? > > Neysa > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Beth Bowling > > To: gen-newbie@rootsweb.com > > Sent: Monday, November 14, 2011 7:54 PM > > Subject: Re: [GN] Odd question - want to find some houses. > > > > > > Nancy, does Fergus Falls have a library? I have often called libraries and > > asked if someone would look up City Directories for information...I have > > offered to pay for the clerk's time for this....had a good bit of success > > over the years. > > Beth > > > > <snip> > > My folks, Phillip and Geda Moe, Lived in Fergus Falls all their married > > lives. (and while they were single, too....LOL) > > > > They moved to different houses in Fergus Falls quite a few times. I don't > > have addresses for any of these houses. > > > > For example, one house was refered to as : "The Clifford House"... I'm > > assuming that refers to some former occupants. There are some photos, too, > > but, again, no addresses. > > > > Is there any way to find out addresses on these houses? Fergus Falls is the > > county seat of Otter Tail County. I do not think that Otter Tail County was > > ever a part of some other county, but I am not 100% sure of that! > > > > (My folks did not do a very good job of writing info on the backs of > > photographs! A very few were marked in my mother's handwriting, but not the > > photos of the houses. My sister, whom I could have asked, passed away about > > 5 years ago - she would have known this, but I sure can't ask her now!) > > > > Thanks a whole bunch! > > > > Nancy T > > > > PS. about my grandfather and grandmother - the historical society in Fergus > > Falls, has a file on the "Moe family" and they are willing to make a copy > > for me!!!! Wheeeee ! Cost me $41.75, which I regard as rather minor, > > considering I'm getting some info on them!!!) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > > > > > > ******************** > > > > Gen-Newbie's website: > > > > ******************** ******************** Gen-Newbie's website: http://www.rootsweb.com/~newbie/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-NEWBIE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message