Dear Todd, What a small world it really is. I was born and raised in Two Harbors, but now live south of Minneapolis in Lonsdale. My maiden name is Murphy, and I used to baby sit for some Ronning children when I was a teenager. (In Seggog). My husband is the Norwegian in our family though with a name of Baldwin, it doesn't seem like it. But there are alot of Hansons, Hovlands and Dorrs in his genealogy. I have several nationalities, but my Scandinavian ancestors are Roden from Sweden (only God knows where in Sweden), and Sorensens from Nykobing Mors, Denmark. I have had wonderful success locating them over in Denmark and finding them coming to Duluth in 1869. Christin Sorensen was a master carpenter in Denmark, as was his family. He continued that in Duluth, and I have found the house he built in East Duluth about 1875. I have great pride in his skills. It was a very interesting article about you in the paper. It is great that you are continuing in a family skill such as you are. I have seen the map of Lake Superior that is at Blackwoods in Two Harbors. It is truly a work of art. Out of curiosity, how long did it take you to make that one. This summer when we were waiting to be seated, my husband and I debated how long it would take to do that. Nice to meet you, Todd. Do you know if anyone has chosen to take over the Two Harbors rootsweb.com site? Also, when did your family settle in Two Harbors? My Irish Patrick Murphy had a lumber camp up on the Drummand line in the late 1890's. My English Towers married my Danish/Swedish Grandmother in Duluth, and they settled in Two Harbors after they got married in 1908. Nancy Murphy Baldwin -----Original Message----- From: Todd Ronning <ronfam@lakenet.com> To: GEN-NORDIC-L@rootsweb.com <GEN-NORDIC-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, October 03, 2000 7:28 PM Subject: Re: Just a question for Todd >Yes Nancy....I am he....and it is me. I am just trying my best, to carry on >some of the woodworking skills of my Norwegian ancestors, who had skills >such as the makering of wooden kegs (coopers), boat-building and violin >making. My great gandfather Tore Sivertsen, Fagerhaugen, Nesset, More og >Romsdal was well known for his skills in craftsmanship and otherwise. Most >notably he was a magician with iron and other metals. He also was a >"dokumentskrivar" - that is probably writing down official documents. >Ironic that I found my own niche, and then later in life, discovered through >my genealogy searching that I come from a line of ancestors who were >craftsman. >You yourself must be a Northern Minnesotan, to have seen the Lake County >Chronicle??? Where from? > >Todd Rønning >www.lakenet.com/~ronfam/ > > >>Hello Todd, >> >>Are you the same Todd Ronning who is featured in the Two Harbors Chronicle >>this week? Do you really do all of that plotting of Lake bottoms and then >>transfer them to wood? Fascinating! >> >>Maybe it is not you? >> >>Nancy >> >> >> > > >