Godt gjort! I denne eldgamle kværnenga vår ved stenelven Grýta er det uansett for seint, da alle biokulturelle forbindelser er revet fra hverandre. Så jeg bare graver fram så mye historie jeg klarer, fotograferer ned alt, berger så mange ting jeg makter, og satser på å finne en ny plass for stabburet etter oldefar, hvor det kan få leve videre som stabbursgalleriet.
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It's very strange to think about that while my great-great-grandfather was building a new farmhouse here, in the historical style, and a new water mill in the nearby river Grýta, his younger brother Augustinus Overnengen or August Ovren was building Stoughton, as one of the towns leading entrepreneurs, probably he to in the historical style. Hope to come there some day to see if his buildings still exist? Their father Ovren Mikkelson emigrated together with Augustinus and three daughters on Friday May 26, 1871. He was then 73 y.o. - PermaLiv
Congratulations with your 175'th anniversary! I didn't know that. I did now collect the whole history of Ovren Mikkelson and his youngest son Augustinus Overnengen or August Ovren, who settled in Stoughton and became a main entrepreneur. I know some of their history in Stoughton too, but should like to know more, so if somebody knows something, please let me here:-) - PermaLiv
"August E. Ovren holds precedence as one of the successful contractors and builders of Dane county, having his residence and business headquarters in the city of Stoughton. He was born in Norway April, 24, 1850, and is the son of Ovren Mikkelson and Marta (Tauberg) Mikkelson. The father came to America in 1871, and took up his residence in the village of Cambridge, Dane county, where he died in 1887. The subject of this sketch was reared to maturity in his native land, in whose common schools he secured his early educational training, and there also he partially learned the blacksmith’s trade under the direction of his father. In 1871, like many another of the sturdy sons of the fair Norseland, he set forth to seek his fortune in America. He made Dane county his destination, taking up his abode in Cambridge, where he began work at the carpenters trade. In 1873 located in Stoughton, where he has since maintained his home. For eleven years he was employed in the T. D. Mandt wagon works and since 1884 he has been independently and successfully engaged in business as a contractor and builder. He has erected many of the best business blocks in the city and more than one hundred private residences of superior type. Politically he advocates the cause of prohibition, and he served one term as representative of his ward on the city board of alderman. He and his wife are zealous members of the Methodist Episcopal church. In 1876 was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Ovren to Miss Sarah Jenson, a native of Norway, and they have two children, - John, and Hilda, wife of Johan Jacobson (History of Dane County, Madison 1906 p.683)
-August E. Ovren, en af Stoughtons Pionerer, er død i sit Hjem der. Han var født den 24de April 1850, paa Østre Toten, Norge, kom til Amerika som ung Mand og settlede i Cambridge som Snedker. I 1874 kom han til Stoughton og tog Tjeneste hos T. G. Mandt. Senere gik han over til Kontraktørforretning og har opført mange Forretningshuse i Byen. Han var i mange Aar Medlem af Bystyret. Ovren trak sig tilbage fra aktiv Virksomhed for omkring 20 aar siden. Han overleves af sin Hustru, hvis Pigenavn var Christine Alme. Der er to Børn af et tidligere Ægteskab; Mrs. John Jacobson, Long Beach, Cal.; og John Ovren, Stoughton, Wis. Hans første Hustru, hvis Pigenavn var Sarah Jensen, døde i April 1912. Der er fire Børnebørn og et Barnebarnsbarn. Begravelsen foregik fra Hjemmet og den norske Metodistkirke. Pastor O. A. Kvisgaard og Pastor Gustav Mathison fra Chicago forrettede. Han lagdes til Hvile paa Riverside Gravplads.
(Skandinaven, Dec. 14, 1927)"