Re: Botnen's in IA and Norway
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Botnen's in IA and Norway
Jennie Williams 2/16/02
My father also came from the Botnen farm. He immigrated to Canada around 1930. His name is Jorgen Botnen and the farm is still in the family. My cousins Bjorn & Nils Botnen own the farm but are not living there. They are using it as a "summer" place. My mother and I went to Norway 3 years ago and spread some of my fathers ashes off the front porch of the house he was born in. It is a beautiful spot overlooking the lake.