Showing posts with label Lærdal. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Lærdal. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Maps of Norway with Counties and Towns


Norway map. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Position of Lærdal kommune within the county of Sogn og Fjordane. Image courtesy of Wikipedia.


Rå, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane. Image courtesy of Google Maps. "A" marks the search result.

Sunday, April 24, 2011

Lærdal 1975


Sharon Asche and Verla Williams, Lærdal (1975). Photograph by Vincent Williams.


Borgund Hotel, Lærdal (1975). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Borgund Stavkirke, Lærdal (1975). Image courtesy of Verla Williams. See also Wikipedia.


Church, Lærdal (1975). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Tønjum Church, rear view. Image courtesy of Verla Williams. The Raae family belonged to this church situated between Lærdal and Borgund.

Saturday, April 23, 2011

Borgund Hotel. Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway

This 1914 postcard shows a picture of the Borgund Hotel in Lærdal. Interestingly it is addressed to Gustav Johnson, my paternal grandmother's father.


Postcard. Borgund Hotel, Lærdal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway (18 Jun 1914). Image courtesy of Verla Williams.


Reverse of Postcard addressed to Gustav Johnson. Image courtesy of Verla Williams.