Settling into their home in Weston, Idaho

The view from Hilda and Frank's backyard

A favorite past-time for Hilda's grandchildren!

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•  Built house next to Frank's parents--Frank made the house a home by all the add-ons

•  1st Apartment--had to share a bathroom with all the tenants! 

•  Attending the OPERA (SICK)

•  Hilda's fancy coat--bought with Brother Preston

•  Pregnant with Clair--

•  Advice to any young couple--"Don't live right next door to your in-laws and don't EVER EVER live with them!"

Camilla Brodin Olsen--Hilda's mother-in-law  

*Tamara Olsen Evans, Hilda's daughter, drew this picture as Camilla did not like having her picture taken and often destroyed the FEW pictures that were taken!

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•  Relationship to Grandma and Grandpa Olsen (Frank's parents--Martin and Camilla Brodin) who came from Norway after they joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

•  Language troubles while communicating in America
•  Stories of "life in Norway" for Frank's parents
•   Movie theater in Weston, Idaho--sitting on FRONT row
•  Grandma's Olsen's beauty

Introducing Clair and Larry...

 Clair and Larry--1929

Elementary School with the two boys

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•   Camilla Olsen favored Frank, her first-born, over her son, Parley.

Eight years, Camilla laid in bed due to paralysis caused by stroke

•  Camilla's daughters took care of her

•  Grandpa Olsen also had a stroke

•  Chewing toboccao was Grandpa Olsen's only vice, according to Hilda

•  "Poor Old Duffer"---wearing ALL HIS TIES AT ONCE!

Hilda loved her father-in-law, but was not fond of her mother-in-law

•  Dagna, Grandpa Olsen's sister, joined the Vaudeville traveling circus and received advice from her brother

•  FINGER FUN WITH GRANDPA OLSEN--rhymes from the homeland of Norway!  (Uncle Larry remembers the rhymes and shares them here!!!!!!!

Clair and Larry in High School