Millions came, all intent on improving their days, bettering their children’s futures. They left their country, family, customs and traditions. They brought their own drama and heart-breaks into their new world – TALLAK! is the story of one such family, who left Bamble, Norway in 1846, sailed across the Atlantic in eight weeks, landing on the East River docks of Manhattan. Two years of adventure took them finally to Wisconsin. They arrived as immigrants and became the farmers, loggers, engineers and doctors of America — as do our immigrants of today.
Enjoy this 2nd edition.
Available: Novel Bay Booksellers in Sturgeon Bay, WI and Amazon
Patty Williamson,
Peninsula Pulse Magazine 12-2019
Dear Folks:
Why am I highlighting this book on my website if it isn’t actively available for purchase?
Well, it’s been a great hit for my own children and grandchildren, and then on to my nieces, nephews and cousins, first and once removed. It has turned out to be a gift truly valued by my family – I’d like to encourage you to give it a try.
The format I have used in “Dear Folks,” using letters, journals and newspaper articles and adding personal memories to blend them all, is one way to present a family history and it could be a valuable guideline, a demonstration of various ways to present the story of your family.
Contact me if you are interested in purchasing a copy.
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Writing has always been a large part of my world, but it is only in the last few years that I became a “writer.”
My career began in a law firm as legal administrator, guiding lawyers and assistants toward amity and prowess for fourteen years. A stint in church management followed, no less complex. Offering my services in legal management to small law firms on a consulting basis was my next venture, certainly the most creative so far as I tackled all the excitement of my own business. The need of promotion for my entrepreneurial efforts enhanced my writing skills for lively newsletters and clever flyers.
Every step of that career demanded writing for persuasion and information. Writing that must be read.
Then came retirement, time to hone those writing skills with workshops and writing classes. I dabbled with travel journals on paper and online, blogs, books, preserving family exploits, dabbling in family history. The dabbling accelerated, family history became an obsession, the ancestors calling to me to share what I had learned. TALLAK! took shape, honed by fellow writers in an outstanding nonfiction writing group, discovered in my local library. My first book was born.
I’d love to know what you’re interested in: sharing a writing idea, getting a signed copy of “TALLAK” or Dear Folks,” or something else!