Holger and Oline Hansen

Julie (Oline) Hansen immigrated to the United States around or after 1911. She settled in Chicago, Illinois where she continued to work as a cook and seamstress, the work she had been doing in Denmark. To learn more about her family, visit this page.

This and the following picture are from sea voyages she took to and from the United States.

Holger Hansen was taught bricklaying by his father while young. In the early 1910's, he and his father got part of the contract to build the train station for Thyregod, and he used his $75 to finance his journey to the United States, $50 for boat fare, and $25 for whatever he needed on arrival.
He stayed with his aunt and uncle, the Isaksens in New York City while he found his bearings. To learn more about his family, visit this page.

In 1916, both Holger and Oline went to visit their families in Denmark. On the trip there, they met and fell in love. When they arrived at their destination, they discovered that there was an Axis blockade, and they were stuck in Denmark for awhile. Holger took the opportunity to see her, a trip that would have taken at least 4 hours one way.

Picture of Thyregod Station, still standing.

Once the blockade cleared, and Holger and Oline were able to return to the United States. They arranged to marry and decided to settle in Cleveland, Ohio, where there was a lot of building work for Holger. They married on September 14th, 1918, and he built them a house. Their eldest child laughingly related that she had been born 9 months after Armistice Day.

Hansine Hansen and unknown gentleman at Holger and Oline's home.

Holger Hansen and his car, with friends.

Some of their Danish Cleveland friends.

Oline Hansen at the lake.

Oline Hansen and friend with Holger's car.

Oline's eldest child recalled that she loved driving, and even had her own driver's license.

Maggie Hansen

Margaret (Maggie) Hansen was born to Holger Hansen and Julie (Oline) Hansen on August 8th, 1919 in Cleveland, OH. She was their first child. And grew up in a huge Danish community in Cleveland that included many relations including both parents brothers. To learn more about Oline's family, read this page. To learn more about Holger's family, read this page. This photo is the one they used for her birth announcement.

Holger Hansen with baby Maggie in a pram.

Oline Hansen with baby Maggie in a pram.

Baby Maggie au naturele.

Oline Hansen and Maggie in their home.

The Jones Family in Canada

Daniel Jones and his friends came to Vancouver on the flip of a coin (to read more about that, visit this page). Once there they met a bunch a beautiful sisters and two of them fell madly in love. Daniel with Eliza (Bessie) Howells. His friend James Digby Kaye fell in love with her sister Gwen Mary (Winnie) Howells.

Bessie and Daniel were married May 23rd, 1911.
James and Winnie were married July 20th, 1911.
James Kaye and Winnie Howells had 3 children.
Gwen Kaye, Marguerite Kaye, and Hugh Ross Kaye. The family moved to California. James Kaye died in 1937 and Winnie married Rich Curtiss in 1944.

Daniel got a job as a ticket taker for the Canadian Pacific Railroad. They settled in Vancouver. This is a picture of their home.

Daniel Jones and Bessie Howells had four children.
Marjerie Grace (Marjie) Jones born on April 10th, 1912.
Edwina Hannah Jones born on May 31st, 1913.
Merle Tydful Jones born on December 29th, 1915.
Ivor Howell Jones born on April 6th, 1920.

Picture of Daniel, Marjie, Edwina, and Bessie, Bessie is pregnant with Merle.

The family lived in a variety of homes, in Vancouver. This is another one.

Marjie and Edwina.

Marjie and Edwina.

We believe this is a picture of Bessie with baby Merle.

Bjarne and Mary's Wedding

Bjarne Bordewick emigrated from England in September 1910 to Vancouver, BC. Mary (May) Park emigrated from Belfast, Ireland around 1911. They met there and married on June 14th, 1917 with Marge Park and Hans Bordewick as their witnesses and Rev J. Switzer as the officiant. Today is their 100th wedding anniversary!

Florrie Park, Bjarne Bordewick, May Park, and Bessie Park

The wedding celebrants with the bride and groom.

Hans Bordewick, Marge Park, May Park, Bjarne Bordewick

Bjarne and May with her Mother Lizzie (Curran) Park, and three sisters Marge Park, Bessie Park, and Rhoda Park.

The happy couple!

May Park, Marge Park, Lizzie (Curran) Park, and Bessie Park.

Robert Park, Lizzie (Curran) Park, and unknown.

Unknown with Bjarne and May, ready to ride off to their future.

Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition

Eliza Howells, her sister, Catherine Howells (seen in this picture), and a large group of friends, most likely from their church, took a trip from Vancouver, BC to Seattle for the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition in 1901.

Group shot of lunch by the river on the tip down.

Eliza Howells is in the large crowd somewhere. Picture of the Exposition.

Crossing a bridge at the Exposition.

Enjoying ice cream.

We believe this is a shot of all of the travelers in their group.

George Robert Bordewick

George Robert Bordewick was born to Bjarne Bordewick and May Park on March 23rd, 1918 in Vancouver, BC. He was the first grandchild on both sides of the family. He was born almost exactly 9 months after their wedding. He would be 99 this year.

Bjarne Bordewick and May Park with baby George in pram.

May Park and George Bordewick.

George Bordewick

George Bordewick with his mother, May, and paternal grandparents, Henry Bordewick and Harde Bordewich.

George and friend.

Bjarne and George Bordewick.

May Park, Bjarne Bordewick, and George Bordewick with Park relatives.

Daniel Jones

Daniel Thomas Jones was born on January 17th, 1882 to Benjamin Jones and Hannah Griffiths in Merthyr Tydful, Wales. For more information about them, please visit this page.

As a young adult, he and several friends decided to take a trip to Canada. They made it halfway across Canada, and realized they were going to have to turn around then if they wanted to make it home that year. So they decided to flip a coin, to see if they would continue west or head home. Obviously, they continued west. Where he and one of his friends met a pair of sisters and fell in love.