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Christian Madsen- A Dane In The "Wild West", Sybil D. Needham
Christian Madsen- A Dane In The "Wild West", Sybil D. Needham
The Bridge
I never tire of hearing stories about Danish immigrants coming to America in the 1800' s. Their courage fills me with admiration because few of them would ever see their homeland or families again. My own great-grandparents Jens and Kristine Bagge arrived in June of 1863. Kristine died a few years later leaving five small children behind. We know she was lonely for Denmark.