Re: Looking for HP Rasmussen From MN
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Re: Looking for HP Rasmussen From MN
Brooke Owens 8/26/12
No, and Genforum doesn't provide a way to post photos.
I agree it's fun to see images of the life and places!
Here is Åstrup Kirke (Church) in Åstrup (Aastrup) where Hans Peter Rasmussen was baptized. Probably he has some family buried beside the church here - as Danish cemeteries were placed beside the church. Everyone belonged to the Lutheran church, and the church served a political function (it kept records of births and deaths, etc.) as well as a social and religious function.
http://www.danmarks-kirker.dk/lol_fal/aastrup_lol.htmhttp://www.danmarks-kirker.dk/lol_fal/aastrup_lol.htm
“Kort” means map so click on it if you want the map. Go south and east from Aastrup to find the villages of your ancestors.
Here is a traditional coastal house on the island of Falster. It is located in Hesnaes, which is not too far from Naes. (I am misspelling them; should use the Danish ae…)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/erix/1372394055/http://www.flickr.com/photos/erix/1372394055/
Here are some photos from the area (I’m not getting much when I google “Naes” specifically - it is very small):
http://www.stad.com/index.php?city_id=2620391#photoshttp://www.stad.com/index.php?city_id=2620391#photos
A nearby town is Moseby. This is the town that was Hans Peter Rasmussen’s last residence before immigrating. There is more than one Moseby in Denmark; do a search for Moseby in Aastrup parish in Maribo amt on the island of Falster. The large island to the west is Lolland. Lolland Falster is a regional name that comes up.
Rasmus Larsen was born on the island of Møen (Møn). He lived at Dame in Fanefjord Parish, Mønbo District, Præstø (which is on the island of Møen). He was baptized at Fanefjord Kirke (church):
http://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Fanefjord_Kirke.JPGhttp://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fil:Fanefjord_Kirke.JPG
Grønsund is the name of the channel that separates the island of Falster from the island of Møen. Møen is known for its white cliffs dropping steeply to the sea. So those are some other Google search terms you might try.
Somebody else in your family was born at Nakskov I think - that is a more major harbor town on Lolland.
Etc. You will have fun tracking down the geography and images to fill out the picture!
About translating - use Gramtrans. Another resource is Norman Madsen's Danish English Dictionary online. You'll see the same terms repeating over and over. For archaic job titles, the Denmark forum can help translate.
I say this because I don't have time right this minute - I am willing to help if you still need it. I do NOT speak Danish but I do recognize many of the family history terms.
Bye for now!
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Re: Looking for HP Rasmussen From MN
Brooke Owens 8/26/12