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Photos of present gravestone, Block 49, Lot 19, Tulocay
Cemetery, Napa, CA.
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Inscription on grave stone
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HERE for cemetery map to Slooper gravesite
CLICK
HERE for Plot Record
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HERE for gravesite photos taken
May 2, 2003.
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In July 2002 the
current owners of the Slogvik farm in Norway visit this grave site in
Napa's Tulocay Cemetery.
Standing to left of stone is Einar Slogvik of Norway; Keith is
to the right.
Here Rotraud Slogvik points out the large unused area in this plot.
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CLICK for
map, descriptions & photos
indicating sites of Anderson family land holdings south
of the town of Napa, near an area once known as Soscol
City, near what is now the intersection of
Highway 29, the Napa/Vallejo Highway and Soscol Ferry Road. |
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CLICK for
Photo Album
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Napa County land possibly once owned by the Anderson family (photos taken
Nov. 2003). |
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Original
Soscol House now (ca. 1998) moved and preserved as an Italian Restaurant
south of Napa, California, USA. After Jacob's death, Serene and her
son, Andrew, ran the road house on the Soscol Ferry
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CLICK HERE
for album of 1999 photos taken in the Wheeler's Grove area of
Pottawattamie County, Iowa. It was in this area that the Anderson family
settled prior to coming to California in 1854. After Jacob's death, some
of the family returned to farm successfully in this area. (Also see Map
Page for maps of this Iowa farm area.) |
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An
example of a "bauta" stone or "bautastein"
currently used as a monument in front of the Second World War Museum, Tysvær
kommune, north Rogaland, Norway.
Another example of the use of such a bauta stone in Norway is
the Sivle Memorial or bauta that honors the Norwegian poet Per Sivle
and which can be seen on this
page from "Vossa.Net!" Another bauta located
next to the Gjesdal Church southwest of Stavanger (near the Madland farm).
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An example of the family monument
for a Plymouth, Massachusetts, Pilgrim family, Keith's Robert, Thomas and
Mary (Allerton) CUSHMAN family.
While not desiring something as elaborate as this, we feel that our
Norwegian "Pilgrim" ancestors also deserve more recognition than
their current gravestone provides. |
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A "bauta" stone
at the Sons of Norway Fram
Lodge #13 cemetery plot at the Ocean View Cemetery, Eureka,
California. |
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Einar Slogvik stands by the stone
found on the Slogvik farm, Tysvær kommune, Rogaland fylke,
in southwest Norway. This stone measures roughly 9' H x 3' W x 1'
thick. We are proposing that this stone be brought to the
Napa California cemetery where Jacob Anderson Slogvik and his wife Serena
are buried. (photo taken 17 Feb. 2003) CLICK
HERE for more photos of
this bautastein. Larger individual stone photos #1
and #2. |
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NRK TV's Sigmund Hansen comes to
Slogvik regarding Bautastein Project. CLICK HERE
for the photo album of this February 2003 day on the Slogvik farm. CLICK
HERE for more bautastein photos from 2 days previous when Knut
from Odda came to inspect the stone. |
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An aerial view of
the Slogvik farm as it looks today. Einar & Rotraud's newer red house is in the upper right of this picture. That is the very location of the ancient hewn log timber house that Jacob's grandfather built and where Jacob was born and raised.
It was from the field shown in the upper right of this photo that the bautastein
came.
Additional photos of the Slogvik farm taken during our visit in the summer
of 2000 can be seen
HERE. |
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The bautastein arrives
at Turlock, California! CLICK HERE to
see the photo album of the Slooper Stone with the crew at Turlock
Marble and Granite Works. They will be preparing the stone and
setting it at Napa before the dedication on May
15, 2003. |
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Mar. 2004 - We received word
from Ira Kessey at Turlock Marble & Granite Works that he has
completed the "artist study," trial carving of the sloop Restauration
on a small piece cut from the bottom of the Slogvik bautastein.
This is the image that will be sculpted in a larger size on the top of the
monument stone. We were very impressed with the artwork. |
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More
photos
from Nov. 03 meeting at Tulocay Cemetery with Fred Stone, Napa Co.
Historical Society, & Vivi Stenberg, Staff Reporter for Napa Valley
Register - plus visit to lutefisk feast put on by Vallejo Sons
of Norway. |
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CLICK ON IMAGE AT LEFT FOR OUR LOGO. |
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The completed, planted and duly dedicated
bautastein (monument stone) now stands proudly at the Tulocay
Cemetery, Napa, California, USA. For a photo album featuring the
Slooper bautastein CLICK
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| DEDICATION EVENT PHOTO ALBUMS |
Photos
from Norway Day Festival, Arriving Norwegian Guests, May 15th Dedication
Activities, Post Dedication Touring.
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