Andrew Larson House
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The Andrew Larson House is a historic home located in Stirling
. The house was built in 1906 by Andrew Larson, Sr. and has similarities to the Michelsen home
. The house started as a two-room house, Larsen added on to the home in 1910 just before his mission
to Denmark
.
, Roskilde County, Denmark
, September 1, 1848. Inger Rassmusson was born the last of nine children in Stora-Koping, Malmöhus County
, Sweden
, July 27, 1852. Andrew and Inger married March 19, 1874 and had five girls and five boys.
Their children were:
The Larson family was one of the first families to arrive in Stirling August 20, 1899 as part of a mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to settle Southern Alberta
. After arriving in Canada Andrew built a small two room shack later finishing it in 1910. He was a great carpenter and made a loom
and did a lot of weaving with it. Magdalene or Maggie his tenth child inherited this and has since donated it to the Glenbow Museum
in Calgary
.
Andrew also owned a small farm south of Stirling.
In 1908 or 1910 shortly after arriving in Canada, Andrew was sent on a mission
to Denmark.
Stirling, Alberta
Stirling is a village in the County of Warner No. 5, Alberta, Canada. The village is located on Highway 4, approximately southeast of Lethbridge and northwest of the United States-Canada border....
. The house was built in 1906 by Andrew Larson, Sr. and has similarities to the Michelsen home
Michelsen Farmstead
The Andreas Michelsen Farmstead, originally built in 1902 by Andreas himself as a two room house. In 1912 the house was added onto, to make 7 rooms in total, little has changed since...
. The house started as a two-room house, Larsen added on to the home in 1910 just before his mission
Mission
Mission may refer to:* Mission , variety of grape* Mission , base of missionary practice* Mission statement, a formal short written statement of an organization's value proposition...
to Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
.
The Larson Family
Andrew Larson was born in SonnerupBramsnæs
Until January 1, 2007, Bramsnæs was a municipality in Roskilde County on the island of Zealand in east Denmark. The municipality, lying between Roskilde Fjord and Isefjord, covered an area of 80 km², and had a total population of 9,391 . Its last mayor was Flemming Jensen, a member of the...
, Roskilde County, Denmark
Denmark
Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...
, September 1, 1848. Inger Rassmusson was born the last of nine children in Stora-Koping, Malmöhus County
Malmöhus County
Malmöhus County was a county of Sweden until 1997 when it was merged with Kristianstad County to form Skåne County.It had been named after Malmöhus, the castle in Malmö, which also was where the Governor originally resided....
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
, July 27, 1852. Andrew and Inger married March 19, 1874 and had five girls and five boys.
Their children were:
- Christenia Larson, born October 14, 1876
- John Larson, Born January 6, 1878
- Julius Larson, born January 24, 1881
- William Larson, born February 18, 1883 - died October 26, 1903
- Andrew Larson, born September 8, 1884 - died July 19, 1965
- James Larson, born February 18, 1886
- Minnie Larson, born March 21, 1888
- Magdalene Larson, born July 28, 1890
- Sarah Larson, born April 27, 1892
- Clara Larson, April 27, 1896
The Larson family was one of the first families to arrive in Stirling August 20, 1899 as part of a mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to settle Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta
Southern Alberta is a region located in the Canadian province of Alberta. As of the year 2004, the region's population was approximately 272,017. The primary cities are Lethbridge and Medicine Hat...
. After arriving in Canada Andrew built a small two room shack later finishing it in 1910. He was a great carpenter and made a loom
Loom
A loom is a device used to weave cloth. The basic purpose of any loom is to hold the warp threads under tension to facilitate the interweaving of the weft threads...
and did a lot of weaving with it. Magdalene or Maggie his tenth child inherited this and has since donated it to the Glenbow Museum
Glenbow Museum
The Glenbow Museum in Calgary is one of Western Canada's largest museums, with over 93,000 square feet of exhibition space in more than 20 galleries, showcasing a selection of the Glenbow's collection of over a million objects....
in Calgary
Calgary
Calgary is a city in the Province of Alberta, Canada. It is located in the south of the province, in an area of foothills and prairie, approximately east of the front ranges of the Canadian Rockies...
.
Andrew also owned a small farm south of Stirling.
In 1908 or 1910 shortly after arriving in Canada, Andrew was sent on a mission
Mission (LDS Church)
A mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is a geographical administrative area to which church missionaries are assigned. Almost all areas of the world are within the boundaries of an LDS Church mission, whether or not Mormon missionaries live or proselytize in the area...
to Denmark.