Looking for Family

We flew up north of the artic circle in search of relatives of Rob’s grandfather who had been born on the small island of Harstad. I anticipated that the island would be remote and difficult to access. Back in Canada I imagined needing to take trains, ferries, and sea planes to get to this place; however it was incredibly easy to get to the island, requiring only one direct flight from Oslo. Harstad was so beautiful and quaint, but far from remote.



We saw the church where Rob's Grandfather was baptized but we couldn't access the old city records because it was a weekend. Rob text messaged all people with his grandpa's last name who had mobile phones and were listed in the Harstad phone book. We received a few nice replies but no one was related to his family. So we will have to do some more research and come back another time.

The church where Rob's Grandfather was baptized