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Four generations gather in Minneapolis to celebrate family ties, Danish heritage The relatives are descendants of a couple who immigrated from Denmark in 1882. July 10, 2021 5:47pm Text size Copy shortlink:
They ve been getting together for 50 years to talk and laugh, make speeches, look at old photos, hold hands in a group prayer, display the Danish flag, dig into a vast buffet of Danish foods . and celebrate family.
About 50 relatives gathered on Saturday at the Danish American Center in Minneapolis descendants of Christine and Nels Gregerson, who arrived on a boat from Denmark in 1882.
Of the five generations that descended from that immigrant couple, four generations are still living, mostly in the Twin Cities and western Wisconsin, and were represented Saturday. There were grandparents, great-grandparents, about 10 first cousins and, well, lots of second and third cousins.
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