Jylland aka: Jutland

I have family here in Ansager, for two of my great-grandparents made the long trip over to Halifax and on from Jutland. There is a tree near Billund that was planted when my great-grandfather was born; he was a pilot and owned a mill before he moved to Canada. Jutland is sweet and friendly and I’m pretty sure they won’t let you out of the country before you go to Billund (AKA the home of Legoland). Go go go. You’ve seen Odense, you’ve seen Copenhagen, now see all the farms!

In 1885 or so my great great grandparents, Christian and Cecelia Nielson came over from Jutland, Denmark. It is my understanding that Jutland is something like a county here, so that might not be a very precise way to say where they came from. But it is all the information I have ever had.

They came over and ended up in Albert Lea, Minn. And their name got changed to Nelson. I want to go there to learn more about my heritage. And to see how the danish culture may have effected my life.

I just seems like a fun thing to do. :) Peg