Thuesen Family Memories

In the mid to late 1800's many Danish folks emigrated to Cedar Falls and nearby Fredsville in Iowa. This large emigration was due to both economic reasons and that in 1864 the Slesvig-Holsten territory of Denmark fell to Germany. Under Prussian rule, German military service was required and many Danes chose to leave including my great grandfather, Jorgen Thuesen.

This site shares memoirs and photos from those early pioneer days of Jorgen and Christine Thuesen and their extended family.