Laberg

It is natural for me to start this story with the farm Laberg since it has been in my family since Mons lived. And this farm will be my main focus since, through my childhood, most of the stories I have heard originate from here. It starts whit, my great-grandpa, Søren Urnes, took his house in 1922 and moved from Bakken in Jostedalen to Ytre Eikjo, where he got this farm from his father-in-law Mons ². It is one of the farms that origin from the farm Ytre Eikjo. Then in 1974, this farm was divided into two properties where my uncle, Steinar Urnes, got the farm and my mother, Berit Urnes, got the other part. And there, my family cabin today is located.

The farm Laberg.
The farm Laberg. Family photo/Public domain.

Søren had many children. So after he moved to Laberg, they started up again whit the school in Eikjastrondi ⁵. Electricity come to Laberg in the first half of the 1950s ¹.

The farm Laberg.
To the left in the back is Søren (1874-1953). Right for him is first his brother's Theodor (1872-1909), Jørgen (1869-1953), and Helge (1876-1944), then on the far right is his sister Ingeborg (1870-1916). In front of him are his brothers Thomas (1879-1962) and Ola (Olav) (1884-1915) to the right. In front of there again is his youngest brother Arnfinn (1888-1952). To the right in front of Ingeborg is his sister Rannveig (1881-1944). In front and center are his parents. Left is his father Søren (1848-1919), and then his mother Ranvei (1841-1925). Family photo/Public domain.