RON RUNNING.
A life in stories, photographs
and family history.
Norwegian roots.
A world of memories.
A story worth
keeping.
From California to Kragerø, a family story that crosses generations.
Welcome to Ron’s collection of family histories, photographs and travel journals. From Norwegian roots to life in California, these are the stories gathered along the way.
Start with Ron’s story
A little Norway.
A lot of family.
In 1970, Ron followed a family address to Kragerø. A year later, he returned with his parents and sister.
That connection reaches back through the Running and Erickson families, from Norway to Minnesota and beyond.
Back to NorwayMeet the family.
Names, faces and the stories
that connect the generations.
A world of stories.
Choose a chapter.
See where it takes you.
Back to Norway
“We had a wonderful time visiting all the cousins and seeing all the family’s historic sites.”
Read this chapterFaith, woven in.
Church life runs through these histories, from the Jensen family’s early Latter-day Saint experiences to Ron and Mary’s own story.
Salt Lake City, 1961
There’s more
to the story.
Find a familiar face, follow a family branch or choose a year.
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