American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1914-10-03
Mr., and Mrs. KnudSOn
Return From Europe
Spend -Four Months Gathering Gene
ology and Touring the Land OF the
Midnight sun.

Mr. and Mrs. Christian Knudson re-
turned Sunday evening from their
European trip after an absence of
four months. and having enjoyed 1t
every moment of the time. They left
Lchi April Sth, and took boat at st.
Johns, Canada. Nine days later they
landed In Liverpool, from which point
they crossed by rail to the North Sea,
where they again took boat for
Denmark. arriving In time for con-
ference. After visit for four days
with elders from all parts OF the
scandinavian Mission they went TO
one Of the islands constituting the
northern part of Denmark, where
they enjoyed good visit with sew
eral of Mrs. Knudson's aunts and
cousins whom she had never seen.
Leaving Denmark they arrived In
Christiana In time to witness the big
jubilee celebration, May 1913, of Nor
ways adoption of her constitution.
People had come from all over the
world to witness the three days ju-
bilce In one of the parades there
were over 100000 people All the diff
ferent nations formed different parts
of the parade. In the United States
division there were 1900 Americans
all carrying American flags. TIE ma
tional fair at the same was also a
notable event
At Gjovik were number of Mr.
Knudson's relatives, and the country
district of Ringsager, near by the
woods were full of them. Here Mr.
Knudson slept I'm the house whre he
was born. and after enjoying a long
visit. they returned to Christiana in
time for conference there.
They then went to Trondh jem
where the church has the northern
most conference In the world, arriv-
ing In time for conference here
Three days and one night landed
them In Naryik, the northern most
rail road town I'm the world, and al
place from which much ore and bull
lion is shipped It's miles on boat
took them TO Tromso. and $50 miles
more landed them at Hammerfest the
northern most city in the world Two
days were spent sailing In and out
OF the fjords around North Cape. For
five days after leaving Narvick the
sun did not set, but described a cir
Gle In the heavens, touching close to
the southern horizon at midnight. The
Fourth of July was spent In this pic
turesque land of the midnight sun,
where the people live by fishing and
where the birds are so thick that
| they literally darkcn the sun Dur
ing this part of the trip, for four
weeks, there was no darkness at all.
Coming back the trip was made by
boat all the way down the coast to
Bergen, whore they attended confer
ence and whore he met his only cou-
sin who Is In the church From here
the train was taken again TO GJovik,
having made a figure eight IN their
| travels Much time was spent here
and in Chrlstiana in searching for
gencology, in which quest he was
successful. He also left a man search
ing the records and will probably get
the names Of several hundred ances-
ters running back for centuries.
Before returning home they again
visited Mrs, Knudson's relatives In
Denmark, and then sailed on August
18th for Liverpool, arriving there
september LIST. During this time they
were held up five times by war ships,
and had to give an account OF who
they were.
September ith found them on the
water sailing for America, and ten
days later they landed in Montreal,
Canada, A week was spent visiting
Mr. +. w Franks relatives in Illinois,
aud on Mr. Knudson's birthday he
slept in Carthage Jail, where the pro-
ph"t was slain, Several days were
spent in Nauyoo and Independence,
and last Sunday night found them
safely back again in I.ehl
While in Norway, Mr.. and Mrs.
Nnudson visited with Virgil Field
VINO they say is doing a good work
and enjoying his labors
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