People
Madame Samuelson
There is a record of a woman owning property in Kongsberg named Anne Sophie Samuelsen (born in 1795). Her house was in Store Kirkegade 16, which seems to be a very central location.
Places
Drammen (more info and imageds for Drammen coming soon)
Kongsberg was founded by Danish-Norwegian king Christian IV as a mining community in 1624 after the discovery of silver. In the second year, the town of Kongsberg and the Kongsberg Silver Mines were built.
Bolkesjø is a lake, village and resort in Notodden municipality in Vestfold og Telemark, Norway. It is located in Gransherad by Norwegian National Road 37. More…
Foods
Flat bread / flatbrød is a traditional Norwegian thin bread baked on a traditional takke or large smooth griddle.
Anne loved pancakes especially pork pancakes, although the pancakes at Madame Samuelsen did not please her…
Recipe and how-to…
“no fresh milk – milk 1 month to 2 and 3 months old – the one month too sour and thick”
More about surmelk…
“had excellent flatbrod (flatbread) and brandy and water”
I’m enjoying your website so much!
My partner has family in Drammen (mother’s side), she will be happy to know the Ann(e)s were there 😂
Thank you Anna! 🙂
Oh yes, it seems Anne loved Drammen and they return on their way back from Bolkesjø, so there is more to come in a couple of days. Knowing how Drammen was quite “ruined” by industry and was considered by many an unattractive drive-through city in the 1980s and 90s, it’s amazing to read the line “Everybody should see Drammen” – Now, of course, Drammen has rejuvenated and display some of it’s former glory. It is rather nice and lovely again, and I think Anne Lister’s words have become true once again.