Tagjerd was traveling on the SS Norge with her mother and siblings which sank colliding with St.Helen's rock in the coast of Rockall near Scotland. The family perished in the disaster. None of their bodies were recovered.
Targjerd Torjussen Rysstad of Aust-Agder Norway was born in 1893 in Aust-Aagder County, and died at age 10 years old on June 28, 1904 at Off the coast of Rockall. Targjerd Rysstad was buried on June 28, 1904 at Off the coast of Rockall/Atlantic Ocean.
Portrait photographs and paintings of our loved ones and ancestors.
Before photos we had paintings of family members - most usually these were reserved for the well off. The era of modern photography began with the daguerreotype, in 1839. Since the advent of photogr...
Photos of the 1900's which brought us from the industrial age to the technological age.
From 1900 through 1999 we witnessed the beginning of flight to a man on the moon and a Mars Rover. We went from using phones tethered by cords and computers that filled rooms, to carrying the equivale...