Number 30, Sondergade, Silkeborg, was the place where I first saw light, August 18, 1901. We had so many relatives and friends in this area. We had a happy home and a father and mother deeply in love. My aunt Maren told me that Dad had the wanderlust. So when Uncle Chris came home from America, that settled it. We were going to the land of opportunity. I was five years old ...