Ola believes that the Lynes farm was probably started in the 1200's, but the black death decimated the local population, so we have records (Gunder Lynes, Halvor Gunderson etc) going back to the early 1500's. When we visited the farm (unannounced) they were having a family gathering. One of the cousins from Brooklyn was visiting and the ladies were just serving the food as we arrived. Ola met a friend of his who he hadn't seen for 60 years! His name was Anton Lynes who was born on the Lynes farm and now lives in Oslo. About the time the discussion really got interesting, the ladies basically invited us to leave since dinner was on the table for their guests. So we beat a hasty but friendly retreat, but it was pretty cool to visit a place that has been in the family for 500 years!
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