First Family reunion in our family were held in
1978, then followed in
1981, 1984, 1987, 1990, 1993, 1996, 1999, 2002, 2005, 2008, 2011, 2014, 2017, no reunion took place in 2020 because of covid, but we were on track again in 2023.

So we have managed to arrange 15 reunions since 1978.

Reunion 2023 is now history

​Look into our family website and be amazed of the fact that this family have Family Reunions every third year - picture under here shows just some of the participants in reunion 2023, in front of Honningsvågen bay ...

Thanks to everyone that participated. Next reunion will be arranged in 2026, in Canada ...

It should say Indre Honningsvåg farm, on this picture. That will be fixed soon ...

Mona

This is some of the gang that was in the reunion at Stadlandet 2023.

Here are some photos and videos from the Family Reunion in Stadlandet 2023. It's lot:

Participants registered before the start, in addition there were around ten more people
​Deltakere påmeldt før start, i tillegg kom det rundt ti personer til

Some people stand just one og two days, so all in all we were more than 80 persons.

Click on the pictures and they will become bigger. Klikk på bildene og de vil bli større.

If you see picture you're on, please tell me if I should remove it.

Natalie and Julian

Local music group playing concert and for dansing, in the community center.

Concert audience before dancing ...

Petra Marie (Piten) og Hans Christian startet dansen lørdag før middagen.

Dinner, and Hans Christian speaking.

The local band from Stadlandet.

Dinner, and Hans Christian still leading the speaking

Hans Christian introducing the band.

Ove Årvik was the chef for all of the food during the reunion. He made everything from local products, as salmon, hake (lysing), pollock, milk, sauer cream porrige, potatoes and more. Lunch and dinner three days. From left Asbjørg, Torhild, Hans Christian, Ove Årvik, Natalie and at the table Bjørn.

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Hans Christian and chef Ove Årvik

Hanne holding the final speech, where she tells that the younger generation in our family wants to keep the reunions going every Thord year.

Lars Eilert (8)

At Hoddevik: Sissel And, Per Kåre, Dennis, Romandus, ? Don, Kent, Lars Eilert and Mona

Hoddevik

Evelyn and Janice.

Hanne holding the final speech, where she tells that the younger generation in our family wants to keep the reunions going every Thord year.

Lars Eilert (8)

At Hoddevik: Geir Arne, Kevin, Sissel Ann, Kent and Dennis.

Kent at the Cross at Dragseidet. In 997, Olav Trygvason voted the farmers in the counties of Romsdal, Sunnmøre, Fjordane and Sogn to vote on Dragseidet. They were given the choice between being baptized or fighting. The peasants did not dare to take up arms. They chose baptism and Christianity. In 1913, a stone cross was erected to commemorate the event. Around 4,000 people were present.

Evelyn and Janice.

Asbjørg and Hans Christian

Mons, Lars Eilert (8) and Kent

Fra venstre: Mona, Torhild, Dan, Dennis, Kent and Bjørn Erik with Kaia or Emma.

Kent at the Cross at Dragseidet. In 997, Olav Trygvason voted the farmers in the counties of Romsdal, Sunnmøre, Fjordane and Sogn to vote on Dragseidet. They were given the choice between being baptized or fighting. The peasants did not dare to take up arms. They chose baptism and Christianity. In 1913, a stone cross was erected to commemorate the event. Around 4,000 people were present.

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Lars Eilert and Svein Helge.

Kent, Wendy, Ginger and Melvin in front of Honningsvågen, where their grandmother and great grandmother Anne immigrated from in 1912.

Hanne og Lars Eilert

Kirby Kjell and Dennis

Petra (86)

Kent

Oh ... lutefisk: Lutefisk-choir (from eft) Kirby Kjell, Ginger, Dan, Dennis, Dave, Wendy, Corey, Melvin and Kent. What a good choir!

Dennis, Melvin and Kent talking.

Frav venstre: Romandus, Dennis, Luke, Rick and to the right, Rune Hamre.

From left: Wendy, Dennis and Petra

Trygve and Lars Eilert (8)

From left: Kirby Kjell, Dennis and Romandus.

Rømmegrøt til lunch.

Lunch, from left: Johan, Petra Marie (Piten), Margrethe, ? and Camilla.

From left: Geir Arne, Melvin, Kevin, Wendy, Kent and Ginger.

Wendy and Petra.

Dan, Rick and Luke.

Dennis, Melvin and Kent talking.

From left. Sandra, Sølvi and Sigrun, Peter and Heidi, Tore and ?

From left: Hans Christian, Melvin, Luke, Michelle, Ginger, Dave, Carali, to the right Wendy and Kent.

Don, Erin and Mona

Asbjørg

Before arriving reunion: Don, Erin, Michelle and Luke.

Polarlys at left and Nordnorge at right. Meting outside Trondheim harbour.

Fra venstre Petra Marie (Piten), Nancy, Camilla, Torhild, Wendy and Ginger.

Carali and Dave, and Mona.

Pynting av bord under slektstreffet første helga i juli 2023 - Torhild, Hermann og Hanne

A local band wanted to surprise the reunion, engaged by Turid Hamre.

Video: People dancing at the reunion 2023 in Stadt. Music from a local band from Selje and Stadlandet. ​Video by Svein Helge

The Lutefisk choir from Amerika did a great impression, he, he, he ...  ​Video by Mona

Kent singing "Amazing Grace" at reunion in Stad 2023. Video by Svein Helge

The southbound Hurtigruten ship Polarlys at left and the northbound Nordnorge at right. Meeting close to Trondheim harbour. On board Polarlys (left) are Erin and Don, and Luke and Michell. The Hurtigruten ships salute each other when they meet in the ocean. Video by Svein Helge

Dansing to old tradition music from Norway, played by a local band from Selje, Stadlandet. Video by Svein Helge

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Hoddevik 4. juli 2023.

Hurtigruten ship Polarlys. Erin, Don, Michell and Luke are on board, on their route into Trondheim harbour.

Out of the Hurtigruten ship Polarlys came Erin, Don, Michell and Luke goes ashore at Trondheim harbour.

Don, Luke, Michell and Erin in front of the Nidaros cathedral in Trondheim, Norways biggest church, and main church.

Trygve, Mona and their son Lars Eilert (8) preparing for the reunion at Stadlandet hall.

Don and Erin inside Nidaros church in Trondheim.

Nearest is Strand farm, where mother to Annbjørg and Sigrun Honningsvåg, Agnes Strand were born, later married to Joakim Honningsvåg at Fagerheim farm.

Luke, Michell, Erin and Don on the old bridge Lykkens Portal, that stretches over the river Nidelven in Trondheim center.

Mona and Lars Eilert looking at the mountain Kjerringa (The Wife), also called Cape West.

Mona, Trygve and Lars Eilert (8) in front of Honningsvågen. Monas great grandfather, Petter Honningsvåg (oldest son of Nikolai), was born in Fagerheim 1900, and moved to Iceland in 1920.

At an AirBnB in Stadlandet (from left) Luke, Julian, Mitch, Sydney, Evelyn, Ian, Angela and Rick.

Janice Louice, daughter of Evelyn, Anna Honningsvåg Erickson was her grandmother. Anna was sister of Petras grandfather Nikolai (picture right) and seven more siblings

Petra Gudlaug (86) standing behind the headstone and her husband Dagfinn Honningsvåg (dead 19. dec. 2019) lost two sons, Gunnar Arne and Arild Bjørn who both died at young age. Gunnar Arne (1958 - 1960) and Arild Bjørn (1962 - 1966). Both died of hydrocefalus. Burried in Ervik churchyard.

Petra Gudlaug (86) at her father Gudmund and stepmother Brita Væreide's headstone at Ervik churchyard. Gudmund had the farm farervoll, where Petra is living today. Petras mother was Marie Thorvaldsdottir, former wife to Petter Honningsvåg in Iceland. Petter died at age 34 in Iceland. More about Petter here: http://www.hometohonningsvog.com/petter-went-to-iceland.html

Headstone of Marie Honningsvåg, born Þorvaldsdóttir in Akureyri 1902. Died in Leikanger 1946, buried in Leikanger churchyard. Her husband Petter Hoonningsvåg died in 1934 in Iceland and is buried in Akureyry churchyard.

Brothers Håkon and Anders Honningsvåg, grandsons of Julius Honningsvåg. They are (tremenninger) third cousins og Petra, Svein Helges mother Svala and their sisters Agnes, Maria, Nancy and Anna Gudlaug that died as thre to five month's age in Iceland, of pneumonia or cerebral hemorrhage. (said Heston Svedhaug to Svein Helge many years ago. Ca 1980?

Sandra Ervik, daughter of Stig-Jarle, tells about Honningsvågen. We are at the former school at Honningsvågen, that now is a local hall for celebrations and meetings.

On this picture it says Ytre Honningsvåg Farm, but that's not correct. The original farm for our family, was Indre (Inner) Honningsvåg farm. Later divided into four farms of same size.

At an AirBnB in Stadlandet (from left) part of Luke, Julian, Mitch, Sydney, Evelyn, Svein Helge, Angela and Rick.

Petra (86) at the headstone of her grandfather Nikolai and her grandmother Adrianne in Ervik churchyard. Nikolai and Andrianne lived at Fagerheim farm. Nikolai was brother og Anna and Gina and six more siblings. See more here: http://www.hometohonningsvog.com/1-step-nikolina-and-johans-children.html

Joakim and Agnes are parents to Annbjørn and Sigrun, and grandparents to Stig-Jarle and Anne-Grethe, Oskar-Joakim og Sara Margrethe. Joakim are brother og Petras father Gudmund Honningsvåg, brother to Svein Helges grandfather Petter Honningsvåg.

Petra Gudlaug (86) at her husband Dagfinn Johan Andreas Honningsvåg (from another Honningsvåg family in Honningsvågen). PS: There will come a page under STORIES about Dagfinn. Svein Helge

Leikanger church, Stadlandet.

At Stadlandet hall, from left: Romandus, Hans Christian, Anders and Gunn.

Sigrun Ervik, daughter of Joakim Honningsvåg and Agnes Strand

Petra Honningsvåg (86) and Evelyn Ann (Honningsvåg Erickson) Laws (89) at the reunion in Stadlandet at Evelyns AirBnB-house..

At an AirBnB in Stadlandet (from left) Janice, Carali, Evelyn, Angela, Dave, Julian and Luke.

Petra (86) at the headstone of her greate grandfather Johan Sakarias Elias Gulliksen Honningsvåg (1853 - 1916), in Ervik churchyard. Read more about him here: http://www.hometohonningsvog.com/1-step-nikolina-and-johans-children.html

Alf (Alfred) Honningsvåg was one of Nikolai and Adrianne's sons. See more here: http://www.hometohonningsvog.com/2-step-nikolina-and-johans-grandchildren.html

As a curiosity I also bring picture of this headstone in Leikanger churchyard. Haston Svedhaug was as 14-15 years old one og Svein Helges randfather a member og Petters crew when they took a boat and went for Iceland for fishing in 1920. Petter married Marie Þorvaldsdóttir on September 11, 1924, and Heston Svedhaug was his best man in the wedding. PS: There will come a story about it in STORIES. Svein Helge

Torhild and Mona preparing the welcome to Family Reunion at Stadlandet Hall 2023.

Lars Eilert (8) helps with raising the Norwegian flag in front of the start of the Honningsvåg Family Reunion 2023, in front of the Stadlandet hall.

In the kitchen, from left: Asbjørg, Hans Christian, Geir Arne and Nathalie.

Mel and Evelyn at school in Honningsvågen. The two canadian-norwegians are here in the place where Anna Honningsvåg, mother of Evelyn and grandmother of Melvin, was born in 1891. Her sister Gina was born here in 1874, their brother Johan (John in Canada) born here in 1892.

Evelyn and Dennis in Honningsvågen, by the old school.

Lars Eilert (8) and Kent in Hoddevik. The Atlantic straight in to the shore ...

Lars Eilert (8) and Kent in Hoddevik. The Atlantic straight in at the to guys back ...

Lars Eilert (8) and Kent in Hoddevik. The Atlantic gave them a cold experience ...

Lars Eilert almost not visible ...

Lars Eilert is still there ... he, he, he ...

Boys are boys ... also in Hoddevik bay by the Atlantic ...

Boys are boys ... also in Hoddevik bay by the Atlantic ...

Boys are boys ... also in Hoddevik bay by the Atlantic ...

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At Dragseidet stands a large stone cross, which was erected in 1913 in memory of Olav Tryggvason, according to the saga, Christianizing four counties in 997.

From left Bjørn Stave, Geir Arne, Bjørn Erik og Kevin at Stadlandet hall.

Evelyn telling about her mother, Anna, born Honningsvåg, married Erickson ...

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​Evelyn telling about her mother, Anna, born Honningsvåg, married Erickson ...

Evelyn telling about family ...

Visiting Ekne, Inderøy and Levanger
​in Mid-Norway before the reunion 2023

The The Falstad Centre Museum, memorial and human rights center in Ekne. Was war prison during WW2.

In front of the Falstadsenter, war prisen WW2: Melvin, Dan, Ginger, Kirby Kjell, Corey, Wendy, Dennis, Mona and Kent. Looking at a bronze model of the prison.

Visiting at Svein Helges apartment: Melvin, Wendy, Ginger and Dennis, together with Mona.

Taking good care of people, animals, the cultivation land, buildings, equipment, economy and neighboured and colleges are important for this farmer and the farmers in the area.

The cats are the breed Norwegian Red Cattle, a cow breed that milks ok and also produces meat ok.

Two colleges that had a lot to talk about. One from Irma - Wainwright - in Alberta province, Canada, the other in Levanger, Trøndelag county, Norway.

Next visit was to a farm producing local Akvavit, at The Berg farm and Inderoy Brewery. Akvavit-producer Kirsti Farbu (picture) and Svein Berfjord. Mel really enjoyed this ...

Mona explaining what her work is at the Falstadsenteret,

Visiting a milk producer in Levanger. Karl Fredrik Okkenhaug. Karl Fredrik telling about the old farm bean in the family in generations, the production, the different buildings and how the grass and forage are produced in Norway.

Big mixer for silage feed and grain pellets. Cows love it!

Kirby Kjell

Two good farmers, Kent and Karl Fredrik.

Some of the akvavit's The Berg Gård (Berg Farm) are producing.

At Svein's apartment: Kent, Kirby Kjell, Corey, Dan and Lars Eilert (8) with father Trygve.

Karl Fredrik has been working in farming in USA as a youth. He speaks good English and the best to tell about today's agriculture in Norway.

Talking about food for the cows and ecology.

Karl Fredrik explaining the robotic milking machine.

Everyone invited in for ice cream and coffee.

Akvavit-farmer Svein Berfjord really opens the production facility and testing lab visitors, but for the Canadian group he said welcome in. This is a hard working, optimistic and always smiling farmer. Dennis is in akvavit heaven ...

Svein Berfjord tells how he makes and blends the different akvavit's he produces.

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Kjell Åge Vinje in front of his restaurant, Kjell's Kro. Kjell is one of Svein Helges friends from childhood. He's a skilled chef and restaurant owner, always hardworking, and people love his food.

In Kjells Kro, from left and around the table: Trygve, Mona, Kirby Kjell, Dan, Ginger, Wendy, Dennis, Corey, Lent, Lars Eilert and Melvin.

One more night in a war prison, before the Canadians drove west to Molde area and visited Lilly's family. And after that to the Reunion in Honningsvåg.

More pictures will come her in a while ... (Start 2789, 20230630 Reunion Stadlandet ...)

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This invitation and explanation
​of why the Family Reunion was postpounded from 2020 to 2023 is something that may still stand for the future to know.

The Family Reunion 2020 is now moved to July 2023, because of the corona virus

Due to the uncertainty that still characterizes the ongoing corona pandemic, and thus also uncertainty about future infection regime, corona pass and new pandemic restrictions that may come, we unfortunately have to postpone the family reunion for the Honningsvaag family for another year.

We have therefore now moved the event to the first weekend in July 2023 - that is, the days: Friday 30. June, Saturday 1 July and Sunday 2 July.

We have reserved 20 rooms at Stad Hotel for the event. Late winter 2023, we know more exactly how many will come. Several of you will probably rent the rooms both before and / or after the family reunion. You will arrange this yourself when we know for sure that the meeting will be realized in 2023.

We regret that we once again move the event one year out in time, but the mentioned uncertainty about the pandemic's development and infection regime, forces us to have to think about the highest possible security to avoid infection and avoid quarantine for the participants in the family reunion.

We hope you understand this. Sincerely, Svein Helge, on behalf of the organizing group.

In norwegian:
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På grunn av usikkerheten som fortsatt preger den pågående coronapandemien, og dermed også usikkerhet rundt fremtidig smitteregime, koronapass samt nye pandemirestriksjoner som måtte komme, ser vi oss dessverre nødt til å utsette slektstreffet for Honningsvaag-slekta ett år til.

Vi har derfor nå flyttet arrangementet til første helga i juli 2023 - det vil si dagene: fredag ​​30. juni, lørdag 1. juli og søndag 2. juli.

Vi har reservert 20 rom ved Stad Hotel for arrangementet.

Senvintern 2023 vet vi mer eksakt hvor mange som kommer.
Flere av dere vil nok leie rommene både i forkant og/eller i etterkant av familietreffet. Dette ordner dere selv når vi vet med sikkerhet at treffet realiseres i 2023.

Vi beklager at vi nok en gang flytter arrangementet ett år ut i tid, men den nevnte usikkerheten rundt pandemiens utvikling og smitteregime, tvinger oss til å  måtte tenke høyest mulig sikkerhet for å unngå smitte og unngå karantene for deltakerne i familietreffet.

Vi håper på forståelse for dette.

Med vennlig hilsen Svein Helge, på vegne av arrangørgjengen.

Added facts: I Norge ble det første smittetilfellet  påvist 26. februar 2020, og det første dødsfallet 12. mars. Ved utgangen av 2022 var om lag 6,7 millioner mennesker som man vet var smittet med viruset døde.

Velkommen til familietreff i Honningsvåg i 2023

Welcome home to Honningsvaag in 2023

Kjære slekt og familie i Norge, Island, Canada, USA, Brasil og Norge:

Velkommen heim i juli 2023
til familietreff i Honningsvåg / Fluevåg / Erickson i juli 2023.

​Du kalles inn til Slektstreff – Familietreff på Stadlandet, fra fredag 30. juni til søndag 2. juli 2023.

På Facebook-gruppen Honningavaag / Flevog / Erickson / Slektstreff Familietreff 2023 vil også videre informasjon om treffet komme.
Inviter gjerne andre slektninger fra Honningsvåg – Fluevåg inn til siden, slik at de blir kjente med at det arrangeres treff.

Slektningene våre i Canada/USA arrangerer familietreff tredjehvert år, og flere fra Norge har deltatt på disse. Det siste var på Erickson-farmen sørøst for Edmonton i 2017, og på treffet i 2014, i Osoyoos sør for Kelowna i Canada, ble jeg, Svein Helge Falstad, spurt om vi kunne lage et slikt treff i Norge. Jeg sa selvfølgelig ja, og Familietreffet 2023 er første gang slekta treffes slik i Norge.
Vi prøver å legge opp til et enkelt familietreff, der hovedintensjonen er å komme sammen og ha det trivelig, prate og bli kjent med hverandre. Målet er at slektningene skal holde forbindelsene videre. Både på famlietreff i fremtiden og via vår felles nettside,  hometohonningsvog.com

Gjenforeningen 2023 finner sted på Leikanger på Stadlandet. Vi bor mest mulig samlet der under treffhelga, noen privat og noen leier seg rom. Herfra er det lett å ta en kjøretur til Honningsvågen og til Fluevågen.
Et mer detaljert program for treffet vil dukke opp i denne Facebook-gruppen etter hvert. Vi er en gruppe frivillige på sju-åtte som samlet oss til et møte på Leikanger i fjor der faamilietreffet var tema. Vi trenger flere frivillige til å hjelpe til, så vær forberedt på at kanskje ditt navn står på en dugnadsliste som kommer ut.

Alle må også betale en avgift for å få delta på treffet, som skal dekke felles måltider og andre utgifter som kommer til. Innbetaling av deltakeravgiften blir mulig når vi har bedre oversikt over antall påmeldte og hvilke kostnader vi må regne med.

Noen av dere vil kanskje komme en dag eller to i forkant av familietreffet, og noen vil kanskje være et par dager lenger. Det er opp til alle å bestemme selv. Flere av dem som kommer fra utlandet har varslet at de beregnet litt ekstra tid, så noen kommer en dag eller to før treffet, mens andre vil være noen dager i etterkant.

For de som trenger hotellrom, har vi reservert 20 dobbeltrom på Stad Hotell. Dette hotellet er nytt og et veldig bra sted å bo.

Bestilling via e-post til [email protected] eller ring hotellreservasjonen på +4794866836. Når du bestiller rom, bruk ”Familietreff til Honningsvaag” som nøkkelord. Gjenforeningsdatoene er fredag ​​30., lørdag 1. og søndag 2. juli i 2023.

PS-1: Hjelp oss med å sende denne meldingen på e-post til familiemedlemmer som ikke bruker Facebook.

PS-2: Bildet viser de syv søsknene vi stammer fra. (Les mer om det her: http://www.hometohonningsvog.com/1-step-nikolina-and-johans…)

​Med vennlig hilsen på vegne av arrangørgruppen i Norge, Hans Christian Hansen og Svein Helge Falstad

Dearest family in Iceland, Canada, USA, Brasil and Norway:

Welcome Home in July 2023
The Honningsvåg/Fluevog/Erickson Family Reunion 2023 will be arranged at Stadlandet, from Friday 1th to Sunday 3rd of July.

This is the Faceboook group for the 2023 Honningsvaag / Fluevog / Erickson Family Reunion.

The reunion will take place in the small village Leikanger at Stadlandet, where it’s easy to take a drive to Honningsvaagen and to Fluevaagen.

Detailed program will show up in this Facebook group later.

Some of you might want to come a day or two in advance of the reunion, and some may want to stay a couple of days longer. That’s up to everyone to decide themselves.
We recommend those of you who haven’t seen Norway before, to take some more days and look around in the Old Country before or after the reunioen.

Where to stay
For those who need hotel room(s), we have reserved 20 hotelrooms (each with 2 beds) at the Stad Hotell. This hotel is new and a very good spot to stay. It’s easy to drive to Honningsvaagen and Fluevaagen from here.

The booking manager (Jeff Russel, from USA, who has settled down in Stadlandet). A time limit for booking rooms will come around January 2023.

Booking rooms
Make booking by email to [email protected] or phone the hotel booking at +4794866836.

When you book room(s), use ”The Honningsvaag Reunion” as keywords.
The reunion dates are: June Friday 30th, Saturday 1th og July and Sunday 2nd of July in 2023.

How to get here
There are three main ways to come in to Stadlandet from abroad – Oslo Gardermoen airport, Bergen Flesland airport, or Aalesund Vigra airport.
At those airports you can rent cars and small buses at various car rentals.
Driving from Oslo to Leikanger at Stadlandet takes about 10 hours one way. From Bergen it takes about 6 hours and it's two ferries on this route. From Aalesund it takes about 3 hours, and there are also two ferries on this road.
The easiest way is from Oslo, but it’s also good roads from Bergen and Aalesund.

Other accomodations
If someone wants to rent privat houses or apartments on airbnb or by booking.com try to rent close to the village Leikanger. Search word is: ”Leikanger Stadlandet”.

Please help us to email this message to family members that dosen’t use Facebook.

Best regards, on behalf of the organizer group in Norway,

Svein Helge Falstad og Hans Christian Hansen

PS: Det picture shows the seven siblings we are originating from. Read more about that here.