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Author Note

My great-grandparents came to Oregon in a covered wagon along the Oregon Trail from Independence, Missouri, to Oregon City and the Willamette Valley. Great-grandfather Edgar Boessen was an immigrant from Germany; Great-grandmother Maia Bruhn came from Denmark. Their descendants now number in the thousands.

There is an old, very romantic family story about how Edgar and Maia met and fell in love; I’m sure it’s probably little different from hundreds of other treasured family tales. I hope you will find Jenna’s story, told here, is one that touches your heart.

Typical of those intrepid travellers who came west on the Oregon Trail is the following diary entry:

Friday, October 27. Arrived at Oregon City at the falls of the Willamette.

Saturday, October 28. Went to work.

—James W. Nesmith, 1843