My mother Anne-Marie Broughton (nee Otneim) was born in Statten Island, New York, USA 9 March 1931 to Norwegian parents, Haakon Rasmus Matias Otneim and Astrid Mimi Otneim (nee Nilsen). Hakkon was born in Otneim and brought my mother back to Otneim in 1932 to grow up in the house that he built. Astrid returned to Otneim in 1937 after continuing to work in USA. But died a few years later in 1940.
I have a soft spot for Otneim and Stadtlandet and had a fantastic visit in 2019, the first time since 1985!
I’m going to use this website as a repository for my thoughts and views of the land of my ancestors.