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Memorial stone commemorating the teachers training college student - Tomas Fondenæs

On the oldest part of the churchyard at Norum church there is a somewhat tall, obelisk-shaped memorial stone. The inscription indicates that a student was buried here and that teachers and college friends erected this memorial on his grave.

The pedestal with the inscription: This memorial is erected by his teachers and college friends at Volden.

The pedestal with the inscription: This memorial is erected by his teachers and college friends at Volden.

Owner: Fylkesarkivet i Sogn og Fjordane.

Date: 2003.

Photographer: Hermund Kleppa.

The inscription

The memorial stone is made of light granite and the inscription reads as follows:

TOMAS FONDENÆS * 23 October, 1882 * 21 January, 1902.

There is also an inscription on the pedestal:

THIS MEMORIAL IS RAISED * BY HIS TEACHERS AND * COLLEGE FRIENDS * AT VOLDEN (VOLDA).

Tomas Fondenæs

Tomas Andreasson Fondenæs, born 23 October, 1882 at Hosanger, was son of Andreas Johnsen Fondenæs, born 1846 at Lindås, and Anna, born 1845 at Manger. In 1900, the household lived at Lomelde and Andreas Fondenæs was cantor, teacher, sub-postmaster, and farmer. Tomas and his sister Maren were students at "Sogndals folkehøgskule". Tomas probably started at the teachers training college at Volda in the autumn of 1901, and died of meningitis on 21 January, 1902.

resources:
Riksarkivaren: Digitalarkivet, Folketeljing 1900.

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