Something I'd posted previously:
"Geologist says 'Runestone' found in 1898 by Olof Ohman is not hoax; local descendents agree"
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Thanks!
not sure there is much new here,, saw it on the local paper,, I grew up about 15 miles away from the site where it was "found". ;-)
in chronological order, what I've found so far (and I'm going to bed in a minute, after I do the GGG digest):
The Kensington Runestone;
verified as proof of Scandinavians in Minnesota in 1362
Ripsaw News | FR post 07-21-02 | By Jim Richardson and Allen Richardson
Posted on 07/22/2002 2:22:42 PM PDT by vannrox
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Norse Stone Authenticity Put To Test (Kensington Runestone)
AP | 10-03-2003 | Travis Reed
Posted on 11/16/2003 9:57:09 PM PST by blam
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Kensington Runestone Looking More Like a Fake
The Minneapolis/St Paul Star Tribune | April 8, 2004 | Peg Meier
Posted on 04/09/2004 7:03:23 PM PDT by quidnunc
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Geologist says 'Runestone' found in 1898 by Olof Ohman is not hoax; local descendents agree
Isanti County News Minnesota | 9/21/05 | Rachel Kytonen
Posted on 09/23/2005 7:25:11 PM PDT by solitas
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