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Article: Farmer's not a fraud, family says; Details about Olof Ohman and research into the Kensington Runestone are exciting proponents of authenticity and encouraging his family.(NEWS)
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- Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN)
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- September 6, 2004
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Byline: Peg Meier; Staff Writer
Descendants of Olof Ohman haven't talked much about the Kensington Runestone, not even among themselves. That's because the Ohman family has been ridiculed for generations about his insistence that he didn't pull a hoax. His claim to have found a rock in 1898 carved by Norsemen and left in western Minnesota in the 1300s has been the topic of lively debate ever since.
The family is silent no longer.
"For the family and the people of Kensington [Minn.], there's never been a doubt that my grandfather was telling the truth," said Darwin Ohman of New Brighton, who at age 61 is the oldest living descendant. "So much ...