Given a whole farm for his confirmation

1883

Johan Egeberg Mellbye received a rather unusual confirmation present: Grefsheim.

The gift came from his godfather and great-uncle, district judge Johan Egeberg, who owned the farm.

Johan would later take over the farm and make Grefsheim his home. He later became a government minister and for many years led the Norwegian Farmers' Union.

A confirmation present of a rather rare kind.

Source: Norsk biografisk leksikon: «Johan E. Mellbye».

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