Deb Nelson Gourley

Astri My Astri Publishing — Your #1 source of bilingual English Norwegian books — both languages in the same book! National Award Winning books on Norwegian Heritage, Culture, History, Language & Genealogy. Astri My Astri Publishing is solely owned by Deb Nelson Gourley. Deb was raised on a 159-year-old Norwegian ancestral farm in Fillmore County, Minnesota. She received both her Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from the University of Minnesota. The name "Astri" comes from the name "Astri Herbrandsdatter 1812" that was written on an old immigrant trunk. Deb rescued the trunk from the burn pile at age 8. It was later discovered that the trunk belonged to Astri Herbrandsdatter Børtnes Syversrud, Deb’s ggg-grandmother, who had emigrated from Hallingdal Norway in 1857. The name "Astri, My Astri" comes from "Astri, Mi Astri", the name of an old Norwegian folksong. The song was based on the 2,000-year-old Horace’s "Ode to Lydia". Deb has two sons who both assist with the bilingual books: Alexander Knud Huntrods, aka Alex Huntrods, (translates from Norwegian to English) and Benjamin Keith Huntrods, aka Ben Huntrods, (transcribes from Dano-Norwegian Gothic script). Http://www.astrimyastri.com/