I watched this series 10 years ago when it first came out and it has never left my mind since. I have studied and researched my Norwegian ancestors who immigrated here in the mid 1800's. this show gave me good insight on what it must have been like for Aanon Tallagsen to build a cabin in a forest and a year later his wife and two young daughters joined him. In Washington logging, farming and fishing is how you made money. the Kitsap County history book tells hundreds of stories of the pioneers and the logging industry. I honestly dont know how women did it back then. it took days to do laundry and many women had 8 - 10 kids. This series should be required for all students.