During my childhood Rossö was a vital place with many young families and big families. Some forty, fifty children went to the local school. People got their income mostly from fishing or farming or both. There were also craftsmen, carpenters, ship-builders, painters and so on. It was a simple life, I'm sure, but safe and a good way to grow up.

The population was big enough to support two grocery stores, one post office and a telegraph station.

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The Harbor at Rossö, Långesand

1950 ca