ARGYLE — The Argyle Public Library will be holding an online presentation at 10 a.m. Jan. 30. All are invited to join in this zoom presentation about the history of the Rossing family and iconic building in Argyle. Zoom link can be found on the Argyle Public Library’s website and Facebook page.
Garry and Greg Rossing grew up in Argyle and began helping out in the LA Rossing Co. store at an early age. They are the twin sons of the late William and Ardyth Rossing. William, a third-generation partner in the LA Rossing Co. store, was the son of Victor and Marie Rossing. Garry and Greg attended the Argyle schools, graduating in 1970 — the same year the Rossing store celebrated its 100-year anniversary. They are both members of Historic Argyle, the Landingslaget Lag, and the Norwegian-American Historical Association.
After studying science education at UW-Platteville, Greg began his teaching career in Melbourne, Australia, following in the footsteps of fellow AHS grad John Soper. This led to various international school jobs together with his wife Ingrid, a native of Belgium, in Europe, Africa, and, most recently, Japan. Between teaching jobs, he took time out to earn a law degree from the UW and worked for several years as an attorney in Madison. He is now retired and splits his time between his homes in Argyle and Belgium. He started researching and writing about his family’s history and genealogy ten years ago and has completed over a dozen projects, the Rossing store book being the first that has been formally published. He and Garry are already working on a second edition of the book.
After Garry graduated from Argyle Public Schools, he attended UW-Eau Claire and the University of Washington in Seattle. He spent most of his working career related to occupational health in the Pacific Northwest, recently retiring the middle of last year; he and his spouse, Lynn, now reside in Argyle. Garry has written several articles for Landingslaget’s newsletter related to the history of family members who emigrated from the district of Land in Norway.
