Don Russell wrote: [I have moved his response below] > "Håvard Moe" <haavamoe@online.no> wrote in message > news:mom07tc71ehhqsv1nva4k6g6ovj9is4qrb@4ax.com... > > On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:05:14 -0800, "Don Russell" <snobrd@prodigy.net> > > wrote: > > > > >Found a reference to Eagle Foot, Norway. Can anyone guess what this > refers > > >to and/or where the place is? > > > > It would help if you can tell us in what context the reference was > > found. > > On an old family tree my grandmother's birthplace was listed as "Eagle Foot, > Norway. No documentation was supplied > Any other information may be helpful: her first name and patronymic, her year of birth, her husbands name, where she lived after leaving Norway, something special that she owned, etc. Such information may narrow the search to a part of the country. "Eagle Foot" can literally be translated to (or from) "ørnefot" ("ørn"=eagle), as mentioned by others; or to "ar(n)efot" or "ar(n)afot" ("ar(n)e" = eagle"). Arne (="eagle") is a common first name in Norway, and many places have got their name after an arne. Moreover, "Eagle Foot" may also be a transcription of a Norwegian name that looks/hears like the English version (say, "Igle-", "Egle-"); or even a misinterpretation of the Norwegian name. One (remark: hypothetical) possibility is a combination: "Arnefet". Here, "fet" is a meadow, but "fet" may also (in other contexts) mean feet or footsteps. Arne is a male name which means "eagle". Then, "Eagle Foot" is not far away. Ivar S. Ertesvåg

Hello. Sorry to post over another email. But wanted you to know i went into the site below and typed in Hans Arntsen and Rasmuss Rasussen and got this answer on both surnames. Ulven. and m100a=(Arntsen Hans) and m651a=(Inderoy,Norway.) and M590A=# Can any one tell me what that means? Thank you. Viola. Margit wrote: > http://www.nb.no/baser/tma/english.html > Is a great resource to bookmark also. You can search on many different > variables. > Norway in America > The bibliographical collections of Thor M. Andersen (TMA) > > Margit

Hi again. Well Olavus Jensen Dohlen married Marie or Maria in ca 1870. Olavus and wife left Norway shortly marriage. Kristians amt. Olavus was an illegitimate child. But must have a lot of land or money i way i hear it. Olavus and wife moved to Becker County,Mn. Any and all info needed in english please. Thank you. Viola.

Christina amt - the correct is Kristians amt - which is today Oppland county. Several Dalen farms so you will have to be more specific I am afraid. T.D.Johansen Sent via Deja.com http://www.deja.com/

Hello Kit - - A long list of emigration resources may be found at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/NorLinks5.htm Good luck ---------- In article <94s9v9$7b4q$1@newssvr05-en0.news.prodigy.com>, "KIT-TOM" <KIT-TOM@prodigy.net> wrote: > Looking for the names of Ship Lines that brought Scandinavians from > Liverpool, England to the USA, between 1891 and 1893. > Kit > > > >

Fellow GEN-NORDIC listers, I wanted to let you know of a genealogical resource I am compiling on the web. It is a searchable database of family newsletters and the family surnames they represent. If you would like to register your family's publication and surnames so that others in your family can find you, or if you would like to search for family names, please drop by Family Newsletter Registry at http://familynewsletterregistry.homestead.com/index.html Come back often and let other genealogists know about it, as there are additions to the database daily. Best regards, Jeanne Nelson -- ABSOLUTELY FAMILY! http://absolutelyfamily.homestead.com/ FAMILY NEWSLETTER NEWS http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~bruce/FamNewsNews.htm

Three children (two gravestones) are buried in the Augusta Cemetery, just a mile north of Marietta, MN. Each year we place a flower on each grave, but am curious if I can get any information on the children: Baby Boy of Rev. and Mrs. H. Oppedal--died at 3 days of age in 1917 Baby Steenberg--died at 2 months/November 1888 William D. Steenberg--died at 13 months/September 1895. Ardell Drube

Looking for the names of Ship Lines that brought Scandinavians from Liverpool, England to the USA, between 1891 and 1893. Kit

Hello. Would any one have the bygdbok of Christina Amt. Would love to have the Dahlen farm family done in English please. That is if some one has the book. Know that the Dahlen who came to the states was illegitimate if that helps. Also their was either land or money with this family. At least we were told this. Thank you. Viola.

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:05:14 -0800, "Don Russell" <snobrd@prodigy.net> wrote: >Found a reference to Eagle Foot, Norway. Can anyone guess what this refers >to and/or where the place is? It would help if you can tell us in what context the reference was found. -- Håvard Moe

Hello Don - - I found two references which mention "Ørnefot" using "Google". Both lead to: http://www.genealogi.no/adel/oernefot_skelle.html I still wonder if "Eagle Foot" isn't a distictive geological formation of some kind. ---------- In article <94o52e$a7p0$1@newssvr06-en0.news.prodigy.com>, "Don Russell" <snobrd@prodigy.net> wrote: > Found a reference to Eagle Foot, Norway. Can anyone guess what this refers > to and/or where the place is? > > -- > Betty and Don Russell > Visit our web page at: > www.geocities.com/arizbetty > >

On Wed, 24 Jan 2001 20:05:14 -0800, "Don Russell" <snobrd@prodigy.net> wrote: >Found a reference to Eagle Foot, Norway. Can anyone guess what this refers >to and/or where the place is? As far as I know, 'eagle foot' (Norwegian: ørnefot / oernefot), could correspond to [ørnefot], a name/term known from the medieval scandinavian nobility. (This description may be inaccurate, but I'm sure someone will correct / supplement it). Tjøstel Nilsen, his daughter Karen/Karin(e) (dead 1584) and Tjøstel's son's son Baard Nielsen (1572-1635) carried the [ørnefot]/Skelle sign in their signets (ref.: Tore H. Vigerust - toreher@online.no, who is a Norwegian professional genealogy historician and would be able to supply information on this topic). Per Nermo nermo@online.no

Dear List- According to on-line census records for Norway in 1900, my ancestor, Lina Lystad stated her birthplace as Hobbol, Ostfold in 1886. Her siblings stated Hobbol as birthplace also, but two (Emma and Ludvig) had Spydeberg crossed out. I have 3 questions: 1. I couldn't locate any ancestor names on LDS film for Hobbol, Norway. Should I try Spydeberg? Am I looking in the right place? 2. I understand the father's name was Johan Larsen (who was deceased by 1900), but all the children went by the name Lystad. This is a farm name. Does anyone know where the Lystad farm was located in Ostfold during 1880's and what parish it would be under? 3. Lina was a pleiedatter (foster-daughter) in 1900. Does anyone know the custom of this in Norway? Her mother was still living with the 2 youngest children. Would Lina's foster parents be a relative of some kind? Thank you, Researching in Trogstad, Hobbol/Spydeberg, Ostfold Norway: Larsen,Lystad, Iversen, Olsen, Olsdatter, Pedersdatter,Toresen

Found a reference to Eagle Foot, Norway. Can anyone guess what this refers to and/or where the place is? -- Betty and Don Russell Visit our web page at: www.geocities.com/arizbetty

The recently published family history "Mämmälän kylän talot ja suvut" (Farms and families of Mämmälä village) by Veli Häkkinen and myself contains a land-holding history of Mämmälä village of Sippola parish, Kymi county, Viipuri province, Finland, as well as genealogical information, organized in 400 family groups, of villagers who resided at one of the farms of the village, namely, Spännäri, Tykkä, Tökkäri (Tökkeri), Juura, Inkeroinen (Ingerois), Sippu, Töttö, Toikka, Aho, or Hohti, between 1543 and 1900. The preface, table of contents, and index of names of the book can be found by following the links "esipuhe", "sisällysluettelo" and "henkilöhakemisto" at <http://www.kolumbus.fi/velhak/esite.htm>. Bibliographic information about the book can also be found from "KYYTI", the joint on-line information system of the libraries of Kymenlaakso, <http://www.kotka.fi/kirjasto/kyyti/eng.htm> (searching). Seppo Sippu sippu@cs.helsinki.fi

My genealogy-website at www.reventlow.dk has been updated. The genealogical database of the Reventlow Family includes ancestor- and descendants trees of more than 11.000 individuals from 1200th century till today. The genealogical database includes families from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Schleswig-Holstein, Mechlenburg and other parts of Germany. Many members of Danish royalty and Danish nobility included in the database. Please note that my former database at http://www.genweb.net/gedcom/Reventlow/Reventlow.html is obsolete and will no longer be updated. Chr. D. Reventlow mail: cd@reventlow.dk web: www.reventlow.dk

Per Nermo skrev i meldingen <3a6dac68.23856103@news.online.no>... > >Regretfully, I don't have any information about wife/children >(if any). > In Larvik some people say that he is one of their ancestors... Arnstein Rønning

Hello, I was wondering if anyone could reccomend any quality histories of the city of Goteborg, Sweden and surrounding villages/towns from the medieval period to the modern (say about 1900, though afterwards would be fine as well)...? Thanks. Regards, Michael

On Sat, 20 Jan 2001 19:25:09 GMT, Gail Freed <glfreed@tds.net> wrote: >I am looking for any information on Peter Jansen Wessel- >born Oct 28 1690 Trondheim - born to Jan and Maren Wessel >Family stories say he is an ancestor but I need to prove this - any >information or leads would be greatly appreciated The 17 children of Jan (Johan) Wessel (1646-1716) and his wife Maren Christophersdatter Scholler (1656-1742) is shown at http://home.online.no/~nermo/slekt/d0011/g0000008.html#I10225 (They had one additional daughter that was born dead) Petter Wessel Tordenskiold was killed in a duel on 12 Nov 1720 in Sehlwiese, Hannover, by colonel Staël von Holstein. He is said to have been tricked into not bringing his favored wapon (pistols), and instead was forced to fight with a "thin sword" / rapier, which he was obviously not extreemely good at ... Regretfully, I don't have any information about wife/children (if any). Per Nermo nermo@online.no

Hei Richard, Do you have any photos that were taken of your people, while still in Finland? I had great luck with a couple of photos - on the bottom was the photographer and the name of the town in Finland where he worked. I put an "ad" in this site, and a person in Finland saw it, and said to send the query to the newspaper in the town where the photo was taken - to make a long story short, I received family trees back to the 1500's! Lykke til, Betty Richard Palmer wrote: > > Relocations and computer challenges kept me off list for a while. I > continue to seek any information...whatsoever, on my father (Fred Arne > Palmer), son of, born of Frederick Palmer and Emelia Wilander, somewhere in > Finland, "sometime in 1901. > This continues to be a difficult search. nothing really tangible thus > far, but I hold out hope that sopmething as simple as a birthdate would move > this search along with new found vigor! > > Richard W. Palmer > Tucson, Arizona -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com