Norwegian? Then it probably is. (Interesting farm name... I'd watch for the Scots in it's history... possible....) Go to one of the censuses online - http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/index-eng.htm Click on one like the 1865 - then in the entry blank for 'Name of farm' enter the first three or four letters of the farm... be prepared for spelling variations. But you'll get an idea of where such might have been located. Try the other censuses too - you might find more possibles. PR Pat Holling wrote: > According to his death record , Martin Thompson was born 1 Jan 1857 > Skottsgard. > Fathers name - Thorsden Thompson and mother Mary M.... > > This family emigrated about 1866. They entered US through Detroit > but may have been in Canada prior to that time. > > Where is Skottsgard? Is it a farm name? > > Pat Holling