Greetings Todd, Try this page for Skien genealogy info: http://www.slekt.org/English.html It's a great source of info. There's another page just for Gjerpen; it has church records, etc. online: http://home.online.no/%7Egstrom/ There's info on the Rønning farm there I think. I believe I have ancestors that came from the Gjerpen/Skien area, and eventually went to the Kenyon area (Goodhue Co.). They came from the Bestul farm (Anders Olsen Bestul, I think). > > Subject: Skein, Norway > Date: Sat, 23 Dec 2000 21:12:53 -0600 > From: "Todd Ronning" <ronfam@lakenet.com> > > Greetings, > > I am seeking to find a Norway birthplace referred to as Skein, Norway. I > don't know if the name refers to a farm or community. My searches have > turned up nothing at this point. This is what I know. > > Maria RONNING > Born: 9 May 1895 > Place: Kenyon, MN > Marr: 22 Aug 1912 > Place: Maxbass, ND > Died: 4 May 1985 > Place: Billings, MT