Hi all! Olaf, Wade and I have been having lots of fun working on the Ulvestad translations for all to view and read for free. It appears that one thing that was consistent throughout is the mention of the oxen. Think of how important they were to all the immigrants to get around in their travels. If you have never seen oxen, here is a picture of the last pair of oxen in Norman County Minnesota. They were owned by Peder Andersen Sakrismo who came from Trøndelag to America at the beginning of 1900. He was grandpa to the 3.5 Twins down the road. :-) http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maggiebakke/oxen.jpg http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~maggiebakke/ulvestad.html Enjoy! Margit