"monica" <[email protected]> skrev > > My family records state my Greatgrandfather, Knute H. Finstad, was from > "Asterdalen, Norway" > I can't find any such city. There is no city named Asterdalen, but there is a valley in Hedmark county that is called Østerdalen. It is one of the five major valleys in Eastern Norway. The river Glomma runs through it. Finstad may be a farm name that indicates where in the valley your ancestor came from. Good luck Ingrid