There was a settlement of Scandinavians that involved the eastern part of Severance Township in Minnesota (on the north side of the Minnesota River near New Ulm). I don't know if they were Norwegian or Swede. For those whose German-bohemian ancestorsmixed with Norwegians, there is advice about searching for Norwegian ancestors at Norway in the US website: http://www.norway.org/News/archive/1996/199610ancestor.htm Karen