Posted on: HALLIGAN Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/surnames/h/a/HALLIGAN/queries/5 Surname: Helgesen, Bratteland, Olsen ------------------------- I am looking for relatives of Ole Helgesen who arrived in River rock, MN in 1846. He was then 82 years old. He had a daughter Kirsti in River Rock, married to Aanon Mikkelsen Bratteland. They had six or seven children. Ole died in 1847. He was a woodcarver and had his work displayed in major museums in Norway and in Stockholom, Sweden. It is said that he also made two major animal carvings in River Rock, MN. I know of one granddaughter, Julianne Olsen Eggen who was alive and well in River Rock, MN as late as 1998. Any help is appreciated.