HI Viggo Thanks for answering but now how do i actually prove it. the marriage certificate that ill be getting in a few days dosent have parents names on it. and as far as i know the land records that ill be getting dont have anything either. I know he made two trips back to Norway would there be a record of that some where. He went back the first time in 1869 and stayed until 1870 then the last time he went was Fall of 1904 and came back in the month of May 1905 Thanks for any help Rhonda

Hei Viggo, Rhonda, Good to see you on the LaSalle list Viggo! You did get me started in LaSalle years ago with some information on my Schlanbusch family from Voss. I am a member now of the LaSalle Genealogy Guild and have family close that I send there for my research. If you do not have a contact in LaSalle and ever need anything, photocopy's or such just let me know. I will be more than happy to try to help you. Hi Ronda, have you tried the "Emigrants" records (register, ships list and such) at the Digitalarkivet database in Norway? I have had very good luck finding my families travels in the 1800's there. Some made several trips back and forth and have found a few at Ellis Island twice. If yours went through the port of Bergen you will have good chance of finding them in the records at the Digitalarkivet. There are a few tricks to help in searches of the records there, I have good luck there and have had help from Norway and cousins here in the US with this. If I can be of help just ask. Regards Al Askevold From: <[email protected]> > HI Viggo > > Thanks for answering but now how do i actually prove it. the marriage > certificate that ill be getting in a few days dosent have parents names on it. and > as far as i know the land records that ill be getting dont have anything > either. I know he made two trips back to Norway would there be a record of that > some where. He went back the first time in 1869 and stayed until 1870 then the > last time he went was Fall of 1904 and came back in the month of May 1905 > > Thanks for any help Rhonda