This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/wIB.2ACI/188.2 Message Board Post: I am in Willmar for a couple of months this summer and was at the library today so checked the genealogy room for information about your request. Here is what I found. The genealogy volunteers in Kandiyohi County have indexed much of the Willmar Tribune. I found index cards (showing issues of newspaper articles)--several for Halvorsons. Here are some: Halvorson, Lars Gasoline engine runs Tribune Presses Issue: 8-13-1895, p. 1 Halvorson, Lars birth of son Issue 9-25-1901, p. 1 Halvorson, Lars 80th birthday Willmar inventor biog photo 5 sons, 2 daus named Issue 10-11-1939, p. 1 Halvorson, Lars 82nd birthday Issue 10-8-1941, p. 7 Halvorson, Lars died 4-8-1942 born 10-3-1859 md 1-7-1883 Ingebor Hanson 7 children Issues: 4-8-1942, p. 1 4-15-1942, p. 4 Halvorson, Lars & Ingeborg 20th wed anniv Issue Wed. 1-7-1903, p. 1 & 8 Halvorson, Lars and Mrs. 50th anniv. Willmar Lars born Nes Halingdal, Norway, to US 1880 Mrs. born Gulbrandsdalen, Norway, to US 1882 md. 1-7-1883 by Rev. Ole Paulson He was watchmaker, also Willmar Gasoline Engine work bio & photo 7 children named with others attending Issue 10-4-1933, p. 2 10-25-1933, p. 2 Halvorson, Lars and Mrs. 54th anniv. md. 1-7-1883 Issue 1-13-1937, p. 2 Halvorson, Lars and Mrs. 55th anniv. 1-7-1938 Issue 1-12-1938, p. 6 (Thursday) 1-19-1938, p. 6 (Wed.) Halvorson, Lars and Mrs. 58th anniv. Tuesday Issue 1-8-1941, p. 8 Halvorson, Lars Mrs. 78th birthday 10-14-1939 Issue 10-18-1939, p. 8 Halvorson, Lars Mrs. 79th birthday Sunday Willmar Issue 10-16-1940, p. 8 Halvorson, Lars Mrs. 85th birthday Issue 10-23-1946, p. 3 Halvorson, Lars Mrs. 86th birthday Issue 10-22-1947, p. 5 Halvorson, Lars Mrs. 89th birthday 10-14-1950 Issue 11-3-1950, p. 7 Halvorson, Lars Mrs. 91st birthday photo born 10-13-1861 dau. Mrs. Bertina Parsley sons Arthur; Louis; Herman; Theodore; Cyrus Issue 10-14-1952, p. 4 Brill, George H. to Maria A. Halvorson license June 25, 1912 Issue 1-6-1937, p. 2 Brill, George H. to Marie Halvorson mar Tues couple to live in Willmar Issue 6-26-1912, p. 1 George H. to Veronica Louise Diedrich mar 11-25-1920 bride from St. Paul groom is proprietor of Sanitary Barber Shop, Willmar Issue 11-24-1920, p. 1 Brill, Marie died Tuesday born 8-21-1892 md June 25, 1912 children Wilton and 1 mo. old baby Fairview vault (St. Mary's Cem., Willmar) Issue 11-13-1918, p. 3 (article follows) "Mrs. George Brill A sad death occurred Tuesday morning when Mrs. George Brill, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lars Halvorson, passed away at 7:15 o'clock, from influenza. Mr. Brill is very critically ill with the same disease. Mrs. Marie Brill was born August 21, 1892 at Willmar, and grew up to womanhood here. On June 25, 1912 she was married to George H. Brill. There are two children, a boy Wilton, 4 1/2 years and a babe one month old. Deceased is mourned by husband, parents, and two sisters, Mrs. Chas. Parsley of Atwater and Mrs. Helen Healey of St. Paul; and five brothers, Herman, Arthur, Cyrus and Theordore of Willmar and Louis Halvorson, a soldier in France. The funeral services were held this morning from the Peterson undertaking parlors, Rev. Fr. McDewitt officiating. The remains were placed in the vault at Fairview." Does this indexing information give you what you wanted?