Posted on: Polk County Queries Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Mn/Polk?read=282 Surname: Lien, Lee ------------------------- Dear Norman, I have quite a handful of Lien ancestors, but the name Mathias is not among them. I can recommend an organization called the Valdres Samband Lag which can often help people with their ancestry in Valdres. Here is the URL to their web site: http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Meadows/4842/ They have access to a lot of resources and might be able to help you figure out just where your ancestor came from in Valdres. (The Lien farm was called "Septon" before 1830, in case you come across that name.) Good luck!!! Martha Hicks