Posted on: Polk County Queries Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Mn/Polk/527 Surname: Erickson ------------------------- There is one rural cemetery about 7 miles north of East Grand Forks, on MN Hiway 220: Bethany Lutheran, P.O. Box 360, East Grand Forks, MN 56721, 218/773-1501. Bethany is a merger of two churches, one of which was Bethesda Swedish. A Norwegian Lutheran church was literally across the road! They later mergered. If your grandfather was "Andrew" or "O. Metz" and your great-uncle was "S.E. Erickson," please advise as I have more information for you.