The Minnesota Birth Index online for free here: This Index currently covers the years 1900-1929. http://people.mnhs.org/bci/ Margit

Listers, I thought I would put a note on the Valdres List and Oppland List to let each of you know about the Norway Tour coming up this summer. I have been asked to help with the genealogy/farm visit part of the tour. Below is an article I wrote for the Valdres Samband Lag’s Budstikken. This article gives some brief information about the tour. We have several people in the Valdres area who are very willing to help tour participants get to their ancestral farms. This promises to be a wonderful tour of Norway with many places to go and things to see. I have helped a number of people with their ancestry in these areas and I thought putting it on the list would be a good way to make people aware of this opportunity to go to Norway. Thank you, Jean Marthaler SOGN-VOSS-VALDRES HERITAGE TOUR 2007 July 31 – August 12, 2007 With the 2006 Sogn-Voss Heritage Tour being such a great success we are pleased to offer this tour again in 2007. This time we will also be adding a 2 night stay in Fagernes, Valdres, Oppland, Norway. There are a lot of people with connections that cross between the Valdres, Sogn and Voss areas and we felt by offering the two nights in the Valdres Valley we could help people with their family connections there also. In the Valdres area we will be spending 2 nights at the Quality Hotel & Resort Fagernes. Sightseeing will include a visit to the art and rosemaling studio of Sigmund Årseth and a tour of the Valdres Folk Museum. We toured both of these places on the August 2006 tour and Sigmund Årseth’s tour was fabulous. At the Valdres Folk Museum there is now a huge doll collection with dolls representing many areas of Norway each dressed in the national costume of that area. It was a delight to see. While in Fagernes, those of you with ancestral connections to the Valdres area will have the opportunity to go to your ancestral farms and to possibly meet relatives still living in the Valdres area. These arrangements would all be made ahead of time and I can guarantee you that you would have an emotional experience of a lifetime seeing and walking on the land your ancestors lived on. This tour is a heritage tour to the districts of Sogn og Fjordane, Voss and Valdres. Tour features include Flåm/Aurland, Voss, Vik, Sogndal, Luster, Lærdal and Fagernes. Also included are Oslo, Bergen and the Hallingdal Valley. This tour offers a wide variety of places to see such as a number of the old churches, farm museums, the beautiful Nærøyfjord, wonderful hotels and fabulous food. There is so much to see and enjoy. Brekke Tours does a fabulous job in providing a top notch experience for everyone going on their tours. Depending what your interest is, there is something for everyone; this tour offers such a wide variety of events for those seeing ancestral farms and for those who just want to take a great trip to Norway. We will again have genealogical help available to work with your ancestry in these areas of Norway. Farm visits will be made available for anyone interested in seeing their ancestral farms (there may be a small fee involved to cover the costs of the farm visits). Millie Ohnstad & Ann Romo are experts in the Aurland/Sogn area and Jean Marthaler will help with the Voss, Vossestrand, Valdres and Sogn areas. We all love to help others find their ancestral roots and will gladly help you find yours. For more information on the tour or for genealogical help please feel free to contact me at: Jean Marthaler 139 7th Ave SE St. Joseph, MN 56374 320-363-7949 [email protected] Or you can contact Brekke Tours at: http://www.brekketours.com/ Brekke Tours & Travel 701-772-8999 802 North 43rd Street 800-473-5302 Grand Forks, ND 58203 Fax 701-780-9352 Email: [email protected] We hope to see you on the tour in 2007. Jean Marthaler

http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read Oppland Gran / Tingelstad: 1889-1899, Parish register (official) Gran / Gran: 1898-1907, Parish register (official) Jevnaker / Jevnaker: 1891-1901, Parish register (official) Jevnaker / Jevnaker: 1907-1918, Parish register copy Kolbu: 1912-1925, Parish register copy Lunner / Lunner: 1909-1922, Parish register copy Nordre Land / Torpa: 1882-1896, Parish register (official) Søndre Land / Hov: 1878-1894, Parish register (official) Søndre Land / Fluberg: 1912-1925, Parish register copy Sør-Aurdal / Bruflat: 1866-1893, Parish register copy Sør-Aurdal / Begndal: 1894-1921, Parish register copy Vardal / Gjøvik by: 1891-1901, Parish register (official)

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Grihamar, Kvam ,Gaasedelen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/1326.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Believe I am in this same gene pool--Ole Torsteinson Grihamar and Ingeborg Eidssøll had a son Ole Olson Grihamar (b.1807) and Ole would be my gr. gr. gr. grandfather. Ole married Sisseln Persdtr. Kvam. Do you have any more information on the rest of the family.? Thanks. Joann Gaasedelen Ronningen

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3176.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: No relation to me. I'm just familiar with internet Norway searching. Especially in the Sogn og Fjordane county. I can see why they would say they were from Bergen, since that is probably the port they emigrated from. The closest city. But maybe about 70 miles away. Here is a website showing Ingebrigt Anton. Holsen's genealogy/ancestors. Född means born, Död means died. http://leskjerv.seria.no/aner/0009/12248.htm If you click on the little minus signs for them, you can go back even farther. The ancestors of this person are from Holsen. http://leskjerv.seria.no/ Leiv Skjerve [email protected] I think distantly related to you. Taryn

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3176.2.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Thank you for the information you posted. I'll definitely check it out. I appreciated the links you sent also. Is this part of your family also? Nancy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3176.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: In western Norway, North of Bergen in Sogn og Fjordane, I find this interesting widowed mother and young daughter born in 1857, in Førde parish. http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx?ft=1865&knr=1432&kenr=001&bnr=0041&lnr=000 Marte Ludvigsdatter e Føderaadskone 1825 Jølsters Prgj. Lovise Ingebrigtsdatter hendes Datter ug 1857 Jølsters Prgj. The mother appears to be the widow of the man who owned the farm called Holsen. Holsen is a local parish in Førde too. I did find a death in 1859 for a married man from Holsen farm. The timing is right and the name is similar to your information. http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=30&filnamn=sogngrav&gardpostnr=86174&merk=86174#ovre 86174 1432 27/1 1859 m Ingebrigt Antons. Holsen g 1815 0 Buried Jan. 27, 1859, male, Ingebrigt Antonsen Holsen, married, b. 1815. This information fits the Norwegian naming patterns a bit better. Antonsen is more common that Albertson was at that time. Lovise would have been Ingebrigtsdatter in Norway. HEre is an online marriage record that ties this couple together. http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&sidenr=42&filnamn=sognvigd&gardpostnr=39066&merk=39066#ovre 39066 7 6 1857 Ingebrigt Antons. 1814 Holsen 1 Marta Ludvikd. 1825 Slåtten 1 1432 Married June 7, 1857, Ingebrigt Antons.(son) b. 1814 from Holsen farm in Førde, first marriage, to Marta Ludvikdatter, b. 1825 from Slåtten farm in Førde, her first marriage He dies in 1859, living at Holsen farm, by the 1865 census, Martha/Marta and Lovise are still on the farm. I think the Førde bygdebok for the Holsen parish area might show more detail about this family. http://www.rootsweb.com/~wgnorway/lookups.html This page shows that there are some lookups volunteers who own the book and are willing to do some limited lookups for you. You need Holsen farm for Ingebrigt Antonsson who died 1859. It might say how he died, even if by drowning. Most farmers were also fisherman, having fishing rights with their seaside farmsteads. Forde bygdabok Band I and II by Finn Borgen Forsund Howard [email protected] the book might be available through interlibrary loan, check with your local librarian. It's in Norwegian, but sometimes you can find the farm chapter, and then just scan for names and dates. FØRDE Førsund, Finn B. Førde bydgebok: gardssoge og soga om folket. As: Førde kommune, 1990.Call No. DL596.F75 F67 1990 v.1-2 But I think the whole story is on this page, in Norwegian. two-thirds of the way down on this page: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/sab/jolstut.htm Utvandret 1867: (emigrated 1867) Marte Ludvigsdatter Slåtten (født 7. mars 1824) Marte Ludvigsdatter Slåtten (born 7th March, 1824) Gift i Førde 7. juni 1857 med gardbruker Ingebrigt Antonsen Holsen. Gardbrukere på Holsen til mannens død i 1859.Married in Førde June 7, 1857 with farmer Ingebrigt Antonsen Holsen. Farmed at Holsen until her husband died in 1859. Marte hadde kår av Holsen til hun sa det opp 15. april 1867. Da brukte hun navnet Marte Haarklou. Hadde datteren Lovise Ingebrigtsdatter, født 3. august 1857 i FørdeMarte had survivors rights at Holsen until she settled them up 15th April, 1867. At that time she was using the name Marte Haarklou. Had the daughter Lovise Ingebrigtsdatter, b. 3 August 1857 in Førde. Utvandret med skipet "Helvetia" fra Bergen 2. mai 1867, til Quebec 17. juni 1867. Er oppgitt å være i Nordamerika i skiftet etter hennes mor i 1870. Adressen var ukjent, og hun hadde ikke meldt seg som arving i 1876. Var ved folketellingen 1865 bosatt på Holsen i Førd Emigrated with the ship Helvetia from Bergen the 2nd May, 1867, to Quebec 17th June, 1867. Is known to have been in North America when her mother's will was read in 1870. The address was unknown, and she ??didn't get the inheritance in 1876?. She was on the 1865 Norway census, living at Holsen in Førde. also, post your question on the Sogn og Fjordane page, under the heading Førde question or something like that. http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=board&r=rw&p=localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.sognogfjordane

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Engebretson, Nelson, Rasmussen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3176.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry, navigating Norway is new to me. I'll try searching the area you mentioned. Thanks for the tip. Nancy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Engebretson, Nelson, Rasmussen Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3176.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sorry, navigating Norway is new to me. I'll try searching the area you mentioned. Thanks for the tip. Nancy

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3176.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Bergen is in Hordaland fylke. This posting board is for Oppland fylke.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Engebretson, Nelson, Rasmussen Classification: lookup Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3176/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hello, I'm searching for information on Louise Engebretson Nelson Rasmussen. b. 5 Aug 1857 in Bergen, NORWAY; father: Albert Engebretson; mother: Martha ???; Albert was a fisherman who drowed. Martha & Louise came to the U.S. in 1866 and settled in IL. 1867: Louise m. Nels Nelson whom she divorced aroun 1872. 1872: Louise m. Nels Rasmussen who died in 1895. After Nels died, Louise moved with the children to Porter, Yellow Medicine, Minnesota. She had 13 children who included Andrew, Martin, Clarence, Clara, Annie, and the other children I'm not sure of yet. If these names sound familiar to anybody, I would be most appreciative of any information you could offer me. I would be more than happy to offer any information that I have already acquired. Thank you.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/889.2.1.2.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, My Even Olsen was born in 1834 and Oline was born in 1831.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/889.2.1.2.1.1.2/mb.ashx Message Board Post: It was hteir daughter Bramine that came to the USA. She lived in Liberty twp., Box Butte Co, Nebraska. Please contact me directly [email protected] to share more.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/889.2.1.2.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f60529&gardpostnr=1333

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Gundersdatter, Haggebakken, Olsdatter, Hexumkvaernum Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/889.2.1.2.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Hi, According to my research, Paul Olsen is the son of Kari Gundersdatter and the brother of my GG Grandmother Oline Olsdatter. Here is the link to a census showing Kari and Oline living with Paul and Nikoline. Which of their children came to the USA? According to my information, Kari and Oline came to Quebec on the bark Anna Delius in 1869, with my G Grandmother Clara (then 3). I have found Clara in the 1880 census but never have found a record of Kari and Oline. Thanks for any information.

This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland/3175/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Gudbrandsdalslaget, an organization of descendants of emigrants from Gudbrandsdal in Oppland, is sponsoring a genealogical seminar June 10-26, 2007. The seminar will feature visits to archives in Oslo and Hamar, Lillehammer and Vågå, meet with genealogists and bygdebok authors, and participate in the Emigration Festival sponsored by Fron and Ringebu Historielags. More information is available from [email protected]

Sandy, I don't know if this helps you but my paternal great-grandmother was Ella Mustad. She was born in the United States, however. If you think that there is a link there, let me know. Jackie -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Garth Ulrich Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 11:21 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Opp] still more Karen Andersdatter b.06 Jan 1832/1833 OstenToten I find the parents of Karen to be Anders Nilsen Lae and Berte Tollefsdatter Bjørnestad married in OT on 03 Apr 1824. I find baptisms of the following children: -Tollef, b. 31 Dec 1824, bap 20 Feb 1825 -Mathias, b. 1826, bap. 06 Aug 1826 -Hellene b. 10 May 1828, bap. 08 Jun 1828 -Karen, b. 06 Mar 1832, bap 10 Apr 1832 -Even, b. 03 Feb 1834, bap 07 Sep 1834 -Marthe, b. 26 Aug 1835, bap 17 Aug 1836 Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margit" <[email protected]> To: "Oppland" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [Opp] Karen Andersdatter b.06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Toten Sandy is looking for help and is having trouble posting to the list. She is looking to see if anyone connects with the family or can help her with the Mother and siblings of Karen Andersd. Margit From: Sandy Ewing Date: 1/9/2007 1:11:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Inquiry -------Original Message---- Mathias Andersen (Mustad) b. 02 May 1830, Vardal. Karen Andersdatter b. 06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Totens. They were married 11 July 1859 Vardal, Oppland. They are found on the 1865 Census , Kirkebye ovre. Mathea Mathiassen, their daughter was born 01 Nov 1861 at Gjovik, Vardal, Oppland. My help is needed finding all the information on this family that I can. The family came to America before 1870. I can find them on Census in the USA. Mathias died shortly after arriving in America and Karen remarried a John C Johnson (tailor by trade) also born in Norway. Looking forward finding other families of interest. Thank you, Sandy ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I find the parents of Karen to be Anders Nilsen Lae and Berte Tollefsdatter Bjørnestad married in OT on 03 Apr 1824. I find baptisms of the following children: -Tollef, b. 31 Dec 1824, bap 20 Feb 1825 -Mathias, b. 1826, bap. 06 Aug 1826 -Hellene b. 10 May 1828, bap. 08 Jun 1828 -Karen, b. 06 Mar 1832, bap 10 Apr 1832 -Even, b. 03 Feb 1834, bap 07 Sep 1834 -Marthe, b. 26 Aug 1835, bap 17 Aug 1836 Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margit" <[email protected]> To: "Oppland" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [Opp] Karen Andersdatter b.06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Toten Sandy is looking for help and is having trouble posting to the list. She is looking to see if anyone connects with the family or can help her with the Mother and siblings of Karen Andersd. Margit From: Sandy Ewing Date: 1/9/2007 1:11:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Inquiry -------Original Message---- Mathias Andersen (Mustad) b. 02 May 1830, Vardal. Karen Andersdatter b. 06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Totens. They were married 11 July 1859 Vardal, Oppland. They are found on the 1865 Census , Kirkebye ovre. Mathea Mathiassen, their daughter was born 01 Nov 1861 at Gjovik, Vardal, Oppland. My help is needed finding all the information on this family that I can. The family came to America before 1870. I can find them on Census in the USA. Mathias died shortly after arriving in America and Karen remarried a John C Johnson (tailor by trade) also born in Norway. Looking forward finding other families of interest. Thank you, Sandy

There is a Karen Anders. b. in Ostre Toten on 06 Mar 1832, bap there in 01 Apr 1832. Father: Anders Nielsen Lae, Mo. Berthe Tollefsd. I would suspect that this is your Karen for these reasons: 1) one or more of the godparents at Matheas baptism were from Lae 2) Karen and Mathias' second daughter was named Berthe which matches with the tradition of the second daughter being named after her maternal grandmother. 3) father's name matches what you found in the census Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margit" <[email protected]> To: "Oppland" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [Opp] Karen Andersdatter b.06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Toten Sandy is looking for help and is having trouble posting to the list. She is looking to see if anyone connects with the family or can help her with the Mother and siblings of Karen Andersd. Margit From: Sandy Ewing Date: 1/9/2007 1:11:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Inquiry -------Original Message---- Mathias Andersen (Mustad) b. 02 May 1830, Vardal. Karen Andersdatter b. 06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Totens. They were married 11 July 1859 Vardal, Oppland. They are found on the 1865 Census , Kirkebye ovre. Mathea Mathiassen, their daughter was born 01 Nov 1861 at Gjovik, Vardal, Oppland. My help is needed finding all the information on this family that I can. The family came to America before 1870. I can find them on Census in the USA. Mathias died shortly after arriving in America and Karen remarried a John C Johnson (tailor by trade) also born in Norway. Looking forward finding other families of interest. Thank you, Sandy http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx? ft=1865&knr=0527&kenr=005&bnr=0064&lnr=000 Data on domicile: * Census year: 1865 * Municipality: Vardal * Municipality number: 0527 * Name of domicile: Kirkebye øvre Number of persons in this domicile: 10 Name Family status Marital status Occupation Birth year Place of birth Ethnicity Andres Jørgensen ug Telegrafist Gaardbruger og Selveier 1837 Molands Prgj. Mathias Andersen Logerende g Maler 1830 Vardals Prgj. Karen Andersdatter hans Kone g 1832 Østre Totens Prgj. Anders Mathiassen deres Søn ug 1862 Gjøvik Mathea Mathiasdatter deres Datter ug 1860 Gjøvik Berthe Mathiasdatter deres Datter ug 1864 Gjøvik Marthe Olsdatter ug Tjenestepige 1844 Vestre Totens Prgj. Anders Nielsen Mandens Svigerfader e 1788 Østre Totens Prgj. Oskar Gudbrandsen ug Telegrafbud 1853 Vestre Totens Prgj. Nekoline Nielsdatter ug Lægdslem 1850 Vardals Prgj.AN ANDERS NIELSEN THE FATHER OF KAREN IS ALSO LISTED ON THIS CENSUS. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On the site that I sent you, in the out migrants from Vardal I find the following emigrating in 1866: Mathias Andersen Karen Andersdatter -Mathea -Anders b. 1862 -Berthe b. 1864 Garth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Margit" <[email protected]> To: "Oppland" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, January 09, 2007 12:20 PM Subject: [Opp] Karen Andersdatter b.06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Toten Sandy is looking for help and is having trouble posting to the list. She is looking to see if anyone connects with the family or can help her with the Mother and siblings of Karen Andersd. Margit From: Sandy Ewing Date: 1/9/2007 1:11:35 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Inquiry -------Original Message---- Mathias Andersen (Mustad) b. 02 May 1830, Vardal. Karen Andersdatter b. 06 Jan 1832/1833 Osten Totens. They were married 11 July 1859 Vardal, Oppland. They are found on the 1865 Census , Kirkebye ovre. Mathea Mathiassen, their daughter was born 01 Nov 1861 at Gjovik, Vardal, Oppland. My help is needed finding all the information on this family that I can. The family came to America before 1870. I can find them on Census in the USA. Mathias died shortly after arriving in America and Karen remarried a John C Johnson (tailor by trade) also born in Norway. Looking forward finding other families of interest. Thank you, Sandy http://www.rhd.uit.no/folketellinger/ftliste_e.aspx? ft=1865&knr=0527&kenr=005&bnr=0064&lnr=000 Data on domicile: * Census year: 1865 * Municipality: Vardal * Municipality number: 0527 * Name of domicile: Kirkebye øvre Number of persons in this domicile: 10 Name Family status Marital status Occupation Birth year Place of birth Ethnicity Andres Jørgensen ug Telegrafist Gaardbruger og Selveier 1837 Molands Prgj. Mathias Andersen Logerende g Maler 1830 Vardals Prgj. Karen Andersdatter hans Kone g 1832 Østre Totens Prgj. Anders Mathiassen deres Søn ug 1862 Gjøvik Mathea Mathiasdatter deres Datter ug 1860 Gjøvik Berthe Mathiasdatter deres Datter ug 1864 Gjøvik Marthe Olsdatter ug Tjenestepige 1844 Vestre Totens Prgj. Anders Nielsen Mandens Svigerfader e 1788 Østre Totens Prgj. Oskar Gudbrandsen ug Telegrafbud 1853 Vestre Totens Prgj. Nekoline Nielsdatter ug Lægdslem 1850 Vardals Prgj.AN ANDERS NIELSEN THE FATHER OF KAREN IS ALSO LISTED ON THIS CENSUS. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message