Hi Rod, Who was your Tollef Nilsen married to? Thanks, Margit > > Possibly (as in my family's case), the name Gulbrandsdalen is the name > of the farm which wouldn't show up on the map. My Ggrandfather was > Tollef Nilsen but is listed often as Tollef Nilsen Alvstad, Alvstad > being the name of the farm. They used the farm name at the end of their > name because it told very specifically where they were from. Also, you > can look at the farm books from the area and it will list the genealogy > of the farm with who was born, the dates and where they went later. > I've been able to go back 3 or 4 generations using the books. Hope this > helps, Rod