Dear Listers - Although we knew that my husband's grandfather Peter Olaf Johannes Brandvold was born in Norway, we did not know until we received his death certificate today that Peter is from "Gulbrandsdalen", Norway, which I am unable to find on my Norwegian map. Are these places one and the same? Could the place of birth have been misspelled on the birth certificate? Peter was born 15 May 1874, the son of Johannes Brandvold and Karen Johannesdatter. If he is indeed from Gudbrandsdalen, where would I begin to look for his christening record in a Kirkebok? Would the records from Ringebu be appropriate? The family came to Pope County, MN, in the 1880s we are told, and then moved to ND about 1900. Thank you. Carol in Colorado

Hi Carol, How sure are you on your parent's names for Peter?? Sodorp located by Nord Fron at one time, where the Brandvold Farm is located in the 1865 census. My husband has relatives from there. What census have you found them in America, years specifically and where? Township? Town? County? Children born? Anything else you know about them?? Margit PETER OLUF JOHANNESEN Male Event(s): Birth: 15 MAY 1874 Christening: 28 JUN 1874 Sodorp, Oppland, Norway Death: Burial: Parents: Father: JOHANNES PAULSEN Family Mother: KARI IVERSDR Messages: Extracted birth or christening record for the locality listed in the record. The source records are usually arranged chronologically by the birth or christening date. No source document or additional information exists. Source Information: Batch No.: Dates: Source Call No.: Type: Printout Call No.: Type: C420071 1851 - 1875 0125513 Film NONE Sheet: 00 > Dear Listers - > > Although we knew that my husband's grandfather Peter Olaf Johannes > Brandvold was born in Norway, we did not know until we received his > death certificate today that Peter is from "Gulbrandsdalen", Norway, > which I am unable to find on my Norwegian map. Are these places one and > the same? Could the place of birth have been misspelled on the birth > certificate? > > Peter was born 15 May 1874, the son of Johannes Brandvold and Karen > Johannesdatter. If he is indeed from Gudbrandsdalen, where would I > begin to look for his christening record in a Kirkebok? Would the > records from Ringebu be appropriate? > > The family came to Pope County, MN, in the 1880s we are told, and then > moved to ND about 1900. > > Thank you. > > Carol in Colorado > > > ==== NOR-OPPLAND Mailing List ==== > http://www.nhohlag.org/stevne.htm > Announcing the 2003 Tre Lag Stevne. A joint Stevne of Gudbrandsdalslaget, > Tr?nderlag of America, and Nord-Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >