---------- From: "Rod Alvstad" <roda@ccfd6.org> Date: Thu, 17 Jul 2003 08:26:04 -0700 To: "Margit" <margit@eot.com> Subject: RE: [Oppland] Gudbrandsdalen 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 -----Original Message----- From: Margit [mailto:margit@eot.com] Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:57 PM To: NOR-OPPLAND-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [Oppland] Gudbrandsdalen If you look here in the 1875 census, you will find them on the Brandvold Farm if they are yours. <http://draug.rhd.isv.uit.no/ftsoek/ftsoek.asp?kommando=bosted&ftaar=187 5&sp raak=engelsk_britisk&kommnr=0518&kretsnr=006&bostnr=0084&leilnr=00> Same family as I sent you earlier with his May 15th birth date. Margit > 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. ______________________________