Yes! This is the family. Tusen takk I'd love to know ole exact birth. Imig. Where born. Sent from my iPhone > On Apr 17, 2015, at 8:00 AM, Cliff Lien via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > And I think this looks like Ole and Annie in the 1900 census > Now in Clay county > > https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11120-91788-73?cc=1325221 > > (Annie L for Anna Larsen?) > > So maybe one of the daughters married a Reid? > > Have you figured out where Ole Syverson is from? > > > Cliff Lien > Alberta, Canada > cjl@interbaun.com > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Kay Jetton via > Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 10:26 AM > To: lsharp ; norway@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [NOR] Svardal Larson Eitorn Anne offspring > > #3. Info about their oldest daughter Anne who married Ole Syverson - and > their > offspring Andreas (b. 1858); Sara b. 1861; Augusta b. 1864; Anne Christene > b. 1864 > and Bertine Oline b. 1866. > > Any tips for finding the place of birth, residence, marriage or death of > Anna, Ole > and their children as well as Anna's parents would be much appreciated. > > > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

P.g. a is an abbrevitation for _På grunn av _ = due to/ because of. Drukning ulykkestilfelle pga nedfaldsyke, faldt i en dam v hjemmet. nedfaldsyke is an elder word for epilepsy She drowned by an accident due to epilepsy when she fell into a pond nearby her home. Geir -----Opprinnelig melding----- From: EDWARD A SCRIVEN via Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:40 PM To: norway@rootsweb.com Subject: [NOR] Cause of death This is from Hadsel, Nordland, and I am interested in the very last entry in the female list. Irma Regine Lorentsen died 22 November 1924 apparently from a drowning accident because of epilepsy. I can't make out where it says she fell, and what is the initials P. g. a. meaning? Source information: Nordland county, Hadsel in Hadsel, Parish register (official) nr. 888A17 (1913-1925), Death and burial records 1924, page 190. Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=39694&idx_id=39694&uid=ny&idx_side=-164Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb10051104062165.jpg Thanks Edward A. Scriven Layton, Utah Always be Happy!! Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Nedfaldsyke, faldt i en dam v(ed) hjemmet. Fell into a pond at home (Or close to home) Halvor in Lier -----Opprinnelig melding----- From: EDWARD A SCRIVEN via Sent: Thursday, April 16, 2015 1:40 PM To: norway@rootsweb.com Subject: [NOR] Cause of death This is from Hadsel, Nordland, and I am interested in the very last entry in the female list. Irma Regine Lorentsen died 22 November 1924 apparently from a drowning accident because of epilepsy. I can't make out where it says she fell, and what is the initials P. g. a. meaning? Source information: Nordland county, Hadsel in Hadsel, Parish register (official) nr. 888A17 (1913-1925), Death and burial records 1924, page 190. Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=39694&idx_id=39694&uid=ny&idx_side=-164Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb10051104062165.jpg Thanks Edward A. Scriven Layton, Utah Always be Happy!!

I am not Mark, but when I click on the link, it comes up as an Adobe .pdf file. There is a box around the place where the names are found and there should be a magnifying glass in the box. Click on it and it will enlarge that portion of the page. Also, at the top there is the 'ribbon' with a + or - and a box with a % number. Using the + or the % box, you can increase the size to what ever you like. It also has a printer icon, where you can print the page, or a disk icon, where you can save it to your computer. Hope this helps. Joy On 4/16/2015 1:37 PM, lsharp via wrote: > Wow, Mark, > > How did you find this? > > Amazing. I tried to print the newspaper but the font came so miniature I can't > even read the headlines. > > Is there some way you would be able to cut and paste it into an email so I can read > the story? > --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

 Here is Anna's  baptism record.  Right hand side of page; 10th entry. Sogn og Fjordane county, Balestrand, Parish register (official) nr. A 1 (1834-1846), Birth and baptism records 1837-1839, page 4.   http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=8377&idx_id=8377&uid=ny&idx_side=-4 On Thursday, April 16, 2015 9:48 AM, lsharp via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: I'm searching for Anna Botolvsdatter Eitorn, b. 8.9.1838 or 1839 in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway who emig. 1851 with her parents and siblings. First lived in Winneshiek Cty, Iowa where her father, Botolv Larson Eitorn (went by Bottel Eithorn or Eithun in Iowa we think) owned land until 1854 Parents moved to Dodge/Olmsted County where we find many entries for Kristi Hansdatter Svardal (Anne's mother) and Bottle Larson (father dropped the Eitorn and family appears to be Larson from here on) at South Zumbro Lutheran Church as well as East St. Olaf Lutheran Church. The family lived either Vernon or Canisteo, Dodge Cty, MN for some years.  Botolv d. 1873 in Dodge County. Things we can't find: #1.  Where is Botolv buried (Dodge Cty records his death as Baatol Larson) #2.  When did wife Kristi (Christie, Christene) die, and where is she buried? #3.  Info about their oldest daughter Anne who married Ole Syverson - and their offspring Andreas (b. 1858); Sara b. 1861; Augusta b. 1864; Anne Christene b. 1864 and Bertine Oline b. 1866. Any tips for finding the place of birth, residence, marriage or death of Anna, Ole and their children as well as Anna's parents would be much appreciated. Thank you. Linda Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Here’s Anne & Ole’s divorce. St. Paul daily globe; July 2, 1886; page 2 FROM THE COURTS. The case of Anna Syverson vs. Ole Syverson, for divorce on the ground of cruel and inhuman treatment, was also tried and submitted. http://tinyurl.com/nw6eugl

Wow, Mark, How did you find this? Amazing. I tried to print the newspaper but the font came so miniature I can't even read the headlines. Is there some way you would be able to cut and paste it into an email so I can read the story? And is there a way to verify if this is our Anne B. Larson, daughter of Botolv and Kristi (name / spellings as they were in Norway were Botolv Larson Eitorn and Kristi H. Svardal). Thanks so much. Linda > Here’s Anne & Ole’s divorce. > St. Paul daily globe; July 2, 1886; page 2 > FROM THE COURTS. > The case of Anna Syverson vs. Ole Syverson, for divorce on the ground of cruel and > inhuman treatment, was also tried and submitted. > http://tinyurl.com/nw6eugl > Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message Linda J. Sharp, M.Ed., AZ Real Estate Broker Lsharp@alaska.net 907-227-0036

I'm searching for Anna Botolvsdatter Eitorn, b. 8.9.1838 or 1839 in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway who emig. 1851 with her parents and siblings. First lived in Winneshiek Cty, Iowa where her father, Botolv Larson Eitorn (went by Bottel Eithorn or Eithun in Iowa we think) owned land until 1854 Parents moved to Dodge/Olmsted County where we find many entries for Kristi Hansdatter Svardal (Anne's mother) and Bottle Larson (father dropped the Eitorn and family appears to be Larson from here on) at South Zumbro Lutheran Church as well as East St. Olaf Lutheran Church. The family lived either Vernon or Canisteo, Dodge Cty, MN for some years. Botolv d. 1873 in Dodge County. Things we can't find: #1. Where is Botolv buried (Dodge Cty records his death as Baatol Larson) #2. When did wife Kristi (Christie, Christene) die, and where is she buried? #3. Info about their oldest daughter Anne who married Ole Syverson - and their offspring Andreas (b. 1858); Sara b. 1861; Augusta b. 1864; Anne Christene b. 1864 and Bertine Oline b. 1866. Any tips for finding the place of birth, residence, marriage or death of Anna, Ole and their children as well as Anna's parents would be much appreciated. Thank you. Linda

This is from Hadsel, Nordland, and I am interested in the very last entry in the female list. Irma Regine Lorentsen died 22 November 1924 apparently from a drowning accident because of epilepsy. I can't make out where it says she fell, and what is the initials P. g. a. meaning? Source information: Nordland county, Hadsel in Hadsel, Parish register (official) nr. 888A17 (1913-1925), Death and burial records 1924, page 190. Permanent pagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:kb_read?idx_kildeid=39694&idx_id=39694&uid=ny&idx_side=-164Permanent imagelink: http://www.arkivverket.no/URN:NBN:no-a1450-kb10051104062165.jpg Thanks Edward A. Scriven Layton, Utah Always be Happy!!

Good ol' Wikipedia: Helgeland: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helgeland Nesna: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nesna Herøy, Nordland https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Her%C3%B8y,_Nordland Dønna / Dønnes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%B8nna https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/D%C3%B8nnes Maps, photos of churches, other info. When in doubt, always try Wikipedia first. :-) A great many times it has info no other web sites have, and they're usually even correct for these little info pages. Sometimes there is a bit of history and you can find out when some of these areas came into being, why they are or are not in census data depends on dates their areas were part of another area or when they were made separate. For that, and guessing games to try to figure out where the people are, check the parish numbers that precede the name of the parish in the Digitalarkivet web sites. Beste, Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: Virginia Lindsey via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: norway@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 10:32 AM Subject: [NOR] Dønnes, Nesna, Herøy, Helgeland, Nordland I am helping Sons of Norway lodge members with their genealogies and have run into a problem with the above named area. I cannot find any sign that this area was included in the 1865 census. Does anyone know if this was true? Also, can anyone suggest books or sites that give some history? I suspect there were some Sami there because of some names-is this true? One of the members is visiting there in the summer and wants to know as much as possible. Thank you for any help. Virginia Lindsey Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Which County? There is a Liberty Township in Polk County, Minnesota, not too far from Bemidji - maybe 75 miles. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Township,_Polk_County,_Minnesota Buzzle Township seems to be in a township adjoining Liberty Township, Beltrami County, Minnesota: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buzzle_Township,_Beltrami_County,_Minnesota https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Township,_Beltrami_County,_Minnesota BTW, The Bemidji Pioneer is still being published. You might want to write or phone them to see if they have a photo in file of the location you want. Beste, Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: Thelma Hartman via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: norway@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:16 PM Subject: [NOR] Liberty Township, Minnesota Town Hall Hello Would any one know how to get a picture of the town hall in Liberty Township? At one time it is said to have been the school house for Buzzle Township. I would love a picture of it as three of my great uncles attended this school between 1902 and 1905. I have tried Google street view with no luck. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-school-board-decide-sale-old-buzzle-school-property “... Merchand wrote that the Buzzle School consolidated into Debs Common School District 132, then to Pinewood CSD 74, and eventually to Independent School District 31. The school building sold for $200 in 1952 and was moved to Liberty Township to become the Town Hall. Only foundation debris remains at the original site. ...” Thanks Thelma

Thelma, Search google images for Buzzle township schools. There are some photos! Linda G *Linda *Greethurst 515-306-0726 (c) llg451@gmail.com On Tue, Apr 14, 2015 at 12:16 PM, Thelma Hartman via <norway@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hello > > Would any one know how to get a picture of the town hall in Liberty > Township? At one time it is said to have been the school house for Buzzle > Township. I would love a picture of it as three of my great uncles attended > this school between 1902 and 1905. I have tried Google street view with no > luck. > > > > http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-school-board-decide-sale-old-buzzle-school-property > “... Merchand wrote that the Buzzle School consolidated into Debs Common > School District 132, then to Pinewood CSD 74, and eventually to Independent > School District 31. The school building sold for $200 in 1952 and was moved > to Liberty Township to become the Town Hall. Only foundation debris remains > at the original site. ...” > > Thanks > > Thelma > Norwaylist Archiveshttp:// > archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You can find census 1865 here: http://gda.arkivverket.no/cgi-win/WebMeta.exe?slag=vismeny&katnr=1&emnenr=3&aar=&dagens=&fylkenr=18 Lisbeth ----- Original Message ----- From: "Virginia Lindsey via" <norway@rootsweb.com> To: <norway@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 5:32 PM Subject: [NOR] Dønnes, Nesna, Herøy, Helgeland, Nordland >I am helping Sons of Norway lodge members with their genealogies and have > run into a problem with the above named area. I cannot find any sign that > this area was included in the 1865 census. Does anyone know if this was > true? > > Also, can anyone suggest books or sites that give some history? I suspect > there were some Sami there because of some names-is this true? One of the > members is visiting there in the summer and wants to know as much as > possible. > > Thank you for any help. > > Virginia Lindsey > > Norwaylist > Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway > > RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html > > guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message

Here you can see what kind of records are available for Nordland <http://www.disnorge.no/genress/index.php?todo=visKategori&kid=100007> Reina -----Oorspronkelijk bericht----- From: Virginia Lindsey via Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 5:32 PM To: norway@rootsweb.com Subject: [NOR] Dønnes, Nesna, Herøy, Helgeland, Nordland I am helping Sons of Norway lodge members with their genealogies and have run into a problem with the above named area. I cannot find any sign that this area was included in the 1865 census. Does anyone know if this was true? Also, can anyone suggest books or sites that give some history? I suspect there were some Sami there because of some names-is this true? One of the members is visiting there in the summer and wants to know as much as possible. Thank you for any help. Virginia Lindsey Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't know how things work in MN, but here in SD, the State Historical Society is scanning old photos, etc. and the public is able to search for historical pictures. A week or so ago, a cousin of mine from OR found a postcard of the pioneer church here that our ancestors attended starting around 1900. The picture was a postcard made in 1910. For $10 I was able to get a high resolution jpeg file within half an hour of talking to the man in charge of documnts. The picture is now on the front page of our online family history book. Steve -----Original Message----- From: Thelma Hartman via Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2015 12:16 PM To: norway@rootsweb.com Subject: [NOR] Liberty Township, Minnesota Town Hall Hello Would any one know how to get a picture of the town hall in Liberty Township? At one time it is said to have been the school house for Buzzle Township. I would love a picture of it as three of my great uncles attended this school between 1902 and 1905. I have tried Google street view with no luck. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-school-board-decide-sale-old-buzzle-school-property “... Merchand wrote that the Buzzle School consolidated into Debs Common School District 132, then to Pinewood CSD 74, and eventually to Independent School District 31. The school building sold for $200 in 1952 and was moved to Liberty Township to become the Town Hall. Only foundation debris remains at the original site. ...” Thanks Thelma Norwaylist Archiveshttp://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=norway RESUBSCRIBE UNSUB http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/intl/NOR/NORWAY.html guidelines http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~norway/guidelines.htm ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NORWAY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. http://www.avast.com

Hello Would any one know how to get a picture of the town hall in Liberty Township? At one time it is said to have been the school house for Buzzle Township. I would love a picture of it as three of my great uncles attended this school between 1902 and 1905. I have tried Google street view with no luck. http://www.bemidjipioneer.com/content/bemidji-school-board-decide-sale-old-buzzle-school-property “... Merchand wrote that the Buzzle School consolidated into Debs Common School District 132, then to Pinewood CSD 74, and eventually to Independent School District 31. The school building sold for $200 in 1952 and was moved to Liberty Township to become the Town Hall. Only foundation debris remains at the original site. ...” Thanks Thelma

I am helping Sons of Norway lodge members with their genealogies and have run into a problem with the above named area. I cannot find any sign that this area was included in the 1865 census. Does anyone know if this was true? Also, can anyone suggest books or sites that give some history? I suspect there were some Sami there because of some names-is this true? One of the members is visiting there in the summer and wants to know as much as possible. Thank you for any help. Virginia Lindsey

Dear Listers! This topic was last discussed about a month ago, and it ended by our co-lister Doris saying Mar. 14 the following: "Do you still need the marriage of John and Matilda, in the fall of 1919? If it was in OR or Seattle, and the paperwork still exists, I should be able to find it for you." However. Doris has gotten so involved with preparing her mother's 100th birthday (congratulations Doris for your mother!), and she just doesn't have the time to look for this record for me. Here is some of what Doris wrote me today: "So, I don't think I can be any more help in tracking down this marriage record for you. I know there are a couple of listers in WA, so perhaps if you repost to the list, they will be better than I have been at helping you out", which is what I do by the current message! To summarize the problem: ~~~~~ Mathilda/Matilda Christianson Bjornthun Webber, born in Hof County, Hedmark fylke, Norway Nov. 23, 1874, died in Seattle, WA May 31, 1927 and is buried in a single grave at Forest Lawn cemetery in Seattle, WA. She married her 3rd husband Emery Ellsworth Webber at Vancouver, WA on Sep. 29, 1913. According to a newspaper clipping sent by co-lister Mark she officially divorced Mr. Webber in April of 1919. However, the 1917 Portland city directory shows these entries: * J. Wm. Anderson (Matilda), printer, res. 1917 on 308 Jackson * Emery Webber (Matilda), chimney sweep., res. 690 1/2 E Morrison so there is apparently kind of a "time lag" in the city directory? Matilda was at this time still "formally" married to Elmer Webber, while in "reality" she was apparently already in 1917 "living with" John William Anderson! In the WW1 draft records from 1918 Elmer Ellsworth Webber (born Oct. 4, 1875) is clearly alone, since his "nearest relative" was his mother, while John William Anderson (born Aug. 4, 1877)'s "nearest relative" was his wife Matilda? My BIG PROBLEM: When and where did John William Anderson marry Mat(h)ilda Christianson Bjornthun Webber? Maybe Seattle, WA is the most likely place considering the following facts: The WW1 draft record for John William Anderson shows he and Mat(h)ilda moved to 2957 Charles Street No., Seattle, WA shortly after the draft record was written, and we find him and Mat(h)ilda in Seattle, WA city directories as follows: * 1920: John W. Anderson (Matilda), salesman, res. B3716 Angeline * 1922: John W. Anderson (Matilda), salesman Tent & Awning Co., res. 3716 Angeline * 1924: J Wm Anderson (Matilda), res. 4017 23rd Ave SW * 1925: John W. Anderson (Mathilda), laborer, res. 4017 23rd Ave SW * 1926: Wm Anderson (Matilda), foreman ST&A Co, res. 4015(!) 23rd Ave SW * 1927: John W Anderson (Mathilda), salesman, res. 4017 23rd Ave SW Then John married Lucette, and they are together for one year: * 1928: John W Anderson (Lucette), salesman ST&A Co, res. 713 28th Ave Lucette remained on the same address, while John moved out. Perhaps these entries are for him: * 1929: J W Anderson, res. 2320 41st Ave SW * 1930: J W Anderson, laborer, res. Hazel, WA My 2ND PROBLEM: I have always wondered what became of John William Anderson! Any suggestions? ~~~~~ Thank you once again, dear NORWAY listers, for any assistance you can give me in order to find the answers to my last questions about this family! Very sincerely yours, Lars E. Oyane

Those church bulletins had to be prepared by a Norwegian!

http://www.arkivportalen.no/side/arkiv/detaljer?arkivId=no-a1450-01000001614213 Your first link came through with the last three digits on the following line. Hopefully the one above will come through as one complete link. Bev ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Bergquist via <norway@rootsweb.com> To: norway@rootsweb.com Cc: Sent: Sunday, April 12, 2015 9:18 PM Subject: [NOR] Finnemanntallet 1686 Hi all, I am still reading the Norway List, but busy with career. Do any of you know if I can access the Finnemanntallet 1686 online? It is a census of people of Finnish descent living in Norway then. I found one link, http://www.arkivportalen.no/side/arkiv/detaljer?arkivId=no-a1450-01000001614 213 that says it has the census in its contents, but I cannot access it. Some DNA information and an email from a man in Finland suggested that I may have an ancestor from this cultural group, called the Forest Finns, who immigrated to Norway or Sweden in the 1600s. If so, it would be my first ancestor who is not Norwegian or Swedish! You can read about this cultural group here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forest_Finns Apparently, the largest number of Forest Finns in Norway were in Hedmark. Best, Jim B in Minnesota