In a message dated 1/5/00 5:57:49 PM, gburke01@snet.net writes: <<Hi, I have been a "lurker" on the list for some time, but this exchange moves me to take the plunge. Barb notes that she has an email pal in Fagernes. Barb, do you think that your friend might be willing to see if anyone else in the area would be willing to correspond with email pals from the Samband? I would love to write to someone from that area to find out more about it. Gigi Severson Burke, descendant of Jens Halvorsson (Strand) (Follinglo) and Astrid Olesdottir Klevgard, who migrated to Wisconsin in c. 1854. >> Gigi: I'll ask him. Just at Christmas he wrote me a snail mail letter, with his card, to tell me that he's moved. I think his new address is Skien, but he didn't put it in his letter and I'll have to email him and get him to give me the new one. Then I'll ask him if he knows anyone. He's attending University now (his wife is a nurse and they have two daughters, one a teen, one in college) so should know some folks who use computers! Barb

Hello listers.....Is there anyone on the list who knows someone in the Foreman, Rutland, Milnor, ND area who can communicate with me via email, in particular last name Evenson, or any descendants of Even Pedersen Rose/Roise and Astrid Olsdatter Gigstad/Dovre who emigrated from Vestre Toten to that ND area in 1889. Their children were Gustav, Claus, Klara, Alette, Olai, Malla, Even and Emma (all last name Evenson/Evensen). Astrid originally from N. Aurdal, Valdres.............med vennlig hilsen, Don in Milaca, MN

Does anybody have any information on the MINSAAS name from Norway. I have some and will share. Thank You Frank

In a message dated 1/4/00 10:47:12 PM, bettylou@spacestar.net writes: <<Hei again Barb, For heavens sake - I'm the genealogist for the Valdres Samband Lag! See our website below to learn more of what we are about. Can I help you with your Valdres ancestors? Betty>> I haven't looked at it for a long time, but I have an aunt who did a very impressive matrilineal geneology for us several years ago. One of these days I'm going to get it out and take a look at it, maybe fill in some blanks, etc. No time right now. Right now I'm more interested in learning about the context in which they lived. Learning more about Valdres, etc. I have an email friend, who lives in Fagernes, with whom I have corredponded by email for almost ten years. He knows some of my distant relatives. I have the Samband location on my Favorite Places (websites), but I don't know if I have the geneology one. I'm going to go take a look at it and bookmark it. Thanks for your information! I know a little bit about my relatives here, so if anyone is looking for information on Haugsrud or Breien I might be able to help them. Thanks for your help. Barb

Hei again Barb, For heavens sake - I'm the genealogist for the Valdres Samband Lag! See our website below to learn more of what we are about. Can I help you with your Valdres ancestors? Betty BGOOGLE@aol.com wrote: > > In a message dated 1/4/00 7:01:57 PM, bettylou@spacestar.net writes: > > <<Hei Barb, > > Nes parish is in Hallingdal, I believe. Valdres is a different area, > next to Hallingdal. > > Betty>> > > Thanks a lot, Betty. My ancestors are from Valdres. > > Barb > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Looking for Stavig,Stavik,or Stavick Please E-Mail Me at chevelle702@yahoo.com I am doing my Faimy Tree and your Information is needed!! Thank You Kevin Brown

Hei Barb, Nes parish is in Hallingdal, I believe. Valdres is a different area, next to Hallingdal. Betty BGOOGLE@aol.com wrote: > > I'm really ignorant about some of this. What part of Valdres area is > included in Nes Parish? > > Barb > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Steinar, I have forwarded your email to the president of the Halling Lag. Maybe Belvin Heieie can help. Betty Rockswold Genealogist for the Valdres Samband Lag Steinar Vissebråten wrote: > > Since the last 8 years Terje Østro have been working on the farm and family > books for Nes and Flå in Hallingdal. This is a great work and the work > seems to be never finished. Well, he hope to be soon. > There is still a lot of details that is needed to be sure of the > information given in the books are correct. > > Since my time here on the list have been the last year or so there is many > families I have come over, many of you have written to me asking for help > and I have done the best I could. I will be doing that also in the future. > I have now more and more background in what I am doing and the time I need > to help most of you is limited because the books are written down and most > of the information I already have. Details about farms and names in > different periods can vary and this is the job I need time on. > > I want to ask each and everyone of you to write me back and help me to find > family members from Nes and Flå parish in Hallingdal that immigrated into > USA and Canada. All this information will be handled over to the writer of > the "farm and family" books for these two parishes. Many of the families I > have got via direct contact and E-mail exchange. But it is just a small > part compare to all the ones that went over. > > Please write me about ANY names and families you know of. Written > informations from books are also important. Or send me your information > about YOUR family to me and you can be sure it will be made available to > Terje Østro and will be in the books that are coming out. The books will > contain your information about your family and where they came from here in > Nes parish. > > This need to be soon. The fast we get the information the more will be into > the books. > > Hope to hear from you soon > > Best regards > Steinar > Homepage: http://home.sol.no/~steinv > Nes parish churchbooks: http://home.sol.no/~steinv/kirke.htm > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

Steinar Vissebråten wrote: > > Since the last 8 years Terje Østro have been working on the farm and family > books for Nes and Flå in Hallingdal. This is a great work and the work > seems to be never finished. Well, he hope to be soon. > There is still a lot of details that is needed to be sure of the > information given in the books are correct. > > Since my time here on the list have been the last year or so there is many > families I have come over, many of you have written to me asking for help > and I have done the best I could. I will be doing that also in the future. > I have now more and more background in what I am doing and the time I need > to help most of you is limited because the books are written down and most > of the information I already have. Details about farms and names in > different periods can vary and this is the job I need time on. > > I want to ask each and everyone of you to write me back and help me to find > family members from Nes and Flå parish in Hallingdal that immigrated into > USA and Canada. All this information will be handled over to the writer of > the "farm and family" books for these two parishes. Many of the families I > have got via direct contact and E-mail exchange. But it is just a small > part compare to all the ones that went over. > > Please write me about ANY names and families you know of. Written > informations from books are also important. Or send me your information > about YOUR family to me and you can be sure it will be made available to > Terje Østro and will be in the books that are coming out. The books will > contain your information about your family and where they came from here in > Nes parish. > > This need to be soon. The fast we get the information the more will be into > the books. > > Hope to hear from you soon > > Best regards > Steinar > Homepage: http://home.sol.no/~steinv > Nes parish churchbooks: http://home.sol.no/~steinv/kirke.htm > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= > VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org -- Betty Rockswold 1522 N. Greenwood Ct. Eagan, MN 55122 email: bettylou@spacestar.net web: www.valdressamband.org listserv: Valdres-L-request@rootsweb.com

I think my relatives were from Steele County. Madrene Collins Tom Woollweever wrote: > Hello to all, > > I have a Richland County History Book and am willing to do lookups for > anyone that is interested. The book is 631 pages long and has ALOT of > surnames and Townships listed. Would like to list names and townships to > the list if this would be the proper way to proceed. I would break the > index down and post a little every day or two. > Also have copies of the following: > > A History of Walcott North Dakota by Margareth Olson Lahren > > Centennial History of Walcott, North Dakota 1879-1979 > > Walcott School Reunion July 6,1979 > > Walcott Lutheran Congregation Fiftieth Anniversary Booklet 1889-1939 > > Viking Township History by Helmer O. Thompson 1976 > > Please let me know off list if anyone has any interest in these. > > Regards, > > Thomas Woollweever > > ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== > ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== > Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call > June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions

Since the last 8 years Terje Østro have been working on the farm and family books for Nes and Flå in Hallingdal. This is a great work and the work seems to be never finished. Well, he hope to be soon. There is still a lot of details that is needed to be sure of the information given in the books are correct. Since my time here on the list have been the last year or so there is many families I have come over, many of you have written to me asking for help and I have done the best I could. I will be doing that also in the future. I have now more and more background in what I am doing and the time I need to help most of you is limited because the books are written down and most of the information I already have. Details about farms and names in different periods can vary and this is the job I need time on. I want to ask each and everyone of you to write me back and help me to find family members from Nes and Flå parish in Hallingdal that immigrated into USA and Canada. All this information will be handled over to the writer of the "farm and family" books for these two parishes. Many of the families I have got via direct contact and E-mail exchange. But it is just a small part compare to all the ones that went over. Please write me about ANY names and families you know of. Written informations from books are also important. Or send me your information about YOUR family to me and you can be sure it will be made available to Terje Østro and will be in the books that are coming out. The books will contain your information about your family and where they came from here in Nes parish. This need to be soon. The fast we get the information the more will be into the books. Hope to hear from you soon Best regards Steinar Homepage: http://home.sol.no/~steinv Nes parish churchbooks: http://home.sol.no/~steinv/kirke.htm

Hello to all, I have a Richland County History Book and am willing to do lookups for anyone that is interested. The book is 631 pages long and has ALOT of surnames and Townships listed. Would like to list names and townships to the list if this would be the proper way to proceed. I would break the index down and post a little every day or two. Also have copies of the following: A History of Walcott North Dakota by Margareth Olson Lahren Centennial History of Walcott, North Dakota 1879-1979 Walcott School Reunion July 6,1979 Walcott Lutheran Congregation Fiftieth Anniversary Booklet 1889-1939 Viking Township History by Helmer O. Thompson 1976 Please let me know off list if anyone has any interest in these. Regards, Thomas Woollweever

In a message dated 1/4/00 7:01:57 PM, bettylou@spacestar.net writes: <<Hei Barb, Nes parish is in Hallingdal, I believe. Valdres is a different area, next to Hallingdal. Betty>> Thanks a lot, Betty. My ancestors are from Valdres. Barb

I'm really ignorant about some of this. What part of Valdres area is included in Nes Parish? Barb

The family I am researching is Iver Bottelsen (aka Butler) b. 182, son of Bottel Larsen and Martha Iversdtr. Immigrated in 1850. Married Kari b. 6 August 1836 daughter of Knud Olsen Wigen and Ragnild Olsdtr. Any information would be greatly appreciated. Jim Butler

I was fortunate that some cousins were able to bring back for me several volumes of bygdebøker from Norway when they returned from the Valdres Samband centennial tour over there this past summer. I kept all the ones in which I am interested, but have a 3-vol. set of Etnedal books by Harald Hvattum that I would be willing to sell for the price I paid for them. I will pay the P & H if paid in advance. They have barely had the covers opened and still have the original dust jackets on them. GARD OG BYGD I ETNEDAL, Vol. A: Bydgehistorie, Bustader og slekter i Nord-Etnedal (1989). 452 pp. 350 N.kr./$45.00 U.S. GARD OG BYGD I ETNEDAL, Vol. B: Bustader og slekter i nørre delen av Bruflat sokn (1990). 464 pp. 350 N.kr./$45.00 U.S. GARD OG BYGD I ETNEDAL, Vol. C: Bustader og slekter i sørre delen av Bruflat sokn, Etnedalssongar, Etnedalsbibiliografi, Register for band A-C (1990). 576 pp. 350 N.kr./$45.00 U.S. The price for the set of 3 vols. will drop to 975 N.kr./$125.00 U.S. and preference will be given to those who wish to buy the set. If you are interested, drop me a line and I will advise of my mailing address. D'Arcy Hande

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Thank you all for your quick responses to my lengthy translation request. I currently have someone working on it for me but will keep you all in mind if they have anything that they can't figure out. I apologize for not adding "at your convenience" to my original request. Regards, Tom "

Does any one feel real ambitious? Have been trying to get excerpts from the document listed below translated but it always comes back way out of context. It is 6 pages long. It could be done a page at a time, or even 1/2 page at a time! If anyone is interested please contact me off line and I will send you as little or as much as you want. Thank You, Tom April 1999: Local genealogy: GARD, ÆTT OG FOLK I ÅL under arbeid Innflutte sortert etter fødestad og fødselsår

Following is part of a partial transcription from Viking Cemetery, Richland, North Dakota. Could someone please translate the Norwegian inscription for me. Thank you. More to come from Viking Cemetery as time allows. Regards, Tom Woollweever Viking Cemetery Partial Transcription Viking Township Richland County ND Surname Trove Here are the results of my visit to the Viking Cemetery Dec. 12, 1999: Entrance gate has a plaque attached to it that reads: In memory of Helmer O. and Clara A. Thompson from MarJean, Shawn, and Scott Curie. These names together in a family plot: Husband and Father Theodore Trove 1881-1966 Wife and Mother Borghild Trove 1903-blank Beloved Uncle Martin Trove 1889-1975 Billy Gene Son of Gene and June Trove Aug 19 1974 Aug 22 Lilias M. Trove Jan 10, 1936 – Oct. 26, 1967 These three names together in a plot: Erick O. Trove 1878-1966 Inga Trove 1882-1939 Precious to God Craig Lee Infant son of Craig and Debra Aanderud 8/31/77-10/31/77 Following names buried in their own singular plot: Ole E. Trove 1/1/1836-4/2/1910 Dorothy Trove Mother 1848-1936 Dora Otella Trove 2/6/1891-2/17/1898 Alma Karoline Trove 4 March 1884 Dod 5 Aug. 1894 ** ** Inscription on stone of Alma Karoline Trove: O Salighed og Glocde mi er jeg Kommen frem. Nn maa I ikke