Hi, My family names are: (someone says that he came from Dumbin or the ship was named Dumbin?????) Ole A. Rasmussen - On his grave is engraved these words - I don't know what is means - Velsignet Vaere Dit Minde - (B: 6/10/1868 D: 5/4/1919) and Bertha M. (B: 1870, D: 1947 - Olsen or Anderson) Hagen. They have a son that was born and he has the inscription on his grave - Taenk Paa Din skaber loin ungdom. They came to the US in late 1880's. Stopped in N.Y. and she worked in a hotel. The went on to Sharon or Fargo, N.D. and homesteaded. I think it was Sharon N.D. They had 11 children. He committed suicide and she had to raise all those children all by herself. She had uncles or aunts in Minnesota. Madrene Collins Steinar Vissebr�ten wrote: > Since the last 8 years Terje �stro have been working on the farm and family > books for Nes and Fl� 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 Fl� 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 �stro 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