Melby is a farm name in Valdres. So-- maybe Valdres is what you are looking for! When was he born? Hilsen, Janni -----Original Message----- From: JJAAA5@aol.com <JJAAA5@aol.com> To: VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com <VALDRES-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, January 22, 2000 4:55 PM Subject: [VALDRES-L] Verdi I found a record that could be helpful to my genealogy search. It mentioned that this person, Ole Melby, came from "Verdi" (Norway) in 1888. I can't locate it. Any suggestions? Jerry ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== ============================= VALDRES SAMBAND ========================= VALDRES SAMBAND web page at http://www.valdressamband.org