Wow! I just found this mailing list on www.cyndislist.com last week and I'm thrilled to have stumbled onto it. I am just starting to look into my Norwegian ancestry. Some of my relatives have sent me details including a 11 generation chart of the Valdres relatives. I looked at the preparer's name and it was Betty Rockswold. Thank you Betty, for putting together this goldmine of information!!!! I have begun to add it to my database and was wondering if you (or anyone) can tell me if I'm interpreting it correctly. I think I might have entered some place names as Surnames but am not familiar enough to know the naming patterns. If anyone can check out what I have so far (it's long so instead of pasting it below I have it on my Family Tree Maker site) at: http://www.familytreemaker.com/users/r/o/b/Tom-Robertson/ It's under "Related Files" "Ancestors of Ole Espelien of Valdres, Norway". I have "Pikhaug" as a surname but is that a place name? Espelien is the Surname that "immigrated" to America. I am also wondering if anyone knows how to enter the different letters using an American keyboard. Particularly the letter "O" with the "/ " through it. Also my great great grandmother Guri Thone was born September 13, 1862 in Valdres daughter of Nils Thone born July 18, 1835 in Valdres and Ingeborg Toresdatter Hagaseth born December 04, 1838 in Norway (I assume Valdres) and I am looking for more information on that family. Thank you so much, Jana Hawes Robertson Kent, Washington USA janar@fiservdox.com > ==== 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 ==== VALDRES Mailing List ==== ========================VALDRES SAMBAND 1899-1999====================== Interested in joining the Valdres Samband, call June Adele Dolva (218)233-7134 if you have questions