Hi, I'm Lorilee Scharfenberg of Morris, MB Canada researching surnames JEPSEN, JEPPESEN, SCHARFENBERG, PETERSON (changed in America), FREDRICKSON, FRIEDRICKSON, or FREDRICKSEN The surnames are from Denmark and Germany - not Sweden or Norway. Because of marriage by the above: ROUDE, MUCKENHAUSEN, RYNNING, HARDING. I'd love to chat with offspring of Peter J. PETERSEN of Diamond Bluff - Prescott and am in touch with sons Roman and Roger (Hans) of Prescott currently. Charles Roude married Christine Peterson and they lived in the Red Wing - Diamond Bluff vicinity - any relatives or offspring of them are welcome to e-mail. I've been told by a contact that the Bluff in Diamond Bluff was also referred to (or part of it) as Scharfenberg Hill. I'd love to correspond with anybody familiar with old Otto Scharfenberg who use to have a still on his property. Young Otto Scharfenberg used to be the postmaster in Diamond Bluff as well. He was married to Hedwig Rynning. A cousin Leonard Scharfenberg used to work for the railroad and lived on what is referred to as the Christ. Scharfenberg place. The Fredrickson line includes the families of John, Marie, Einar, Carl, Christine (who became a Harding) who were children of Broder Christian. The Jepsen line lived in Red Wing and Jep Jr. worked for various potteries as a kiln setter. Any information on the history of Diamond Bluff is welcome: the flash floods of Trimbelle Creek, stories of swimming the Mississipi to get to Red Wing, playing in the caves, rattlesnake stories etc. I'm targeting the time period when my Grandpa lived there between 1890 and 1915 especially. I'm looking forward to a brief visit to DB this summer to do research. Well that sums up what I'm researching for all of you on the list and now I'm off to my other fave hobby - digging around in my garden... Lorilee