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Welcome...this is the new guestbook. Please sign. As
Veblen said "...we must nurse knowledge and
relationships among Valdrises of the younger
generation... I will not go into detail on how this will
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BAKKEN,Looking for any information on the family of
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aboard Staatsraad Vogt and settled in Wisconsin and also
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Just looking at this site once again. I was just in
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saw the scenery. Hard to believe my relatives left there
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just visiting to say hello from the old country
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Kristian Lovsletten is my great Grandfather and
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My descendants came from the Valdes area, They were
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I have performed the wonderful march "Valdres", by
Johannes Hanssen, many times in the past. I am the
assistant conductor of the Washington Band of Annville
Pennsylvania and have programmed "Valdres" for this
years concerts. The Band has been in existance
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My grandmother Olava was a sister of Lorraine
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another sister who was married to Olava's
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Springs Montana. (Inger Iversdttr) Bertha and Inger were
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Cont: Just wanted to say I think the websight is great
and was surprised to see my husband, Don, in the photo!
He's the one in red shirt & hat. Will contact when I get
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Betty, I have been looking for a G. uncle Erik Melum
so. Tore Knutsen and Guri Eriksdtr Melum. He was born
Aug 10 1890. He immigrated to US in 1910 going to Ulrik
Thorsen a cousin in McHenry County ND. He registered
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Vang valdres |
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I'm a norwegian born and raised in Vang Valdres. No
I'm living in the capital of Norway; Oslo. I'm a hobby
genealogist and I like to find out as much as possible
about the emigrants from Vang who settled in the
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in august next year my wife an I are palnning a tour
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Iowa. I would very much like to receive suggestion of
where to go and what to see. To get in touch with
relatives would be great! Please send en E-ma
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Great grandmother, Kari (nee Hamre) Anderson came from
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Hi, I am interested in any information on the life of
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Nelson, US Senator from Minnesota. He was the brother of
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clues seem to point to Vestre Toten or Valdres Soga. All
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My ggparents were Ole Anderson(Kompelien) and Helena
Andersdtr. Their son, Anders Olson married Berte
Julsdtr(Holen) They were all from Etnedal, according to
the info we have.Bruflat is also mentioned. Any info on
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(con't)I should have mentioned that Ole was bornin
1808 and helena in 1812. They immigrated in 1882,
settling first in Portland, ND then moving to Pinecreek,
Roseau County, Mn;where they are both buried.
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Just starting on my Moen roots. Ole Engebretsen
married Andrea Aslaksdatter (stepdaughter of jens Moen,
who was Ole's older brother). Jens' wife, Maria
Kulterstad, was married before and had the child Andrea.
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I've been doing some online genealogy and stumbled
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I was surprised and thrilled to find three of my
grandfather's uncles in the photo at the top of the
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Am very interested in joining since it appears that
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Etnedal, etc. Have family tree with dozens of
individuals from this area. Would you suggest I join to
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Surnames"Sveum, Errickson, Erickson Wang, Martin
Evenson from Toten Oppland b-1847Errickson, Lewis from
Hurdalen Prestegjeld.Vigdahl, Ole Hanson from Oyre
Vigdalen. Have just started with the Norwegian research,
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Heritage :
Valdres, Halling, Luster i Sogn, Østerfjord
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Skrautval and Røn |
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