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Name : Bruce Hoff |
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Email : bruceh@unique-software.com
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Heritage : Norwegian/Icelandic
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Date : November 18, 2004 |
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Name : Donna Ketcher |
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Email : dmketcher@yahoo.com
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Heritage : Norway |
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Genealogy Search : Olsen Family
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Comments : Looking got information on
ggrand- parents from Alstahauge. Edwin Olsen
and Sophia Johnsen Olsen. Came to USA 1900.
Live in Escanaba ,Michigan |
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Date : 10-28-04 |
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Name : rudolf hess |
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Email : rhess@yahoo.de |
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Heritage : german |
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Date : 1510 2004 |
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Name : Kari Venden Waterbury
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : timnkar@charter.net
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Heritage : Mostly Norwegian / some
Austrian |
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Date : 09-27-04 |
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Name : Jude |
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Email : www.mumu@yahoo.com
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Heritage : mumu |
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Genealogy Search : Ghana |
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Parish : LOME |
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Comments : I am searching for my
fathers from ghana to lome no mugu should
enter this sits 22 8 2004 thanks
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Date : 22 8 2004 |
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Name : Rhonda Elton |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : rhonda.elton@isomedia.com
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Heritage : Norwegian |
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Genealogy Search : Elton/Eltun
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Parish : |
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Comments : What a delight to read
about my gggrandfather Trond Eltuns musical
career in your Budstikken May 1984. My
ggrandmother was Anne Tronsdtr Eltun.
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Date : August 2004 |
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Name : Sonja Nickerson |
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Email : Bornebjorg@aol.com
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Heritage : Parken/Simarud |
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Comments : My family is building a
cabin up there. Their last name is Aasheim.
I would like some tourist info. about the
area and possibly info. on my previous
relatives. Thank you. |
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Date : 8-5-04 |
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Name : Darren Magistad |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : drmags@sasktel.net
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Heritage : Norwegian/Canadian
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Comments : Grandfather was Martin
Magistad. He came up to Alberta with his
Father & brothers from South Dokata. Anyone
have any history on him? All my relatives
think I look like Olfe Magistad |
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Date : July 31/04 |
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Name : Darren Magistad |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : drmags@sasktel.net
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Heritage : Norwegian |
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Parish : |
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Comments : Grandfather was Martin
Magistad. He came up to Alberta with his
Father & brothers from South Dokata. Anyone
have any history on him? All my relatives
think I look like Olfe Magistad |
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Date : July 31/04 |
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Name : Patricia A. Nielsen
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : karpat@olypen.com |
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Heritage : Norwegian |
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Genealogy Search : Nordland/Ellingboe
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Parish : Vang i Oppland |
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Comments : Currently searching for
information re Berith Nordland (1807-1897)
daug. of Anders Knudsen Nordland. I live in
Sequim, WA near the small town of Nordland.
Im wondering if we are related? |
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Date : 7-21-04 |
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Name : Rhonda Elton |
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HomePage URL : msn.com |
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Email : rhonda.elton@isomedia.com
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Heritage : Norweigan |
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Genealogy Search : Andrew Elton; Anna
Elton |
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Parish : |
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Comments : My great grandparents were
from Valdres, Norway. Andrew Elton born in
Valdres Dec 21/1844 and his wife Anna Elton
born in Valdres Sept 30/1853. They
immigrated to the USA in 1877 with three
children - Sarah, Jennie and Anna ?? Eight
more children were bor |
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Date : June 30/04 |
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Name : R.Iverson |
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HomePage URL : none |
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Email : smthbdy2@yahoo.com
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Heritage : Norway-first generation
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Genealogy Search : none |
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Parish : none |
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Comments : Looking for relatives in
Norway. My grandfather is Iver Iverson. He
came to this country (in Duluth Minnesota)
around the early part of the 1900s. I have
alot of photographs and so forth. I Have
been told that I have alot more relatives in
Norway than I d |
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Date : 6-21-2004 |
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Name : Kjetil |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : kjetil@seigen.no |
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Heritage : Valdres |
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Genealogy Search : |
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Parish : |
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Comments : Hi, Anyone who has
information about the Seigen family in USA?
Thanks in advance. |
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Date : 05.28.04 |
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Name : Jean Lockwood |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : jeanlockwood@shaw.ca
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Heritage : Norwegian |
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Genealogy Search : Hagaset,
Braaten,Steinseth |
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Parish : Etnedal, Bruflat |
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Comments : Would like information on
the Stenseth side. Stenseth from Etnedal.
Anne Olsdtr is daughter of Ole Larrson
Stenseth born Oct14, 1824 and Marit
Sveinsdtr born 25 June 1835. Would
appreciate any help. Thanks |
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Date : 25 May 2004 |
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Name : Susan B. Nolan |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : bruce.nolan@do.treas.gov
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Heritage : Norwegian |
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Genealogy Search : |
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Parish : Valdres |
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Comments : My family emigrated from
Valdres, Norway. My daughter and I are
planning a trip to Norway in August and want
to visit the area. Any suggestions on how we
can gather information on the area would be
appreciated. |
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Date : 5/24/04 |
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Name :
Barb Scholz |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: mrsbarbscholz1@earthlink.net
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Heritage : Norwegian/german
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Genealogy Search : strand/soine/holien/wangen
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Parish
: wang |
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Comments : sorry my e-mail was wrong
before |
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Date :
5-23-04 |
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Name :
Victoria Herring |
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HomePage URL : http://www.herringlaw.com
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Email
: vlh@herringlaw.com |
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Heritage : Ode & Risty |
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Genealogy Search : Ode & Risty
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Parish
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Comments : My great great grandparents
came from Norway, and I gather from the
Valdres region. Im thinking of visiting
Norway this summer and was searching for
information and found this site. I hope
anyone knowing anything will contact me.
Thanks much!!! |
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Date :
May 17, 2004 |
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Name :
Barb Scholz |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: mrsbarbscholz1@earthllink.net
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Heritage : Norwegian/german
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Genealogy Search : Soine/strand/Holien
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Parish
: Vang |
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Comments : my great great grandparnets:
Torger Strand & Anna Soine
Strand(fromvalders) Great grandfather Andrew
O. Holien( born in goodhue county,Mn) I
would like to find his parnets? and more on
the strands? |
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Date :
5/16/2004 |
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Name :
Inez Johnson |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: ijohn88@earthlink.net |
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Heritage : Valdres and Gulbrandsdol
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Genealogy Search : |
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Parish
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Comments : I have been a member of
Valdres Samband for many years. I also am
one of the translators for Paul Scheffels
project. |
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Date :
5/6/2004 |
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Name :
Dorlan Mork |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: ddmork@carolina.rr.com |
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Heritage : Norwegian |
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Genealogy Search : Great-Grandmother
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Parish
: Valdres |
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Comments : Im looking for parents and
siblings of my great grandmother, Ragnhild
Gulbrandson (Gilbertson) who was born in
Valdres, Oppland, Norway on April 13, 1842.
She came to America in c. 1854 and married
Reier C. Larson on April 05, 1861 at East
Koshkonong Luth |
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Date :
May 3, 2004 |
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Name :
Dave Lockrem |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: deedubblya@comcast.net |
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Heritage : Norwegian, Swedish
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Comments : My brother and I, along
with our wives are journeying to the Valdres
area in August, 2004. I believe there is a
farm there where our ancestors migrated
from, to Minnesota. |
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Date :
May 1, 2004 |
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Name :
Angela Olsen Erhard |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: goodgolly2000@hotmail.com
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Heritage : 100%Scandinavian
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Genealogy Search : Prestrud and Rogne
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Parish
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Comments : Looking for any relatives
in my tree. I would like understand Family
Tree Maker better and it would be great to
have a seminar at one of the Sambands on it.
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Date :
4-25-2004 |
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Name :
Nate Axness |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: NateAx@hotmail.com |
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Heritage : |
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Date :
04-06-04 |
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Name :
DOUG GOPLIN |
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HomePage URL : AOL |
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Email
: DADY811@AOL.COM |
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Heritage : NORWAY |
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Genealogy Search : BERGER TORDSON
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Parish
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Comments : I AM LOOKING FOR GOPLIN
FAMILY TREE. I NEED ALL THE HELP I CAN GET
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Date :
3/18/04 |
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Name :
Gary Charbonneau |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: charbonn@indiana.edu |
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Heritage : Norwegian-French
(Canadian?) |
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Genealogy Search : |
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Parish
: ulnes |
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Comments : Would the person named
Janni who recently contacted me via e-mail
please contact me again? |
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Date :
3-35-04 |
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Name :
Erik Thomas Mathistad |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: e12kch@yahoo.com |
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Heritage : Norway |
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Genealogy Search : Family History of
Mathistad |
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Parish
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Comments : I am looking to trace my my
family history back to Norway. My great
grandfather immigrated to America in the
early 1900s. |
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Date :
03/05/2004 |
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Name :
Sandy Brown |
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HomePage URL : http://groups.yahoo.com/group/againstthewind4bobseger/
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Email
: rocknrollsandy@yahoo.com
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Heritage : Irish and Dutch
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Genealogy Search : That is secret for
now |
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Parish
: Grove City Nazarene |
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Comments : Kenny, your websites are
just awesome and so great. You have done so
much here for the good. I enjoy chatting
with you so on line. God Bless You Kenny!
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Date :
March2,2004 |
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Name :
Inez Gilbertson Johnson |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: ijohn80@aol.com |
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Heritage : Valdris/Gudbrandsdal
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Genealogy Search : Ole Gudbrandsen
Karihus |
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Parish
: Nordre Aurdal |
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Comments : I am searching for a
passenger list in the year 1856 for Ole
Gudbrandsen Karihus, left Valdris Mar 22
1856, Skrautvol, Nordre Aurdal. I would
assume he left Norway in April or early May
and arrived in America late May or June
1856. If anyone has ship arri |
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Date :
Feb 24, 2004 |
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Name :
Oliver P. I. Westby |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: oliverpi2002@yahoo.com |
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Heritage : norwegian |
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Genealogy Search : |
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Parish
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Comments : Hi! am presently involved
in translating copy of Valdres Helsing to
english for a Wisconsin group. The maalet
has been quite a challenge |
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Date :
February 20th, 2004 |
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Name :
Gary Charbonneau |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email
: charbonn@indiana.edu |
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Heritage : Norwegian,
(French?)-Canadian |
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Genealogy Search : Granum/Granheim
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Parish
: Ulnes |
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Comments : My grandmother, (Anna)
Marie (or (Maria) Granheim (or Granum) was
born on Granum farm in Ulnes parish in 1880,
daughter of Ole Arnesen and Marit Nilsdatter.
Norwegian census records suggest that Ole
Arnesen, b. 1841, was the son of Arne
Helgesen, b. 1796, |
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Date :
Feb. 17, 2004 |
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Name : fredda j. fox |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : dvcmiller@msn.com |
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Heritage : scottish/norwegian
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Genealogy Search : john j. rogers/elizebeth
anenson |
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Parish : eletra tx.area |
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Comments : great site!i know my g.g
grandad,stowed away on a boat from norway as
a young teen...about 13 or 14.he fought his
way down through the civil war as a water
boy to n.e.tx.,in/or around wilbarger
county.he was known as Tank,rogers,@ built
sev.ponds in that |
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Date : 02-11-2004 |
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Name : fredda j. fox |
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HomePage URL : |
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Email : dvcmiller@msn.com |
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Heritage : scottish/norwegian
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Genealogy Search : john j. rogers/elizebeth
anenson |
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Parish : eletra tx.area |
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Comments : great site!i know my g.g
grandad,stowed away on a boat from norwat as
a young teen...about 13 or 14.he fought his
way down through the civil war as a water
boy to n.e.tx.,in/or around wilbarger
county.he was known as Tank,rogers,@ built
sev.ponds in that |
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Date : 02-11-2004 |
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| Name :
Sue Sherette |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
suesherette@hotmail.com |
| Heritage :
Norwegian |
| Genealogy
Search : Nyhus , Nielson |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
I am looking for further information on my
Gr.grandparents Hans (Nielson in Norway) Nyhus and
Marte Johannesdatter. They lived on the Nyhus farm
near Gjovik. I wish to find out more information on
Hans siblings, Helene, Johanne and Oleanna. Also any
famil |
| Date :
January 12, 2004 |
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| Name :
Jim Hibbard |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
jannejim@yahoo.com |
| Heritage :
norway/german |
| Genealogy
Search : Oppen |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
My Greatgrandfather Ole OPPEN came from from
Norway in 1849/50 to Valders,WI,USA. Was he from
Valdres?? |
| Date :
1 Jan 2004 |
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| Name :
Mark Langager |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
langager@post.harvard.edu |
| Heritage :
Norway (various parts), Denmark, Holland, Scotland
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| Genealogy
Search : Hedalen Bygd, South Valdres
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| Parish :
South Aurdal |
| Comments :
My great-grandmother, Sarah Roan Johnsons younger
brother Carl Roan, wrote a history shortly before
WWII of the 1853 immigration of his parents, Ole
Roen from Hedalen Bygd, South Valdres, and Beret
Eggen from Trondheim, to Minnesota: The Immigrant
Wagon. |
| Date :
2003/12/30, Tokyo |
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| Name :
Darlene Dulitz |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
ddulitz@webstersd.org |
| Heritage :
German |
| Genealogy
Search : |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
Just stopping by... |
| Date :
December 23, 2003 |
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| Name :
yurri |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
yurriseterengen |
| Heritage :
norweigian/canadian |
| Genealogy
Search : |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
Hello my name is Yurri Seterengen. I live in
Quesnel British Columbia Canada. My Grandfather came
to B.C. from Oslo but passed away before I weas
born. I am trying to trace my heritage. If you
recognise the surname Seterengen please contact me
yurrisete |
| Date :
12/04/03 |
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| Name :
Joanne Barnard |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
jbarnard@telus.net |
| Heritage :
More than 50% Norwegian |
| Genealogy
Search : Erickson Ellent Elton |
| Parish :
Vang |
| Comments :
Very interesting site for those of us searching
for our roots in Valdres. I am searching for birth,
marriage and any other information regarding parents
of Annie Erickson Ellent (Elson) (Elton). Annie was
born Vang Valdres Oppland on 14 March 1849. Parent
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| Date :
November 22, 2003 |
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| Name :
Patti Evans |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
evansjp@theriver.com |
| Heritage :
mostly Norwegian |
| Genealogy
Search : |
| Parish :
Bagn |
| Comments :
My mothers family are from the Valdres area. Her
father Anders Olsen Braatelien; mother Elise
Leistrudlien. Anders mother Inger Andersdatter came
with her children to USA in 1920 to WI and are now
Liens. |
| Date :
11/13/03 |
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| Name :
Tom Bakken |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
vikes4@hotmail.com |
| Heritage :
Norwegian/Irish |
| Genealogy
Search : Biribakken(Bakken) |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
My grandfather, Gunnar Bakken, came from the
little town of Bagn, Norway. He immigrated to the
U.S. in 1929. I have researched and discovered a lot
about the Biribakken family. I have a book that is
entitled, Valdres Samband, 1899-1974 by Carl and Amy
Na |
| Date :
11/4/03 |
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| Name :
Vivian Schweinfurth |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
vivralph@mwt.net |
| Heritage :
Norwegian 100% !! |
| Genealogy
Search : Valdres, Land, Hallingdal, Nordfjord,
Laerdal |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
Now that I have moved back to my roots in Wi. I
thought I would update e-dress. Would enjoy sharing
my information that was given to me by Betty.
Family:Dolvesbroten/Brattrud(Land) |
| Date :
110203 |
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| Name :
Vivian Schweinfurth |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
vivralph@mwt.net |
| Heritage :
Norwegian 100% !! |
| Genealogy
Search : Valdres, Land, Hallingdal, Nordfjord,
Laerdal |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
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| Date :
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| Name :
Ronald Astrup |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
rastrup@parkplusinc.com |
| Heritage :
Norwegian/American |
| Genealogy
Search : Norway |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
Am trying to trace my ancestors - GreatGrandfather
was Lars Astrup born +- 1860 in Norway. Occupation
was ships captain. Married Rachel Milne from Durban
South Africa. had 4 boys and 1 girl. Emigrated to
USA +-1885/1890 and became Sheriff of Menominee Tow
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| Date :
September 15, 2003 |
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| Name :
Deborah Hanson |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
deborah11@prodigy.net |
| Heritage :
Norwegian |
| Genealogy
Search : Fjeld/Soe-Fjell Family |
| Parish :
Bruflat, Etnadal |
| Comments :
I am helping a member of the Fjeld family trace
their Valdres roots. (In the 1865 Norweigan census
they are listed as the Soe-Fjell family that lived
on the south Fjeld farm in Bruflat). The came from
Norway to Wisconsin (1868--we do not know the name
of |
| Date :
October 14, 2003 |
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| Name :
Linda Wilson |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
lin.willie@xtra.co.nz |
| Heritage :
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| Genealogy
Search : Norweigian/Portugal |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
I have been trying for the past 13 years to locate
my ancestors and have just recently been told that
there maybe some norwegian blood in there somewhere.
On arrival to New Zealand he could not speak or
write any english so when surname was pronounced it
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| Date :
14 October 2003 |
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| Name :
Jean Lockwood |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
jeanlockwood@shaw.ca |
| Heritage :
Norwegion |
| Genealogy
Search : Stenseth, Brotin,Marken,Hagaseth,
Bergesbakken |
| Parish :
Bruflat, Etnedal |
| Comments :
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| Date :
29 September 2003 |
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| Name :
Ruby Buettner |
| HomePage
URL : |
| Email :
rjb9379 |
| Heritage :
Norweigian |
| Genealogy
Search : Engebretson |
| Parish :
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| Comments :
My cousin, Brenda S. Linkeman did a book on our
ancestry-I am trying to get the pattern of
Hallingdal Rosemaling to make a quilt any help and
any more information on Helge and Haldis
Engelbretson family-My grandmother was Betsy
Engelbretson |
| Date :
9/1/2003 |
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