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Meet Our Genealogist
is new to the Valdres Samband but has been doing genealogy for about twenty years. Her heritage is Swedish and Northern European but her genealogy research experience extends to Norway, Italy, Germany, and other European countries as well as Native American. One of her 1st cousins 3x removed married into the Valdres family; her partner's family is from Oppland; two friends are connected to the Valdres area so she is familiar with the Valdres area of Norway.
Patricia was born in Minneapolis and attended high school in Richfield, Minnesota, traveled a few years with her husband and children compliments of the U. S. Navy and then returned to Minnesota. Upon return to Minnesota she attended and graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.A. in English.
Patricia was an I. T. professional until she retired in 2004. She has a son and daughter and three granddaughters and one grandson. Currently Patricia lives in Forest Lake with her partner, Curt Swanson.