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Stories of Our Ancestors

From The Budstikken
The Budstikken contains wonderful stories about our heritage.  Become a member of the Valdres Samband and you will receive bi-annual issues that include many more interesting stories of our Valdres ancestors.
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These articles were prepared specifically for posting on our website

bulletPassenger List of 'Olav Kyre' 1848 Is Submitted

bulletJonsoksdag Means Fires On the Mountain Tops

bulletStefan Olsen Kubakke Helle, The Valdres Cleng Person

bullet"Statsraad Vogt" in 1848 Carried Many Valdreser to America

bulletEarly Wang Settlers Celebrated in Style

bulletValdres Sjurgurd Strand - America's Oldest Hardanger Fiddler?

bulletTrond Eltun Hoped to Fiddle Way Out of Debt in America

bulletFane - The Valdres Samband Banner and Its Origin

bulletSocial Status in Norway in the 1800's

bulletThe First Emigrants from Søndre Aurdal, Valders, and other places

bulletNeste Pioneer Log House Dedication

bulletComing Soon: "Dispatches from the Front" - the 15th Wisconsin Regiment in the Civil War. 

An on-going series featuring scans of historical handwritten documents (with transcriptions) and related period engravings...presented chronologically (1862-1865) as they appeared 150 years ago.

 

 

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