Table of Contents

Preface ...... vii Tusen Takk! ...... ix Lag Activities for 2005-2006 ...... 1 Trønderlag Board of Directors ...... 2 Stevne 2005: “Fulfi lling the Dream” ...... 3 Trønderlag Attendees at Stevne 2005 ...... 11 Trønderlag Heritage Tour ...... 13 Sharing Our Trip Experiences: Finding Nordgaard ...... 31 My Heritage Visit to ...... 32 It Began at the Statsarkivet ...... 33 One Lucky Day in ...... 41 My Day in Stjørdal ...... 44 Norwegian Americans with family from ...... 47 Visiting Ancestral Farms & Meeting Relatives . . . . . 50 Salt Lake City: Serious Research ...... 58 Trønderlag Membership List ...... 59 New Lag Members ...... 64 From the Archives: Chippewa Valley’s Trønderlag . . . . .65 Immigrant Letters ...... 69 Two Brothers from Inderøy in Dawson-Klondike . . . . 70 Letter from Ingeborg Mosleth Geving ...... 72 Letter from Haldor Kjosnes - ...... 74 Anders J. Lian Letters ...... 76 History ...... 81 100-Year Anniversary of Norwegian Independence . . . . 82 Bumerker: Property Marks in Rural Norway ...... 84 Famous Trønders & Their Descendants ...... 87 Gilbert P. Risvold, Sculptor ...... 88 Ole Singstad, Civil Engineer ...... 91

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Floyd B. Olson, Governor of Minnesota ...... 94 Myron Floren, Musician ...... 96 Immigrant Biographies ...... 99 Anders & Ingeborg Aas - ...... 100 Andrew Arntson - ...... 103 Alfred & Hazel Aspvik - Tjøtta/ ...... 105 Oldus & Karen Anna Aune - ...... 110 Peter J. Aust - Børsa ...... 114 Othelia Margaret Hofstad Bakke - Steinkjer ...... 118 Ole Olsen & Berolina (Hernes) Bjorgen - Støren/ . 121 John Martin Brende - Meråker ...... 123 Martin Johnsen & Oline Berntine Brenne - Meråker . . . 127 Albert & Lena Carlson - Bjørnør ...... 131 Casper Olson Casperson - Skogen ...... 134 Iver Andreas Casperson - Stod ...... 135 Ove Christian Casperson - Steinkjer ...... 137 Peder Olsen Chesness (Kjosnes) - Selbu ...... 140 Torsten Sivertsen Eidem - Selbu ...... 142 Mikel O. Elden - ...... 145 Daniel & Maria Eliason - Stjørdal/Meråker ...... 147 John Severin Ellingson - Nærøy ...... 149 James & Louise Elster - Nærøy ...... 154 Ole Pedersen Evjen - Selbu ...... 157 Tomas & Beret Evjen - Selbu ...... 161 Johannes O. Feragen Family - Røros ...... 165 John & Eli Floren - Stjørdal, Hegra ...... 167 Anne & Jon Gundbjørnsen Flyum - Verdalen ...... 169 Even & Inger Fossum - ...... 175 Nels & Guro Froseth - Soknedal ...... 178 Ingeborg Mosleth Geving - Selbu ...... 180 Ole Andreas Geving - Lånke ...... 181 Emelia Swenson Haglund - Ytterøy ...... 185 iv Andreas H. & Mali Hammer - Stjørdal ...... 188 Ole O. & Johanna Hammer - Budvigen/ . . . . . 192 Hans Hanson - Mosvik, Ytterøy ...... 194 Pete Hanson - Mosvik, Ytterøy ...... 197 Bendt O. Hitterdal - Røros ...... 203 Lars O. Hitterdal - Røros ...... 204 Ole L. Hitterdal Family - Røros ...... 206 Petrine Christine Jacobsdatter Højem - Inderøy . . . . . 208 Elisabet & Johannes Indahl - ...... 211 Inderøy’s Contribution to Healthcare: Kvistad, Sorkness, Vistaunet & Thompson - Inderøy . . . 215 Gunder & Ingeborg Johnson Family - ...... 220 Sverk (Swan) Johnson & Related Families - Stjørdal . . . 223 Halvor & Gertrude Kvool - /Støren ...... 225 Jon Jonsen Lien - Selbu ...... 227 Anna Olsdatter Lihaugen - Børsa ...... 230 Løkken, Olson, & Krogstad Families - Meråker . . . . . 233 Peter & Henrikke Market - Soknedal/Inderøy ...... 237 Ellef E. Medtlie Family- /Horg/Støren ...... 239 John Michaels - ...... 241 Arnt & Mary Mitlyng - Horg ...... 244 Ambrosius & Gunhild Morseth - Singsås ...... 246 Alexander & Thale Nelson/Nilson - Mosvik ...... 251 Petter & Anne Noem - Stod ...... 254 Frank Olai Oleson - Trondheim ...... 257 Ingeborg Petersdatter Olsen - Rendalen ...... 261 Anne Petrina Olson - Trondheim ...... 262 Enoch Olson - Orkdal ...... 263 Louis Olson - Stod ...... 267 Sivert Olson - Melhus ...... 268 Marie Fersdahl Otterby - Meråker ...... 271 Martin & Ragna Pallum - Trondheim...... 274

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Ole & Margaret Ray - Soknedal/Åfjord ...... 277 Halvor Remole - Melhus ...... 279 Ole A. Riten - Aalen ...... 282 Rosten Descendants from Nord-Trøndelag - . . . 283 John & Lena Samdal - Horg/Støren ...... 292 Anton Schefl o - Stod ...... 293 RS & Jette Schefl o - Steinkjer ...... 294 John & Kari Score - Støren ...... 297 Ole T. Sjordal - Verdalen ...... 301 Theodore O. Sjordal - Verdalen ...... 304 “Big Ole” & “Little Ole” Slind Families - Selbu . . . . . 307 Sever & Carrie Sneen - Støren ...... 309 Peter O. & Ingeborg Sockness - Støren/Horg ...... 314 Andrew & Mary Solem - Soknedal ...... 316 Sigrid Floren Staberg - Hegra ...... 318 Ole & Maria Swenson - Tydal ...... 323 Gunerius M. Thompson - Hegra, Stod ...... 326 Anne Elise Margarethe Casperson Olson Wigtil- Stod . . 328 Gunnar T. Winkjer - ...... 331 Aarbok 2005 Errata ...... 335 Advertisers ...... 337 Brekke Tours ...... 337 Searching for Ingebrigt Krogstad ...... 338 The Plaza Hotel & Suites - Eau Claire ...... 338 Vesterheim Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library . . . . 339 Scandisk, Inc...... 340 Norske Nook/Northwoods Brewing - Eau Claire . . . . . 341 Rosemaling by Eileen ...... 342 Ingebretsen’s ...... 342 How to Include a Biography in the Next Aarbok . . . . . 343 Future Stevne Dates/Sites ...... 347 Index ...... 349 vi