BRUA ISSN 2641-8045 Series 2, Volume 19 Number 3 August 2019

Hadeland Lag of America, Inc. Membership Journal “The Bridge” Anne Sladky, Editor BRUA ISSN 2641-8045 Series 2, Volume 19 Number 3 August 2019 www.hadelandlag.org

Fra Presidenten og Redaktør What a summer! In this mega-issue of Brua, you will find pictures from this summer’s events, information about the revamped 2020 scholarship program and applications, and information about the Høst Samling. Gwen Newborg described our trip to Norway as “truly the best trip of my life.” The phrase Join us in Stoughton for the Høst Samling! “trip of a lifetime” has been heard often as well. Jan Ørnulf You’ll find information on lodging and the activities we’ve planned for Melbostad brought a Norwegian the Høst Samling on page 3. We hope to see many of our Wisconsin perspective to our travels. It was a members and their friends at this get-together, the first to be held in great group of folks and they all southern Wisconsin ever. helped make the trip a real joy! The stevne was a warm and Two years ago the board decided to expand our traditional fall meeting cozy (koselig) opportunity to to include more activities over the course of two days to make it renew old friendships and build worthwhile – and more fun! - for our members to attend. To reflect that new ones. Hats off to host Toten expanded format, we changed the name of our “fall meeting” to “Høst Lag! Samling.” Stoughton is a great little Norwegian town that takes In September the board enormous pride in its heritage. It should be a great fall week-end! will kick-off the serious planning for our 2020 stevne. A preview of what’s in store can be found on page 2. Mark your calendars and join us next summer in Duluth. Enjoy the last days of HØST – A NORWEGIAN WORD FOR FALL summer. Hope to see you in AMLING – A NORWEGIAN WORD FOR ATHERING Stoughton this fall! S G Anne

In This Issue .... DATES TO Page Page REMEMBER 2019 Stevne Recap...... 5-8 Norway Tour 2019 19-24 2020 7-Lag Stevne ...... 2 Obituary: Marie Gleason .. 26 Høst Samling Lag Officers ...... 28 Order Forms ...... 27 October 18-19, 2019 Class Reimbursement App 14 Our Hadeland Ancestors . 17-18 Stoughton WI Fra Presidenten/Redaktør 1Proposed By-Law Change. 25

Hadeland Folkmuseum .... 11 Rollo in Fargo ...... 5 7-Lag Stevne Hadeland Today ...... 9,18 Scholarship Application ... 13 July 9-12, 2020 Høst Samling ...... 1,3 Stoughton Dancers ...... 16 DECC – Duluth MN Høst Samling Registration 15 Syttende Mai ...... 10 Lag Officers ...... 27 Waldemar Ager ...... 16 Deadline for Articles New Members ...... 25 What IS in a Name? ...... 18 November Brua New Norwegian Regions .. 4 www.hadelandlag.org ...... 2 October 25, 2019 Norsk Slekthistorisk ...... 26 Yearbook delay ...... 2

With Sincere Apologies

Murphy’s Law dictates that “anything that can go wrong, will go wrong” and that is exactly what happened with our first stab at using the mailing house. Following a new set of procedures, a number of people were dropped from the mailing list - we didn’t notice until we used the same list to send out renewal reminders and found that a number of members received them even though they had renewed. We believe we have mailed the May Brua to all those who were missed in the bulk mailing, but if you did not receive your copy and would still like to have one, drop 2020 7-Lag Stevne – A Preview a note to [email protected] and Anne will It’s not too early to start thinking about next get one in the mail to you pronto! summer’s 7-Lag Stevne in Duluth! We’ll be in the heart of Even though we are volunteers we try to do a the city at the waterfront with an up-close view of the Lift professional job for our members, but mistakes Bridge from the Harborside Convention Center, part of happen. We are extremely sorry for this and will work the Duluth Entertainment complex (DECC). extra hard to make sure it does not happen again! The stevne will begin on Wednesday, July 8, with a public open house for genealogy and vendors from 3:30 – 6:30. You will be able to pick up your nametag or register www.hadelandlag.org during that time as well. After the open house, stevne workers and early arrivals can take a harbor dinner I’m still struggling with the hosting company to get cruise. Boarding is just across the street! the direct navigation to the archive working properly. I On Thursday, our first general session will offer an don’t know what their problem is, but I am losing patience. overview of the Viking Age. After a full day of classes, There is a link on the error page that will take you to the another harbor dinner cruise is scheduled. After the homepage, from which I believe you can always log in. cruise, local musicians will provide the evening’s (https://www.hadelandlag.org/gen). entertainment. I sincerely apologize for the inconvenience. We’re trying something new this year – each lag will Hopefully now that the tour is over and Brua is published I be able to schedule its meeting and activities in either the can give this my full attention and nag them into finally morning or afternoon on Friday. The morning stevne getting this annoying problem fixed for good! program will repeat in the afternoon so regardless of ‘Til next time, Anne S. when your lag meets, you won’t miss a thing. Saturday there will be a full slate of classes followed by the banquet, which will be held at the Holiday Inn. Hadeland Lag Yearbook Delay We’re working to again bring Norwegian musicians and

Because your editor folk dancers to Duluth for dance classes and a Saturday has a tendency to bite off more night performance. than she can chew, the 2018 Duluth is a hot summer destination, and hotels run Yearbook was not completed $200 and up. We have a ‘great’ rate of $169/night at the before the Norway Tour. Holiday Inn, connected by skyway to DECC – but the It will be ready for economical alternative will be dorm rooms at UMD for delivery in mid-September. less than half the price (about 15 minutes away). Parking The patience of those at DECC is $5/day – and you can leave and return as you who have already purchased a please during the day without additional charges. copy is greatly appreciated, and The program will include Viking re-enactors, rest assured you will be the first presentations about Norwegians on the North Shore and to receive your copies. The Viking settlements in places like Greenland, Iceland, and Yearbook will be available for Newfoundland, craft classes and activities for students. purchase ($18). To order your copy, online ordering is On Sunday, enjoy a bus tour of the North Shore from 9-5. available on the Limited Access Archive homepage, on the Mark your calendar! Join us in Duluth for the 2020 order form on page 27, or pick one up at the Høst Samling. 7-Lag Stevne!

Join us in Stoughton Høst Samling registration form on page 15 October Mail‐in forms & on‐line registration at https://www.hadelandlag.org/history/fall_mtgs/2019 18-19, 2019! htm Registration fee: $25 Thanks to Sharon Petersen for her hard work planning a Lodging wonderful Høst Samling in Stoughton! Quality Inn Stoughton 6600 Nygaard Street Stoughton WI 608-877-9000 Room with 2 queen beds - $139.00 Room with 1 king-sized bed - $129.00 Ask for the “Hadeland Lag” rate

Friday: When you arrive, take a walk down Main Street. Sleep Inn & Suites-Oregon Visit the Norski Nook gift shop, Fosdal Norwegian Bakery, 1120 Park Street Woodland Studios art gallery and all the other unique shops on Main Street. Stop by the fully restored Stoughton Oregon WI Opera House. Visit Stoughton’s Railroad Depot. Step back 608-291-2323 into the history of this thoroughly Norwegian-American Room with 2 queen beds - $129.00 Ask for the “Hadeland Lag” rate town! http://www.stoughtonwi.com/ 7.5 miles from Stoughton down Highway 138 Friday, 4:30 p.m.: The Stoughton Historical Society Museum will open especially for us. It’s full of Norwegian immigrant artifacts, with Lag Meeting – 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. a display of immigrant trunks, Saturday 8:30 a.m.: We’ll hold our meeting in the rosemaling, bunads, Norwegian folk municipal building at 600 South Fourth Street. Along with craft and more. It is located in what our regular business, one of the major topics at the annual was built as a Universalist church in meeting will be our plans for the 2020 7-Lag Stevne in 1858. Duluth MN. The board is looking for member help in http://www.stoughtonhistoricalsociety.org/ bringing the theme “Vikings: Empire of the North” to life. Coffee and pastries will be available beginning at 8 a.m. Saturday, 10:30 a.m.: David Nelson will include some “Norwegian foolishness” in his presentation on Stoughton. Friday, 5:45 p.m.: Dinner with the Saturday, 11:30 a.m.: Take a short jaunt back to the Sons board at Viking Brew of Norway for a delicious lunch: cucumber salad, meatballs Pub. You’ll love the and mashed potatoes, hot vegetable, roll, and a Norwegian Viking Ship Bar! dessert with coffee, milk or water. Order & pay on your own. Menu Saturday, 1 p.m.: Tour Livsreise, the new (2015) https://www.facebook.com/vikingbrewpub/ Norwegian Heritage Center in Stoughton. Watch a movie, check out the exhibits, do some research. If you’re interested, there will be a Friday, 7:00 p.m.: The presentation on news- Stoughton Dancers will paperman Waldemar Ager perform for us at the Mandt at 1 in the Center’s Lodge-Sons of Norway! Find auditorium. There’s more more about them on page 16. about the man and this http://www.stoughtondancers.com/ presentation on page 16. Board Meeting: Friday, 8:30 p.m. – Quality Inn www.livsreise.org

The New Norwegian Regions change has also affected Gran, but it still sees itself as a primarily more rural community. This demographic While we were in Norway some of our participants asked for change resulted in a controversial decision by the a more detailed explanation of the administrative kommuner of Lunner and Jevnaker. reorganization taking place there and its impact on Lunner and Jevnaker felt that their issues and Hadeland. needs were more in line with other suburban areas and have On June 8, 2017, the Storting (Norwegian chosen to become part of the Viken region. Gran has Parliament) passed sweeping changes to the administrative remained with Oppland and will become part of the framework in Norway. The 19 fylker (counties) are being Innlandet region. reorganized into 11 regions. Some of these changes have The Viken region is considering breaking things already taken place. down further, creating 9 sub-regions in which the municipalities will work together. It has been suggested In January 2020 the rest of these administrative that Jevnaker be paired with Ringerike, Modum and changes are supposed to go into effect. Some will have a Krødsherad and Lunner with Romerike. These ideas have particular impact on Hadeland. not yet been finalized into a plan. Four fylker will become regions, but remain Even though ‘our’ kommuner will now be part of geographically unchanged: two separate administrative regions, the historical district of Hadeland will always be made up of Gran, Jevnaker, and  Møre og Romsdal Lunner.  Nordland  Oslo  Rogaland The other 15 fylker are organizing into 7 new regions:  Agder will result from a merger of the existing fylker of Aust- and Vest-Agder.  Viken will be created from a combination of Buskerud, Akershus and Østfold fylker  Troms og Finnmark combine Finnmark and Troms fylker.  Vestlandet joins Hordaland and Sogn og Fjordane fylker.  Trøndelag region came into being as the result of the merger of Nord-Trøndelag and Sør-Trøndelag in 2018.  Vestfold og Telemark region encompasses Vestfold and Telemark fylker.

 Innlandet is the result of the combination of Oppland and Hedmark counties.

Map from http://www.fellesraad.com/fell_roots.htm Additionally, the 426 existing kommuner

(municipalities) are slated to be reduced to 354. The The goal of the reorganization is to centralize reorganization of kommuner is still in the works. services and take advantage of “economies of scale1.” The Lunner and Jevnaker have chosen to reorganization remains controversial; critics point to the example of Denmark: In 2007 they went from 271 break away from Oppland /Innlandet municipalities to 98 and from 14 amts (counties) to 5 and become part of the Viken Region regions. Since that time, the bureaucracy has grown by 7700 workers. Over the past few decades, Lunner and Jevnaker 1”Economies of scale” means that increasing the size of the area served will have seen an increase in population as the result of reduce the cost of providing the same services while creating opportunities to commuters who work in Oslo. To a lesser extent, this offer a broader array of services.

"Why they sent it here, I don't know," Anderson Keep said. "Maybe they decided they didn't want the Americans ‘Koselig’ to forget that history." “Rollo was a real thorn in the side of the French in the late ninth century,” Anderson says, With Your “constantly storming the coastline and being bought off Heritage with gold. Finally in 911 France officially gave Rollo the land that he renamed "Normandy," Old Norse for "the land

of the Norsemen. And of course, they've been there ever The stevne was relaxed and well organized. The atmosphere was very much in keeping with its theme – it since," Anderson said. was warm and cozy! Our lag’s registration was down from But how did Rollo end up in Fargo? Fast-forward to previous years in Fargo – only 33 – but spirits were high 1912: Herman Fjelde, a local physician and lover of the arts, and everyone seemed to have a wonderful time. heard a duplicate of the original Rollo statue was to be sent Our second annual “First Night at the Stevne to "the state in the U.S. that has the highest percentage of Dinner” took place at the Sons of Norway. For all those Norwegian settlers," Anderson said. "So it was sent here." years of taping, labeling and mailing Brua Verlyn & Evonne And Fjelde lobbied for it to finally land in Fargo. Anderson received a first day of issue commemorative "He was very much a promoter of Norwegian stamp recognizing the 1925 Centennial of Norwegian culture in the U.S., particularly in the Midwest," said Immigration. Dean and Carol Sorum received their stamp a Fjelde's great-grand- little later. Thanks again to this fearsome foursome for all daughter Claudia Pratt, their hard work for the lag over the years! the former executive Verlyn & Evonne were tour guides extraordinaire in director of the Nordic 2000, 2005, 2010, and 2015. For those efforts (and so Culture Clubs. much more) we also gave them a $100 gift certificate to one "While he was a of their favorite eateries. In a brief 3 ½ minute member doctor, his real love was meeting, the Andersons were elected to the Emeritus art and history and Council. On Saturday we had lunch, door prizes, and a culture." Fargo, she wonderful tour at the Fargo Air Museum. The museum is said, was a town on the not air conditioned, and with temps in the high 80s it is a grow in the early 1900s great compliment to the museum volunteer guide (Butch) and looking to cultivate that he held our interest to the very end! We all agreed that, some culture by adding although we thought it would be interesting, the tour was art and historical items much more informative and enjoyable than any of us had to the city. When the expected. If you’re in Fargo, we highly recommend paying statue arrived, they the museum a visit! planted it near the Lag members Dale Hovland and Anne Sladky were Great Northern Railway among the presenters at the stevne. Their presentations Depot, and thousands were well-attended and well-received. attended, people Pratt The genealogy open house was extremely busy, and called "the movers and shakers of Fargo." Barb, Dale and Lenore were able to connect a number of our Now, 100 years later, Rollo no longer stands near visitors with lost ancestors. There was a steady stream of the train tracks. Lodge officials asked the city to move him attendees seeking help during the regular stevne hours, too. nearer to the Sons of Norway, Anderson jokes, as a We welcomed some new members as a result of their guardian. "I always say that he's protecting the Norwegian efforts. lodge from the Elim Church, which of course was founded Mange tusen takk! by Swedes," he said, laughing. Pratt said in the time of her father, the statue acted Did you meet Rollo in Fargo? as a sort of cultural beacon to the many Norwegians in the A statue of Rollo sits across the parking lot from the area, something she believes it continues to do. "In my Sons of Norway. Here is its story: mind, Norwegians really wanted to be Norwegians in Over a decade ago Verlyn Anderson presented the America when they immigrated over here," she said, and Fargo SON lodge with a flag from Normandy, France. It was the statue provided "a sense of pride for being Norwegians given to him by a French exchange student after the student in America." realized that Fargo is home to one of only two bronze replicas of the original statue in Rouen, Normandy. The Original article published about 2012; publication unknown. other replica is in Alesund, Norway, believed to be Rollo’s Provided by Ann Edwards of Landingslaget,who received it birthplace. from Verlyn Anderson a number of years ago.

Photos from the Stevne

Center: Sharon Lunder, Sharon Arends, and Dick Lunder at our registration desk

Right: “Barne Lag” (Children’s group) members

Above: Ardis Haaland and Lenore Jesness Center: Dale Hovland and Bob Peterson Left: Sharon Bowen First Night at the Stevne Dinner

At Fargo’s Kringen Lodge Above center: Sidney Schneider & Dale Hovland Above right: New Emeritus Council Members Verlyn & Evonne Anderson Below: Lenore Jesness & Edie Systestad .

Right: Kathy & Merle Tingelstad; George & Karen Kruse

Top left to right: Chris Ludwig & Sharon Pederson; Sharon Arends & Joy Sundrum; stevne presenters Dale Hovland & Anne Sladky; Lon Larson

Left: Beverly Olson, Myrna Birrenkott, Audrey Pederson, Terri Porter, Eric Clay Right: Sharon Babcock with granddaughter (l) Avery and friend Callie

Direct from Jevnaker!! Jørgen Løvaas, his dad, girlfriend Above: Past President Jan Heusinkveld & Barb Schmitt Right: Shirley Sindelar shared her family tree and son

Left: Steve Trangsrud showing off his picture in the last issue of Brua

Right: Carol Sorum, Dean Sorum, Helen Loing and Eric Beastrom

Left: Eric Beastrom & Bob Holmen staying in touch Center: Greg & Kathryn GIlstrap with cousin Dave Pfeffer Right: Master carver Hal Bitzer and a sample of our 2020 banquet centerpieces

Fargo Air Museum

Top left: Jim Larson, Anne Sladky, Eric Beastrom and Kathy Tingelstad go through the buffet line. Top center: Dean Sorum (shirt) and Sharon Arends (tomte) were among the lucky door prize winners. Banquet Top right: Eric Beastrom & Dick Lunder check out the Huey BUSSERULL! Above: Gladwin Lynne, Sherry Sorenson & June Minske Left: Beverly Olson & Dave Pfeffer Above right: Museum docent Butch kept our attention despite the heat! Center: Dick Lunder, wife Sharon & Barb Schmitt Right: Karen Kruse & Anne Sladky

Hadeland Today #71 by Jan Ørnulf Melbostad Yours truly is an avid reader of 'Hadeland Today.' sitting on the turfs of the houses their ancestors left 150 The quarterly 'Brua' reports from the 'Old Country' - and years ago. from Hadeland in particular – are always sober and factual. A group was taken by a local historian to the remote However, last Friday I asked Hadeland Today's usual seter / husmannsplass Elgstøa in the Nordmarka forest. author, Ole Gamme, his permission to write this summer's From the persons involved we learned how much it meant 'Hadeland Today.' to them to see the place some of their ancestors came from. I have my reasons. We also appreciated the pride many Americans feel about Every fourth or fifth year, the Hadeland Lag of their Norwegian origin. America visits Norway. My wife and I were observers in I had the opportunity to play in the service held in 2015, last time Hadeland Americans were here. This the Nikolai church on Sunday morning. American voices summer we had agreed to attend the extended bus tour as lifted the roof in the church when we all sang 'Morning has guides and aides. Those days proved to be one of our finest broken'! Thank you to the congregation, and to pastor experiences. Daniel Håkegård for having us! It was kind of magic, playing in the church where my forefathers were once baptized, confirmed and married. My wife and I are not typical bus tourists. However, the extended tour proved to be something special. While preparing for the tour, I had had my worries. When 40 mature people travel on a bus for 8 days, there is a statistical chance of a mishap of some kind, healthwise or otherwise. On the first day of the tour, one fact became obvious: Our original itinerary entailed visiting more places than we could possibly digest. 'Chief' Anne Sladky therefore gathered the group for a talk. Our schedule was adjusted. The rest of the tour was perfect! Admittedly, we had rain and fog in Bergen. We could not see much from the view point on the Ulriken Jan Ørnulf Melbostad & Karin Sikveland mountain. Matter of fact, I barely saw my wife in the fog up there. In planning the 18-day visit, the Hadeland Lag in It could have been worse, though: On the last day America and the Kontaktforum Hadeland – Amerika in of the tour we had the most beautiful crossing from west to Norway had done a marvelous job. The first group of east. But the next day, after all Americans had more or less Americans spent 3 - 4 days in Oslo before proceeding to left Norway, all four highroads across the mountains were Gran. (The authorities of the Norwegian capital are doing closed due to snow and wind! I am still thinking of the their best to counteract tourist bus traffic in downtown nightmare 40 Americans with flight tickets from Oslo Oslo. Yet, it seems our American guests got to see the parts airport would have been living if they had been locked in in of Oslo they wanted to visit.) a narrow western fjord due to bad weather ! Our nickname, After arriving in Hadeland on the 19th of June, the 'Hadeland Jetlag,' might easily have become a reality. full group visited churches and museums. Thanks go to the Askeladden Bus Company, it's In the evening of Friday the 21st of June, the 'KK' choir held owner Rolf Lie and our driver Jan Erik Godli. Who would a concert in the Nikolai Church, one of the Sister Churches. believe a combination of 'God-ly' and 'Lie' would be so A long time had elapsed since I last heard the choir. My successful? jaws dropped when they started singing. I had not realized I spent the winter and spring gathering they were THAT good! I had been asked to play an information about the places we were to visit on the tour. interlude during their concert. I was honoured to do so. I read the newspaper Hadeland, expecting to find From Sanner Hotel in Gran, 25 volunteer interviews and reports related to the upcoming visit. Hadelenders spent the Saturday the 22nd of June driving However, we were sad to confirm that the local newspaper our 57 American guests to the farms and people they had missed opportunities to publish interesting stuff on the come to see. The groups visited more than 100 different American Hadeland Lag visit, both before – and after. places in the Hadeland region. Emotions were brought to And what about the regional museums? Half a life when descendants of immigrants found themselves hundred American descendants from Hadelenders could of continued on page 18

Syttende Mai 2019 in Gran Norway’s constitution was signed on May 17, 1814 in Eidsvoll, Norway. Denmark owned Norway but had been on the losing side of the Napoleonic Wars. By declaring itself an independent nation, Norway was hoping it could prevent the country from being given to Sweden, which had been part of the Seventh Coalition that defeated Napoleon at Waterloo. Norway was given to Sweden, but the King of Sweden and Norway, Karl Johan, allowed the Norwegians greater control over their internal affairs than the country had known in centuries. The union between the two nations was dissolved in 1905. The Constitution crafted in 1814 is still the governing document for the nation today. Celebrations of Syttende Mai by students and others began early on, but because he felt they represented an opportunity for protest and perhaps might even encourage revolt against the union, King Karl discouraged – and for a few years actually banned – the national celebration. Norway’s spirit could not be suppressed, however, and by about 1830 the day had become a national holiday with parades, speeches, and good food. Norway’s Constitution Day is unusual among nations because it focuses its attention on its children. Children’s parades are the key element of the festivities. Marching bands join the children’s parades and the young voices lead the singing of the national anthem “Ja, Vi Elsker Dette Landet” and the royal anthem “Kongesangen.” Special attention is paid to the elderly, with programs or parade stops at nursing homes. Morning ceremonies are held at memorials to honor the nation’s war dead and other notables. Each year the celebration in Gran begins with a graveside remembrance of writer and poet Aasmund Olavsson Vinje. A speech is followed by Manskorr KK singing Vinje songs. Memorial flowers from the kommuner of Vinje in Telemark and Gran are placed on Vinje’s grave. Everyone enjoys the parade. The Sanne school choir (grades 1-7) performs after the parade arrives. Food and games round out the celebration. Photos from Ole P. Gamme

Veveri in Gran, and soon started to produce a fabric for Hadeland busserulls. It was his wife, Kari Nielsen, that invented the Folkemuseum: iconic fabric with blue, two black stripes and one white. This fabric became very popular and is still used for Busserull busserulls in Hadeland today. In 1955, Hoffsbro Veveri By Sigrid Tveiten Roholdt started selling manufactured busserulls in a model called “Hadelandsbusserullen.” This model was sold by Hoffsbro Veveri until the 1980s when the production gradually came Greetings from Hadeland Folkemuseum! to an end due to lower demand - In 1989 the weaving mill Grinaker Vev took over the production of the busserull Takk for sist! Hadeland has been visited by a large fabric. group of Brua’s readers, and the 23 of June, at the yearly Grinaker Vev is one of the last weaving mills in event Håndverksdagen, Hadeland Folkemuseum was Norway still operating, and it is owned by Gro and Jo lucky to be visited by many of them. We hope you all had a Lyngstad. Grinaker Vev produces both hand-woven and good time! Many of you also visited the weaving mill machine-woven textiles that become tablecloths, napkins, Grinaker Vev where the traditional garment busserull is and curtains amongst other things - and also busserulls. manufactured and sold. Their website shows three kinds of busserull; The At Håndverksdagen at the museum you probably traditional pull-over busserull with a standing collar, an saw the busserull, since several of our volunteers wear their open busserull with buttons down the front (this style was busserulls when they participate in museum events. In often called livørsbusserull and was said to be easier to put Hadeland the busserull is often used as a form of formal on for the elderly) and the statsrådsbusserull or “Minister- wear, often worn to local events or meetings. I have talked busserull” decorated to wearers that describe the busserull as a garment that with ribbons. This makes you look dressed up but still down-to earth, and it model was invented gives you an air of tradition, heritage and workmanship. in the 1990s, when But what is the history behind this use of the busserull in the Norwegian Hadeland? How did this traditional work shirt end up as a government had form of formal wear? their yearly budget Even if the blue busserull with black and white meeting at stripes often is used to express that the wearer has roots in Halvorsbøle in or connections to Hadeland, the garment in itself is not Jevnaker. Jevnaker particular to the area. Similar garments has been in use all Kommune decided over Europe, called bussarong in Swedish, bourgeron in to give all the France, and busserun in Italy. These words refer to a short members of the shirt or blouse made of a coarse fabric and usually worn to government a work, and this type of shirt has probably been in use since busserull each, and the Middle Ages. the Statsråds- Åse Lange, previous Statsrådsbusserull busserull was born. director of Hadeland Wearing the Folkemuseum, writes in busserull can be a way to show local identity or a feeling of Årbok for Hadeland (1973) connectedness with the region of Hadeland, its industrial that the blue striped and local history, its traditions and its people. It is also a busserull became common way to support local industry and craftmanship. But the in Hadeland as a men’s busserulls also have political connotations; both during the work-wear in the second French Revolution and in the sixties and seventies half of the 19th century. Men busserulls were worn to show solidarity with the working often wore their best classes and as a sign of solidarity between peasants and busserull on Sundays, and workers. wore another for work the The busserull can be seen as a strong symbol and rest of the week. These marker of identity, and its meaning changes together with busserulls were often both the context in which it is worn. An example of this is a hand-woven and hand-sown garment Hadeland Folkemuseum just has received from at home. one of the founders of Hadeland Pride: A busserull sown in In 1923, Emil the colors of the Pride Flag. Nielsen started up the Worker's Busserull c. 1908 (from weaving mill Hoffsbro Folkemuseum Collection) See page 8 for a sample of the busserulls worn by proud Hadelanders at the 7-Lag Stevne banquet.

2020 course must be Norwegian in focus (a “Scandinavian” class may/may not be acceptable). Courses should be made up Scholarship of multiple sessions; one day workshops are not eligible for Program reimbursement unless offered by the Bygdelagenes Fellesraad or Norwegian Stevner, Inc. (7-Lag Stevne). Applicants must provide a class description and the The Hadeland Lag is committed to encouraging the name of the sponsoring institution or organization. The interest of our youngest Hadeland descendants in their Scholarship Committee is responsible for approving course Norwegian heritage. content. This year we are again offering a $500 scholarship To be eligible for reimbursement, the applicant for a young person who is currently in grades 2 – 11 and is must interested in attending an Norwegian summer camp  trace ancestry to a Hadeland immigrant program. The applicant must be a descendant of a ancestor found in the Kontaktforum Hadeland immigrant and be sponsored by a parent, Emigrant database and be age 23 or grandparent, or great-grandparent who is a Lag member in younger. good standing. The application deadline is January 31,  The applicant, a parent, grand-parent or 2020. All applicants will be notified in the last 5 days of great-grandparent must be a member in February of the board’s decision. A complete explanation good standing of the Hadeland Lag and of the process and an application form are available at sponsor the application. https://www.hadelandlag.org/members/scholarship.htm  Each applicant may apply for Skøgfjorden, run by Concordia Language Villages, reimbursement for one class each year. is the premiere Norwegian camp experience in the country, Camp scholarship recipients may not apply but there are many others. Norwegian Ridge in Spring for class reimbursement during the same Grove MN and a number of Sons of Norway camps are year. An applicant who applied for a camp eligible for scholarship consideration. Other camps run by scholarship but was not selected may apply educational institutions or organizations will also be for class reimbursement. considered Reimbursements will be provided on a first-come, first-serve basis and applications will continue to be accepted until $500 in reimbursements have been made during the scholarship period. Applicants may apply before a class is completed, but reimbursement will not be made until proof of completion, proof of payment, and a student statement is submitted. If the application is for a college class, a grade Class Reimbursement Pilot Program of “C” or higher is required. The last two years we haven’t had an application for A complete explanation of the process is available summer camp. This has been a great disappointment, as at https://www.hadelandlag.org/members/reimburse.htm the lag believes these camps are the best way to encourage interest in Norwegian heritage among our youth. We also Sponsors realize that camps tend to be expensive, and even with Each lag member may sponsor either a camp scholarship assistance these programs may lie outside the scholarship application or one application for class financial or geographical reach of many young families. reimbursement per year. We are setting aside an additional $500 from the scholarship fund to reimburse young people age 23 or younger for individual classes completed on or before August 31, 2020. Applications for reimbursement must be received by July 31, 2020. Our priority will continue to be providing funding for Norwegian summer camp programs. We plan to One or two additional members of the scholarship redirect unused camp scholarship funds from the previous committee are needed. Committee members are year to fund this reimbursement program. responsible for reviewing scholarship applications and We will reimburse up to $250 for a single course or determining eligibility of classes for which reimbursement college class that explores some element of Norwegian is requested. Current members are Anne Sladky (chair) history or culture. Eligible classes could include and Verlyn Anderson. Norwegian language, history, folk craft (rosemaling, If you are interested in serving on the scholarship hardanger, weaving, etc.), music, or folk dancing. The committee, email Anne at [email protected]

2020 Norwegian Camp Scholarship Application Submission Deadline: January 31, 2020

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City: ______State/Province: ____ Zip/PC ______

Email: ______Phone: ______

Current Age: ______Current Grade: __2 __3 __4 __5 __6 __7

__8 __9 __10 __11

Sponsoring Hadeland Lag Member ______

Relationship: Parent ___ Grandparent ___ Great‐Grandparent ___

Hadeland Immigrant Ancestor ______KHA Skjema/Form # ___ (if known)

Norwegian Camp Information

__ Skogfjorden (Concordia Language Villages, Bemidji MN)

__ Norwegian Ridge (Spring Grove MN)

__ Sons of Norway (list camp name & location) ______

Other: Camp Name: ______Location: ______Website: ______Other contact info: ______

The Hadeland Lag Board of Directors will consider any Norwegian camp program. Approval of the program is subject to review of program contents/curriculum by the Scholarship Committee. Approval of the program does not mean that the scholarship will be awarded to the applicant. Program approval simply means that the application will be considered.

Please send a copy of the applicant essay “What do you hope to learn in Norwegian camp?” to [email protected] or to Anne Sladky, 6938 State Hwy 200 NW, Laporte MN 56461 Grades 2‐4: Typed or handwritten, 50‐75 words. Grades 5‐7: Typed, 75‐125 words. Grades 8‐11: Typed, 125‐250 words.

Signature of sponsoring Lag Member ______

Mail to: Anne Sladky, 6938 State Hwy 200 NW, Laporte MN 56461

2020 Norwegian Heritage Class Reimbursement Application Submission Deadline: September 30, 2020

Applicant Name: ______Age ____ (age 23 or younger)

Address: ______

City: ______State/Province: ____ Zip/PC ______

Email: ______Phone: ______

Name of Sponsoring Hadeland Lag Member ______

Relationship: Self __ Parent __ Grandparent __ Great‐grandparent __

Hadeland Immigrant Ancestor ______KHA Skjema/Form # ___ (if known)

Signature of sponsoring Lag Member ______

Norwegian Class Information

Class Name ______Grade Level ______Class Provider ______City ______State/Province ______Class Description ______Dates Attended ______(September 2019 ‐ August 2020)

Cost of this class: ______Reimbursement limited to $250/class Please attach 1) Proof of completion (A written statement by class instructor indicating successful completion is acceptable. If class is for college credit, final grade must be “C” or higher) 2) Proof of payment (receipt or cancelled check) All applications for approved classes by eligible students will be paid until the yearly reimbursement fund ($500) is exhausted. If you are applying for a class that has not yet been completed, reimbursement funds will be reserved and payment will be made when the above proofs and the student’s statement have been received.

Student Statement: Upon class completion, please tell us in 75‐100 words what you learned from this class and how it affected your understanding of your Norwegian heritage (use another sheet if necessary)

Signature of Student ______Date ______Mail to: Anne Sladky, 6938 State Hwy 200 NW, Laporte MN 56461

2019 Høst Samling Registration Form Stoughton, Wisconsin October 18-19 Invite your friends and family!

Name(s) ______

Address ______

City ______State/Province ______Zip/Postal Code ______

Phone ( ) ______Email ______

Høst Samling Registration

Høst Samling Registration $25.00 X __ persons = $

Tour of Stoughton Historical Museum __ persons 4:30 pm Friday

Dinner with the Board (self‐pay) __ persons Viking Brew Pub 6:00 pm Friday

Waldermar Ager presentation at __ persons Livsreise, 1 p.m. Saturday

Dues ‐‐ $15/one year $25/two years $35/three years

Dues rate changes will go into effect 1/1/2020

Total Enclosed

Mail this form and your check made out to the Hadeland Lag to: Barb Schmitt 1006 Aston Circle Burnsville MN 55337

Registration Deadline: October 11, 2019

Waldemar Ager and the At the Høst Samling Norwegian-American the Stoughton Dancers Will Perform Friday Evening During our Høst Samling, on Satur- day, October 19 at 1 p.m. Dr. Brian Blakely will present the story of famed Norwegian-American newspaperman Wal- demar Ager at Livsreise. The presentation is free of charge, but If you attended the Fellesraad Centennial a please indicate your couple of years ago, you had an opportunity to see the interest in attending Stoughton Dancers. Their jaw-dropping performance on your registration was for many the highlight of the event. The dancers tour form. in the United States, Canada and Norway to rave When Ager reviews. It was a real thrill to learn they are willing to first arrived in America, he encountered a vibrant, perform “just for us” Friday evening at the Sons of thriving Norwegian-American community. Use of the Norway. That alone will make the trip worthwhile! Norwegian language was widespread. Hundreds of The dancers were organized in 1953, specifically small-circulation Norwegian-language newspapers and to participate in Stoughton’s Syttende Mai celebration. dozens of large circulation Norwegian—language They have grown to become the symbol of Stoughton and newspapers were in operation from Michigan to the its pride in its Norwegian heritage, and have a full Dakotas. During this time period the Norwegian- schedule of performances throughout the school year. American community was constantly being reinforced Even their costumes are authentic! Each girl by new immigrants from Norway. wears a bunad representing a district in Norway, while Not long after his arrival in America, in 1885 the boys’ costumes are all the same. Although the bunads Waldemar Ager got his start in the newspaper business are made in Stoughton, the patterns, fabric, notions, by becoming involved with Norden, Chicago’s largest shoes and jewelry are all imported from Norway, and circulating Norwegian-language newspaper. Ager’s attention is paid to every detail. newspaper career began in earnest when, at age 23, he The troupe is currently made up of 20 dancers moved to Eau Claire, Wisconsin, after being offered a job (10 couples) and three keyboardists in grades 9-12 at at a Norwegian temperance newspaper called Reform. Stoughton High School. Competition is stiff to become When the editor died in 1903, Ager took that position and stay a member – everyone must try out for the group and eventually bought the paper. Reform remained in each year. Being a dancer requires dedication: they print until shortly after Ager’s death in 1941. practice from 6:55 am to 7:40 am each weekday Ager was a strong advocate for a number of morning. causes, including women’s rights and Prohibition. He Because of a football game (yes, football players was a popular speaker, once taking the stage with compete to be part of the group!) the dancers won’t be at William Jennings Bryan. He also wrote a series of books, full strength for our performance, but you can still look some of which have been translated into English. forward to a wonderful evening watching these young http://www.lawzone.com/half‐nor/ager.htm people perform complex folk dances to perfection. Staci Heimsoth is currently the Dance Director, and we greatly appreciate her willingness to work with About the speaker: Dr. Blakely grew us to make this performance happen. We are also up in Eau Claire and earned a Ph.D. grateful to the Sons of Norway for being willing to host in Modern British Imperial History. this special evening for us. He taught at Texas Tech University in Lubbock TX for most of his 35 If you’re curious about what you’ll see, check out year teaching career. He and his wife their channel on YouTube: retired and now live on an old family https://www.youtube.com/user/SHSNorDan farm near Wheeler, Wisconsin.

Our Hadeland Ancestors What’s in a Name? – Anna Pederson’s Story by David Kirk

I suspect like many other Brua readers, I enjoyed see the 1905 Minnesota Census record for Isak and reading our editor Anne Sladky’s article about the search Hellen in Chippewa County. Their son Ellert was in the for her ancestor and how the surname evolved during household, as was a young lady named Anna Pederson and after immigration. It reminded me of my search for who was doing household duties at the farm. Of course, my wife’s maternal grandmother, Anna Pederson – at we knew that Ellert and Anna would marry in December least, that was the name everyone knew her by. of that same year. The major clue that census gave us was that Anna, who was 16 years old, had only been in A little background is important. My wife’s the State of Minnesota for 3 months. We were guessing mother is 100% Norwegian heritage. Her parents were that also meant she had only been in America for 3 the aforementioned Anna Pederson and Ellert Ellertson. months, but we were not sure. Ellert was born in Minnesota, but his father and grandfather were both born in Telemark, Norway. The Ellertson family came to America in 1843, one of the earlier migrations. The patriarch of this family was Evan Eilertsen Buaasdahlen, as he was known in Norway. As we know, Evan was his given name, he was the son of Eilert, and he lived on the farm Buaasdahlen. In America, he and his children were variously known by the surname Evanson, Eilertsen and Buaasdahlen, but they eventually settled on Ellertson. However, his brother used the surname Dahl, a shortened form of the farm name! When Evan and his family came to America, one of their children was Isak. The family lived the first winter in Muskego Settlement (near Milwaukee, WI), where Evan helped to build the first Norwegian Lutheran Church in America. It is now on display at the Lutheran Ellert and Anna (Pederson) Ellertson Seminary in St Paul, MN. The family then moved to Koshkonong Settlement (near Madison, WI) for a few All of this came relatively easily but our research years, and when Minnesota was about to become a state, quickly hit a brick wall. We searched far and wide for an they moved again, settling eventually in Fillmore immigration record of some kind, or a ship manifest, or County. anything that would link Anna to her family. We found By the time the family moved to Minnesota, Isak nothing. We looked, of course, for Anna Peddersdatter, and Evan’s other children were adults and began to raise but that also was not fruitful. As a last resort, I posted a their own families. Isak married Hellen Mikkelsdatter query on an online Norway bulletin board. I asked if and they had children including my wife’s maternal anyone could help. All I knew was her name and that I grandfather, Ellert Christian Ellertson. Although Evan thought she came from the area around Gran. I could and his wife spent the rest of their lives in Fillmore not believe my luck, but the next morning I had a County, some of the children, including Isak and his message saying that my query had been answered. It family, moved further west in Minnesota, to Chippewa was a simple answer – a copy of a 1901 Norway Census County. record. But when I looked at the page, the father’s name Now we can talk about my wife’s maternal was Erik Pedersen and all the children’s patronymic grandmother, and Ellert’s wife, Anna Karoline Pederson. names were therefore Eriksen or Eriksdatter, including When we were doing our genealogical research, we the one my responder had highlighted for a child named didn’t know much about her. After she married Ellert Anna. Yes, the age was correct, and it was near Gran, but Ellertson they moved to the Dakotas and on to Alberta, Anna was quite a common name. This was very Canada. She had no siblings or any other members of disappointing to me, but I managed to send a return note her family near her. She died young, when my wife’s saying that I appreciated the effort but clearly this was mother was only 4 years old, so my mother-in-law didn’t not the correct family. This generated another response have much information about her. from my new friend, who said, “I think it is, look again.” When we researched the Ellertson family, we did continued on page 18

Our Hadeland Ancestors (continued from page 17) What IS in a Name? So that caused me to do some follow-up research. I did find a ship manifest where this Anna (surname given as People in urban areas began adopting surnames Eriksen) came to America in February 1905, leaving on much earlier, but in rural areas of Norway family the ship Oscar II, which sailed from Kristiania (now surnames weren’t used until the 20th century. However, Oslo), Norway to New York. This fell right in line with naming conventions followed very strict guidelines and the 1905 Minnesota Census notification of her being understanding them can help you with your own family there for 3 months. What really gave me confidence research. though was a note on that manifest that said she was First Name: The oldest child was named after going to meet up with “her brother, Nils Pedersen, the paternal grandparent of the same sex. The second Watson, Minnesota.” As you may know, Watson is in child was named after the maternal grandparent of the Chippewa County. same sex. If a child died, the next child born of the same All of this was very encouraging, but I was still sex would take that name. If a parent died and the dubious because if Nils was really her brother, why surviving spouse remarried, the first child of the second would he not have been Nils Eriksen? I started marriage would be named for the deceased spouse. researching Nils, and soon found a ship manifest There were exceptions, but these rules were carefully showing when he came to America. In fact in August of followed in most cases. If both grandfathers were named 1901, two of Anna Karoline Eriksdatter's brothers - Ole or both grandmothers were named Kari, two siblings namely Peder and Nils - journeyed to America. On the would be given the same name! passenger manifest of their ship, the entries for Nils Second Name: This was always the Eriksen and his brother Peder Eriksen both say they are patronymic: the birthfather’s name followed by –sen/- going to join "Uncle L Pedersen in Clarkfield, son or –datter/dotter: Johan’s son Ole’s name was Ole Minnesota". Clarkfield is in Yellow Medicine County, Johansen. When a widow or single mother remarried, which is adjacent to Chippewa County. her young children might switch to the stepfather’s A little more research told me that this uncle, patronymic, but this was exceedingly rare. Lars Pedersen, was a brother of Erik Pedersen, Anna, Third Name: This was the farm where the Nils, and Peder’s father. Lars came to America in 1885. person currently lived. If Johan’s son Ole was born on It appears Peder and Nils just picked up their uncle’s the Myhre farm, his name at baptism would be recorded surname after they came, and then Anna did the same as Ole Johansen Myhre (a “husmann’s suffix” – Myhreie, after arriving in 1905. In that time period, there was no for example – differentiated tenants from the land long legal process to get one’s name changed, you just owner’s family). If the family was living/working on the did it! Grinaker farm when Ole was confirmed, he would be By the way, many members of this family came listed in the church records as Ole Johansen from Norway over a 20-year period. Some of them used Grinakereiet (another variation on the suffix). If Ole was Pedersen, some used Eriksen, and some used Broten – working on the Dvergsten farm when he married, that derived from a farm name. record would show him as Ole Johansen Dvergsteneie. So, the search for my wife’s grandmother was This use of the farm name as a last name might over. The only name anyone in the USA or Canada knew seem confusing to us, but it gave people all they needed her by was Anna Pederson or, after she was married, to know when someone was introduced – “Hi, I’m Anna Ellertson. Until we did this research, I know of no Johan’s son Ole and I live on the Dvergsten farm.” one who knew she was actually not a Pederson (or You can learn about Norwegian naming Pedersdatter for that matter). When we saw her in the conventions in two articles on our website: 1905 Census, we knew that was her, but we could not Research Basics https://hadelandlag.org/resources/resbasics.htm find any immigration records that matched her The Confusion of Norwegian Names https://hadelandlag.org/resources/resslind.htm details. It wasn't until we got that lucky break that we could start the long road of retracing her steps, her Hadeland Today (continued from page 9) brothers' steps, and her uncle's steps. course have been goldmines to our museums! Have we In June 2017, we made a trip to both Telemark Norwegians become so self-centered, that we remain and Hadeland. Thanks to the efforts of Ole Gamme, unaware of valuable relations and connections that are who lives in Hadeland and writes a regular and very presented in front of our noses? interesting feature for Brua, we were able to meet my I am writing this on the afternoon of the 22nd of mother-in-law’s first cousin (Anna Karoline’s July. Exactly eight years ago, in fact on the hour, a nephew) and his daughter, my wife’s second cousin – people we did not even know about just a few years terrorist killed 77 people in Oslo and at Utøya. On that ago. day in 2011, darkness came to our country. Thank God, our country came out of this tragedy, stating that our lives can't be a 'them and us'. We are in this together.

Kathy Welsh - HX Verona WI Wendy Winkelman & Bill Bultinck - X Cobden IL

Oslo Itinerary Oslo Panorama Hotel provided breakfast Sunday, June 16 – Optional Oslo Fjord Cruise Monday, June 17 –Viking Ship Museum, Kon-Tiki Museum, Lunch at the Museum of Culture. Akershus Fortress Tour, Wine at the Holmenkollen Museum, dinner at Thon Holmenkollen Hotel. Tuesday, June 18 – “Free Day” Optional guided tour of Vigeland Park and Museum in the A.M. Dinner at the Opera House at 5 p.m. Performance of Rossini’s “Cinderella” at the Opera House at 7 p.m. A total of sixty people from 17 states participated in one Wednesday, June 19 – Tour of City Hall, Nobel Peace or more legs of our Norway 2019 tour (O=Oslo, Center, lunch at Norderhov (Askeladden) Farm, tour of H=Hadeland, X=extended): Ringerikes Museum and Norderhov Church. Mary Alm - OHX Asheville NC Tom & Arlene Alm - OH St. Paul MN Hadeland Itinerary Sharon Arends - OHX Statesboro GA Sanner Hotel provided breakfast and dinner. Eric Beastrom & Tammy Hobson-OHX Hudson WI Wednesday, June 19 – Welcome Dinner and program at Bob & Ann Davis - OHX Edina MN 5 p.m. Darlene Duis - OHX Tucson AZ Thursday, June 20 – Jevnaker Church, lunch & Jerry Baranick - OHX Idaho Falls ID shopping at Hadeland Glassworks, Kistefos Museum, Bob & Karen Eichner - OHX Spirit Lake IA Lunner Church with performance by Vårin Mack Rick & Connie Ferris - OH Sanibel FL/Amery WI Borander Thore & Marje Fossum - HX Poulsbo WA Bob & Janet Hanafin - H St. Paul MN Friday, June 21 – Tingelstad New Church, Grinakervev, Bob Holmen - H Red Lodge MT Dåpstradisjon and lunch at Aschim farm, Nes Church. Michael & Finn Horak - OH Anoka MN Evening performance by Mannskoret KK at St. Nicolai Judith Hvam - HX Beaverton OR Church Woody & Liz Ingram - OH Lyons MI Saturday, June 22 – Individual farm visits/local bus Jason Jacobson - OH West Allis WI tour, lunch & shopping at farmer’s market/Gran Nancy Janning - HX Eden Prairie MN Sentrum. Evening banquet. Al & Paula Jesness - OH Franklin MA Sunday, June 23 – Services at St. Nicolai, tours of St. Lenore Jesness - OH St. Paul MN Nicolai, St. Maria, and Steinhuset. Lunch and afternoon Nancy Johnson - OHX Bluffton SC at Hadeland Folkemuseum. Anne Kaphingst - HX Minnetonka MN Paul & Susan Kester - OHX Snohomish WA Monday, June 24 - Lillehammer: Olympic venues and Karen Laumb - HX Minnetonka MN Maihaugen Museum. Farewell dinner Helen Loing - OH Princeton MN Kari Loing - OH Anoka MN Extended Tour Itinerary Christine Ludwig - OHX Albany WI Tuesday, June 25 – Kongsberg Silver Museum, Heddal Dick & Sharon Lunder - OHX Sioux Falls SD Stave Church, Rjukan-Vemork, dinner, overnight and Phyllis Martin - OHX Colorado Spgs CO breakfast at Gaustablikk. Gwen Newborg - OHX Portland OR Wednesday, June 26 – Nutheim Hotel, Telemark Canal Bev Olson - HX Grand Forks ND cruise, Gestapo Museum in Kristiansand, dinner, Cindy Ostlie - HX Brookings SD overnight and breakfast at Thon Ernst Hotel in LeRoy & Sharon Petersen - OHX Rock Springs WI Kristiansand. Marilyn Egge Renback - X Lennox SD Kirsten Renback -X Lennox SD Thursday, June 27 – Coastal highway to Stavanger with Inger & Brooke Ruhoff - OH Greenwood SC stops at Helleren/Jøssingfjord, lunch and shopping at Pete & Barb Schmitt – HX Burnsville MN Søknedal, Three Sword Monument, Iron Age Farm, Debby Shadd - OH Cohasset MA dinner, overnight and breakfast at Thon Hotel Maritim Anne Sladky - OHX Walker MN in Stavanger. Bruce & Michelle Thompson - H Murray UT Friday, June 28 – Pulpit Rock Hike or morning City Merle & Kathy Tingelstad - OHX Coon Rapids MN Tour with free time the rest of the day. Optional cruise

Norway 2019 (cont’d from previous page)  A story of up to about 500 words about your on the Lysefjord at noon. Optional cruise to and meal at time in Oslo with 1 pictures Flor og Fjære in the evening. Second overnight and  A story of up to about 750 words about your breakfast at Thon Ernst Hotel. time in Hadeland with 1-2 pictures Saturday, June 29 – Utstein Monastery, lunch and tour  A story of up to about 600 words about the of Avaldsnes, dinner, overnight and breakfast at Thon extended tour with 1-2 pictures Bristol in Bergen.  A story of up to about 750 words about your Sunday, June 30 – Morning tour of Old Bryggen ending ‘independent travels’ in Norway before, during at Fløibanen. Free time the rest of the day. Optional or after the lag trip with 1 picture evening meal at Ulriken. Second overnight and breakfast at Thon Bristol. I would also love to receive any pictures you took to help fill in the general story of the trip. Due date for Monday, July 1 – Cruise on the Nærøyfjord, Flåm submissions is September 1, 2019. You can email or mail Railroad, dinner, overnight and breakfast at Stalheim. your pictures and stories to Anne – address and email on Tuesday, July 2 – Lunch stop at Flør, tour of the Royal the back cover. Publication date in mid-September with Palace in Oslo, optional overnight at Thon Gardermoen. an expected price of $15-$20, depending on size. The book will be available on Amazon, and can be ordered on the website. Copies will be available at the Høst Samling, Tour Highlights and it will be on Brua’s order form in November. In Oslo The guide at Akershus fortress made all the Wonder what to say? Take a look at the 2015 book! stairs and the heat worthwhile. The octopus appetizer https://www.hadelandlag.org/history/2015NorwayMemoryBook.pdf received mixed reviews, but the Opera House dinner was unforgettable. Our visit to the Ringerike Museum and Norderhov Church en route to Hadeland was more Planning for the trip began with two interesting than we had expected. lengthy discussions among the

In Hadeland the farm visits and seeing the churches members of the Board of Directors where our ancestors were baptized, confirmed and who came up with the places we wanted to visit in Oslo married are always tour highlights for most participants. and on the Extended Tour. Thanks to all of them for their The Maihaugen Museum in Lillehammer fascinated important contributions to our itinerary! Everyone many tour members, whose only complaint was “not pitched in to make it a great trip! enough time there!” Barb Schmitt was in charge of keeping track of the

The Extended Tour seemed to offer one highlight reservations and money – no small task! She helped in after another. The mouth-watering buffet lunch and countless ways throughout the trip. Her husband Pete sunny cruise on the Telemark Canal were memorable. It was first on the spot to deal with luggage, too. was followed by a moving presentation at the Archives in Eric Beastrom planned the Pulpit Rock Hike and was in Kristiansand that overwhelmed many of us, and left all charge of tickets and, along with Barb Schmitt, handled of us in silence. Jaws dropped at the sight of the head counts on the bus. He and travel companion incredible tropical landscaping of Flor og Fjære. We Tammy helped load and unload luggage and helped were in awe of the towering beauty we encountered on shepherd the group all along the trail. the Lysefjord and Nærøyfjord cruises. Ole Gamme and Kontaktforum did another super job of

Bread! Almost everyone agreed they would miss the creating a wonderful Hadeland experience for us all. fantastic fresh breads we were served at every meal. Thanks to Mannskor KK for an incredible concert and all the guides for their time and effort, too. 2019 Tour Memory Book Thanks to Jan Erik Godli, our wonderful and skillful Oslo/extended tour driver and Rolf Lie and Askeladden If you were on any part of the tour, do consider Travel for their work in taking our wish list and turning contributing your thoughts about your experiences for it into an itinerary full of new experiences for us all. our 2019 Norway Tour Memory Book. It will follow the same outline as the book created in 2015, but will include Thanks to Verlyn and Evonne for sharing their expertise a section on Oslo as well as Hadeland, the extended tour, whenever it was needed. We missed you! and your personal travels. It will also include pictures of Jan Ørnulf Melbostad was a terrific guide who provided all our meals! history and context for the places we went and made it If you want to share your thoughts, you do not have all much more meaningful – we all came home knowing to write about every part of the tour in which you a lot more about our American Presidents, too! His wife participated. The guidelines for your stories are as Karin contributed her wit, wisdom and leadership skills follows: as well. Mange Tusen Takk! Anne

Tour Participants

Extended Tour Only

Marilyn & Kirsten Renbak Wendy Winkelman & Bill Bultinck

Kneeling: Michael Horak, Kari Loing, Finn Horak, Debbie Shadd, Brooke & Inger Ruhoff, Pete Schmitt, Karen Laumb, Barb Schmitt, Connie Ferris Standing: Anne Sladky, Janet Hanafin, Ann Kaphingst, Tammy Hobson, Karen Eichner, Helen Loing, Sharon Lunder, Bev Olson, Gwen Newborg, Judith Hvam, Bob Holmen, Lenore Jesmness, Kathy Tingelstad Middle: Thore Fossum, Rick Ferris, Jason Jacobson, Paul Kester, Susan Kester, Bob Davis, Sharon Arends, Kathy Welsh, Nancy Janning, Sharon Peterson, Mary Alm, Arlene Alm, Michelle Thompson, Chris Ludwig Back: Al Jesness, Eric Beastrom, Paula Jesness, Ann Davis, Cindy Ostlie, Dick Lunder, Nancy Johnson, Bruce Thompson, Darlene Duis, Phyllis Martin, LeRoy Petersen, Jerry Baranick, Liz Ingram, Tom Alm, Woody Ingram, Merle Tingelstad

Photos from OSLO

Above: Akershus Fortress Top l-r: Vigeland Park; Harbor Cruise: Gwen Newborg & a bucket of Slideshows with dozens of photos shrimp; Liz Ingram & Rolf Lie of Askeladden Travel ; our wonderful from Oslo, Hadeland and the extended tour are available driver Oslo (Wed) and on the extended tour, Jan Erik Godli at: https://www.hadelandlag.org/history/norway/2019.htm Bottom l-r: Norderhov Church; Stave Church at the Cultural Museum

Photos from HADELAND

Ancestral Connections t0 ...

...Jevnaker Church Front: Bruce & Michelle Thompson, Gwen Newborg, Kari Loing, Debbie Shadd, Brooke & Inger Ruhoff, Helen Loing, Barb Schmitt Back: Sharon Arends, Nancy Johnson, Phyllis Martin, Chris Ludwig, Ann & Bob Davis, Thore Fossum

...Lunner Church Left to right: Dick Lunder, Jason Jacobson, Liz Ingram, Anne Kaphingst, Barb Schmitt, Karen Laumb, Gwen Newborg, Chris Ludwig, Debbie Shadd, Bruce Thompson, Finn Horak, Kari Loing

...New Tingelstad Church Back: Anne Sladky, Nancy Janning, Lenore Jesness, Al Jesness, Merle Tingelstad, Bruce Thompson Middle: Tom Alm, Ann Davis, Darlene Duis Front: Mary Alm, Kathy Welsh, Bev Olson, Kathy Tingelstad

...Nes Church Jason Jacobson, Debbie Shadd, Cindy Ostlie, Liz Ingram

Left: Lunch at the Glassworks Right: Sysselgarden Shopping at Grinakervev Mannskorr KK concert Garden at Gran Prestegård Sat a.m. bus tour Folkemuseum program Maihaugen Museum

Photos from the EXTENDED TOUR

Guide Jan Ørnulf Melbostad, Kongsberg Mining Museum, lunch at Heddal Stave Church

Telemark Canal, Kristiansand Arkivet, Iron Age Farm

Lysefjord cruise, Flor og Fjære, Utstein Monastery

Avaldsnes, Flåm Railroad, waiting outside the palace in Oslo

a) Recommends annual scholarship amount and class reimbursement limits for final approval by the Board of Directors. b) Establishes all rules associated with the scholarship application process and fund disbursement including but not limited to researching camp/class programs and setting application guidelines and timelines. The The lag offers a hearty welcome to the following Board of Directors retains the right, by new members who joined between May and July majority vote, to overrule any decision made by 2019: the committee. Jannik Anderson, Bemidji MN c) Directs the treasurer to make payments to Patricia Bauer, Deephaven MN organizations or individuals to pay for or reimburse covered camp/class expense. Roger Gilbertson, Arvada CO d) Reviews all applications for scholarship funds, Marlys Larson, Spicer MN and selects up to 3 camp applications for Audrey Pedersen, Northwood ND review and vote by the Board of Directors and Bob & Linda Peterson, Lino Lakes MN members of the Emeritus Council. Taylor Rosty, Parker CO e) Reviews and approves class reimbursement applications and payments. f) Provides a report of any class reimbursements it has authorized at the stevne to members and Changes to the the board and at the annual meeting, including Hadeland Lag By-Laws student name, sponsoring lag member name,

We review the Lag’s by-laws on a bi-annual basis program, sponsoring organization, and to make sure they both guide and reflect our actual amount reimbursed. practice. At this time, the board recommends the 3) Consists of a Chair who is elected from and by following updates and additions to the by-laws. At our the Board of Directors and other members as annual meeting in Stoughton, there will be time for a appointed by the Board of Directors. discussion and a vote on the following:

Explanation of recommended changes: ARTICLE II: Board of Directors The Membership Secretary has been a voting 2. Number, Tenure, Qualifications member of the board since the by-laws were adopted. a) The Board of Directors consists of The Membership Secretary was given voice and vote by 2) Three (3) Four (4) non-elected action of the board, however the Membership Secretary administrative was not given full membership in the board in the by- members currently serving as Genealogist, laws. The change to Article II 2. a) 2) reflects our actual Membership Secretary, Newsletter Editor practice and the importance of this administrative and Webmaster... position. ARTICLE IV: Committees Changing the name of the Historian to Archivist E. Heritage-Historical Committee more accurately reflects this position’s responsibilities. 5) Historian Archivist: The duties of the Historian As outlined in Article IV E. 5), the primary job of this Archivist include, but are not limited to... administrative position is to collect, catalogue and store the lag’s historical artifacts. This position is F. Membership Committee currently vacant. If you are interested in 2) consists of a Chair who is elected from and by the accepting this position, contact any board Board of Directors, a Membership Secretary member! appointed by the board with voice and vote, and The Scholarship Committee was organized after other members as appointed by the Board of the by-laws were adopted. This addition to Article IV Directors. recognizes the permanence and importance of this committee’s mission. I. Scholarship Committee (new) The current by-laws are available on the website. 1) Oversees the application process for and If you would like to review them and offer comments or disbursement of funds from the Scholarship Fund suggestions, either via phone or email to any board 2)Determines what camp programs and/or classes member or at the annual meeting, you’ll find them at are eligible for scholarship consideration. https://www.hadelandlag.org/pdf/bylaws.pdf

Obituary After their final move to St. John’s, Newfoundland, Marie served as editor of the Memorial University Gazette Marie Gleason for 10 years. Both she and her husband retired from this institution. This long-time lag With the passing of her husband, Marie moved to member led a fascinating life. Windsor, Ontario to be closer to her children, and resided She attended many stevner in there for the last nine years. Her family celebrated her life her younger days, and with a Memorial Service for both Marie and Tom on maintained lasting relation- Saturday, July 6, at the University of Minnesota Campus ships with her friends in the Club in Minneapolis, Minnesota. lag. Her story about her great- grandfather Lars Halvorsen Bygdelagenes Fellesraad appears in Volume 1 of “Our Hadeland Ancestors.” In the announces Partnership with Norsk August 2017 Brua, her article “Christiania’s Journey” Slektshistorisk Forening chronicled his wife’s life. A brief obituary appeared in the (Norwegian Genealogical Society) Fargo (ND) Forum on May 11, 2019. The following was taken from the one published on the Families First funeral home website:

Marie Gleason was born in Fargo ND in 1924, It was announced at May’s Bygdelagenes eldest daughter of Olga and Michael Kopach, She made her Fellesraad annual meeting that the Fellesraad had reached transition on May 3, 2019. a partnership agreement with Norsk Slektshistorisk She is survived by her sister Betty Stensgard, and Forening (NSF); in English, the Norwegian Genealogical her three children, Julie (Bill) Gleason-Comstock, Jessica Society. (Ted) Hoppe and Thomas (Sue) Gleason, as well as three Under this agreement, the lags can ‘join’ NSF under grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her son, John the umbrella membership of the Fellesraad at no additional and sister Lorraine. charge. Each lag that takes advantage of the opportunity Marie attended Sacred Heart Academy in Fargo will place the NSF logo on their website, and NSF will place and attended Concordia College in Moorhead before the lag logo on theirs. receiving a journalism degree from the University of Membership in this, the oldest genealogical society Minnesota in 1946. She worked briefly for the Minneapolis in Norway (with 1700 members worldwide) gives us access Tribune where she recalled interviewing Hubert to NSF on-line research records. It should increase the Humphrey. lag’s visibility among genealogical researchers by having Marie met her future husband Thomas at a dance our logo on their website. mixer near the University of Minnesota and they married in Thanks to Elaine Hasleton, Fellesraad president, Fargo. Marie and Tom lived in Alabama, Georgia and and all who were involved in making this connection Wyoming as well as St. Paul and Wayzata MN before Tom’s happen. career took them to Paris, France and Ansbach, Augsburg,

Nellingen and Crailsheim, Germany where he worked for The Kontakt- the Dept. of Defense Dependents Schools as a teacher and forum Hadeland- principal. They returned briefly to St. Paul where Tom Amerika thanks completed a specialist degree before working with the the following members and others for genealogy American International School (AIS) in New Delhi, India. information and family histories received from: Marie edited a literary journal for AIS. Halgeir Kjos Skarstad, Naples, FL: Linda Lee They returned to Michigan State University where Larson, Salem, OR: Odd Kjetil Berg, Jevnaker. Tom completed his doctorate and Marie received a Master’s A special thanks to Ann and Bob Davis, Edina, MN for the in journalism. Tom and Marie then moved to Moncton, great family history we received in June. New Brunswick where Tom taught and Marie wrote We will also say Tusen Takk to all the members of extensively about the French and English speaking the Hadeland Lag who visited Hadeland in June. So many communities of the area creating a bridge between them. interesting and nice people! Sad we not had more time to They enjoyed dual US-Canadian citizenship. talk with everybody. Thanks for all gifts we received. During the North Dakota Centennial in 1989, Thanks to everybody here in Hadeland who helped with Marie wrote “Prairie Summer: A Trilogy Plus a Sequel,” a guiding, driving our guests to places their ancestors were series of four plays celebrating her family’s ancestry that born or lived before emigration.Thanks to our Pastor, were performed at Mayville (ND) State University and are Daniel Håkegård, and many thanks to Karin and Jan Ørnulf archived there and at North Dakota State University. Melbostad for all the good work and help here in Hadeland, Memorial University has a summary of “Prairie Summer” and for guiding the group on the tour to the West part of in their web archives: Norway after the stay here in Gran. Ole P. Gamme www.ucs.mun.ca/~mgleason/index.html

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