VOL fIX NO 1 FEBRUARY 1999 Serving Norwegian-Americans of Sigdal - Eggedal & Kredsherad Ancestry
SIGDAL LAG WILL PARTICIPATE IN BYGDELAG CENTENNIAL JULY 29-31 A larger-than-usual stevne is planned this reservations by JULV 1, sent directly to Luther. summer since all 32 bygdeJag are invited. The And expect banquet tickets to sell out before the 7 Lag Stevne meets in 2000. Sigdal like many new JUNE 1 deadline. (Keep cancelled checks others, will hold its only 1999 meeting as your receipt) Saturday during .the Norwegian-American Bygdelag Centennial at Luther College, Where else might one expect major entertainers Decorah, lA, July 29-31. to share the same opening night? Both the Leikarring Noreg, folk dancers from Drammen, Norway, and Leroy Larsen's Scandinavian BygdeJag played the vital roles in observing the Ensemble, Minneapolis, perform Thursday 1914 Centennial of the Norwegian Constitution evening along with Paul Ulvilden, lurist, and and the 1925 Norse American Centennial, Karen Brunssen, mezzo-soprano. celebrating Norwegian immigration. As hosts, the Stavanger Lag invited other lag to raise Friday and Saturday morning one may choose a funds to offset expenses since the sloop, total of 'six from 50 multiple choice forums or Restauration, left Norway from Stavanger. activities with distinguished guest presenters. Badges were sold, and perhaps 100,000 at the Drammen dancers will, for example, teach folk fairgrounds heard a speech by President Calvin dance in small group settings. Lag meetings are Coolidge, crediting Leif Eriksson's discovery of after lunch July 31, adjourning in time to get America. ready for the banquet.
Saluting all of the bygdeJag 74 years later, the Friday evening is the historical heart of the 1999 festival recognizes the beginning of the Centennial. Valdres Samband will lead the subsequent bygdelag movtmlent, which followed parade of lag in an evening promising the display that first Valdres gathering of ~everal hundred in of lag banners--including some originals--· and Minnehaha Park, Minneapolis, 100 years ago this authentic bunader. (Facilities are air conditioned. June! Norwegian language newspapers ran the Some may bring a sweater to cover bare arms). notices, obviously bringing good results. Entertainers Saturday evening are: the Lost The NABC celebration begins July 29, the day of Norwegians, Northfield, MN, who mix folk St. Olav the martyr (O(sok). Those registered songs, good humor, and more serious music not may pick up badges, programs and tickets at 8 readily heard; Decorah's traditional Luren AM Thursday in the Centennial Union. The bus Singers, the oldest Norwegian male chorus still tour leaves at 9:30 and by lOAM folk artists performing; and the Foot-Notes, an instrumental and craftsmen as well as genealogy vendors will quartet who SiAg, research area fiddle music, open for business. Craft demos and Norwegian and whose 1998 CD is selling well. related resource demonstrations and the presence of various Norwegian-American Present day Norway will be represented by organizations will occur at mutu'ally agreed-upon presenters living there. Tom Vraalsen, times. The latter will share the focus and Norwegian Ambassador to the US, has been benefits of each group. invited and the Consulate General will attend. Norway is among the most technologically First, register using the NABC form; then choose advanced nations, a distinct contrast to the last lodging. The forms on pages 9 and 11 will not century when so many emigrated due to be re-printed in May. III you registerodearlier, e Amerika feber and hope for better opportunities. recent maUing asked for information: V...... lind MrivIII .y. Are address •• atil current? The NARC Come and participate. Meet and welcome with form goes to Cennon•. l Saga suggests you read, our newest members. There will surely be copy, send, or save the forms. "If capacity is discussion of the trip to SigdaI. After all, the reached sooner, registering at-the-door may not Sigdal motto means, "There is strength in be an option," according to Jan Frye, registration numbers.· Anyone interested in the Norwegian chairperson. Plans are for 1,000; however, heritage may register. Luther wishes pre-paid meal and lodging SEEK EMIGRANT PHOTOGRAPHS FOR SIGDAL-EGGEDAL MUSEUM \
Sigdalslag has been asked to help set up a photographic exhibit of emigrant life at the Sigdal og Eggedal Museum in the year 2000. The museum staff is primarily interested in photographs that show the work life of the people that left, and their circumstances in the new land. Photos of farming, lumbering, household chores, homes, schools, churches, stores or businesses.would be appropriate. At this time the size of the picture is not a factor. It is probable that most pictures will have to be reproduced in some way, so we HAVARD STQJVERN GETS AWARD need to collect good prints, not Xerox copies. Havard St0vern, whose artistry appears in The goal is to make the exhibit as the above sketch of Andersnatten, has long interesting and attractive as possible; however been associated with Sigdal-Eggedal Museum, that can happen only if the lag members are with Under Norefje(l, and with folk music willing to share their treasured photos with the throughout Buskerud fylke. people in Norway. Now another distinction comes. He is the Identification of each picture should give the 1998 recipient of the Buskerud (County) owner's name and address and then a careful Cultural Award. identification of names and places in the Having retired as museum director, Havard photo. An actual or estimated year is a plus. now chooses his own schedule. He no doubt If you have photographs of emigrants from continues to do family history research or Sigdal, Eggdal and Krllldsherad that you are s(ektsgransking in the new location in the lower willing to share, please send them to Lee level of the museum. Rokke, 13465 Garden View Drive, Apple During the editor's Valley,MN 55124. visit in Sigdal last June, he smiled as he attested to the GENEALOGY NEWS usefulness of Lee Rokke's ongoing First Lee Rokke, Sigdalslag genealogist, reports Name Index of people receiving the following gifts and documents emigrating from our lag since the October SAGA was published. areas. Lee has periodically sent him ** $30 gift for genealogy work from Janet supplemental data. Poff, St. Paul, MN. Christmas wishes, too, came to several . from Stlllverns which CongretulatlOns, HAverdl Genealogical Survey Forms Completed we share with lag members. His e-mail is: "Cynthia Omoth Peterson, Santa Rosa, [email protected] California, on the family of Helge Halversen Aamodt (Omoth) USonja Minchau, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, Among Christmas greetings to the editor was on the family of Arne Olsen Bjlllrndalen. Sonja one from Spalding, Sask: Garth Ulrich's note also 'sent additional information that gives and the current revison of the CanadianNational clues to several SigdaI people who were in Anthem. He appreciated hearing it and praised Canada, particularly Magnus l2lverby. the organizing commitees that plan the 7 LAG uDavid Ellingson, Waskish, MN, on the family STEVNE.This includes Sigdal Lag as well as six of Elling Nilsen Tostenrude. other lag.
2 Sigdal Trip in 2000 Needs Deposit and "Homework" Now Larry & Linda Rolfstad, Sigdalslag trip coordinators, investigated options for Sigdal Lag's "Norway 2000" tour and chose Brekke Tours, Grand Forks, ND. Last May Sigdal and Kmdsherad municipalities invited lag members to an Emigration Festival June 19-24, 2000. A proposal was published in the October issue.
A $50 per person DEPOSIT is asked if you plan ANY travel with Brekke/Sigdal 2000 TOUR. The deposit is REFUNDABLE if one is unable to go (by the time additional payments are due). It applies to ALL (tour or airfare only) participants. Rolfstads also need people to respond to their recent mailing soon. It is also essential that the lag/norsk host committee know IF you think you have relatives there! Investigate. Three plans were mailed lor those interested at the stevne last July: (A) June 11-26; (8) June 17·25; (Bl1 June June 17-July 2. Prices based on at least 35 participants in either plan at current rates, which are subject to change. NOTE pertaining to all plans: evening of June 19 - 24 in Sigdal area. Lag/host arrangements made'with Kari Ask, coordinator in Norway. Costs are not in tour package prices. BUSES serve for entire tour. (A) Leave Minneapolis SUNDAY, June 11; depart Oslo MONDAY, June 26. (BI Leave Mpls SATURDAY, June 17; tour ends 25th. Independent travel til July 2 departure an option, (B1) June 17-July 2 = (B) + Tour extension
You may wish to thank Rolfstads, 11D Glendale HOMESTAYS or PAID LODGING in Sigdal? MEALS Lane, Rapid City, SD 57702, for all the work are a/so not included in tour prices. IF you have they have put into planning thus far. They chose relatives, homestays are an option, but please LIST neat places and activities (some you have missed, NAMES for the local committea to verify. no doubt, next): (N8f) First come, first served basis. Sendpayment to lag treasurer, Don Skadeland. TOURS use the new IGardermoenl OSLO airport and include hotel and city tour at the beginning or ending. Included are L1LLEHAMMER: Lake Mj0sa, Olympic sites, Hedmark Museum and the Emigrant Museum (Hamar), Henning woodcarving factory FORM - JUNE 19-25, 2000 (Gj0vikl, ELVESETERHotel, Lom, Geiranger, Loen, OATE _ horse cart to Briksdal Glacier, ferry across Names of my/our living relatives Sognefjord, VOSS to Flam/Myrdal ra.i1trip, Edvard are Grieg home & Bergen city tour. Aurland to Borgund Circle where: in (SigdiII) (EggedalJ (~) Stave Church at LJERDAL. Travel via Hemsedal & Hallingdal'to Sigdal for overnight there June 19. IS it LlKELY NOT LIKELY that Norsk relatives exist? APPROXIMATE TOUR COST about $2300, based on double occupancy. (Tour IB) about $13001. Does Passport Name 1 not include taxes, landing fees, etc. Rates subject to change with currency rates and prices in 2000. Passport name 2 You may get (Sigdal-2000l information even if you are reading this for the first time. Call 1-800- Others :_ u 1_ :1..... 1.._ .11 ... y 'Gil"" _IIU may make the trip 437-5302 or
Gifts & Memorials Don Skadeland, Treasurer In memory of O'Dell Ruud 10642 "0" Street Omaha, NE 68127 $5 given by Marilyn & Narv Somdahl to the Publishing Fund
3 ON A MISSION: My Search for Jergen Moe By Caroi RuglandMeade As president of Sigdalslag, Carol is receiving requests scholarly value of folklore. Their passion was to and messages from members. Here is one adventure collect hundreds of traditional (oral) tales as they in attempting to satisfy such an inquiry. . took fishing or walking tours in the mountains I received an e-mail message from Ellen Mane and pastures of their native Norway. They began Olson Grabau, a descendent of immigrants who to publish these tales which were widely popular. originally came from Kmdsherad. Ellen hoped to Eventually the collection became the book-length, find a translation of the poem, "Den Gamle Norwegian Folk and Fairy Tales. Other Mester," (The Old Master), written by Jllrgen Moe publications followed. about an oak tree on the pastor's farm near Among the first collection of tales was one Olberg Church at Noresund. After a few phone called "East of the Sun and West of the Moon," calls, my mission led me to the Unive~sity. of which' has given its name to many subsequent Minnesota Library where a reference librarian translations and is among the most popular of helped me find a biography of Moe and a the stories. Another famous story is "The Three collection of his works, Sam(ede Skrifter, Billy Goats." The main elements of their tales including the requested poem with a picture of are rarely gauzy-winged fairies; they feature the tree. There was D.Q English translation. The rough-humored giants, trolls, witches, hags, librarian said she'd keep looking and call me if she animals (usually talking ones), and magical found one. objects. My grandfather, in his writings, related .th?t Moe graduated from the University of Moe had married my great-grandparents, Slgnd Christiania (Oslo) with a degree in theology. From Pletenhagen and Gulbran Gulbranson, the latter 1844 to 1853 he served as teacher in that city. of Rugland farm in Eggedal. So I knew He went through a religious crisis and was Moe was both a pastor and a poet. appointed pastor for Sigdal parish (which included The biography indicated that JlIJrgenMoe was Kmdsherad and Eggedal) for 10 years. He was born in the district of Ringerike in 1813. During credited with the planning and construction of his school years he formed a close and life-long Olberg Church. In 1875 he became Bishop of friendship with Peter Christian Asbj0rnsen. They Christiansand where he died in 1882. Moe wrote had a mutual interest in folklore, songs, legends, lyrical poems throughout his life and also and tales, published a collection of religious songs. From the Brothers Grimm they learned the What next? From my own bookshelves I looked at the English translation of Sigdalslaget - 1932 by our own Rosella Goettelman. Wow! Here was a treasure trove of information about Moe's years as a pastor in Kmdsherad and a translation of the first verse of "Den Gamle Mester. " An oak stands on the pastor's yard, his eye to daily notice. It lifts itself over valley and fjord And stretches its branches so strong. Poetry is especially difficult to translate into another language, so perhaps no full, complete translation exists.
Two articles from the publication, Buskeruds Blad, filled in the rest of the story, the first from August 10, 1929 Ire-printed, next): About 11 kilometers from Kmderen Station on the east side of the fjord, .. stands a thousand year old oak. It was named "the old master" by JlIJrgenMoe in his poem. It stands on the (Bjertnes) Den Gemle Mester overlooksOlbergChurchand Krederfjord(left) from its parsonage grounds. What a grand pasturepiace. A waysideon Highway7 allows you to stop and saeit. sight! (continued)
4 On A Mission. church. He gave one of. his greatest sermons It stretches its knotty branches up toward bad just after the dance at Raumyr. When the party weather and cold north winds, but nothing is able was over, the sun shone on three bodies out on to break it because its roots are "stuck deep in the moor. (They had frozen to death after the Klipperen's crack." That oak has been the party due to an unexpected snow storm). priceless possession of all the pastors, and the With the place around it is carried in many memories. sorrowful Under that oak Moe sat and worked on his occasion fresh sermons. Many of his fairy tales were written in people's there. consciousness, The oak was designated for protection as a he gave his national landmark December 3, 1914. To get an sermon on that impression of the size of the oak tree, one can eventn"the mention that it takes five confirmation boys to mountain reach around the trunk when they hold hands. sermon." A (By 1986 when Sigdal Lag visited, the legend still measurement needed eight adults joining hands.) surrounds Moe A spring trickles near the oak. This is supposed and kryllinger to have been a place of sacrifice in ancient days. seldom talk of Farther down on the parsonage grounds stands him without a large weeping birch. It gave Moe the inspiration mentioning that for his resounding poem, "The Young Birch." It church service. leans out over the water and reflects itself in the As the dead calm fjord. zealousminister A young birch stands by the fjord he was, he also mirrored in the water quite near. called the people How large and pretty it has become to accou1t when the year that I have lived here. they came driving to church When Moe came to Kredsherad in 1853 and in large flocks took over the misterial position, he was a 40 year on Christmas Jorgen Moe. pastor end poet old man, grown in mind and body. He went right morning. Then on, never moved aside for those who would do he could use the classic words he wrote himself, him harm. He was masterful when it was "They don't come to hear the minister but to necessary and patient when it was needed. He drive on the icel" These words, said by an was a farmer's son from Ringerike, so he authoritative man, stung. understood the farmers' work well. He spoke Generally better as a comforter, he was a about farming and everything that interested his romantic and a good man at heart; therefore, he parishioners. Thus he was loved and honored by suffered when others suffered. Many stories are many. It is known that the kryllinger have,much still told among the parish's older citizens about to thank him for. The parish has become well his relationship to the sick and injured. It was known because of him, and when many strangers told that a man lay dying on one of the farms. speak about it, they also mention J0rgen Moe. It was winter. It was a starlit and biting-cold. As a pastor, Moe was both comforter and night when most people wanted to sit indoors, chastiser. The elderly who are still living in but when the farm's, owner gazed out through Kredsherad, who were in contact with him or the frosty window, he saw a dark form coming were witness to his conduct, remember him as on skis across the fjord. When the form came such. The stern, harsh chastiser especially nearer, he saw it was J0rgen Moe. scolded them concerning the parish's wild lifestyle. We think first about his rebuke of the # nighttime events which were rampant at that time, and also about his struggle against the Thanks, Ellen, your e-mail led me on an interesting gathering at Raumyr on Norefjell's plateau. This quest into Moe's life. Asbjernsen and Moe transferred he managed to give the death blow. The last to us a preserved oral tradition by writing down the dance was held during the time of his ministry. told stories. Much in our own families that is told To all appearances, Moe was a great speaker. may be lost as well, if it is not written down by The old people say that when he stepped into somebody. Come to Norway and see the tree with the pulpit, it became deathly quiet in that large the group traveling there in 2000!
5 Kredsherad Sends Gift Calendars WELCOME, NEW MEMBERS Joining since October 1998 Sigdalslag returns a collective Tusen Takk to Inge Donna Anderson, Lawrenceville, GA Thorud, Ordfmer of Kredsherad Kommune, and Doug/Shirley Augustine. Mesa, AZ his Calendar Committee: Helga r2ldegard,Ragne Lois Brenden, Eagle, CO Hansen, and Bodil Granum! A gift package of Lorene Tysver Determan, lynnville, TN "Kredsheradkalenderen 1999" arrived at the home David Ellingson, Waskish, MN of Carol Meade, lag president, several weeks ago. Olaug Skalland Finsrud, Magnor, NORWAY This project has been coming to SigdaI Lag now Kevin/Laurann Gilbertson, Decorah, IA for 12 years with traditional Christmas and New Ellen Grabau, Boulder, CO Year's greetings.. We enjoy the calendars and Bonnie/Jon Hanson, Beloit, WI wish all our Norwegians a prosperous 1999. Mary AgneslNelder Medrud, Jr, Boulder, CO Orville/Martha Nelson, Webster, MN Broad, handsome pictures of yesteryear appear Walter Omoth, Regina, Sask, CANADA each month with two extra ones-- Hamremoen in Clifford/Cynthia Peterson, Santa Rosa, CA winter (front cover) and the 1923 Confirmation Wendy Piano, Fort Wayne, IN Class of 50 follows December. The lag library Torstein Skalland, Eggedal, NORWAY keeps a copy, but members may send a donation Dale W/Dianna S Snell, Auburn, WA to Sigdal Lag's treasury to have their own copy. Judith A Sosted, Northfield, MN It costs to send across the Atlantic, and US Verna Uselman, Wadena, MN postagejust increased, adding another $1 .25 to re- send. Considerthat in writing checks ($6 and up), along with a note that says "calendars." Money orders are best from Canada, according to the lag treasurer. Mail to Carol Meade, 4133 Lyndale Ave South, Minneapolis, MN 55409. Subjects by month januar - a 1956 pensonat which burned in 1970 februar - about 50 children at Haakonsrud School, 1933. Teacher: Vikerslund mars- Reidar BrAten at a rubboard outdoors 119511 april - Klara Sorteberg lb. 19081 & Kjersti Fretland on motorcycles, possibly after WWII. mai - 1936-39 Teacher Eirik Humlegard lb. t8941 spoke at Syttende Mai celebration; his parents: Halvor Stenersen Glesneie, b.1864 m. Randi Eriksdtr Herringrudmoen, b. 1867 juni . Krederen/1872 mail comes by train, boat juli - Kalager's Istore 1891 becomes) Hotel, 1894 The woodcut (above) is a Snorre drawing by Halfdan Erik Finnevolden family: wife Kari ISkasetl, Egedius from the Icelandic SII911 period. Copper also august - decorates the Ringnes horn midway to the very tip. Anton, Gunhild & Einar at 13rgenviken,ca 1913 september1955: Ferryman Halgrim Kleven b. 1888 oktober- Homes near Noresund bridge Drinking hom from Ringnes november- 1947 home of Eliasbeth & Thorvald Heia. gird. ca 1300. The Ringnes Son Rolf Heia's family live in a newer home here. family has had a continuous desember- Bratterud seter in the late t930s history from 1325 til today. # The bison horn was gilded with copper. The mouth- Starred .. names appear in both 1923 and 1933 piece fitting has an engraved grouppictures. Starrednames + 1933 are last. wreath with "help Ghat • help Maria" inscribed on it. (1923) Bjertnes, Breivik (2), Bottolfs, Dybendal, Flaglien, Flata, Forsberg, Fyrand, Glasrud, Glesne (4), Grimeli, Museum for Nordic Antiquities. Golberg, Hervig, Kittilsen. Leer, Maribraten. Maude. Copenhagen Medrud, Moen. Norli, Rann. Rishovd, Runningen. Skatvedt, Skinnes, Skola, Snersrud (2), Snippen. Steinseth, Svensen, Sundhaugen, Torsteinsen, Tryterud, Ula, Veikaker (2L f21degarden(2). Falkenberg is the pastor serving in 1923. III (1933) Anderson, Berg, - *80e (2), - *Elvebraten (3), Enersen(2), Evensted181, Fuhre(2l, Hellerud(21. Hervik, Huken, UKalager (2). Lindum(31. Nilsen(41, Nygard. * -Nyhus (2), Slevikmoen, Solberg (2), Svceri, Thoresen (3J, ThorvaJdsen. Trangen. C2ldegard(4). Can you find your kin? GOOD LUCKI
6 Reaching Christmas "Position" on the Calendar Stick
When it gets close to Christmas, during would shrink under the rolling pin. Dough and Advent, the thoughts always come to mind beer would not ferment. about the And Christmas beer was just as important as older times. the food. In an old pension contract (for the Thoughts rush former farm owner), malting barley and hops for in to me, brewing are listed by line with the farm's other remembering produce needed for living. Everyone had a field things that of hops--for use and for decoration. were told and One gets the impression that Christmas itself things I've turned much on food, but that's not so strange. been along in Daily bread was never taken for granted. d 0 i n g . Even if the recipe was not much talked about, Luckily, I had everything was marked by thankf\llness and a grandfather respect for God's gifts.' This was "in force" all until I was 10 year, but the message of Christmas came with The drinking horn is the mark for Christmas Day on most of the calendar years old. He the year's certain remembrance that effort and sticks (primst.veneJ. was born in work were not enough. One also had to ask the 1848 and had Father's blessing so that it would really turn out incredibly much to relate from changing times. I happily. Such reminders lie behind each cross can still perceive the cozy security when we sat and other Christian symbol that was carved or irTfront of the stove. How the flames "played" burned into the tools and equipment. It was not through . the damper--and the play further only for decoration! And the tar cross over the continued into the shadows, shifting into the doors of stabbur or barn darkened walls and floor. We had only kerosene were prayers for shelter lamps and tallow candles until 1924. That was and protection. a time made-to-order back then. It is with a kind of noble We grandchildren could listen and learn the joy I now enter the old strange and marvelous (things) grandfather storehouse which holds rattled on about from ancient times: old the same things that have traditions and exciting histories from actual been used for 300 years. events. No noisy TV or radio racket of artificial The timber walls are amusements to disrupt the mood. We candied saturated by a strong odor apples on the stove with home-cooked or brown from meat containers, sugar lumps alongside. smelling of juniper, spices, We preferred listening to everything about and dried foods year after how Christmas was celebrated. There was so year for many generations. much of interest and mystery that set the It reminds us that we have fantasy in motion. Already during the autumn, roots: Such 8 symbol marks Lucia Day (DEC 131 on preparations began for Christmas. Much needed Let us not forget our pnmst.vene in Sigdal. not only to be done, but also done correctly and ancestors wherever we run or at the right time. turn, for they gave us an inheritance to preserve: the ancestor is greater than The wooden calendar stick iprimstavenl and many will believe. old symbol (v;ermerke) were a good pinpoint for Yes, let us take forth enlightening the different tasks to be done. The "marked" remembrances and joys of those going before us' days developed because of experiences through when we wish each other Merry Christmas. the years, and they were commonly accepted and known. One had to pay attention to the (signed) Ingeborg weather predictions, as storms could delay, work. The calendar stick had Fyrebod. This article, "Lyse minner ved Juleleite", Said the snow: translated by Mafl'lyn Somdahl, appeared in You must wait for me, Winternight, Under Norefjell, No.2, Drawings are by Certainly I come for He/gemess 1998. but not before Mortensmess (November 11), HAvard Stevern. So I bend evergreen branches and sprigs. The moon aiso played an important role. It was unwise to set big projects in motion in a waning Sigda/slag saga wants to retain its members and of the moon. Butchering was unlucky then. readers. Kindly renew membership if 1999 or a Meat would be a watery color and would not year beyond that does not follow your name on keep well. Baking likewise. The leavening the address label.
7 SHARING GENEALOGICAL LEADS: Resources For Expanding Your Ancestry And Hints For Further Research by Henry Berg
Hringariki (Medlemsblad for Ringerike (probably as an old man) to live with his son Slektshistorie-lag, Dec 1996, p. 22-37) sometime after 1632. There is persuasive contains imother excellent article by Thorleif evidence that Truls may be identical with the Solberg entitled, "Slevika i Kt0dsherad". As Truls Eriksen who held property at Verne and the title implies, it contains an analysis of the Tveita in Soknedalen in 1609, and that he owners of Slevika farm from the 1630's may be identical with a Truls named in a through about 1725, using extensive quotes 1593 document concerning Veme and from original documents. Borgerud farms. (Land was sold there by Elling Rasmussen, his wife Fria Trulsdatter, Before I discuss the Slevika family, though, I and her eldest son Truls, and Tosten Nilssen, should point out a quote from page 22: to Knud Hallsteinssen. Knud was "odelsbaren "Interessant er f01gende sak pa r2lrpen i med de andre.") Kr0dsherad, 31 May 1593: Knut Hallsteinssen (0rpen) gir ni fulwitige daller ij Truls Eriksen, whose probate was held in Jamgiftpennig for Verne og alt Borgerud til 1663, was married at least twice, and had Elling Rasmussen ... " This document may three known children. This family is not have provided the patronymic for Knut 0rpen discussed in M0rch, thus providing some new (see Kradsherad, Vol I, page 598). I cannot links for those with Slevika ancestry. identify another Knud who was associated with r2lrpenat that particular time, and Knut Erik Trulsen, who took over the farm in 1632, 0rpen may well be identical with Knud was married to Sissel Jonsdatter. She was Hallsteinssen. not, as M0rch indicated, from Raen, Kt0dsherad (see part three of this series), but The name "Hallstein" is not particularly Solberg suggests several other possible common in either Sigdal or Kt0dsherad, and origins. Erling Bj0rke believed she might have Knut 0rpen did not bestow this name on any been from Glesne or nedre Skinnes. "Sissel of his surviving sons. However, it should be sies i 1679 a ha ViErt odelsbaren til Slevika, noted that Eivind Knudsen of Rud, Sigdal, det gjalt kanskje Hamre, for Erik eier 5 Iispund (son of Knut 0rpen) had a son named der omkring 1642, og ikke noe i Slevika. Hallstein Eivindsen, who settled at Bekjord, Sissel kan ogsil ViEre datter av den Jon Lyngdal. The recurrence of the name Slevika, som skatter av garden 1610-31. I en Hallstein reinforces the belief that Knut r2lrpen jordebok for 1615 oppf0res Joenn Sleuigh and Knut Hallsteinssen were the same person. sam eier av en fjerding i Skinnes, et lispund i At the time of his probate in 1614, Knut Hamre og 15 settinger i Valde (not identified), r2lrpen owned at least 4 Iispund at S0re derimot ikke noe i Slevika. Jon nevnes i Strand, Sigdal. In 1540, Hallstein skattemanntallene til og med 1630." Gudbrandsen is mentioned in a 1540 division of property at nordre Strand, Sigdal. He is The families of Erik Trulsen and his son Truls known to have had at least two daughters, Eriksen are also described in this article, as and he may well have had other children. are extensive land transactions of the Slevika family concerning property they held in Solberg quotes documents proving that the Soknedalen. first of the family (in the male line) to live at Slevika was Erik Trulsen, who took over that For those interested in pursuing the family of farm in 1632. However, he also indicates Tron Ellingsen Rishovd and Live Trulsdatter that Erik's father Truls Eriksen (not mentioned Slevika (Kredsherad, Vol. I, p. 616), Solberg in M0rch) was described as being "of Slevika" provides two references: "Den Gamle at the time of his probate on 18 April 1663. Rishovdslekta", Hringariki, No.1, 1993, and It seems certain from quoted testimony that "Drapet pa Heggen i Soknedalen", Hringariki, Truls Eriksen must have moved to Slevika No. 1,1994.
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You are invited to this historic ALL-LAG Centennial Festival in Decorab to Visit Vesterheim Museum or Jom in celebrate the development oC the bygdelag movemelll in America, 1899 to 1999. the bus tours Thursday to Jacobson Ever since Norwegian immigrants established Luther College in 1861, people keep Fann and Washington Prairie Church. coming for important events such as the PARADE OF BYGDELAG, a colorCui pageant with lag banners and bunad-clad participants Friday evening. Other GUEST-LED FORUMS ofTer over SO programs feature folk dancers from Norway along with a variety of top entertainers topics (9 categories--CulturaJ, Family and musicians. Registration and craft sales displays open in the Union Thursday History, Folk Skills/Art, History, and morning to all wishing to explore 100 years of a transplanted culture in America or Muslemance). N-ABC badgewearers the evolution of today's technologically savvy Mother Norway. Cboose to see may attend Friday and Saturday at 8:30 demonstrations by artists or those Cor genealogical support. Attend one st.. ne and 10:15 AM lind Friday 1:15 and 3 Saturday afternoon oC the 32 individual bygdelag meeting prior to the banquet. PM, six in aU. Amoug the notables presenting are: Forrest Brown, NAHA; Joan Buckley. Cone College; Knut Djupedal, Norway; Rebecca Fish, Augsburg; Ann Gesme, lA; Gracia Grinda.. Luther Seminary; Gerald Haslam, BYUniv; Blaine Hedberg. VGCtr; Darrell HeDDing, 1A; Gordon Jacobson. MN; Orlyn Kringstad, Sons/Norway; Odd Lovoll, 5t.Olaf; Lars Leberg, Norway; Marit Lucy. UT; Lila & Marion Nelson. MN; Robert Porish, 1A; Janet Blobm Pullz, Vesterheim; Lee Rokke. MN; Gerald Rosholt, 1A; Marilyn Sorensen. MN; Kathleen Stokker. Luther College; Hans Storbaug, Norway; Dina Tollsby, Norway; Conrad Thompson & Mary Jo Thorsbeim. MN.
THOSE REGISTERED will use LUTHER COLLEGE's Corm to pre-pay meals & lodging on campus. Ask MOTELS for NABC/CtBtennial room. for tbi, event. Need info about area campgrounds, lodging, mapa, restaurants? Contact Decorah Chamber of Commerce, 300 W. Water St, Decorah, IA 51101 or 3111-3lU-3!l9O.
Charles & Mary Cannoffi 705 East Burnsville Parkway #117, Burnsville, MN 55337
Yau are welcome to photocopy this form IN MEMORY JESSE FRANCIS KRINGSTAD (July 3, 1915- JULIA H. SOLUM (Jan 26, 1919 - Jan 10, July 28, 1998) passed away at Missouri 1999) passed away at her St. Paul, MN, Slope Lutheran Home, Bismarck, NO. home. Funeral services were held Thursday, Born to Ole and Jennie McDaniels January 14, at Beaver Lake Lutheran Church Kringstad, Jesse grew up in the Adams- 2280 Stillwater Ave, St. Paul. She is buried Fairdale .area. He married Gladys Melland at Sunset Memorial Cemetery, Woodville, WI, June 20, 1941, in Grafton, but moved to where she grew up. Hoople, NO. He worked there 30 years for She was the youngest of four children born potato farms and Hoople Potato Products. to John and Helene (Lindelie) Solum, longtime He was preceded in death by parents, a Eau Galle Township farmers near Woodville. daughter, a son, four brothers, two sisters Her siblings preceded her in death: sister, and a son-in-law. Besides his wife, he is Alvina Sjodahl, brothers, Lorentz, and Sigurd. survived by sons Gene (Alice), Hoople; Roy Surviving are a daughter, Anne Frost; a (Renee),Drayton; Steve, Fargo; Rick and John granddaughter, Julie Keller and her husband (Jennie), Bismarck; daughters Gloria, Park Jon, all of California; two nieces, Karin Navis, River, all in NO; Ellen (Charles) Glood, Rapid Houlton, Wisconsin, and Rita Hochban, City, SO; Pam (Craig) Evert, Casper, WY, and Maplewood, MN. Cindi (Mike) Gaylord, Bismarck; 24 Julie has been a loyal member of Sigdalslag grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren. since 1984, when she and Muriel Hoff attended the stevne at St. Olaf College. Fellesraad Meets May 1 (Muriel Hoff's grandfather, Andrew Solum, and Julie's father were brothers). For several At Wyndham Garden Hotel years, when the lag held fundraising raffles, Julie donated books or rosemaled objects to Two delegates from each of 32 bygdelag the lag for the raffle. affiliated with Bygdelagenes Fellesraad, She enjoyed traveling, counting two trips to Minneapolis, MN, may attend the annual Norway as highlights. In 1986 she and Muriel meeting Saturday, May 1, at Wyndham attended the 75th anniversary of Sigdalslag in Garden Hotel, 4460 W. 78th Street Circle, Sigdal, Eggedal and Kmdsherad and in 1990 Bloomington, MN 55435. she accompanied Muriel, who did the driving, Guests may attend as space allows, up to North Norway. according to Marilyn Somdahl, president. Lag She will also be missed by friends who presidents will forward checks non-delegates remember her as a school nurse. She retired interested in attending; so please call Carol after 34 years of service as a school nurse in Meade of your intentions to come. Presidents the St. Paul Public School District. are also responsible to see that delegates are able to attend. This national lag council's meeting is held VOLUNTEERS FOR JULY 29-31 in accord with its constitution the first Saturday in May. Every lag pays dues of $5 Sandra Hendrickson, NABC chair of the which are due February 1. Any changes in hospitality committee, wishes to thank information for the Fellesraad brochure and fellow Sigdal members volunteering to assist stevne information is also due Feb 1. her in ushering, directing people to intended The program has not yet been arranged, campus destinations, answering questions, but checks for delegates' meals and dues are sometimes sent together to Fellesraad and making people feel welcome. She'll be treasurer Bob 0' Neil, 6941 N. Jocelyn Lane, in touch with you later on. Stillwater, MN 55082. • • As in recent years, a served breakfast has Janet Frye, NABC chair of the registration been arranged for pre-paid reservations. committee, would like volunteers for ONE 2- Checks payable to Fellesraad will be $10.50 hour SHIFT to help people "check in and per person if postmarked by April 20 and pick up BADGES & registration packets." $11.50 thereafter. Changes or refunds may Names & phone numbers to your editor or be made for pre-paid meals by telephone prior E-mail her:[email protected] to noon April 25.
10 Lut:lier Coffege o;µrufs a warm wefcome to t:Iie attentfees of t:Iie NPrwegian 5lme1Uan '13!f!Jlferog Centennia{ cerebration. In aiaition to t:IiefadJities being provUfea for !Jour cerebration, t:Iie coffege is offering air-corufitiond housing on campus aruf mealS in t:Iie newry renovatea Centennia{ 'Union 'Dining J{afL
• Air conditioned housing is available in one- or two- person sleeping rooms. All beds are single beds. each guest will be \ provided with a linen packet containing bed and bath linens. No beds will be made for you. but each has a pillow and blanket. Some rooms have bunk beds. If you are unable to utilize a bunk bed. please check that box on your reservation form. Bathroom facilities are located on each floor. Rooms do not have clothes hangers. reading lamps. televisions or radios. Please brtng these items with you if you wish.
• No charge or permit required for parking on campus.
• Meal service is provided in the Centennial Union Dining Hall. The Cacilitywas renovated last summer. and provides cafeteria style dining at its best. At breakfast. select a hot entree. make your own wafl]es. select cold cereal and Cresh fruit or have it all. Noon and evening meals have even more offerings including soup. a deli counter. salad bar and often self seIVe ice-cream.
• Full payment is reqUired with your reservation. The nightly cost includes breakfast the next morning. and we will offer housing for Thursday. Friday and Saturday nights. Meals must be pre-ordered. please order your meals on the accommodation form below. Cancellations received by July 19th will be refunded in Cull.later cancellations will be prorated. If you have questions about the accommodations. please feel free to call Cindy WomeldorC (319) 387-1538.
• Meal and housing reservation deadline is July 1. 1999. Make checks payable to Luther College. and mail form to: Cindy WomeldorC. Summer Conferences. Luther College. 700 College Drive. Decorah. IA 52101-1045
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Ask· about discounts July 28-Aug 1, 1999, for motel rooms reserved for CENTENNIAL or NABC. The first three listed have nearby restaurants. (All Decorah, IA 52101)
*Carlson COUNTRY INN. Highway 9 319-382-9646 or 800-456-4000
*HEARTLAND INN, 705 Commerce Drive 319-382-2269 or 800-334-3277
*SUPER 8. Highway 9 East 319-382-8771 or 800-800-8000
*vtLLAGER LODGE & Restaurant, Hwys 9 & 52 319-382-4241 or 800-632-5980
Decorah Campground. 319-382-4158, located between a trout stream and the Upper Iowa River. Electricity, showers. dump station. (Feel
River bluffs and scenic overloo.ks.can be enjoyed N-ABC LOGO BUTTONS C... tIt. O. t. "odal L'ol from Luther College and from. Vails in Palisades $2 each by maR 3 for .5 or Phelps city parks. Dunoing Spring Park has a tumbling waterfall. -
1998-1999 Officers See p. 11 for Luther College's Meal + Residence ~~c:>\t\N.~~ Hall form. Note the deadline is July 1. but may II CAROL MEADE, President/NS/ Rep be filled sooner than that. (The same holds true 6/2-827-6139; [email protected] with Vesterheim activities. banquet tickets and 4133 Lyndale Ave South Minneapolis, MN 55409 registration-due June 1 or until space is full.) ~~ ~UTH MANNING, Vice President 't'J;iI!:'~~(\i' Complete maps. food and lodging infonnation. 402-455-m1 from Decorah Chamber of Commerce, 300 West ~ 4816 Ruggles Street ~ Water Street (521011. Call 319-382-3990 or Omaha. NE 68104 1899 BYGDELAG 1999 382-5515. E-mail [email protected] ••com j CENTENNIAL ElLEN GLOOD, Vice President 605-343-4300 8420 Heather Drive WELCOME to Decorah, lA, JULY 29-30-31, ~ Rnpid City, SD 57702
vb,E ROKKE, VP & Genealogist 612-432-9767; [email protected] 13465 Garden View Drive Apple Valley, MN 55124 )TWILA HALVORSON, Secretary- 218-847-5313 1005 North Shore Drive / Detroit lAkes, MN 56501
ItDON SKADEIAND, Treasurer 402-331-5906 10642 -0" Street Omaha, NE 68127
DEB SHORTINO, Historian 402-293-5498 2804 Jack Pine St. Bellevue, NE 68123
MARILYN SOMDAHL, Editor 6/2-831-4409 10129 Goodrich Circle Bloominston, MN 55437
CORJUNE L. JOHNSON, Past President 6/2-831-8637 4575 - 80th St Circle 8202 Bloominston. MN 55437