•~i9bUlslaj~~ja• VOL Xii NO 2 WAHPETON HOSTS 7 LAG JULY 8-11 !IAr'r1ERICA.FEVERll THEME DRAWS ACTORS + NORSK ENTERTAINERS Historical drama and two groups from Norway make 7 Lag Stevne plans very promising for July 9-11 at Wahpeton, ND. Genealogy research opens at 10 am Thursday and continues to 10 pm for those registered, continuing Friday from 8 am til noon. This year the theme is "AMERIKA FEBER," the malady of ancestors who wanted to try life in a new country across the Atlantic. Contagion spread more rapidly for those whose futures included no rights to inherit property or in homes where there were already too many to feed, especially in the later 1800s. It was the 'fever' to board a ship for America with many promises, even if not all were true. Episodes based on E. Palmer Rockswold's book, PER, will be dramatized Friday evening to highlight the chosen theme. Following the play, there will be dancing in the Redwood Room with seating and soft drinks available in the "Hub". Music will be provided by the Eivind Lundby Orchestra of Loten, Norway--across Lake Mj0sa from Toten. sigdal Lag members will want to see the 1st showing of "SIGDAL", a gift videotape. It will be shown Saturday morning when individual groups meet from 9-3: 30 pm (approx). An afternoon showing at 2 is tentatively planned for those with membership in more than one lag. Pre-registration numbers largely determine which room is assigned, and anyone with an ancestor in sigdal, Eggedal, or Krodsherad is invited to send in the form on page 11. This allows name tags to be completed and assures that tickets will be available for the banquet. Guests are especially welcome. Solveig Bilstad, a Kr¢dsherad teacher with Numedal roots, is expected to lead a tour group from Buskerud "fylke". Among them will be Uvdal Folk Dancers who perform Saturday evening when all those owning "bunader" (exquisite folk dress) wear them to the banquet & program. Cultural sessions are also offered Friday morning, and the opening session for everyone is at 1:30 pm. Your badge will be held at Siqdal Lag Registration in the Student Center. It does not admit you to meals, but it allows you to take part in all other events. Housing reservations, paid in full, are to arrive at North Dakota State College of Science two weeks in advance. As a reminder: NO cookies are solicited from members this year! MARILYN SOMDAHL, Pres/Editor 612/831-4409 10129 Goodrich Circle Bloomington, MN 55437 DON SKADELAND, 1ST VP 402-331-5906, 10642 "0" Street Omaha, NB 68127 CORRINE LESTEBERG JOHNSON, VP 612-831-8637 4575 - 80 St Circle #202 Bloomington, MN 55437 LEE ROKKE, VP/GENEALOGIST 612-432-9767, 13465 Garden View Drive Apple Valley, MN 55124 NANCY NELSON, Secretary 612-430-3134 6120 Oxboro Avenue N #309 Stillwater, MN 55082 MURIEL HOFF, Treasurer 612-777-7395 3512 White Bear Avenue White Bear Lake, MN 55110 Legend t. TgdeoTec:hnlcal No. 1 2. TgdeoTec\InIcaI No. 2 ClhChIne TooIIngIWeldlng) 3. BuIe G,mnnJum 4. Auto IIodr '5. BabCOCk Han (Men) I. Satt •••• Han (Men) 1. McM8hon Han (Men) 0-0 'MIl"" Area. I. HHItJI Cenler flL - AuclltorlumlCUftlir'" Clllrer; _011PARKING__ (D-@,", _ 11. Dental AuxlUarleSlOTA Depts. 1£"$tvdent Center aiK1 ... .. Food SerYle4 _1lOIII'"_._-_._---••••• __ ,••••••••••••••_----•• _ •• __...., 0Mce-••••••••••• 42 13. SChulz Hall (Women) -_ 14.' Walton Han CWomen) "=..'::...-=--- ..__ ... 15. ForIlner Han CWomen) 11. RIley Han CWomen) -~=--.:=:--":":=.....•...••..•••...•.•. .._- 11. ATEAlVoca. Teacher Educallon 11. Burch Hall (Men) 19 HaftftYHall r (Administration and AdmIssions) 2lL Central Healing P1anl 21". Old Main (Bustness Dlvtslon) 22. ElWironmenlal Syslems Cf'\umblng. Sheel Metal. Heating and Cooling) 23. DIesel Mechanles 24. Auto Millehanles ' "25.-unctied JcilinsonLlfjralV 21. Barnard Hall , , ,(ElectrtcaUElectronlesl Refrlgarallon) , 21, a (To be deslinated) , 2!L 'AoIIertson Ha (Men) 30.' Nordgaard Ha (Men). (To be designated) . I~I 31-32. ..3 44. 33., COllege Complex , 3'. College Complex NW 43. Practleal Nursing Dept. 35. College Complex SE 44. ContinuIng Education Center 3ll. Adlvlly Area :" ': 708 Dakola Avenut 31. Ac:tlwltles Cenler CVafSllynnlJamural) 3ll. A'-" Stadium 39. Frank Vertln Field AO. TennIs Courts 41. Football Practlce FIeld 2 Coltege Campus 42. Physical PlantlStoragei North Dakota State Schoo' of ScIence Security Ottlce 43.. Pracllcal Nursing Oepl. Wahpeton 44. 'Continuing Education Center QUE R I E S Plans are underway for another Help! Lag members have been very great genealogy session at the 7 good about helping me identify Lag stevne in Wahpeton in July. people in the past. Two more: The usual materials will be there 1. In the local history, HATTON plus some new things that the seven CENTENNIAL 1884-1984, P 214, there lag are acquiring: all of the is an article about Ivar Fechar. church records from 7 Lag areas, He came from Eggedal, and was in the Rowberg file, the Norwegian Dakota Territory in 1871. He had portion of the LDS IGI, probate three sons, Ole, Andrew, & Torgrim indexes for some areas, census who all homesteaded in Enger TWp, records for 1801 and partial 1865. Trail Co, ND. without the There may also patronymic I can't identify him be films of the or connect him to people in Oslo passenger Eggedal. There is a Fetjern place lists and lag on Teige, but it wasn't identified publications. as a place before 1903, and I You will be can't connect Iver to it. Does amazed at the anyone know who he was? (One amount of possibility is Iver Torsen material that Sollilia (born 1833) who may have you r married Abigeal Pedersdtr from genealogists Gudbrandsdal; however, there are have pUlled several other Ivers on the together for immigrants' list that have not your use. been identified.) It's possible (Bring your that he came via Hallingdal or records! ) Numedal --there are similar names there. Genealogy 2. There is in the same book an classes offered Anne Fechar, born in Norway in Thursday, July 1852, married to Erick Nyhus. Is 9 are: 10 am - How to Read Church she related? Records, Lee Rokke; 11 am - Gothic writing, Jim Pederson; 1 pm Beginning Genealogy, Carol & Ray Olson; 2 pm - Using the LDS Family History Centers, Leroy Madson; 3 pm Writing your own History (VCR), Betty Rockswold; 4 pm ELVERA BISBEE Tracy MN KAY BUCKINGf.lAM Louisville KY Using Probate Indexes, Marilyn GLORIA & DON BURRIS Vancouver WA Sorensen. MARILYN & DON CRESAP Portland OR RON & JOYCE DAHLEN Michigan ND GLENN & JANET GILBERTSON Anoka MN Last year there were 150 people who LEVA & SAM HAUGLAND Spring Grove M N registered for genealogy sessions. SYLVIA & CRAIG HERTSGAARD Faribault MN ROSALIE & DON OLSON San Diego CA Many people work to keep the room GEORGIA ROSENDAHL Spring Grove M N running smoothly. If you can help ESTHER THOMPSON Rolette ND with genealogy registration, RACHEL THOMPSON Rugby ND TORA WOODMAN Sartell MN machines & sales or at the Sigdal table, write or call Lee Rokke 612-432-9767. MORE: GENEALOGY NEWS BY LEE ROKKE BUSKERUO Fi1,Rfvl HECISTERS PRESENTED BV S K GPl).,NLWl Debbie Boe, who grew up in the New To say thank you for the KR~DSHERAD London-Spicer (MN) area, is also index compiled and edited by Lee deserving of special thanks. At a Rokke that was sent to his office sale she found a copy of FESTSKRIFT, in Kr~deren, Mr svein Knut Granum EN FREMSTILLING AV DET KIRKELIGE has sent"the first two volumes of ARBIDE, NORWAY LAKE FRA 1862-1916 NORSKE GARDSBRUK, BUSKERUD FYLKE. by Mons Sotendahl and N. J. Nus. She bought the book and then The last NORSKE GARDSBRUK" for realized its great genealogical Buskerud was printed in 1948 and the value ; it was full of names of early fylkestyre decided that a new residents of Norway Lake. version was needed. Granum was selected to be the editor of the Mrs Boe spent a great deal of time works for the entire fylke, and has and effort in indexing the book. completed the first two of four She pUblished her index along with volumes. a xeroxed copy of the original. Lee Rokke alerted her to the number of The first volume, published in 1990, sigdal names, and Mrs Boe kindly contains 752 pages. All of the donated a copy to the Sigdalslag farms for Hole, Modum and Ringerike Library! It is a marvelous tool, (Norderhov, Tyristrand, and Aadal) and if you have ancestors from are listed. The second volume from Norway Lake, be sure to look for the 1991 has 736 pages and contains book at the stevne. Drammen, Hu~um, Lier, Nedre Eiker, Roykan and 0vre Eiker. They are well indexed, beautifully bound and will be a useful tool for our researchers. Volumes 3 & 4 will contain other "kommuner" in Buskerud. Sigdal will be in the fourth book. All contain a picture and a short description of each farm, information from 1948, and a gaard register for 1990s, including current owners. We send a special thank you to Mr Granum for his generosity to us. He found the KR~DSHERAD INDEX to be very useful and would Iike more WAHPEtON copies. The only two that we had ND left are being sent to him! Limited camping at city's Travel Host - Hwy 210 Bypass Chahinkapa Park. Call 995 21st Av N, Wahpeton Wayne Beyer 701-642-2811. (701-642-8731 OR 1-800-346-4974) scotwood - Breckenridge starlite - Wahpeton Comfort Inn ~ Wahpeton US Hwy 75 & MN 210 Hwy (27 & s 11th st 209 13th st S (218- 643-9201 OR (701-642-6627) (701-642-1115) 1-800-341-8000) GENEALOGY APPEALS TO JOHNSON corrine Lesteberg Johnson sent biographical info to the Class of 1942 prior to SAGA's request.