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Biography/History:  Forrest Brown was born in 1928 in Princeton, Minnesota. He graduated from Hamline University and earned a Masters degree in both History and Library Science from the University of Minnesota in 1954. Forrest worked as an assistant…

Letters by a Goodhue County, Minnesota, farmer to his fiancée regarding her ticket to America and to his parents about farm produce and prices. Mads emigrated from Stjørdal (Nord-Trøndelag) in 1870. His fiancée (Olia Guttormsdatter Kirkeby) emigrated…

Biographical information about a Norwegian-American woman who grew up in the home of her immigrant grandparents, Peter (1848-1936) and Martha Petersen (1854-1951), at Manistee, Michigan. Includes notes, clippings, and photographs.

The Groth family, Halsten Assorson Tufte Groth and his wife Ragnhild Kitilsdatter Mørk and their nine children, emigrated from Hol, Hallingdal, from years 1848 to 1852, most of them settling in Clay County, Iowa. Assor, one of the sons, joined the…

Biography/History:  In his career, Sanford worked as an Electrical Engineer, but after retirement, Sandford dedicated his time to researching his family genealogy. Sanford created many expansive family trees and was also willing to share his passion…

"The Skjeggerud Sisters of Hurdal, Norway. Their Ancestors and Descendants to Skjeggerud, Sibilrud, Knain, Tobiason and Davidson Families in America," compiled by Judith Mari Jorgensen; edited by Leslie Tobiason.

Gabriel Skjerpe autograph book (transferred Gustavus Adolphus College). Handwritten entries by fellow students, circa 1905, Norway, before Skjerpe immigrated and settled in Cooperstown, North Dakota.

"A Memoir of the Aslag Anderson Family in Ephraim [Wisconsin]," by Marianne Kellman with contributions by Helen Timmons (Ephraim Historical Foundation, Inc., 2008, 96 pages). Family operated a general store for many years.

Rollag From Norway to Minnesota: The Numedal Valley Immigrants and Their Families, compiled by Dennis K. Herbranson and Maxine Lee Shulstad (Gateway Press, Inc., Baltimore, MD, 2009). Topics include: immigrants and particularly the community of…

"Skrinde-slekta frå Ål i Hallingdal: A Norwegian-American family: Liv, arbeid og utvikling ca 1500-2005" by Magne Skrindo, 2008.