Selected Index: Landingslaget's Newsletters August 1977 - Summer 2005
Biographies and Genealogies, etc.
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August 1977: Short notes for Albert Anderson, Agnes Larson, Elinor Gunderson, Art Sørum, Karen Kesselring, Carl Aasen, Helen Rugg Vinje, and Amanda Berger Lindovig. March 1978: Short notes from M. J. Quarum, Mrs. Henry Nysveen, Mrs. John (Tena) Erickson, Mrs. Milton (Nora) Olson, and Borghild Lindevig Olson. May 1978: Short notes from 7 lag members of this time (Mina Braaten?, Wendell Aasen, H. A. Lunde, Helen Swenson, Emily Gilbertson, Walter Lunsetter, Lucile Bisegger) March 1979: Short notes from Clara Gjefle Schaeffer and Mrs. Ervin W. Johnson. Spring 1980: page 3 & 9: 1980 membership list plus earlier list February 1982: Membership lists for current years March 1983: Short biography of Ivar Aasen (Norwegian equivalent of Noah Webster) May 1984: Short notes from Ole Foss, Mary Gilbertson, Aldine Madison. November 1984: Short biography of Carol Nygaard Olson. November 1984: Membership and officer list. March 1986: Short family genealogies for 27 of the lag members: Elsa Banta, Cleo Beck, Ole M. Foss, Emily Gilbertson, Mary Gilbertson, Helen Gaarder Goodson, Gilman Goplen, Orville Goplen, Bruce Hitman, Ella Johnson, Richard and Lois Larson, Amos Lilleberg, Joel Lund, Oscar Lund, Adeline Madison, Elsie Larson Miller, John C. Monson, Kenneth Nygaard, Carol Olson, David Olson, Hilda Olson, Viola Olson, Calvin Pederson, Wanda Rood, Christian Schulstad, Judith Steen, Allard Stevens, Alf Swenson, Doris Olmstead Zimmermann March 1986: : Membership list for 1985-86 March 1987: Corrections on "Land Roots" sent by Emily Gilbertson and Calvin Pederson. March 1988: Ancestral Charts of 16 Members of the Nordsinni Blandede Kor. June 1988: "A re-union Takes Place in the Detroit, MI Area" (family of Nikkel Olson Hanvold and Marit Olsdatter Bjørnrudsengen of Fluberg, Land) June 1988: Ancestral Charts of Members of the Nordsinni Blandedke Kor. November 1989: : "My Story as Told by a Much Traveled New Testament" by Alf A. Swenson (Short biography of Andreas Svendsen born 6 March 1839 at Lien in Søndre Land). November 1990: S. O. Gjefle's Autobiographical Sketch (S. O. Gjefle was born 11 June 1839, son of Ole Amundson and Ingeborg Torg, married Kristine Kopperud). March 1991: Old Letters Help Find "New" Cousins by Carol Olson (Mikkel and Marit Hanvold and something of this family in Fluberg). March 1991: Inge Mathia (Martha) Hansdatter Monsbakken (photo and some information about this mother of Cora Linser). March 1998: Torpe Party of 1844 (names recorded by two members, Andreas Erstad and Hans C. Tollefsrude). March 1998: Amerika Letter submitted by John Monson (written by Helen Synstelien, daughter of Johannes Synstelien and Olava Tollefsrud). March 1998: Askild Olsen and Christian Askildsen Genealogy Research by Carol Olson (Christian Askildsen Grandgaard/Skinderud, son of Askild Michelsen Grandgaard/Komperud). October 1998: Hans C. Tollefsrud, An Early "Victim" of "Amerika Feber" submitted by John Monson (Hans C. Tollefsrud wife Beret Christofersdatter and family). March 1999: The Adventurous Story of Two Girls From Nordre Land by Arvid Sandaker (Johanne Kolstad (1913-1997) and Hilda Braskerud (1916-1996), skiers from Nordre Land). March 1999: Hans Tollefsrude's 1865 Trip to Norway by John Monson. June 1999: Interested in the Trip 2000? By Ann Reeve (Hans Andreas Haraldsen (born at Sorlien/Bjørnslien farm) and Karen Marie Kristofersdatter (Endrerud farm). June 1999: Hans C. Tollefsrude - the Way West by John Monson (Hans C. Tollefsrude of Vest Torpe in Land, Wisconsin and Iowa). June 1999: The Syver and Kristine Gjefle Log House sent by Orlinda Hauck. October 1999: From the Desk of Orville H. Goplen (his family). October 1999: Voices and Emotions of the Past by Arvid Sandaker (Marie Martinsdatter Sagstuen or Mary Smith) . October 1999: Olava Tollefsrud Synstelien by John Monson - Olava Tollefsrud, sister of Hans, (children of Christofer Hovelsen Tollefsrud and Marit Engebrestsdtr. Kold) married to Johannes Halvorsen Synstelien. March 2000: Hovel Svendsen Loeng: the First Landing to Die in the U. S. Civil War (of Nordre Land, son of Svend Hovelsen Loeng and Inger Olsdatter Vasslien) and siblings Mari (married Martin Bottolfsen), Svend (married Karen Johnsdtr.), and Ingeborg (married August Pettersen). March 2000: Hovel Tollefsrud-the Eldest Son by John Monson (eldest son of Christofer Hovelsen Tollefsrud and Marit Engebretsdtr. Kold, married to Berte Hansdatter Ruud of Torpe on 13 March 1831). |
March 1991: A Little Norse Genie O'Logy by Calvin Pederson (George Washington had Norwegian ancestry). December 1991 and March 1992: Searching for American Cousins by Paul Avre Buskum. March 1992: Engvold Hanson, Immigrant from Land (son of Hans Olsen and Marthea Kristiansdatter and father of Marjorie Wills). March 1993: Maren and Kristian Sviur (Husmannsfolk under Rødnes in Fluberg - Maren was the daughter of Elise and Erik Viken and Kristian was the son of Martin and Berthe Sveen). March 1993: Pieces to Genealogical Puzzle Discovered by Thelma Johnson (the Aasen family from Torpa - includes names of Røste, Felde, and Shager). March 1993: Hans Nygaard's Tailor Trunk Improperly Placed in Eau Claire by Carol Olson. March 1993: Biography of Peder Aadnes, Land's Own Artist by Carol Olson. June 1993: Biography of Rikard Nordraak by Carol Olson. November 1993: Peter Lanning and Ole Bull by Beverly Lanning Webster. March 1994: Biography of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson by Carol Olson. March 1995: Landing Pioneers in Oregon by Arvid Sandaker -- John Nelson (Nilsen) Gulseth (from Torpa) and Mari Kristensdatter Rud (from Ostsinni) to Oregon, USA. March 1995: A Genealogical Odyssey or An On-Going Life work of Perserverance by Bradley Hanson (Christian Hansen Homseie and Ingeborg Askildsdatter Komperud). June 1995: If Walls Could Talk by Ann Edwards (Andrew Wien/Gaarder and Berthe Tandberg, plus Askild Komperud sons). November 1995: "Komperud" by Randy Poppe (the Komperud cabin in Highland, Wisconsin). March 1996: Current Landings with Common Ancestors (Askild Mikkelsen Grandgaard/Komperud, Arne Thomle, Peder Olufsen, Tarald Ske, Michel Tordsen Mustad in Vardal, Peder Madsen Lomsdalen and Ane Bjornsdatter Halmrast, Endre Broner, ? Haraldsdatter Jensvold (including the Viker line), Peder Torgersen Skøyen). March 1996: Velkommen Til Norge I Virginia by Arvid Sandaker (Biography of Carl M. Bergh, founder of Norge, Virginia from Fluberg, Søndre Land). November 1996: John E. Kleven - Civil War Captain and Nebraska Pioneer by Arvid Sandaker (John E. Klevan and Bertha Hansdatter Brenden, from Land to Nebraska. April 1997: A Pioneer Emigrant Couple From Land by Arvid Sandaker (Hans Halvorsen Smedsrud and Marthe Olsdatter, married 1842 at Aamodt Church in Land). April 1997: Letter From 1852 by Ed Goplin (Hans Koller (Collier) of Gran, Norway and U. S. and wife Gudbjar T. Harstira). October 1997: Ole M. Olsen born 28 Oct. 1855 at Larsstuen in Land. June 2000: Christian and Anne (Komperud) Skjager (Skiaker/Schjager/Schiager) by Larry Shoger. October 2000: Thorstein Skiaker of Søndre Land, Commanding General of NATO Forces in Kosovo by Arvid Sandaker. October 2000: Darin Erstad and His Ancestors from Torpa and Fåberg by Carol Olson (Darin Erstad, descendant of Hans Christian Christophersen Erstad and Berte Marie Johnsdtr. Jensvold of Land, Norway). February 2001: Berte Marie Bergum, A Girl from Land Who Became the Wife of the First U. S. Secretary of Agriculture by Arvid Sandaker (Berte, first child of Johan Olsen Bergum and Nille Johannesdatter Volla, married to Jeremiah Rusk). May 2001: A Western Adventure-First Years in America: 1953-1866 by Ole Nelson (Sjaahem) (submitted by Bruce Nelson and concerning the family Ole and Mary Nelson Sjaahem). May 2001: Darin Erstad and His Ancestors from Torpa and Fåberg by Carol Olson (Part II of that found in Oct. 2000 issue). February 2002: The Land of Milk and Honey by Pat Lindgren (Thore and Marit Skindelien and family, immigrated 1869). February 2002: Part II: A Western Adventure-First Years in America: 1953-1866 by Ole Nelson (Sjaahem) (submitted by Bruce Nelson and concerning the family Ole and Mary Nelson Sjaahem). May 2002: Mrs. Inge Mathea Quarum, from Land to Wisconsin to North Dakota. (submitted by Howard Baumgart and concerning the family of his great grandparents Inge Mathea Andreasdatter and John Torgersen Quarum (Kverum). May 2003: Visit to Nerby Farm in S. Land (Howard Baumgart) - family of Torger and Kari Olsen 'Quarum'. May 2003: Two Landings in the American Civil War by Arvid Sandaker - the two are Torkild Rossing and Christian Knudson. October 2003: "Landings in the American Civil War--Follow up" by John Monson--Hovel Brenum and ELisha M. Tollesrude. February & May 2004: "A Trip Back Home" from Bruce Nelson--diary written by Helena Nelson (Sjaahem) of Argyle, Wis. (family includes names Skogstad, Smeby and Stadtsvolden) May 2005: “Pictures from Stadsvold” from Bruce Nelson – more of the cousins of Bruce Nelson from this farm in N. Torpa, Land. May 2005: “Wreck of the Guy Mannering” from John Monson – more information and follow-up from John’s March 1999 contribution about Hans Tollefsrude. |
General Genealogy Guides & Information
May 1981: Odal Rights, from the Viking age by Paul B. Du Chaillu.
November 1986: Genealogy Terms, Norwegian and English translation, by Betty Rockswold (pages 3-5).
March 1987: The Norwegian Emigration Center.
March 1987: Vesterheim Genealogical Center.
April 1990: Clues For Beginning Genealogical Research and More Tips for Genealogical Research (paper preservation).
June 1990: Cousins, Cousins, Cousins from the White Bear Lake Genealogy Newsletter.
June 1993: Numbered List of Farms in Land.
June 1995: Explaining the Pedigree Chart by Carol Olson.
May 1996: The Meaning of "Double Cousins" by Carol Olson.
June 1998: How to Read Parish Records (Marriage) by Carol Olson.
October 1998: How to Read Parish Records (Baptism) by Carol Olson.
October 1999: Genealogy Information Online by Carol Olson.
March 2000: The 1801 Census on the Internet by Carol Olson.
June 2000: The 1865 Census by Carol Olson.
February 2002: Finding Counties on the Internet.
May 2002: Changes in Vestoppland Slektshistorielaget and Digitalarkivet Websties by Carol Olson.
February 2003 and May 2004: Helpful genealogy websites.
May 2003: Church History/Record books we have and those we need.
February 2004: Probate records as written by LDS Church, submitted and expanded by Carol Olson
May 2005: Traveling Cousins by Carol Olson – relationships among lag members going to Land in 2005.
Articles about/by Member Landings
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December 1985: Memories or a Norwegian-American Relationship by Arvid Sandaker. March 1986: Helen Vinje. February 1989: Dr. Edgar F. Westrum Honored by the University of Michigan. February 1989: A Landing Turns 100 on 10 February, Mrs. Alma Johnson. November 1990: Borghild Olson. July 1990: Memories of Land visit by: Lina and Clifford Anderson, Odessa Jacobson, Mary Gilbertson, Calvin Pederson, Alf Swenson, Edwar Westrum, Carol Olson, Ray Olson, Borghild Olson, Oscar Lund, Joel Lund, Yvonne Swain, Cora Linser, Ella Johnson, Roland Krogstad, Helen Vinje, Thelma Johnson, Lee Grippen, Ken Wicken, Shirley Hartmen, David Halling, and John Monson. May 1991: Borghild Olson is presented the St. Olaf Medal. December 1991: Short biographies of Donald "Paul" Anderson and Leroy Zimmerman. March 1992: Borghy's (Borghild Olson) Audience with King Harald. November 1994: Robert Aasen. November 1994: Golden Reflections from Cal by Cal Pederson. March 1996: A Reminiscence of a Royal Visit by Charles Gorder. November 1996: A Landings Wins Land by John Monson. April 1997: Knowing Lefses from Rightsies by Wally and Lorraine Gorder. April 1997: Landing of First Settlers At Wayne County, New York by Carol Olson. |
April 1997: That Guy Cal's on the Phone by Ray Olson (Cal Pederson). October 1997: Westby's 1997 Syttende Mai Parade Marshal--Violetta Flugstad (granddaughter of Anna Gaarder of Nordre Land and Wisconsin). October 1997: Descendants of Other Ancestors by Ann R. Edwards. March 1998: Landings Laget Anniversary Book Presented to Consul General Ulf Christiansen. March 1998: Elaine Graham. October 1998: Marjorie and Willard Wills. October 1998: Joel Lund. June 1999: Orville Goplen. March 1999: Stella Lundsetter Greenli. October 2000: Eleanor Gunderson. June 1999: Reminiscences of Ella Grace Holseth Johnson by Carol Olson. May 2001: A Norwegian Cabin in our Wisconsin Woods by Gary Madson. October 2001: In Search of a Melody by Sandra Hendrickson (Ole Foss and family). May 2002: Orville Goplen: "I had a busy life, a very worthwhile life." Submitted by Orville Goplen. February 2003: Orville Goplen: Reflections on meetings with Nobel Prize winners. February 2003: Dorothy Erstad: "The Erstad Family's 'Red Letter Month'.". May 2003: Geir Steinar Loeng Ski Jumping brought me to America - again. May 2004: "Creating Family Heirlooms" by Lisa Butler February 2005: “The Origin of the Goplen Name” February 2005: Art Paulson: A Winter Visit to Norway (including visit to the old Bratlien home). |
Obituaries
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May 1980: Henry Nysveen, Roy C. Bakkum, Orville Bakkum, Norman Pederson May 1981: Oliver Stadsvold February 1982: Mina Waslien Nysveen and Ferdinand H. Pederson March 1983: Olga Torgerson Forsberg May 1984: Ingvold O. Bakke and Carl Aasen November 1984: Viola Manley March 1986: Mrs. Violet Manley and her sister Mrs. Ray Hovis November 1986: Violet Manley, Mrs. Ray Hovis, and Clarence H. Gilbertson March 1987: Morgan A. Olson March 1988: Mrs. Marie Nissen and Kenneth C. Nygaard December 1988: Glenn Nelson, Melinda G. Bakkum and Jeanne D. Bockemuehl April 1990: Horace O. Fossum, Arthur Giulbertson, Luella Gilbertson and Violet Amundson June 1990: Lyle Gulbranson and Clara Moen Mortenson March 1991: Alma E. Johnson, Pastor John Mauritzen, and King Olav V of Norway May 1991: Helen I. Mutch and Marit Østensen |
December 1991: Bruce Arthur Hitman March 1992: Odessa Jacobson and Marie Sandaker June 1992: Curtis L. Olson March 1993: Lorraine R. Lanning November 1993: Peter J. Lanning March 1994: Johan Jørgen Holst November 1994: Emily Gilbertson, Bjorn Bakke and Gerhard B. Naeseth March 1995: Leroy H. Zimmerman and Erma Olson Gorder June 1995: Kirk D. Johnson and Clifford H. Anderson November 1996: Clifford Olson and Agnes Larson April 1997: Calvin Pederson October 1997: Lyle Jolson March 1998: Russell A. Bakken June 1999: Ella Grace Johnson October 1999: Lorraine Gorder and Willard Wills March 2000: Ole Foss October 2000: Franklin Lundsetter and Tor Fredlund October 2001: Marjorie Wills and Borghild Olson February 2002: Rolf Ødegård and Cora M. Linser October 2003: Lena Anderson and Marion Nygaard May 2004: Myrtle Benson May 2005: Orville Goplin and Viola Olson |
Historical Articles Concerning Norway and Land (one about Norskedalen)
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November 1979: Carl Thommessen Husmann's Contract for Carlsborg, 1849 November 1979: The Meaning of Hadeland by Thomas A. Walby March 1980: Totenaasen - The Pearl of Toten March 1980: Emigration From Toten to America March 1980: Early Agriculture in the Farm Area of Oppland March 1980: Living On A Farm March 1980: Norwegian Farm Names May 1980 & February 1982: 26 April 1979 - Fluberg Church, 275 Years by Arne Sjaheim May 1981: Transportation to America For the Emigrants May 1981: Odal Rights from the Viking Age by Paul B. Du Chaillu March 1983: Why Did Your Ancestor Leave Norway to Come to the USA? March 1983: Conditions in Landsbygda before 1850 by Arvid Sandaker in Boka Om Land IV March 1983: Velkommen Til Norskedalen by Borghild Olson May 1984: Åmot Church in Nord Torpa November 1984: Hov Church in South Land February 1985: Østsinni or Gaarder Church in Nordre Land February 1985: Volstad Church in Nordre Land February 1985: Quisling's Ballad March 1986: Enger Church in Søndre Land May 1987: Early Settlements in Land, translated by Calvin Pederson and Appendum December 1987: Demographic Consequences of the Emigration to America from Torpa 1865 - 1890 by Arvid Sandaker March 1988: Nordre Land, update on the geography and historical development by Anne Marie Baggarud Vik March 1988: What is Landingsdrakta by Anne Marie Baggarud Vik (about a Land bunad March 1988: : What Is Landingsdrakta? - Land bunad June 1988: What is a Bygdelag? June 1990: Norway Remembers World War II (from News of Norway), War Began in Norway Fifty Years Ago, and Norway Marks 50th Anniversary of WWII Attack November 1990: To All Landings by Syver Gjefle (concerning lag jubilee gift) and response by Peter Waslien December 1992: Christmas in Torpa by Clara B. Monson November 1993: Nordsinni Church by Alastair Brown (organ) November 1993: Nisse by Beverly Lanning Webster March 1994: Ol Games at Lillehammer - Olympics 1994 in Norway March 1995: Nova Looks at "Vikings in America" March 1995: The Lillehammer Olympics - One Year Later |
November 1995: Liberation Day in Norway, 1945 by Finn Hanvold March 1996: Skiing and The Creation of a Norwegian Identity by Odd Mølster, from News of Norway May 1996: Skiing and The Creation of a Norwegian Identity Part II by Odd Mølster, from News of Norway November 1996: Norwegian Folk Art: The Migration of a Tradition (international art exhibition) April 1997: Historic Voyage Remembered: Kon-Tiki Sailed 50 Years Ago, from News of Norway October 1997: Christmas in Norway by Terje Sørensen March 1998: Nordre Land and Søndre Land's Municipal Emblems March 1998: King Harald to Visit Dokka by Terje Sørensen June 1998: Moorhead to Dedicate Stavkirke Replica June 1998: Lands Lutheran Church, Zumbrota, MN October 1998: Fluberg Church October 1998: The Norwegian Languages by Terje Sørensen March 1999: Rock Carvings by Terje Sørensen March 2000: Dania Hall Is Now Ashes March 2000: A Pension Contract From Torpa in 1867 submitted by Robert Aasen (pension contract signed by Nils H. Aasen, son of Hans Nilsen and Mari Nilsdatter) March 2000: The Power of Silver by Laurann Gilbertson June 2000: Old World Wisconsin June 2000, October 2000, and February 2001: Life in Torpa Around 1920 submitted by Larry Goplen (memories written by Magnhild Nybråten (born Ulsaker) of Vest Torpa) October 2000: Ole Bull Statue in Loring Park, Minneapolis February 2001: Føderåd or Estate Pension in North America submitted by John Monson - Anna H. Brenum (born Anne Olsdatter Skinderud), widow of Hovel Johannesen Brenum, and son John October 2001: "Nordre Land Prize" Presented to Landingslag by Geir Steinar Loeng May 2002: "Open-air Museums" by Alastair Brown October 2003: Reorganization of Lands Museum by Alastair Brown October 2003: New Men's Bunad (Landingsdrakt) for Land October 2003: :The History of the Location and the Bells of Haugner Church", translated by Geir S. Loeng February 2004: Knut Hamsun and Land, By Ole Martin Loeng October 2004: Statue for Crown Princess Martha October 2004: Primstav: Ancient Norwegian Calendar Stick February 2005: Architecture in Land, by Ole Martin Loeng February 2005: L’Anse aux Meadows by Ann Edwards May 2005: Dokka delta by Alastair Brown Summer 2005: Landings trip to Norway and Land |