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Visit to Gausdal 2021

28 September 202113 December 2021 admin

This summer we briefly visited Gudbrandsdalen, to reconnect with the area. We spent the first night camping up in the mountain gracing area, Peer Gynts..

Brustuen Ancestry / Gudbrandsdalen

Bottlenosehunter “MARGARET” lost in 1910

3 December 202016 December 2021 admin

The schooner "MARGARET" of Tønsberg sank in the Arctic Ocean in 1910. The ship left Tønsberg in Norway on course for the Artic Sea in..

Tønsberg

TNG database

8 January 20208 January 2020 admin

For those who wish to look into the family lineage, then check out the TNG database available on this site. Suggestions or corrections are welcome.

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Martin Carlson f.1858 Dahls Edh Sverige

23 February 201516 December 2021 admin

Martin Carlsson f.1858 (aka Carlsen, Carlson, Karlsen) var født i Dals Edh i Sverige, og utvandret til Norge rundt 1875. Foreldrene var Carl Magnus Jansson..

Swedish Ancestry / Tønsberg

The Baker

8 October 202116 December 2021 admin

Iver Nilsen Sundheim b.1895 was born at Sundheim in Valdres, Oppland, Norway. His parents was Nils Eriksen Sundheim b.1857 and Anne Julsdatter Hilmen b.1865. Iver..

Sundheim Ancestry / Valdres

Grandmothers friends from youth?

28 April 202113 December 2021 admin

In a small wooden sigarbox, Grandmother Martha Simensen Brustuen b. 1893, had a collection of old pocket-sized portraits. We believe this was her friends and..

Brustuen Ancestry / Gudbrandsdalen / US Immigrants

Hvem var Peder Hansen Skinnerlien?

6 April 20214 January 2022 admin

Peder Hansen Skinnerlien f.ca 1780-90 ble gift med Ingri Olsdatter Hageberget (f.1793) i 1818 i Gausdal. Etter omhyggelig søk i kirkebøker og digitale kilder, finnes..

Brustuen Ancestry / Gudbrandsdalen / US Immigrants

Jakten på Randine

18 January 202116 December 2021 admin

Jakten på kunnskap om Randine Johansdatter f.ca 1815-21 i Vestre Gausdal ble vrien. Randine finnes i flere kilder, men i jakten så er det noe..

Brustuen Ancestry / Gudbrandsdalen

Visit to Sundheim 2020

27 July 202013 December 2021 admin

This summer we visited Sundheim in Valdres again, and stopped by Nils Wardberg for a coffee. One task this time was to take some new..

Sundheim Ancestry / US Immigrants / Valdres

Sundheims in Spokane, Washington

9 June 202014 December 2021 admin

Lately we have lent a helping hand to a family in Spokane/Washington area, that have ancestry from Sundheim in Valdres, Nord-Aurdal, Ulnes in Norway. The..

Sundheim Ancestry / US Immigrants / Valdres

Arbeiderne ved Blaafarveverket og kobolt gruvene

11 May 202016 December 2021 admin

Olsen/Pedersen slekten som etterhvert etablerte seg i Tvedestrand traktene og senere i Kristiansand, hadde aner til bergverks-familiene som arbeidet ved Blaafarveverket og koboltgruvene på Modum...

Kristiansand / Modum / Tvedestrand

Husene på Bakkegård

30 April 202016 December 2021 admin

Waisenhuset "Ebenezer" var et barnehjem i Kristiansand, som etterhvert ble kjent som et forferdelig sted. Det kulminerte i en større skandale da "Sørlandets Sosial Demokrat"..

Kristiansand