The Wolds?
Even Olsen Sollie Wold b.1822 married Anne Olsdatter Gubberud Sundem b.1824 in 1849 in Sør Aurdal. They had atleast 6 children, and emigrated from Norway to America about 1880. They settled in Moline, Rock Island ....
Category: US Immigrants
The Hoffs?
Mikkel & Carrie Hoff (aka Mikkel Syversen Hoff & Kari Andersdatter ) emigrated to America from Vestre Slidre in 1872 with the immigrantship "St Olaf". According to the daughter Tina Hoff, they came first to ....
Astrid Eriksdatter b.1806 was an unknown “Sundheim branch” until recently
Astrid Eriksdatter Sundem b. 1806 married Ole Olsen Magistad b.1809, and settled at Kirkevold in Vestre Slidre. They had quite a few children. The family emigrated to the US between 1865-1870. Ole & Astrid emigrated ....
Brig “URDA” of Tvedestrand
Andreas Syvertsen b.1857 was half-brother to Peder Olsen b.1837, and they lived together at Næs in Dypvåg on the 1865 census, as well as with Peder Olsens cousin Hans Hansens family. Andreas signed on "URDA" ....
What happend to Great-uncle Karl?
Karl Mathiasen Brustuen b.25 Oct 1907 emigrated to Canada in 1927. Rumor has it that he disappeared in Canada. Some traces show he may have farmed and lived in Alberta, Canada. This is an attempt ....
Magnus från Dals-Ed
Overraskelsen ble stor da et tilfeldig søk førte til at en til nå ukjent gren i slekten ble kjent. Vi kjente til at de fleste i denne søskenflokken emigrerte fra Sverige til Norge på 1850-70 ....
Grandmothers friends from youth?
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 possibly family members from growing up in Follebu in Gausdal, ....
Hvem var Peder Hansen Skinnerlien?
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 ikke Peder Hansen som født, konfirmert eller død. Han er ....
Visit to Sundheim 2020
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 photos from Rye-Berget viewpoint. Later we drove up to the ....
Sundheims in Spokane, Washington
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 ancestor in question is Iver T Sundheim b.1872. (The "T" ....