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  • July 2003 Minutes

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    Subject: Landings Laget — 86th Annual Meeting Minutes, 2003 Date: July 12, 2003 Location: Kryzsko Commons, Winona State University, Winona, Minnesota The 2003 Landings Lag meeting was called to order at 9:15 by President Sandra Hendrickson. Due to the lack of a secretary, Sharon Wilson was asked to take the meeting minutes. The president welcomed……

  • May 2003 Newsletter

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    Two Landings in the American Civil War by Arvid Sandaker – the two are Torkild Rossing and Christian Knudson; Visit to Nerby Farm in S. Land (Howard Baumgart) – family of Torger and Kari Olsen ‘Quarum’; Geir Steinar Loeng: Ski Jumping brought me to America – again; Church History/Record books we have and those we need

  • October 2002 Newsletter

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    A Very Special Birthday by Sandra Hendrickson; Back to Land, With Understanding by Gary Madson; Dokka Centennial 2002 by Ole Loeng Martin of Dokka, Land, Norway; Hilsen Fra Lands Museum by Alastair Brown; Svartebok (a book containing magic formulas) by Lee Rokke; History of Five Points (first known as Torpa): Norwegian Settlement in Township of Akan, Richland Co., Wisconsin 1850 – 1947

  • July 2002 Minutes

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    Subject: Landings Laget — 85th Annual Meeting Minutes, 2002 Date: July 13, 2002 Location: Ytterboe Hall, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota The 2002 Landings Laget business meeting was called to order at 9:25 a.m. by President Sandra Hendrickson. Secretary Mary Hendrickson was unable to attend the meeting, and Ray Olson was asked to take the……

  • May 2002 Newsletter

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    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); Orville Goplen: I had a busy life, a very worthwhile life. Submitted by Orville Goplen; Changes in Vestoppland Slektshistorielaget and Digitalarkivet Websites by Carol Olson; Open-air Museums by Alastair Brown

  • February 2002 Newsletter

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    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); The Land of Milk and Honey by Pat Lindgren (Thore and Marit Skindelien and family, immigrated 1869); Finding Counties on the Internet; Obituaries of Rolf Ødegård and Cora M. Linser

  • July 2001 Minutes

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    Subject: Landings Laget — 84th Annual Meeting Minutes, 2001 Date: July 14, 2001 Location: Rapid City, South Dakota The 2001 Landings Laget business meeting was called to order at 1:30 PM by President Sandra Hendrickson. The Secretary Mary Hendrickson was unable to attend the meeting and Miles Benson was asked to take the meeting minutes…….

  • May 2001 Newsletter

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    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); Darin Erstad and His Ancestors from Torpa and Fåberg by Carol Olson (Part II of that found in Oct. 2000 issue); A Norwegian Cabin in our Wisconsin Woods by Gary Madson

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