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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

In Search of a Melody by Sandra Hendrickson (Ole Foss and family); Nordre Land Prize Presented to Landingslag by Geir Steinar Loeng; Obituaries of Marjorie Wills and Borghild Olson

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

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); 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; Life in Torpa Around 1920 submitted by Larry Goplen (memories written by Magnhild Nybråten (born Ulsaker) of Vest Torpa)

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); Thorstein Skiaker of Søndre Land, Commanding General of NATO Forces in Kosovo by Arvid Sandaker; Eleanor Gunderson; Life in Torpa Around 1920 submitted by Larry Goplen (memories written by Magnhild Nybråten (born Ulsaker) of Vest Torpa); Ole Bull Statue in Loring Park, Minneapolis; Obituaries of Franklin Lundsetter and Tor Fredlund

Landings Lag in Land

Christian and Anne (Komperud) Skjager (Skiaker/Schjager/Schiager) by Larry Shoger; The 1865 Census by Carol Olson; Life in Torpa Around 1920 submitted by Larry Goplen (memories written by Magnhild Nybråten (born Ulsaker) of Vest Torpa); Old World Wisconsin

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); 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); The 1801 Census on the Internet by Carol Olson; 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); Dania Hall Is Now Ashes; The Power of Silver by Laurann Gilbertson; Ole Foss obituary

From the Desk of Orville H. Goplen (his family); 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; Voices and Emotions of the Past by Arvid Sandaker (Marie Martinsdatter Sagstuen or Mary Smith); Genealogy Information Online by Carol Olson; Obituaries of Lorraine Gorder and Willard Wills

Hans C. Tollefsrude – the Way West by John Monson (Hans C. Tollefsrude of Vest Torpe in Land, Wisconsin and Iowa); Interested in the Trip 2000? By Ann Reeve (Hans Andreas Haraldsen (born at Sorlien/Bjørnslien farm) and Karen Marie Kristofersdatter (Endrerud farm); The Syver and Kristine Gjefle Log House sent by Orlinda Hauck; Orville Goplen; Reminiscences of Ella Grace Holseth Johnson by Carol Olson; Ella Grace Johnson obituary