MATSON, HOFF vVELCOMEDAS SCHULSTAD RESIGNS

WAHPETON CHOSENPOR IS88 STEVNE

Sigdal Lag lS experlenclng an autumntransition and so are its lncomlng andretirlng officers. Willing leaders andmembers are reasons to give thanks.

Sigdal officers represented the lag ata meeting August 29 at Willmar, MN, todiscuss plans for the 7-Lag Stevnewhich will be held at North DakotaState School of Science, Wahpeton, NO,July 7-9, 1988.

"Velkommen!" to Marion Matson,secretary, and to Muriel Hoff,treasurer, who were elected to annualterms at La Crosse in accordance withthe original 1911 constitution.

Letters of inquiry were sent to severalschools and preliminary visits weremade at three sites. Located near theRed River, NDSSS offers a compactcampus and plentiful parking withindriving distance of the 7-Lagmembership.

"Har det bra" and "Tusen takk" areapproprlate for Elaine Schulstad whoseresignations as SAGA editor togetherwith her elected duties allowed her tosettle in the Southwest late thissummer. Besides keeping us informedand organized, Elaine was good humored,patient, and talented in gettingresults.

Elected to a new position,Habberstad, Numedal president,serve as vice coordinator.Nelson, 7-Lag coordinator,Anderson, secretary, and Arnoldtreasurer, all of Telelag,re-elected.

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wereElaine's service is impressive:secretary since 1980;co-editor with OlgaBerglund while theSAGA was in itsinfancy in 1981, andeditor after Berglundsmoved to Haiti thatSeptember; treasurersince June, 1982.

Norwegian groups invited to provideentertainment next year will be a choirfrom Land and fiddlers, dancers andchoral group coming from Numedal forthat group's 75th anniversary.

Along with a prompt acknowledgment of aSAGA gift subscription, voted bymembers at La Crosse, Elaine writesthat she is well situated near churchand shopping and is lookinq forward tolearning about flora and- fauna ofArizona. The new address appears with1988 paid memberships if you'd like tothank more personally.

A motion to retain a larger 7-Lagtreasury prior to distribution to eachlag was seconded and passed.

Fond good wishes to all threetaking up new pursuits.

Visitors in Norway last year. JeanShogren, right, and Telford Ansten,left, listen as Rosella Goettelmantells about her host family.

GIFT Ilflltl(S, ItU.tT.t GETLAG'S £.tLLE£TI\'E "rAI(I("

Cherished publications and a photo fromthe lag's early years as well as recentfamily history books have been given tothe lag library as gifts. At the nextstevne there will be much more referencematerial due to the generosity of thesepeople. Mange takk!Lee Rokke writes comments with the list:1. From Norway to America with the RundsCompiled by Mrs. Thomas (Clarice) Rund,Fergus Falls, MN, Mrs. Elroy (Eris) Rund,Marshall, MN, and Mrs. Charles (Hazel)Carr, St. Cloud, MN. "An excellenthistory of the descendants of TrulsKolbjornsen Rundand Ingebjorg GulsdatterRund. It contains many fine pictures anda very comple~e ancestor chart. Some lagmembers will recognize names on the chartwho are also their ancestors."Received June 1, 1987 from Thomas andClarice Rund.2. Sigdalslaget til 1914 and Sigdalslagetfra 1914 til 1920, first and second lagpublications, given by Rev. Jim Hanson ofChapel in the Hills, Rapid City, SD.3. Slekten Redalen 1425-1986 Gard no.224, bruk nr.2, Matrlkkelen a~ 1906,Kr~dsherad kommune, Redalen Nordigaard.Torgrim Redalen, with Paula Colby Barret,Marion Matson, Jan Sorbel and Mary LouHarpestad. Printed in Norway, HagenRepro, Bekkestuga 1986. "A very impressivehistory that contains many of the earlypeople in the valley. Some of you willrecognize names that are in your ownfamilies." Received from Marion MatsonMay 27,1987.4. Sigdalslaget til 1914 and Sigdalslagetfra 1914 to 1920 (2 copies), and a 1923panorama Fergus Falls stevne photoreceived June, 1987 from Edna Erickson.5. Sigdalslaget fra 1914 to 1920 andSigdalslaget 1932 (2 copies) receivedJune, 1987 from Stanley Gronseth.

33 REGISTRANTSNORWAY guests of Edna Erickson:Per Kaare and Annemarie Enger, NedreEggedal *Torgus and Kari Moen, Kviteseid *CALIFORN IAEverett and Jean Shogren, San Diego *ILLINOISShirley DeMotte, LewistownIOWATelford Ansten, Rosella Goettelman,Hazel Skaim, DecorahPaul D. Larson, OsageMINNESOTALee and David Rokke, Orville Ruud,Marilyn and Narv Somdahl, BloomingtonStanl~y and Ellen Gronseth, Dexter *Lester" and Inez Olson, DuluthRussell and Gladys Sund, Edna Erickson,Alice and Fred Mensing, Lawrence andLucille Solum, (Evelyn and KennethJones, Lyle Jolson), MinneapolisClara Negaard, Pennock *Kathryn Schmidt, Rochester(Sam and Leva Haugland, Spring Grove)Julie Solum, SL PaulMuriel Hoff, White Bear LakeNEW MEXICO(Harry and Irene Navarre, Albuquerque)NORTH DAKOTAGustav and Mildred Rued, Fargo

* attending for 1st time or 1st inrecent years; (multiple 7-Lag members)

LA CROSSE STEVNESEES 88 VIDEO

WITH NORSK GUESTSNorwegian guests among 33 attendingthe 7-Lag Stevne held June 25-27,1987, in La Crosse, WI, brought fondmemories of the 75th anniversarymeeting in Norway last year.

Kr~dsherad Kommune's gift videotapeallowed members to "see themselves theway it was on the TV screen" and mariytook pleasure in sharing photo albums,too.

Thanks to Orville Ruud whoreQistration and to Leeprovided leadership in thesessions at Murphy Library.

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Individual lag activities were heldSaturday. Election of officers washeld, and dues for 1988 increasedslightly by establishing a specialthree year rate, the only increase infive years.

Coon Valley, Wf, Lutheran Church Womenprepared Norwegian foods and localcraftsmen displayed and demonstratedskills such as kubbestol carving,rosemaling, wheat weaving, andhardanger handwork.

Tours were popularand entertainmentsevenings.

both afternoons,were held two

A tribute was presented at the banquetin memory of former coordinator MorganOlson who died last December.

As guests of Rinoerike Lag,members who had already visitedNorskedalen gathered for IreneNavarre's slide show, viewing her1986 Norway pictures Sat. p.m.Front row above, L-R: MarilynSomdahl, Mildred and Gus Rued,Irene, Annemarie Enger, Eggedal,Norway, Edna Erickson; row 2: Leeand David Rokke, Muriel Hoff, PerKaare Enger, Eggedal, RosellaGoettelman; row 3: Julie Solum,Shirley DeMotte, Lyle Jolson,Telford Ansten; row 4: Les Olson,Harry Navarre, Inez Olson, PaulLarson. (photos by Narv Somdahll

Right to left, front: ClaraNegaard, Jean Shogren,Rueds, Olsons, ShirleyDeMotte; row 2: Russell andGladys Sund, Stanley andEllen Gronseth, OrvilleRued, Kathryn Schmidt, Kenand Evelyn Jones, HarryNavarre, Lee and DavidRokke, top right: Kari andTorgus Moen, Kviteseid,Telemark, Norway.

In 1992 it will be 500 years sinceColumbus's first journey across theAtlantic, and a great celebration isunder way in the Mediterranean coun-tries, in Cuba, and all over North Amer-ica. The great seafarer will be honoredfor good reason, and the world will bereminded that, in opening shippingroutes between Europe and NorthAmerica, he altered the course of his-tory.

But it is not as discoverer of Amer-ica that Columbus should be honored.Helge and Anne Stine Ingstad, withthe help of the sagas, have locatedNordic settlements and artifacts onthe coast of North America which dateto Leif Erikson's time, 500 years beforeColumbus. Their book has just beenpublished, and the average citizenknows nothing about it. In the mindsof most people, Erikson appears as aheathen Viking, and the sagas countonly as primitive mythology. In fact wecan demonstrate today that the sagasare based on real experiences. Thetruth is that Erikson was a Christianfarmer, baptized by King Olav Trygg-vason in Catholic Norway and ap-pointed to take Christianity to Green-land. He was on a missionary expedi-tion when he discovered land west ofDavis Strait in the year 1000, whenSpain was still Moslem territory. Wehave strong indications that Columbuscalculated the width of the Atlantic notby guesswork but with solid knowl-edge of Erikson's expeditions and ofthe Scandinavian settlements on theother side.

Leif Erikson was aChristian farmer, bap-tized by KingOla vTryggvason in CatholicNorway.

The church played a key role inworld communications in medievaltimes. How many average citizens inAmerica-or in Norway, for that mat-ter-understand the importance ofthe church in the Scandinavian explo-rations of a thousand years ago? Howmany know that Erikson carried apriest on his ship, on orders of theking, or that the first Christian bap-tism in North America took placewhen Thorfinn Karlsefne's wife, Gud-run, bore the child Snorri in Vinland?

Christopher Columbus and Leif Erikson

It was not Columbus who raised thefirst cross in North America, but Erik-son, and the occasion was the burialof Thorvald Eriksen, who had beenkilled by the native North Americanskraelinger in Vinland. The first Amer-ican Christians were two skraelingerbaptized by Thorfinn Karlsefne andbrought to Greenland to learn Nor-wegian. Everybody knows that Colum-bus had close ties with the CatholicChurch. Some insist he visited Ice-land and heard about Greenland andVinland there. This may be true, butin any case his church at home wouldhave been already fully informedabout the Norse settlements west ofthe ocean.

Pope Adrian IV went to Norway in1153, while he was still a cardinal, toappoint an archbishop for the churchesin Iceland and Greenland; Greenlandalready had a resident bishop.Through the archbishop in Norway,regular communication between theVatican and the Christian populationin Greenland continued for 400 years.Pope Alexander III received an emis-sary from the people in Greenlandasking him for permission to marryrelatives closer than the seven degreesremoved which Papal edict prescribed;the Pope agreed when he heard thatit took 12 days to sail back to Europefor wives. In 1237, Pope Gregorywrote the archbishop agreeing to cer-tain modifications in the Holy Com-munion for Greenland: the congrega-tion would be permitted to drink beer,since wine was difficult to obtain, but

Horses grazing near the ruins of LeifErikson's farm, Brattahlid, in Greenland.

permission was denied for meat to beused instead of bread as the host.Pope John XXI in 1276 refused thearchbishop's plea to excuse him frompersonally going to Greenland to col-lect contributions for the crusades;however, in 1279 Nicholas III agreedto the sending of a deputy.

Correspondence between the Vati-can and Greenland continued into the15th century, as long as the Norsesettlements there were able to holdout in the face of threatening changesin climate and other adversities. In1448, Pope Nicholas V wrote the twobishops in Iceland requesting assist-ance for the Greenland congregationwhich had been sacked by pirates sothat only nine of 17 churches remained.The last known papal letter to theGreenland colony is dated 1492-thesame year that Columbus set sail onhis first Atlantic crossing.

Columbus found land exactly wherehe thought he would, where Erikson'ssuccessors in Greenland knew it was.Was that a coincidence? We do Chris-topher Columbus no favor by pictur-ing him as an adventurer who set sailon a wing and a prayer. He deserveshonor as a brave seafarer and a wise,methodical planner who had carefullygathered the available knowledge ofhis day. If one looks at it that way,there is room for celebrating bothEuropeans who brought the cross toAmerica-500 years apart. • 4

Last year lagmembers visitedpeople at the new,modern nursing home,Sigdalsheimen.

A personal letter (written June 20)appealing to 2nd-4th generationNorwegian-Americans to save its now vacantpredecessor, Sigdal Gamlehjem, from beingtorn down was written and forwarded toElaine Schulstad, former lag secretary, whoresponded by letter (July 5) that theOctober SAGA would carry this request.

It is controversial:opposes restoration;accompanying list ofrestoration as a "greatarrangements".

the town councilwhile many (anresidents) favor

place for cultural

Norwegians in the US sent gifts to old homecommunities in 1914 in connection with thecentennial of May 17, 1814--Norway'sConstitution. Such a gift was used inSigdal around 1920 toward this building.

This appeal foron a supporti ngHalstenrud whoStevne.

money and use of your namelist was made by Liv Kristin

attended the 1982 Fargo

You may make checks payable to SigdalGamlehjem Restoration and mail them to thelag treasurer by November 1 or you may sendthem c/o Liv Kristin Halstenrud, 3350Prestfoss, Norway. Please include yourcomplete address.

LIFE AT GAMLEHJEMIN '40S ERA TOLD

BY"UNDER NOREFJELL"

This will not be a fairv story, but aglimpse of hard reality. For us who livedunder the war, it was the struggle forexistance that we remember best. Theactivity at the Sigdal Old Folks Home canstand as a symbol for the considerationpeople showed during the war.

Nora N~ss, director and midwife, KristiBj~rnsjordet, cook, Gjertrud Velstad andElma Halstenrud, workers, and Carl Wik,furnace stoker and handyman--all lived atthe home along with 31 retired people. Ofthese, ten lived in the third story alongwith Per Flattum and Finn N~ss, and 21were on second floor, sometimes four in aroom.

Offices for the supply committee, six orseven, used the first floor.

When Kristi had time off, one of theothers had to fill in as cook. There wasonly one regularly in the kitchen, and allthose people had to be fed. There wasn'tan elevator, so everything had to becarried up the stairs.

When an old person was going to bathe, theindividual had to be carried in a "goldenchair" down to the only bathtub whichcould be used by anyone (including thisauthor) for one krone. But there wasalways enough warm water.

The house had only wood walls withoutinsulation, and the winters during the warwere very severe. At Sandsbraten and•Flagan temperatures dropped to -45 C.

Felling, transporting, cutting andsplitting wood provided much work in thecommunity. It was impressive to see thehills of wood which were needed to keepthe big house warm. The stoker had ademanding job, but in those days any jobwhich took place indoors was consideredgood. The wage was 25 kroner a month.

Nora could be out at night to bring fortha new inhabitant in Sig~al, but in themorning she would be at her post. Theemployees had night watch every 2nd or 3rdnight. They often went straight from workto watch. or from watch to the dailyroutine.· The days were filled with extraduties: the home was used for emergencyhelp with sickness and childbirth.

Self sufficiency was encouraged and someold people could help with gardening,potato peeling and dishwashing. Everyoneworked where help was needed. They caredfor four pigs and 20-30 chickens.Clothes washing was done by hand. It wasa great advantage when they got castbasins in place of the herring barrelsthey had been using. To make soap, theycooked lye with ashes from the centralfurnace. Worn clothes were repaired.Dyna covers were turned, and two sewn intoone. It was not easy to scrape togethernew ones.

The windows were shifted every spring andfall. Extra people came to help withslaughtering. The meat was ground up andquantities of meatballs were canned. Thehome grew vegetables, and there wereflowers by the foundation. Long rows .ofpotatoes had to be dug in the fall. Wlldberries were picked for jam and JUlce.There was also some hay. Anne Mollerudtook that. She had animals but littleland.Shouldn't all this employment be worth ahigh wage? The monthly wage was 70kroner. People in the community thoughtthe home's employees had it good, and madethe suggestion that Elma and Gjertrudshould take a month each without pay inthe wintertime to save the kommune 140kroner.

Per Flattum was the first daily supplycommittee leader, and he was replaced byFinn N~ss. Finn was not only the leaderof the supply committtee but also of theunderground group as well. He tells, aIcome strongly into the picture after· OlaHiassen was arrested. The home was, infact, a center for H.S. (hjemmestyrkenelwork. We had continuous meetings there,and in Skogheim, to discuss hiding placesfor men, weapons, and ammunition.a

Though they were not present in Sigdal inlarge numbers, the Germans requisitionedmany potatoes from the valley, but had noplace to store them. Two soldiers came tothe home to look for storage in thecellar. They searched until they came tothe furnace room where Carl's radio andrifle were hidden in a chest. Would youbelieve that one soldier sat down on thechest to make his notes? I thought, aIt'sgood that you don't know what's under yourrump!a

The radio in the cellar belonged to CarlWik. There was one in my room on thethird floor, and one in the loft. We werecompletely dependent on radio because ofthe broadcasts from London about theparachute drops. One broadcast I rememberwas aThe lamb is carried to the slaughterbench.a Don't let it go that way with theOld Home! To tear down the fine big houseto set up a business building would be ashame both for the place and thecommunity."(Excerpts from UNDER NOREFJELL Vol 2, No 1article by Trygve Kvisle; translator LeeRokke. l

CROWS' CASTLE HOLDSMAGIC IN FAIRY TALESAT I\RODEREN MUSEUM

Kr0dsherad is home to Norway's onlymuseum of fairy tales and folklore. Ona shadowy island in a giant woodencastle, which easily sparks theimagination, the fairy tales of theBrothers Grimm this year create magiclife in a labyrinth of rooms: SnowWhite and the Seven Dwarfs, Cinderella,Sleeping Beauty, Little Red RidingHood, and Hansel & Gretel.

"Fairy tales are the essential thingwith us. Last year we opened withNorwegian fairy tales. This year itis, then, those German pioneers, fairytale collectors and founders offolklore scholarship: the brothersJakob and Wilhelm Grimm," says IngvaldGranum, director of the Villa FridheimFoundation.

To shed light on fairy tales, use ismade of pictures, drawings, books andcarved figures prepared and organizedby Inger Anker and Lise Lyche.

This almost unbelievable wooden villanear Kr¢deren in Buskerud is, in itselfa fairy tale.

Built ii!.?arthe end of the last centuryby a lumber tycoon from Drammen, it hashad a varying existence as a privateresidence, a boarding house, barracks,internment or recreation facility--before deterioration actually raisedthoughts as late as 1980 of letting the"crows' castle" go up in smoke as afiremen's training exercise.

Then the national Council of Cultureand Antiquities came on the scene,along with enthusiastic souls such asGranum. In the course of five verybUSy years, the place was brought backon its feet.

Fairy tale castle VILLA FRIDHEIMlives on. Foundation chairmanIngvald Granum and manager AnnaGranum in front of the castle atKr~deren. (7/20/87, NYTT FRANORGE. Translation, DonGuttormson)

tEvemyrslolln Villa Fr..u.nm I~ ~. Stift~';"'ann IngvaJd GrQllNIff og dagliKkdn AnnaGranumforan slolln v.,/ KrtJd~rrn.(YO-JotO) . .

T rolsk krakeslatt ved Krsderener Norges eneste eventyrmuseumI Krtodshend Jigger Norges eneste eVeIIlyr- romlabyrint: «Sooebrit OIldv.rgene ••• «Aske-museum. Pi ell skyggerull &J i et rantasleR- pott ••• «Tome""", ••• «R8dhette OIl liven •• OIlgeode kjempeslott av Ire, er det i ir br••••reae «Hans OIlGrete...Grimms .venlyr 10m gir trolsk liv i en _k

- Hos oss er del eventyrene samer det helt vescotlige. I fjor ipne.vi med nonke folkeeventyT. I irer det altsAde lyske pionerene,eventyrsamleme OS uunn1cg-gerne av folkeminnevitenska·pen, brodrene Jakob OJ WilhelmGrimm. sifT formannen i stifle!-sen bak Villa Fridheim, IngvaldGranum.

For Abelyse eventyrene er de1tall i bruk lablAer,plan.jer. leg-

ninger, boker. filum-. utarheidelOS iscenesau av Inger Anker OJLise Lyche.

Denne nestC'n umulise t~vil.lac.n ved Kt8deren i Buskerucl,cr I sq: selv e1 event yr.

De. hie bygd mOl sluUen avfomge .Irhundre av en lrclast-dub fra Drammen. Villaen f•••.•Ie en omskiftendc tilvzrelse$Om pensjonat, priv•• boliJ. ka-

seme, inlemerinpsted, rekrea·sjOllIS.ed - f•••.forfallet fak.iskbrakte lanker fram •• ICJI'sam i1980 om , II obikeslotte" •••giopp imyk. som en brannevelse.

Da dukket KulturrAdet 01 an·tikvariske myndigheter opp,sammen med ildsjeler sam Ora·nurn. J lepet av fern mqet inn-salSfyl.e Ar ble s.ode. brakt pifote.

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DON and OLGA BERGLUND write from a new home near Fergus Falls, MN, thanking forthe SAGA as a housewarming remembrance. Don, as immediate past president, andOlga have hosted many friends and dignitaries over the years. From one, TORSTEINAASEN, a veritable "nissen", they continue to receive the Sigdal parish churchpaper.

Greetings from a number of members unable to attend the La Crosse stevne come tomind. A Wendell, MN, postmark brought LORAIN BERGEN's mission in focus. Hehelped re-activate the renowned Wendell Band for the town centennial. CAROL MEADEattended a wedding anniversary in California because she had served as a flowergirl when the pair married. Return trips were scheduled to Norway by EVELYNEVENSON and EUNICE HELGESON.

CLARA LARSEN attended Spring Grove, MN, homecoming festivities (which occur againin 1997) where several members chaired various activities June 25-28. A fewmembers were seen there Sunday following the La Crosse lag meeting, including DONGUTTORMSON, supervising entrants in a non-competitive 5K or 10K hike. Only bycompleting the walk can a person qualify to purchase gorgeous rosemaled medals.It's called folkemarsj (volksmarch) and is a concept known to most physically fitEuropeans.

MODUM - SIGDAL FOLKDANCERSand musicians toured inNorth Dakota at the timethe La Crosse stevne washeld. Pictured at thefinal performance Julv 4 atMoorhead. MN. were VidarFinnerud, Sigdal; Bjorg andGunnar L~vas, Kr~dsherad;and a US relativel OrvilleRuud. Somdahls, and CorrineJohnson also shared in theUS airport arrival June 24.

ORLIN NESS was given a farewell dinner by membersof Lakota, ND, Lutheran Church in August. He hasserved as pastor here for 20 years, and plans toretire close to relatives and friends in Minnesotain the Fisher - Crookston area.

Written in Norwegian, Under Norefjell is publishinghistorial articles for the third year. HavardSt~vern edits two issues annually for 90 NKr. or$14 postpaid. Send your check to the treasurer byNov. 1 or write Mr. 5t~vern directly, 3350Prestfoss, Norway.

lsaa PAIDMEMBERSAnsten, Tel fordBerg, HenryBerglund, Don & OlgaBisbee, ElveraBisbee, Mr. and Mrs. JohnDahlen, Ruth & HelmerErickson, EdnaGoettelman, RosellaHagen, George T. & EvelynHaugland, Leva & SamHolmberg, Mr. and Mrs. LeeJones, Evelyn & KennethLarson, Paul D.Mellum, Helen & DeaneMensing, Alice & FredMensing, KayNegaard, ClaraNeggen, ChristianNelson, MeliaNelson, Pauline & RobertRued, Gustav & MildredRuud, Milda & OrvilleRuud, Mildred & O'DellSchulstad, Elaine LeegardSkaim, Hazel AnstenSolum, JulieSolum, Sigurd J.Somdahl, Marilyn & NarvelSomdahl, SonjaSund, Gladys & Russell

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EINAR GERHARDSEN. 90, former postwar reconstruction prime minister in Norway diedSaturday, September 19, 1987. He is credited as the chief architect of theminimum pension system for retirees, with free hospital treatment and improvedunemployment compensation. He was mayor of Oslo when Norway was invaded April 9,1940. Following his liberation from a concentration camp in May, 1945, hereturned to that office.

He served as prime minister 1945-1951, duringNATO, and again from 1955-1965. He retired fromBrundtland spoke to the nation, calling himpersonality of the 20th c~ntury."

which Norway became a member ofpolitics in 1972. PM Gro Harlem

"the most towering Norwegian

Please note a correction from the May, 1987 issue: Burial for ELLA HAZELTON wasat Lakeside Cemetery, RIChwood, MN, April 8, 1987 (not Richwood Lutheran ChurchCemetery)

HELl- \'ESTEI~HEI,\\ Fill.l.n~SI( SITES II liS

Vesterheim Landmarks Committee isasking vou to send information aboutsites that have/had a Norwegianpresence or influence in the US.(Buildings, monuments, markers, formersites, grave yards, artwork, decor,library collections, institutions, andother items)

Tom Clemens, chairperson, wrote the lagso that local happenings and sitescould be identified. By June 524sites had been listed.

Please help, if you can provideinformation requested, mail to TomClemens, 1320 3rd Ave. NE, Aberdeen, SD57401

5. Contact person/organization/agencyand address (for site):

6. Person with additional siteinformation:

7. list any Norwegian Americanorganizations, events, businesses,activities, or publications in yourarea. Enclose brochures, flyers, orclippings.

There will be diamondsin your future.

If you do the spadework now.

This issue is being sent to current andrecently lapsed members, and to otherswith ancestry in Sigdal, Eggedal, andKr~dsherad, Norway.

(Jan-Dec)later one

SAGA isw/minorfor $8$20 in

Dues are now receivable for1988 unless this date or aappears on the address label.sent to sing les or familieschildren at the same addressannually, OR 3 years forUS/Canada. Elsewhere: $9 or $22

To MURIEL HOFF, Treas., 3512 White BearAve., White Bear Lake, MN 55110.Enclosed is $________ in payment ofSigdal Lag dues. Membership cards willbe sent.

Zip For gift memberships inyour name, please use a separate pieceof paper for recipient's name & address.Total enclosed $ _

You mav recognizeSIGDAL GAMLEHJEMif you havevisited Sigdal.It has not hadoccupants for someyears, and adebate rages onwhether it shouldbe saved andrestored or torndown.

1987-1988 OFFICERS are Pres., Marilyn Somdahl, 10129 Goodrich Circle, Bloomington,MN 55437; VP-1, Orville Ruud, 10709 Morgan, Bloomington, MN 55431; VP-2, DonGuttormson, Route 2, Spring Grove, MN 55974; Genealogist & VP-3, Lee Rokke, 10409Ewing, Bloomington, MN 55431; Sec., Marion Matson, Box 26, Comfrey, MN 56019;Treas., Muriel Hotf, 3512 White Bear Avenue, White Bear Lake, MN 55110; Past Pres.,Don Berglund, Route 3, Box 1760, Fergus Falls, MN 56537

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Mari Iyn Somdahl10129 Goodrich CircleBloomington, MN 55437