Hi - I just found information about my grandfather who came to the United States from Norway. I did a google search with the location of his birth and your blog came up. If you have a moment, could you let me know a little about Jostedal, Sogn. Is it a big area? Would you happen to know of an area called (not even sure this is the name of an area, though): Fossen, Jostedal, Sogn or Jostedal kyrkje, Luster, Sogn.
My grandfather also came from this area. I would love to know more. I have seen your lovely photos and know I am probably related in some way. My grandfather came to South Dakota in 1905. Thank! Mar Kohl
My relatives (ancestors) family farm is just north of Gjerde. This was a lovely find to get a sense of Norway at/just before 1900: https://mashable.com/2016/12/10/people-of-sogndal/. Some of these are of Jostedal, some a valley over. The photos of Nils Olsson Reppen. I've read that this has been a sparsely populated valley (Jostedal/Gjerde), but that there's quite a bit of documentation (trying to find) and quite a bit about the farms with which families are associated.
Family history books (farms): http://luster.custompublish.com/luster-farm-and-family-history-bygdebooks.6029973-394422.html. You can order them in US through: http://www.nagcnl.org/store/.
I have always been interested in history and a couple of years ago I started to explore my own heritage. On this blog you`ll find old pictures of my family, the farm and the valley of Jostedal. Some people may find it interesting - some not....
Location: Gjerde, Jostedal, Sogn og Fjordane, Norway
Hei=)
Eg heite Karin, bur i Jøstedalen... er mjølkebonde, brukar pengane mine på hest og er av og til hotell-kokke :)
I`m a girl living in the western part of Norway, smack dab in the middle of the glaciers and the fjords. Dairyfarmer,hobby: horses...
"bla, bla`s"...
But other than that life is just peachy:)
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Hi -
I just found information about my grandfather who came to the United States from Norway. I did a google search with the location of his birth and your blog came up. If you have a moment, could you let me know a little about Jostedal, Sogn. Is it a big area? Would you happen to know of an area called (not even sure this is the name of an area, though): Fossen, Jostedal, Sogn
or Jostedal kyrkje, Luster, Sogn.
Thank you!
Diane Fossen
By Dremaz, at 5:03 PM
My grandfather also came from this area. I would love to know more. I have seen your lovely photos and know I am probably related in some way. My grandfather came to South Dakota in 1905. Thank! Mar Kohl
By MKOHL, at 8:35 AM
My relatives (ancestors) family farm is just north of Gjerde. This was a lovely find to get a sense of Norway at/just before 1900: https://mashable.com/2016/12/10/people-of-sogndal/. Some of these are of Jostedal, some a valley over. The photos of Nils Olsson Reppen. I've read that this has been a sparsely populated valley (Jostedal/Gjerde), but that there's quite a bit of documentation (trying to find) and quite a bit about the farms with which families are associated.
By Unknown, at 9:41 AM
Family history books (farms): http://luster.custompublish.com/luster-farm-and-family-history-bygdebooks.6029973-394422.html. You can order them in US through: http://www.nagcnl.org/store/.
By Unknown, at 11:06 AM
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