Thank you, Reina. This is all new information for me. Bill

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From: "Reinapol" <[email protected]>
Newsgroups: soc.genealogy.nordic
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, February 07, 2008 10:50 PM
Subject: Looking for Info on Olaf Aslaksen Skare a.k.a. Scarvie ...

Hi Reina,
I am looking for both. First, I want to know what motivated my forebears to
emigrate to America, where and how they established themselves, and how they
and their children lived. Second, I want to trace their ancestral lines in
Norway.
Bill

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From: "Reinapol ...

I am looking for information and descendents of Olaf Aslaksen Skare, oldest
son of Aslak Olsen Skare and Sigred Saamundsdatter Vraali. Olaf was born in
1849 at Kvieseid, Telemark, Norway and died in 1917 at Minneapolis,
Minnesota. His family name was changed to Scarvie after emigration. I ...

My father's ancestors emigrated to the United States from Telemark, Norway.
I have several municipality or parish citations using the following names:
Heddal, Hitterdal, Hitterdals, Hjertdals. I also have one map of Telemark municipalities, which was originally posted on the Johan Borgos website ...