Between 1839 and 1920 there were nearly 5000 people who emigrated from SIGDAL, EGGEDAL and KRØDSHERAD
to America. The Sigdalslag wants to gather as much information as possible to learn what has happened
to the descendants of these immigrants. The Lag constantly receives letters from Norway, the U. S. and
Canada, asking for our help in locating people. This survey and the resulting file forms the database
that enables us to answer the requests.
This will be a reference tool for people on both sides of the Atlantic. You should be aware that copies
are given to the Sigdal og Eggedal Museum in Prestfoss, Norway, to the Norwegian-American Historical
Association in Northfield, Minnesota, and to the Vesterheim Genealogical Center in Madison Wisconsin.
Please complete the form to tell us about your family. The first part is for information about the
original immigrant only. The second part is for the descendants, each generation in order.
We are not collecting ancestors, just descendants of the immigrants.
Leave blank what you cannot, or prefer not to answer, but the more detailed the answers, the more valuable
the record. Please be especially careful about the names. Use full names if possible: First, Patronymic
and Farm, or First Middle & Last. If the children used different last names than the parents, please
indicate that. Include dates where possible. If you need more space, please send a separate email to
Lee Rokke.
If you have old letters, diaries, family histories, pictures or property that would be of interest to
genealogists, please tell us about it so that the information can be kept on file. Perhaps 50 years from
now your grandchildren will need to know where they can find more information about you.
The questions in Part 1 are to be answered with reference to the FIRST IMMIGRANT ONLY. If you have more
than one person to report on, please return to fill out this form again. In the case where more than one
generation came at one time use the oldest person as the first immigrant and mark the other immigrants with
an *.
First Name (In Norway):
Patronymic Name (In Norway):
Farm Name (In Norway):
First Name (In America):
Middle Name (In America):
Last Name (In America):
Birth Date:
Birth Place:
Death Date:
Death Place:
Marriage Date:
Marriage Place:
Spouse's Full Name:
Spouse's Birth Date:
Spouse's Birth Place:
Spouse's Death Date:
Children Born In Norway (full names and dates if possible):
Children Born In America (full names and dates if possible):
Immigration Year:
Transportation and Route:
Others who came at same time:
Names of family or friends who were already in America:
Original Settlement Place:
Did they move? Where? When?:
Did they homestead? Where?:
Occupation in Norway:
Occupation in America:
Military Service:
Public Service:
Church Affiliation:
Is there a family tradition about what life was like in Norway? Explain:
What was life like in the America?:
Part 2
Fill out each succeeding generation after the first immigrant.
