Above photo: Northwood Park, Northwood ND, Summer 1965
(~1940) Pictured Left to Right: Seated: Nils Meland, Reuben Meland, June (Meland) Tangen, Marie (Olson) Meland.
Standing: Muriel (Meland) Olson, Noren Meland, Donald Meland, Wesley Meland, Helen (Arline) (Meland) Kenny, Verna (Meland) McNeil.
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Story by Roald
ole-thorsen1 History of my great-grandfather Ole Thorsen b.1817 – from Limmesand, Vik i Sogn Ole was number 6 in a group of 8 siblings – five boys and three girls. (Within 17 years) The siblings were: Anna 1806 (d.1813 7 years), Nils 1808, Sjur 1810, Brita 1815, Peder 1816, Ole 1817, Randi 1821 and Johannes…
A little American history
A little American history. (From Roald Petter Aarbekk in Norway) Written on March 27, 2020 Bertheus Olson traveled to America in 1887 with his brother and sister. Two years later he got his wife Anna and daughter Signe Kristine over to America. Bertheus was a good and hard working family father, my mother Kristofa used…
New data from Roald in Norway
5-familiesl.bok-Ole-og-Mett 5-familiesl.bok-Ole-og-Mett Also some pictures from Roald:
Travel from Norway in 1892
The following was provided by Roald Petter Aarbekk America Travel 1892 In the church book for Hol / Tjeldsund in Lødingen, Norway one can read that one company of 10 people take out certificate of relocation to North Dakota in the United States May 20, 1892. The people are: 1. Petter Jentoft Larsen born 1865…
Message from Roald Petter Aarbekk
Hi Melands family. Here is my grandmother’s American history in 1892 and pictures from visiting about 1985. My wife and I now travel to North Dakota in July to see my family’s emigration site 127 years ago. Muriel and June in Norway (about 1985) Also see the family tree information here: Familieslektsbok Ole og Mette…
Donald Meland Memorial Service
Friday, January 15th, 2016 Larimore, ND
Fun day at Long Lake in MN
We had a fun day at Long Lake near Vergus, MN at Scott and Cindy’s Lake Cabin. Mitch, Britney, and Zachary were visiting from AZ. Reuben and Aldene, Jeff and Susan and Paul, and Jerry and Kay Flom were also there along with Scott, Cindy, Michaela, McKenzie, and Brady Meland…
Muriel, Verna, and Noren
Muriel, Verna, and Noren at Arnold McNeal’s memorial service in Larimore, ND on November 6, 2014
Arnold McNeal Memorial Service
Arnie’s memorial service on Thursday, November 6, 2014 in Larimore, ND.
Nils Meland Homestead
ON THIS MAP, GRANDPA Nils MELAND HOMESTEADED SECTION 6 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VANK HOOK BAY. THE LINES DRAWN ARE EXISTING OIL WELLS UNDER THE LAKE.
Boston Trip August 2013 Jeff Susan Paul
A short video of some of our Boston trip. Paul attended Berklee College of Music Five Week Music Program.
The passenger manuscript from the SS Baltic sailing from Liverpool England to New York, april 2nd, 1910 check out line 10. It is Nils Meland, from Stavanger, his sponsor is in Leeds, ND. (Picture Found by Rick Meland)
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