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Sivert and Guru Berg<\/h1>\n
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Pioneers of Minnehaha County.\u00a0They a<\/strong><\/span>rrived in Sioux Falls on July 26, 1869<\/strong> and homesteaded in section 29 of Mapleton township. The 6th generation of their descendants still live there.\u00a0<\/span>Here\u2019s another link to to same photo above as seen in the \u201cPioneers of Minnehaha County\u201d\u00a0LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

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  1. Sivert\u00a0 b.1823-d.1904<\/span><\/li>\n
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    Sivert Berg holding grandsons Sivert and Ole Maurice in 1897<\/h3>\n
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    Sivert and grandsons Sivert and Ole Maurice 1897<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

    These were the children of his only surviving child.<\/strong> All of the Berg’s had to endure the deaths of children. 4 of Sivert’s 5 children died young. Only Karen “Carrie” Erickson<\/strong> lived to an old age. Jens had 3\u00a0daughters and only Maria “Schjodt”<\/strong> lived to an old age.<\/div>\n
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    Lightning Rod Berg Home<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    One of Sivert’s sons, also named Sivert, died when he was struck by lightning<\/strong>. He was about 15 years old and standing inside the home near a window watching the storm.<\/p>\n

    They didn’t have lightning rods, but after that,\u00a0there were installed\u00a0on the home.\u00a0Here’s one on the southern end in 1903. There was another one on the northern end.<\/p>\n

    A daughter\u00a0of Jens named Karen or “Carrie” died of diphtheria at the age of 10<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

    The father of Sivert’s wife lived next door and died in a snowstorm <\/strong>only one year after he moved there. He was buried on his land, and it became the Berg Cemetery.<\/p>\n

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    Sivert Berg Family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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    Jens Berg Family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Sivert Berg clock (Sivert’s father)<\/h2>\n
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    You can read: \u201c Sivert Berg Meraker\u201d on the face of the clock. According to the Stj\u00f8rdalsboka, Sivert\u2019s father was a watchmaker.<\/strong>\u00a0 The\u00a0Mer\u00e5ker Historical Society<\/a>\u00a0recently bought this clock and will place it on display in the museum in Pulden.<\/div>\n

    1.\u00a0Here\u2019s a link to the article.\u00a0\u00a0LINK<\/a><\/p>\n

    2. New article.\u00a0\u00a0LINK<\/a>
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    More Clock Photos<\/span>
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    Thanks to Trudy Dekeuster for these photos of the Sivert Berg Clock!\u00a0 She traveled to Norway this past June and was able to visit Meraker and see the clock. This is not where the clock will live. It\u2019s only temporary while they find a good spot for it. Now they are attempting to discover who the clock was originally made for.
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    View 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 View 2\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 View 3\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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    Sivert and Guro Berg In\u00a0Norway<\/span>
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    Berg Family Tree<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

    Sivert Sivertsen Berget<\/strong> was born March 3, 1823 in\u00a0<\/span>\u00d8vre St\u00f8rdalen<\/a>\u00a0(now Mer\u00e5ker), Norway.\u00a0 His Wife Guro Eystensdatter<\/strong> was born in 1835 in Lilleelvdalen (now\u00a0<\/span>Alvdal<\/a>), Norway.\u00a0<\/span>
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    They were married on June 20, 1861.<\/span><\/strong>
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      Sivert’s last name was Berget because he was living on the Berget farm. I’ll have to look into this, but I believe it was a sub-farm of a larger one. Evjen I think.\u00a0<\/span>The name Berg is a shortened version of Berget and comes from Norwegian naming practices at the time.\u00a0<\/span>Norwegian naming practices<\/a>
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      In 1801\u00a0Sivert\u2019s Father & Grandfather<\/strong>\u00a0are living on the Berget Farm.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>\u00a0to 1801 census.
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      View of Meraker from the Alpinsenter<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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      In 1865<\/strong>\u00a0Sivert (age 43), wife Guru (age 31), son Sivert (age 5) and daughter Maria (age 2) are living\u00a0on the farm. Sivert\u2019s occupation is Saugmester (Master Sawmiller). They had 4 cattle, 4 sheep and also farmed mixed grain and potatoes.
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      Sivert’s father (age 66) is retired and a widower. His two daughters Mali (age 26) and Berit (age 40) are also living with them. Berit’s\u00a0son Anton Johansen<\/strong> (age 13) is also living with them. His steamer trunk is pictured below. Berit is listed as being mentally ill.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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      1. LINK<\/a>\u00a0to 1865 census.
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      2. The crop references in the census – ie: Mixed grain 1\/2 and Potatoes 4 – are not showing acreage.\u00a0 These numbers are referring to yield by ton.<\/strong>\u00a0 If you’re interested, here’s a link to a more detailed discussion of the measurements.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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        Sister Berit\u2019s Epilepsy<\/span>
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        There’s only 4 entries you could make under illness.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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        1. b<\/strong> = blind = blind
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        2. d<\/strong> = d\u00f8v\/d\u00f8vstum = deaf\/deafmute
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        3. s<\/strong> = sinnssyk\/sinnssvak = mentally ill
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          Under Illness, Berit is marked \u201cs\u201d. We know from the book \u201cPioneer History\u201d that… “She died of a falling disease (Folde Syge) being found of brother Jens, lying over a chest.”<\/strong> Epilepsy was known as the falling disease and I believe it was viewed as a mental disease in the 19th century.\u00a0 Berit was an unwed mother. Anton was her only son. After her death, he moved to the west coast. When he came back to visit, he was stricken with heart attack and died at his Uncle’s place.<\/strong> (Jens). <\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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          Anton J. (Berg) Aspaas died 11\/12\/1887<\/strong> and is buried in Berg Cemetery.
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          Anton’s<\/strong> Steamer Trunk<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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          1. It reads\u00a0“Anton J Berg \u2022 Sioux City, Iowa, North Amerika \u2022 via Milwaukee”<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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            Sivert Berg\u2019s Steamer Trunk<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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            1. It reads “Sivert Berg \u2022 To Redwing, Goodhue Co., Minnesota”
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              Why did they decide to leave Norway?
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              Between 1825 and 1925, more than 800,000 Norwegians immigrated to America\u2014about one-third of Norway’s population<\/strong>. With the exception of Ireland, no single country contributed a larger percentage of its population to America than Norway.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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              1. There\u2019s a good article here:\u00a0<\/span>Why They Left and Why They Came<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                Probably the biggest reason they came to America was LAND.<\/strong> It was in short supply in Norway at the time. If it was available at all\u00a0 it was very expensive. The Homestead Act<\/strong> was signed into law on May 20, 1862 by President Abraham Lincoln.\u00a0 It promised freehold title of up to 160 acres<\/strong> (1\/4 section) of undeveloped land and only required three simple steps:
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                1. file an application<\/li>\n
                2. improve the land
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                3. file for deed of title<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

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                  Emigration To America<\/h1>\n

                  Why wasn’t Jens in the 1865 Norwegian census?<\/strong> Because he was the first to emigrate. They might have been waiting for the Civil War to end. Only a month after\u00a0Lee surrendered to Grant<\/strong>,\u00a0Jens and his family leave Trondheim May 14, 1865<\/strong> on the ship \u201cBergen\u201d. They arrive in Quebec, Canada on July 3, 1865.<\/strong> <\/span><\/p>\n

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                    2 years later <\/strong>Sivert and his family followed.<\/p>\n

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                    The ship “Neptunus”<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                    They left Trondheim\u00a0May 2, 1867<\/strong>\u00a0on the ship \u201cNeptunus\u201d bound for Quebec, Canada and arrived on June 19, 1867<\/strong>.
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                    1. “Neptunus” image\u00a0belongs to the Sverresborg Tr\u00f8ndelag Folkemuseum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>
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                      Passenger list<\/strong> with Sivert and Guru Berg.\u00a0<\/span>
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                      1. Norway Heritage Link
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                      2. Digital Arkivet Link<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                        This ship was the first <\/strong>to be listed in the Trondheim police emigration protocols.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

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                        1. Explantion here.<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                          From Quebec, they took another ship to Milwaukee and then traveled\u00a0to Goodhue County, Minnesota.<\/strong> Sivert\u2019s brother Jens, his sister Berit and her son Anton lived nearby.\u00a0 <\/span>
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                          In the spring of 1868<\/strong>, John O. Langness and Sivert and Gullick Kringen started west to find a place suitable to organize a colony. They liked\u00a0the Sioux Valley, in Dakota Territory, so they\u00a0returned\u00a0to Minnesota and in\u00a0the fall of 1868,<\/strong> they\u00a0brought\u00a0a large number of Norwegians back to start claiming land. <\/span>Jens Berg was one of them.<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

                          Sivert’s family and many more followed the next year. According to the book \u201cPioneer History\u201d the group arrived on\u00a0a very specific date. July 26, 1869.<\/strong>\u00a0Sivert, Jens and their brother in-law Esten Eggen\u00a0all\u00a0lived next to each other and homesteaded sections 29, 30, 31 & 32 in Mapleton township.\u00a0<\/span>
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                          Homestead Records<\/h2>\n

                          \"\"<\/a>When the Bergs reached Sioux Falls they each acquired 160 acres – and more.\u00a0Jens and Sivert were married to two women who were sisters.<\/strong>\u00a0Their brother’s name was Esten Eggen<\/strong>. He farmed the land just south of them. His son was named Esten E. Moen<\/strong>.
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                          1893 map showing Bergs, Eggen and Moen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                          Sivert Berg Land Patent for 160 acres\u00a0<\/span>issued August 8, 1878.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>
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                          Sivert Berg Land Patent for 40 acres\u00a0<\/span>issued June 25, 1890.\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>
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                          Sivert Berg’s entire Land Patent Case Files<\/strong> are on the Homestead Files page. LINK<\/a>
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                          His Land Patent\u00a0states Sivert built two\u00a0houses, dug a well, built a stable and planted about 600 forest trees<\/strong>. One of houses was most likely a sod house, and the other is still there as the basement of the current farmhouse. A \u00a0direct descendant of Sivert’s is still living in the home. It has been home to\u00a05 generations of his descendants.<\/span><\/p>\n

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                          \"\"<\/a>Sivert Berg Land 1903 and 2010<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                          This map is part of an early Farmers\u2019 Directory.\u00a0<\/span>
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                          Sivert Land 2010<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n
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                          What did the house look like 34 years after they arrived?<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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                          Here it is in 1903. Click the photo above to go to a page about it. (In my old site right now)<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

                          “History of Minnehaha County”<\/h2>\n

                          You can read through a lot of stories about the Pioneers online. “History of Minnehaha County” by Dana R. Bailey is a very interesting read.\u00a0<\/span>There are biography entries for both Jens and Sivert.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

                          “History of Minnehaha County”<\/a>
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                          In the spring of 1868<\/strong>, John O. Langness and Sivert and Gullick Kringen started west, from Minnesota, to find a place suitable to organize a colony. They found no place that suited them so well as the Sioux Valley, and returning to Minnesota they came back in the fall, bringing with them a large number of Scandinavians, among whom were the following:<\/strong>\u00a0…\u00a0<\/span>Jens Berg<\/span><\/strong>…<\/span>\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

                          \u201cPioneer History: Norwegian pioneers\u201d<\/span><\/h2>\n

                          Pioneer history: Minnehaha County’s Norwegian pioneers: history from the year 1866 to 1896.\u00a0<\/span>
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                          1. Jens and Ellen Berg, Sivert and Guro Berg NEW<\/a>\u00a0 in English
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                          2. Jens and Ellen Berg, Sivert and Guro Berg OLD<\/a>\u00a0in Norwegian
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                          3. Jens and Ellen Berg, Sivert and Guro Berg OLD<\/a>\u00a0in Norwegian
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                            Sivert the Toastmaster<\/span><\/h2>\n

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                            Thought this was kind of cool because it’s the only quote\u00a0we have from\u00a0Sivert<\/strong>. Someone actually thought it was clever and memorable enough to write down. The story begins with\u00a0the first couple to have a Golden Wedding Anniversary in Minnehaha county<\/strong>. Paul and Ingeborg Kvermo.\u00a0 A grand celebration was held and Sivert Berg served as the Toastmaster. The quote pictured above is the original Norwegian text. It roughly translates to “Now you must draw your knife and\u00a0save life”.
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                            1. English version.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>
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                            2. Norwegian version.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

                              Paul & Ingeborg Kvernmoe
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                              Paul and Ingeborg Kvernmoe<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                              Paul was an interesting character.\u00a0<\/span>From \u201cPioneer History\u201d pg. 285:
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                              Paul was sort of a die-hard, a hardy, sturdy fellow: never used underpants<\/strong>, but long socks fastened below the knees with homemade garters that the ladies wove on a miniature loom in the Wintertime. Once upon a time his sister Beret had woven cloth and wanted to give him so he could make himself underclothes or underwear, but he answered \u201cYou can give that to Thomas he needs it worse.\u201d<\/p>\n

                              Once he had a sore on his lower lip<\/strong> that wouldn\u2019t heal and for fear it would turn to cancer he took the bowie knife and cut out a piece of his lip<\/strong>. The cure worked and his lip healed.<\/p>\n

                              \"kvermo-1\"<\/a>\"kvermo-2\"<\/a><\/p>\n

                              What Happened To Sivert\u2019s Father in Norway?<\/h2>\n

                              From “Heim og Slekt – Brukere 1865” (Home and Family Users 1865) Next owners of Berget farm in 1865.\u00a0 When they emigrated in 1867 sister Mali Sivertsdatter Berget and husband Ole Pedersen Tr\u00f8bakk took over the farm<\/strong> and took care of Mali’s father, Sivert Sivertsen until his death in 1870.\u00a0 They emigrated in 1875 and the farm was sold to Ingebrigt Jonassen Strigsve.<\/span><\/p>\n

                              Guru\u2019s Brother and Parents<\/span><\/h2>\n
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                              Esten Jonson Volden Family<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                              Sivert\u2019s wife was Guro.\u00a0 Her sister Ellen was married to Jens.<\/strong> \u00a0Their parents and brother made the trip to America as well.\u00a0 Guru\u2019s mother Kari died in Goodhue county, Minnesota on 29 Aug 1871. She was buried at Holden Lutheran Church on 17 Sept. 1871. Her brother Esten Eggen and Sivert\u2019s brother Jens Berg made the trip back to Goodhue to bring “Old Esten” out to the new homesteads. Here’s their story:<\/strong>
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                              1. Esten C. Eggen and Wife Guru<\/a>
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                                Here\u2019s a link to Eysten Johnsen and wife Kari in Mer\u00e5ker on the farm: Volden S\u00f8ndre.
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                                1. 1865 Census<\/a>
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                                  Esten Jonson Headstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                                  Esten is buried in Berg Cemetery as Esten Jonson. He froze to death in a blizzard on 7 Jan 1873<\/strong>.\u00a0 Esten Eggen and his wife are there as well.<\/span><\/p>\n

                                  1. Esten E. Eggen.\u00a0<\/span>Born: 1830.\u00a0<\/span>Died: 17 May 1901<\/span><\/p>\n

                                  2. Guru (Gurie) O. Eggen. \u00a0<\/span>Born: 1827\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0 Died: 1917<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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                                  Esten Moan and Esten Eggen headstone<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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                                  Berg Cemetery
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                                  Thanks to George Carlson for this page from<\/p>\n

                                  the Old Nidaros Church 125 anniversary booklet<\/p>\n

                                  published in 1993. Fun to read!<\/p>\n

                                  Guru & Elen\u2019s Brother\u00a0<\/span>Esten Eggen\u00a0<\/span><\/h3>\n
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                                  Esten Eggen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

                                  \u201cAccording to a typed letter from the donor this photo of Esten Eggen of Baltic depicts a humorous image of him, since he did not smoke and could not play the violin\u201d<\/em>
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                                  Siouxland Heritage Museum.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a><\/p>\n


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                                  How long did an immigrant have to work to pay for their trip over?<\/h2>\n

                                  From \u201cThe Old Church\u201d A short history of Nidaros Congregation from it\u2019s founding in the year 1868.\u00a0\u00a0 By H.A. Ustrud\u00a0\u00a0 \u2022\u00a0\u00a0 Published May, 1926\u00a0 \u2022 Preface of book\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0LINK
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                                  NOTE: A lot of \u201cNewcomers\u201d from Norway were arriving and needed to pay for their journey over.\u00a0 Here\u2019s an excerpt from \u201cThe Old Church\u201d that talks about how long they needed to work to pay for the journey.\u00a0<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

                                  Most of the Newcomers were young people, who went into service among their fellow parishers …\u00a0 several newcomer girls and boys were put to work.\u00a0 Many of these worked to pay for their trip over.\u00a0 The prevalent contract was one year for the boys and a little longer for the girls.\u00a0 That was because Uncle Sam passed a law which forbid contract labor.\u00a0 Not all were satisfied with the law, and that time was later often spoken of, as the slave-time.\u00a0 But, when all is taken into consideration, their situation wasn’t the worst.\u00a0 They went to a school, entered into affairs here in America, and worked themselves forward so that many of them became the most respected people in the country.<\/p>\n

                                  Berg One Room Schoolhouse<\/h2>\n

                                  District 17 was formed April 4, 1876 and a one room school house was built on Jens Berg\u2019s land.\u00a0 Elections were also held there.\u00a0 Jens Berg died December 27, 1902.\u00a0 Three years later his widow Ellen and their daughter Maria Jensdatter Berg Schjodt donated 1\/2 acre to the county.\u00a0 All of the Ericksons attended school there until it closed in 1957.\u00a0 Karen Berg\u2019s daughter Gertrude ERICKSON Lofgren became a grade school teacher.\u00a0 A new grade school was built northwest of the location in Renner.\u00a0 The names Renner and Berg were combined for the new RenBerg School.
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                                  There is a new book out that some may be interested in.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\u201cRural Schools of Minnehaha County 1871-1971\u201d,\u00a0 by Celia Benson.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>LINK<\/a>
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                                  Jens Berg Obit
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