[1/2] 1968 Norwegian Report in Coon Valley, Wisconsin, USA about Norwegian immigrants 

My great, great great Grandfather (Anders Engebretson) bought 80 acres on March 10 1868from Peder A and Olea Oslie. He combined it with 14 acres that he already owned. The land became the Village of Coon Valley and eventually housed the the Coon Valley grade school. His daughter and her husband bought land just outside of the village and build what they named the Karlanna farm. The farm remained in our family until about 1979, when my grandfather Nels Neprud passed away.

A couple of misunderstandings in the English translation. "Småbruker" is not a householder but one having a small farm. Sometimes owned, sometimes as a sort of tenant.. "Klokker" is not a watchmaker but sexton. Sometimes in Norway called a church singer.

In Scotland they called the small tenant farmers crofters. Much the same as «husmenn» in Norway.

Dialekten er fantastisk!

This was a wonderful insight into replanted Norwegian rural lifestyle, yeah, cant imagine living too far from mountans hillls and valleys... So heartwarming. Though I was a bit surprised Erik Bye didnt understand the word "pøik" (pjokk)... Jaja.