… was held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
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The Rolvaag Writing Cabin – where Ole Rolvaag wrote some of his novels, including “Giants in the Earth”
Old Eggers School
Tour guide discussing the history of the Beaver Creek Lutheran Church
Altar of the Beaver Creek Lutheran Church
Berdahl-Rolvaag House, originally the home of the parents of Ole Rolvaag’s wife
Butterflies at the Sertoma Butterfly House
Butterflies at the Sertoma Butterfly House
Plaque at Old Nidaros Church in South Dakota
Old Nidaros Church
East Nidaros Cemetery in South Dakota
“Call of the Lur” by Kari Lette Pilestad Hoghaug of Hadeland, Norway
Fiddle music by Bill Peterson and Company
Geraldine Goes In Center talked about events leading to the Wounded Knee massacre from a Native American perspective
Lynn Skadeland and genealogist Lee Rokke
Shirley Augustine and David Rokke
Rosella Goettelman (right) helping with genealogy requests
Verlyn Anderson spoke of writing a family history
The Sigdalslag banner, presented to the lag in 1914 by the Sigdal Kommune in Norway, was proudly displayed
Marilyn Somdahl in her bunad
Earl Knutson modeling his bunad
Rosella Goettelman wearing her bunad
Judy Sosted and Earl Knutson during the business meeting
Carol Meade
Past and present lag officers
David Rokke locating his ancestral farm in Norway
Don Skadeland talks about visitng relatives in Norway
Earl and Betty Knutson display Sigdalslag logo shirts
Current and past Sigdalslag presidents in attendance