What a fascinating site. So many familiar names and places. My maternal Great-Grandparents were Lars and Anna Ekse, when reading down to the "in Norwegian only" section, the Big Canoe Settlement is where my mother's family settled. The Fadness Folkedahl Sanderson lineage are all related. Family areas in Norway are Berdal, Ekse, Voss, Sognefjord area, Hamre, Hove; and keep learning of more. It is so exciting to read other Guestbook entries and see familiar family names. My mother, Ellen Sanderson Simonson, grew up in Decorah, Iowa. She did much geneology research and I've begun to continue her work. Thank you all.