"Norwegians, Swedes and More Book Three: Olson-Finstad" by Loren H. Amundson.
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ISBN 978-1-58939-705-7. $14.95. Softcover. 288 Pages. Norwegians, Swedes and More provides a synopsis of our ancestral family components; Norwegians and Swedes as well as those of French, German, English, and Canadian descent by way of the St. Lawrence Seaway in Quebec and upstate New York. Part I, Destination Dakota Territory, describes Loren's multifaceted family from all of the above backgrounds and finds them as homesteaders in Minnehaha County, "Dakota" [Dakota Territory, South Dakota]. Part II, Norway to Minnesota, is "all Norwegian" and finds Mavis' families homesteading in Lac qui Parle County in west central Minnesota, where they reached their final Vesterheim. This book is the third of six about these families, each containing the same core of material to set the stage for individual family presentations. Book Three provides descriptions and stories about Olson - Finstad ancestors and descendants of Mavis' families after beginning their lives in Hallingdal and Eidsvoll areas of Norway. ABOUT THE AUTHOR Loren H. Amundson is a fifth-generation native of Colton, Minnehaha County, South Dakota. Great-great-grandparents rest in five cemeteries in the county with many of their descendants in these cemeteries and others. He has spent all but five years of his life as a resident of his home state, and the last forty back in Minnehaha County. Dr. Amundson is not new to writing and publishing. His long career in clinical family practice and academic family medicine allowed him the opportunity to create educational programs, conduct clinical research projects, and edit and publish medical quarterlies. From these activities came over fifty peer-reviewed chapters and papers in refereed medical journals and books. He retired as professor emeritus of family medicine from the USD School of Medicine in 1996, having founded the department. Since then he and his Minnesota born-and-raised wife Mavis have traveled widely in addition to being co-cheerleaders with their two children and spouses for many academic, arts and sports endeavors of their five grandchildren, most now young adults. In the waning years of the twentieth century, family genealogy became a way of life for him. These combined family studies portend a series of six books written to tell their stories. Welcome to Norwegians, Swedes and More. Login to review this product