Telelaget Genealogy

"They Came From Kviteseid" is a collection of stories, letters and news articles about Houkom and Kirkebø families from Kviteseid, Norway. It is presented here in two parts:
Table of Contents for Part One	Table of Contents for Part Two
Notes from the Translator Poem: On - and By Kviteseid Lake Maps (Southern Norway and the Kviteseid District) Genealogical Charts Old Records from Langelim Ole Bjørnsen, Biographical description 90 Year Family Festival at Coon Prairie Letters from Friends, 1870 Olaf Svennungsen Houkom, by John A. Houkom Pastor Olaf S. Houkom's Letters Letters from Friends and Family, 1871 - 1891	Notes from the Translator Fragment by Anders S. Houkom Letters to and From the Houkom Family 1856 to after 1900 Olaf Sveinungsen's Personal Documents Aslak Sveinungsen's Teaching Certificate Aslak's Report to the School Board, 1888 Newspapers from 1824 - 1833 Aslak Houkom's Notes about the family Aslak Houkom's Notes about the name Houkom News Item by Olaf S. Houkom

PART ONE of "They Came From Kviteseid" (236 KB pdf file)	PART TWO of "They Came From Kviteseid" (400 KB pdf file)

For more about these families, visit the Hvidston's "Keeping Family Memories Alive" website at http://www.hvidston.com/

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