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<blockquote data-quote="sl1000794" data-source="post: 212603" data-attributes="member: 6974">My grandpa on Dad's side came over in 1894 at age 17 with his older brother Ole.&nbsp; You had to be 21 to homestead, so they worked in northern Minnesota in the timber industry for 4 years and then went out to the Westhope area to homestead.&nbsp; After &quot;proving up&quot; their land (took 5 years by law) Grandpa bought Ole out and Ole moved up to western Saskatchewan/eastern Alberta (Medicine Hat/Swift Current area) where they had a sister and several nephews.Then Grandpa went back to Norway to get his betrothed bride and return to America.&nbsp; She had decided in the 9 years that he was gone that she didn't want to leave Norway, but her 5 year younger sister Pernella had no such an aversion, so they married and came back to the Westhope area.&nbsp; She went by Nellie.&nbsp; True story.I'm sure that there are many more stories out there just like this, but we are losing people every day that know these stories and sadly some stories are not being handed down.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sl1000794, post: 212603, member: 6974"] My grandpa on Dad's side came over in 1894 at age 17 with his older brother Ole. You had to be 21 to homestead, so they worked in northern Minnesota in the timber industry for 4 years and then went out to the Westhope area to homestead. After "proving up" their land (took 5 years by law) Grandpa bought Ole out and Ole moved up to western Saskatchewan/eastern Alberta (Medicine Hat/Swift Current area) where they had a sister and several nephews. Then Grandpa went back to Norway to get his betrothed bride and return to America. She had decided in the 9 years that he was gone that she didn't want to leave Norway, but her 5 year younger sister Pernella had no such an aversion, so they married and came back to the Westhope area. She went by Nellie. True story. I'm sure that there are many more stories out there just like this, but we are losing people every day that know these stories and sadly some stories are not being handed down. [/QUOTE]

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