Help Us find these folks!
Patty Finn
July 25, 2002
106 West McGraw Street
Seattle, WA 98119
pattyfinn@hotmail.com
My parents came to Seattle in the '40's before having children. My
mother (Ruth Jones) never went back home to Crookston until Dad (Oscar
Hendrickson) died to see his
sisters. Unfortunately when my brother went with our Mom he didn't ask any
questions about the family.....This sounds like a Peyton Place saga....Then our
family home burned and all records of my Mother & Dad's family went with it;
including pictures. My sister & I are trying to recreate our family history
for our grand kids. By the way...neat web site you have...
Sent: Sunday, November 18, 2001 9:47 PM
Subject: Oscar Locken
My Uncle Enlisted in the Army in the early 1900's
from Crookston Mn. My fathers name was Albert Locken and My grandmothers
name was Marie Or Mary if you can find any info please let me know. My
grandfather was killed by lightning in North Dakota when my father was A child
Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2001 7:42 PM
Hello!
I would like to get in contact with persons
living in your
community who is related to persons who emigrated
from Orkdal Norway.
The name Dordal is very interesting for me.
There was, as i am told one guy that has
paticipated during WW II as a pilot, who i'm related to.
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Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 7:24 PM
Subject: Information
> Hello,
> I am Nicholas Crooks. The Seventh generation of the
Crooks family. I am
> writing in regards to retrieving any history of Crookston. A couple years
> back our family came to Crookston for the Ox Cart Days festivities. I
> enjoyed myself a lot and was really interested on receiving any information
> of the history of Crookston. Thank you,
>
>
Sincerely,
>
>
Nicholas Crooks
>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 23, 2002 4:08 PM
Subject: Mark Twain
Just recently watched the PBS special on the life
of Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain). The second part of the series talks
about in 1895, he had toured the US in a lecture circuit. They showed a
brief glimpse of his schedule and we could not help noticing a stop
at the Crookston Hotel on July 29th 1895. It was only one of 3 stops in
Minnesota. Minneapolis was one, Duluth and of coarse Crookston.
We were wondering if there was a news paper in
Crookston back then? And if so, was there any record of Mark Twains
scheduled visit to the Crookston Hotel. Crookston must have been at
one time a major city in Minnesota?
Lee John & Carole (Jenks) Hagen
CoonRapids MN 55433
From: "ALEJANDRO CRUZ BERMEA" <alexcruzb@cemex.com>
Sent: Tuesday, March 12, 2002 9:09 AM
Subject: RE: HELP ME, PLEASE
Dear friend's
I'm looking the mail or the telephone of Chris Tollefson or the Sr.
Sherman.
The information is above of this mail
Thanks in advance.
REGARDS
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Sent: Friday, April 05, 2002 9:17 AM
Subject: Regarding Gletne
> Hi !
> I am a 38 year old woman from norway who has been reading your homepages
and i would like to get in contact with you because im in search of relatives in
minnesota/N.Dakota/Illinois.
> I have some old pictures from a photografer in fargo and Somewhere in
minnesota........ Can you help me ?
> I also read that some block at a school was named after a Gletne. Can u
tell me more about this ?
> My grand dad Lars Gletne was living in USA for many years. They were 3
sisters with him. I`m not gonna tell the whole story now cause u may not know
anything at all about this. BUT, if you could think of anyone who could have any
knowledge of this, PLEASE forward this to that person.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Regards
> Tone Gletne
> Harstad, Norway
>
Sent: Friday, April 12, 2002 1:18 PM
Subject: Greetings from Sweden!
Hi!
I am trying to find out what happened to a relative on my husband's side,
who emigrated to the US in 1889. Last sign of him we have is a letter he
wrote from Euclid, MN in 1893. He was born as Karl Mauritz Holm in
Helleberga, Småland province, Sweden on May 27, 1874 but appearantly soon
changed his name to Charles M Holmes in the USA. Holm first ended up in
Minneapolis, but in a letter back home in 1893 he told of working as a book
keeper at a grain company in Euclid. After that we have no traces of him. If
anyone can help out and can help us find out what happened to our Holm
relatives, we would surely appreciate that! Best regards, Susanne Åkerfeldt,
Läckeby, Sweden.
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Sent: Tuesday, April 16, 2002 1:59 PM
Subject: Looking for some information
Hi, I live in Minneapolis and am looking
for some information about a silver trophy cup that I purchased at a rummage
sale a few years ago. It's about 7 inches tall and has 3 handles and is
shaped like an urn. It's inscribed using some sort of hand tool. On
one of the 3 sections (between handles) it says "Poultry", and on
the next it says "Display", and on the third it says
"Crookston, Minn 1908". I have often been curious about it,
who it might've belonged to and what sort of event or competition the urn
could have been an award for. I grew up in southern Indiana and was very
active in the county fair, 4-H, etc., and I know that these sorts of events,
the winners and their awards are usually written about and celebrated in the
public newspaper. Can you help me find any information about this?
Also, how far is Crookston from Grand
Forks? I'm a flight attendant and I fly often to some of the small towns
in outstate MN that have airports serviced by Northwest Airlink. I've
never been to Crookston but it might be fun to visit sometime.
Thanks for any help you can give me,
Sincerely, Roger W. Sisson
1811 2nd Ave. S, #33, Mpls, MN 55403
Phone (612)872-7660
email: rws135@aol.com
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Sent: Monday, April 22, 2002 7:52 PM
Subject: Monday evening, April 22, 2002
Hello,
My name is Paul McKinley. I live in Carson
City, Michigan.
My Grandfather Benjamin H. Miller & his wife
Josephine and Ben's brother Dean A. Miller & his wife Harriet worked a
farm outside of Crookston (perhaps 10 miles). I'm certain they moved
there in 1914 and left the area between 1928 & 1929. Ben &
Jo's daughters (my mother & aunt) were both born in Crookston, one in
1915, the other in 1918 or 1919). In a letter written to his parents
(Sam and Rose Hall of Maxwell, Iowa) he described a station (railroad?)
called Kanckle. Are you aware of Kanckle Station? If so, can you
tell me in which direction from the town it lies?
Also, can you tell me how would I go about looking up land records for
these boys for the year 1915?
I'm told that one (Dean) or both of the brothers moved into town in
approximately 1921. They lived at 504 Hunter St. Can you tell me
if this house still survives?
I plan to visit Crookston this comming summer or fall. Any information
you might have would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Paul McKinley
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Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 9:34 AM
Subject: Re:Aunt Polly's News & Views Article
> Hello,
>
> I am trying to find out information about my grandfather, and
in my searching, I ran across a clip from an archive from the above reference
from 1924/25. I was hoping that perhaps you could find any more information you
may have about this scandal from that period, or if you could direct me to where
I might be able to get more information on his arrest, trial, and prison
suicide.
>
> The article was: Koretz Leaves His Kin $44.32
>
> My grandfather was Leo Koretz, and I know he was arrested in Halifax, Nova
Scotia. My father, his son was Mentor Henry Koretz (Kearns)he changed his name
legally after all of this and my aunt- my father's sister was Mari Bertha Koretz.
These were the only children of Leo & Mae Koretz that I am aware of.
>
> I was never told of any of this in detail, except for that my grandfather
died in jail due to some type of scandal.
>
> Any help would be most appreciated.
> Please advise.
>
> Regards,
>
> Mari Kaye Kearns Bayes
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From: "Frode Igland"
Subject: Genealogical information appr. 1910
Date sent: Fri, 3 Jul 1998 12:57:35 +0200
Hello Crookston,
My name is Frode Igland, and I live in Bergen, Norway.
I am searching for for information on my paternal grandmother's brother.
His birth name was Rasmus Olai Johanson Varpe. He was born in Norway in
1871 at the farm Varpe in Bremanger parish, Bremanger municipality in Sogn
og Fjordane county. The mail address in Norway at that time would have
been Bremangerpollen, and the county was named Nordre Bergenhus Amt at
that time.
He left for America from Bergen on 17 April 1905. In the emigration
records of the port of Bergen he stated that he was going to North Dakota,
and that he had relatives there.
In 1909 he visited Norway, and on his return to America from Bergen on
March 20, 1909, he stated that he was a carpenter and that he was going to
Crookston, Minnesota. He was registered as unmarried on both occasions.
We have no particular clue of his whereabouts since, but the family story
says he died young and unmarried.
He may have retained his original name in Crookston, as obviously there
are quite few people with Scandinavian names. However, he may also have
changed his first name to Ray/Roy or taken his second given name as his
daily name, e.g. in teh form of Ole. He may have cut his farm name and
used Johansen/Johanson/Johnson, and so on.
We would be grateful if anybody could provide some information about him,
and particularly if there would be any descendants. I would gues sensus
information, land registers, cemetary records would be available sources.
And maybe there are still people alive that remember or know something
about him.
Please, bear in mind that negative information is valuable as well, i.e.
that he was NOT registered in Crookston, that he is NOT buried in that
particular cemetary, etc. This is like police investigation, it is equally
important to check people and places out of the case, so that we can close
some avenues for further research.
Those responsible for www.crookston.net are free to use this information
in any way they like. I noticed that Crookston has a Senior Citizens Club
and a historical society. If you want to put this in local newspapers or
any other mass media (including internet bulletion boards), please feel
free to do so.
I can be reached at:
E-mail: frigland@online.no
Mail: Lille Øvregaten 2
N-5018 Bergen, Norway
Phone: Home 011 47 55 32 87 52 (all digits from your end)
Work 011 47 55 21 98 17
Cellular: 011 47 916 87 710
Fax: Work 011 47 55 21 16 40
I have very much genealogical information on Bremanger, Davik, Eid and
Innvik parishes in Sogn og Fjordane county, and some on the island of
Otterøy outside Namsos and the area of Åfjord in Nord-Trøndelag county
(formerly Nordre Trondhjems Amt). If anybody needs assistance in those
areas, please do not hesitate to contact me, and I will see if I can
assist in any way.
Looking forward to every response.
Yours sincerely,
Frode Igland
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