Østerdalslaget was a predecessor to the Nord Hedmark og Hedmarken Lag. It was a social organization for Americans whose families came from Østerdalen in Hedmark, Norway. This is part of the area of interest of NHOH. Our best information is that Østerdalslaget was formed around 1910. One of its chapters, a ladies auxiliary in the Twin Cities, continued until 1971. We have collected some old records from Østerdalslaget. These include historical records presented to us in Sept. 2000 during a visit to the Ramsmoen Museum in Tynset, Hedmark, Norway.

    The records obtained in Norway and from sources in the US include the following:

Click links to access the membership lists which contains US addresses and home in Norway.

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Project 2010;

    You can help. The Lag is planning to celebrate the centennial of the founding of Østerdalslaget and would like to locate descendants and biographical information for some of the founders or earliest members. The earliest membership list which has been located is the one from 1913. (We are still searching for earlier ones). You can help by scanning the 1913 membership list for relatives, neighbors, friends or familiar names, volunteering to help or conveying whatever information you have to the project committee volunteers. The committee is still in the formation stage. More information about contacts and researchers will be posted as it is developed. Until then you can relay information that you have or volunteer to help by using the webmaster link near the bottom of the home page.

    For more details on the mission and information gathered visit Dixie Hansen's Østerdalslaget Project 2010 Website.

    Click this link to access Old Østerdalslaget photos which are also online.

    Attend our annual Stevne to see the other records in the Genealogy Lab.

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