Norwegian farmer

oosik · Jul 21, 2014

Welcome to TBN from Eastern Washington state. My grandfathers name - Steberg - lived in a small town in the Guberenstallen valley. Sorry about the spelling.

Briana03 · Jul 22, 2014

Welcome to TractorByNet!

:welcome:

knutmartin · Jul 22, 2014

oosik said:
Welcome to TBN from Eastern Washington state. My grandfathers name - Steberg - lived in a small town in the Guberenstallen valley. Sorry about the spelling.

Thank you, it was a big part of the norwegian population that went to America back in the days to settle down.

Gudbrandsdalen I guess, the last letters "dalen" means valley

oosik · Jul 22, 2014

Yes, Knut, I'm sure that must be it. They first settled in Albert Lea, Minnesota and later moved to Ketchikan, Alaska. My grandfather was the Standard Oil distributor in Ketchikan. My mother was full blood Norwegian and I always regret that she never taught me any of the language. She never spoke Norwegian - I think it was that they all wanted to be know as American back in the days and felt that speaking the native language would detract from that. What a shame! You certainly have an excellent command of the English language. Have a good day.