Both my husband and I have roots that began in Rogaland County, Norway. It is found on the west coast of Norway and surrounds Stavanger. Three of my grandparents came here in the early 1900s and four great-grandparents of my husband came to Illinois between 1850 and 1880.
This blog will share information I have gathered on these seven family members and their families, most of whom remained in Norway. In 2010, my daughters and I took a trip to Stavanger and met some of our cousins. We had a wonderful time and met wonderful people who took us all over the area. They made sure we met other family members, fed us extremely well and showed us homesteads and farms of the grandparents.
