Part III concludes our story on the emigration of Lars Rued (1842-1929) and his family from Hattfjelldal, Nordland to Mason, Wisconsin. His daughter, Gena, voiced much of this account.1 Recap: Lars left Norway alone, on Christmas morning of 1880, activating a secret plan for a larger emigration. His wife, Pauline Hemmingsdatter, was all in, as … Continue reading Uproar at Groli Farm, Hattfjelldal: Christmas 1880, PART III; Events Spill Forward. →