Saxberg/Saksbergs in Wisconsin?
Janelle	Hi there, I am new to this forum and am working with my mom to trace our heritage to Norway. Mom is 79 years old and I am trying to talk her into taking a vacation to Norway this summer. I hope to gather a lot of information for her to sift through before she makes the trip! My ancestors came over in 1868 from Biri, Norway, and settled in Barron County, Wisconsin. Their names were Lars & Severina Saxberg (possibly spelled Saksberg). These were my mom's grandparents. I am looking for any information about relatives - absolutely anything about anyone with the Saxberg name. Any replies at all would be interesting for my mom to read. If you have any other suggestions or searching routes I should take, I would be happy to hear any and all ideas! Thanks, Janelle Glaser
Hopkins	1865 Norwegian census lists them on 'Saxberg' farm in Biri, Oppland, Norway with two daughters. http://digitalarkivet.uib.no/cgi-win/webcens.exe?slag=visbase&filnamn=f60525&gardpostnr=682&sokefelt=skjul
Jo Anne Sadler	You can find them emigrating in 1868 with three daughters by typing in Saksberg in the Place section: http://www.slektshistorielaget.no/Kilder/gjovik/databaser2/UtvandrBiriSnd/index_eng.html Here are Oppland resources, Biri is in the Gjovik area, south of Lillehammer: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~norway/oppland.html The Biri church records are available for rental from a local Family History Center: [url="http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/fhlcatalog/supermainframeset.asp?display=topicdetails&subject=395973&subject_disp=Norway%2C+Oppland%2C+Biri+%2D+Church+records&columns=*,0,0"]click here[/url] At that time, they would have traveled to Quebec, these passengers list microfilms are also available for rental.
kaare n	Have you seen this http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?gskw=Saxberg&ti=3&ti.si=3&rank=0&hc=25&gss=mb&db=mb&p=localities.scan-balt.norway.counties.oppland&application=public&filter=0&utype=Admin&mbtitle=Oppland+Board
Trond	According to the “Christiania Politikammer Emigrantprotokoll” this family group sailed from Christiania/Oslo to Kvebek on the [url="http://www.norwayheritage.com/p_ship.asp?sh=fjnov"]Bark 4de November or Bark Fjerde November[/url]Sailing 1868-6-23. Contract logged 1868-06-11 by agent Blichfeldt, Knoph & Co. They are listed as: Lars Olsen Saxberg, 34 Severine Svendsdatter, 34 Sina, 4 Ida ¼ Also listed in this group are: Helene Pedersdatter 19 Antonette, 2
Janelle	Thanks so much to all of you that replied!! I was amazed that I posted my question last Friday and when I checked my email at home on Sunday, I had four replies already!!! I immediately called my Mom to tell her about it. When I began reading to her all the information about her grandparents coming to America, she began to cry. You made her day!! Again, the leads you all gave me were very helpful. I appreciate the time you spent replying! -Janelle