The Skavlem and Ödegaarden Families

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Excerpt from The Skavlem and Ödegaarden Families: Being a Genealogical Record and Pioneer History of the Skavlem and Ödegaarden Families From Their Emigration From Norway Down to the Present "How our fathers toiled, and how much they suffered, we their descendants who are now enjoying the fruits of their labours, can never realize or know, and we owe them a debt of gratitude which we can never pay. The best we can do is to live worthy lives, and try to keep green the memories of those who did so little for themselves and so much for us." R. B. Anderson. The above beautifully expressed sentiment, so appreciative of the simple but earnest lives of the pioneer immigrants is a most appropriate eulogy, tendered worthy subjects. - "They who did so little for themselves and so much for us" - simple words, yet so rich - so full of meaning. Conscious of our debt of gratitude, and desirous to "keep green the memories" of ancestors who were worthy members of that band of pioneer immigrants, we have gathered material for these historical sketches and memoirs. It has taken much time and a voluminous correspondence, extending over several years. The lives of our immediate ancestors were cast in pioneer days. They were not writing history - they were making it, leaving it for others to preserve the records. This, I am sorry to say, has been sadly neglected, and how much is irretrievably lost, the pickings up of fragmentary bits of data often coloured and distorted by traditional transmission and - sifting out the facts, is a work requiring both time and patience, at best it can only approximate accuracy. No one can be more conscious of the short comings of this work, nor more deeply deplore the inevitable presence of errors than the author, he has done the best he could with the material at his command, and it is hoped that, with all its defects, it will still help to "keep green the memories of those who did so little for themselves and so much for us." The making of these records what they are could not have been accomplished without the hearty co-operation of nearly all of "our Folks, " for which I wish here to express my full appreciation. Special mention is due cousin Tosten Holverson for his unstinted aid and financial support in the prosecution of this work, in fact the production of this work is largely due to his enthusiastic support. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.