The old pictures included were received from Magnhild Sørlie and Aud Listhaug McKernan. Magnhild and her husband Jon live in Stavanger. Aud lives summers at Mevik on the Geiranger fjord which is a part of the Lindseth farm where Knut came from, and winters in her home at San Clemente, California.
Page from Knute Lindseth's diary
Knute Lindseth (picture from Aud Listhaug McKernan)
Knute Lindseth (picture from Aud Listhaug McKernan)
Lindseth farm in Ørskog (according to Magnhild S.)
Picnic at the Lindseth farm (picture from Aud Listhaug McKernan)
Anna, Ranveig, Serine and Malene (picture from Magnhild Sørlie); she resent this to Andrea in 2025 with the following description: On the left is Ranveig who lived in Husnes and had several children; Next is Jensine who lived in Ølen and was grandmother of Anna, and several others; Next is Grandma Nelson's mother Barbro Serin; On the right is Magnhild's grandmother, Malene (1865-1842) married to Lars Espeland.
Eide Farm (picture from Magnhild Sørlie)
Tollef married a Norwegian woman and moved to Lee, Illinois. There they died, but had several children.
Kari lived in Chicago and married a Norwegian there. Died in 1902, in Chicago.
Magnhild's grandmother Malene and grandfather Lars' children (Malene is Barbro Serine's youngest sister)
From left to right
Magnhild's father Kasper who was the youngest and had two children: Magnhild and her sister Kari Eirin who also lives in Stavanger
Magnhild & Jon Sorlie had three children
- Håvard Sørlie & his wife Aud Irene Skår with children Christian (17) and Camilla (19).
- Elin & Sven Skjørestad with daughters Ranveig and Kristine (with daughters Alma & Hannah)
- another daughter who died a couple of years ago from cancer.
Kari Eirin has two sons, and the youngest, Kjell Eivind, was with Håvard together with Ida, the youngest daughter, five years old.
Next is Lauritz (born 1899). He lived in Chicago, married Borghild; they had a son Larry. Lauritz and Broghild died in Chicago. Larry (born 1945) married Janet and have three children. Larry has died in Chicago. Janet now lives in Texas. The son lives in Switzerland and the two daughters live in Texas (one daughter Kari is a photographer and lives near Dallas)
In the middle is Ranveig. She also lived in Oslo. Didn't get married, but Magnhild says she was the best aunt we ever had.
Next is Berge. He lived in Oslo, was married and had two sons
On the right is the eldest, Tørres Randolf. He ran the farm in Espeland, had a daughter Kristine and whose son Tørres Randolf who was at Håvard's house (July 2025) with his fiancé
Ranveig Torkildsdtr and Tørres Tollevsen Eio -- parents of Serine (picture from Magnhild Sørlie)
Serine Lindseth (picture from Magnhild Sørlie)
Serine Lindseth (picture from Magnhild Sørlie)
Serine and Knute wedding (picture from Magnhild Sørlie)
Knute and Serine with baby (picture from Aud Listhaug McKernan)
Serine Lindseth at Ølen (picture from Magnhild Sørlie)
Lisa, Ragnhild, Ranveig (probably about 1905)
Ragnhild and Bertha Landgraff
Esther and Ragnhild (July 23, 1955)
Ragnhild and Espelands, July 23, 1955
Family at Ølen -- Esther is 3rd from left -- ca. 1954
Barn av Malene -- Espelands -- Lauritz is 2nd from right
Lauritz, Ranveig, Kasper Espeland (picture from Magnhild Sørlie)
Arne, Martha, Magnhild Sørlie, Kari Eirin
Magnhild and Jon Sørlie with their family
Family of Magnhild and Jon Sørlie -- 2004
Pictures from Magnhild Sørlie as given to Andrea Streufert and Elise Nelson during a visit in 2017.
Family photos
Likely Magnhild and her sister
Paintings in Magnhild's home
Magnhild and her embroidery