Hello,
I read an old message in which you mention your being related to Mikkelson Tollefson Rust, who is on my tree in some round-about, convoluted way. I know they all lived in the St. Ansgar area at the same time. Would you be willing to send me the information you mentioned?
My Gr gr grandfather was Halvor Oysteinson Grogard son of
Oysteinson Halvorson Rust.
Thank you,
Sally

Your message:
Lynn - I've got two sets of ancestors that traveled with the Clausen party, Hans Halvorson Smedsrud with family and Mikkel Tollefson Rust with family. The two men were with the group that did the early exploration a year earlier. I've got information on the trip from the church's 125th Anniversary book and other sources. Contact me if you are interested.