1. Raastad farm, 1801 Norway
Census, Christians amt., Gran Parish; The University of Bergen database
http://www.hist.uib.no/cgi-win/websys.exe?e&04&0413&4&177&127, printout
dated 2 Feb 1997unknown detail. 2. ibid. 3. ibid. 4. ibid. 5. ibid. 6. ibid. 7. ibid. 8. ibid. 9. Winorum farm, 1801 Norway Census, Christians
amt., Gran Parish; The University of Bergen database
http://www.hist.uib.no/cgi-win/websys.exe?e&04&0413&4&245&137; printout
dated 1 Feb 1997. 10.
Gary Wigdahl, Twixt Hill and Prairie, A Century of Challenge in the
Rothsay, Minnesota, Area (Rothsay, Minnesota: Holiday Printing, 1982),
p.3. 11. Carl
Gilbertson obituary, The Salmon Arm Observer, Salmon Arm, British Columbia,
22 Nov 1951unknown detail. 12. Bertha Lovaas obituary, The Salmon Arm
Observer, Salmon Arm, British Columbia, 22 June 1961unknown detail. 13. Gordon Harper and Irene
Gilbertson wedding clipping, undated clipping from unidentified newspaper.
Clipping given to writer by Florence (Harper) Spencer(grooms sister) in
1984.
Hand written date on clipping of "1935 Nov 8th" [year incorrect, should be
1934]. 14. Irene
Gilbertson Obituary,The Kinistino Post, Kinistino, Saskatchewan, 2 Feb
1977, p. 1. 15.
ibid. 16. Card of
rememberance for funeral of Irene Gilbertson, 7 Feb 1977unknown
detail. 17.
"Calendar/Diary of Irene Gilbertson," (MS, 1935, Entry in Gordons
handwriting believed to be refering to his birthday: "29 years Boys is a
mighty long time"; Ken Harper; 44 Weston St., London, Ontario, Canada N6C
1R1. Hereinafter cited as "Calendar/Diary". 18. Note in the handwriting of Johanna
Wiechmann, written to her children, correcting their birth dates,
1948Indicates he was born Sept 1907 and that all children were one year
younger than previously thought.. 19. Gordon James Harper obituary,The Kinistino
Post, Kinistino, Saskatchewan, 25 Apr 1956, p. 1. 20. ibid.