The Sandbo Family

The Hans Sandbo Family of Milan, Minnesota

This photo was taken approximately 1910. From left to right: Oscar Sandbo (1899-1977), Olga Sandbo Pederson (1894-1978), Hans Knutsson Sandbo (1861-1948), Hannah Sandbo (1890-1918), Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991), Mabel Sandbo Mitchell (1896-1987), Marit Olsdotter Volden Sandbo (1864-1911), Anna Sandbo Strand (1888-1976) and Alma Sandbo Avelsgaard (1901-1984). (The elder daughter Clara passed away prior to 1902.)

Photographer unknown. From the collection of "Stubba" Strand Gilbertson.

Five Generations of the Volden Family; Summer of 1919

The infant Harry was born in June of 1919, and his great-great-grandfather, the pioneer patriarch Ole Volden died in December of the same year. Poignantly absent is Harry's father, who died in January 1919 before his son was born. Pictured standing are the recently widowed Alma Klefstad Nordby (b.1895) and Anne Marie Teigen Klefstad (1876-1954). Seated are Thora Volden Teigen (1858-1948) holding Harry Nordby (b.1919) and Ole Hanson Volden (1825-1919).

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Lorna Anderson, a Teigen family descendant.

The Ole Volden Family of Milan, Minnesota

This photo was taken approximately 1880. Seated are Ole Hanson Volden (1825-1919) and Anne Johannesdatter Rosemon (1826-1905). Standing, from left to right: Anne Volden Teigen (c.1861), Hannah Volden Olson (c.1868), John Olson Volden (1850-1935), Thora Volden Teigen (1858-1948) and Marit Volden Sandbo (1864-1911). The homesteads of Ole and John Volden were just south of the Sandbo farm along the eastern coast of Lac Qui Parle.

Photographer unknown. Photocopy from the collection of "Stubba" Strand Gilbertson.

The Hans Sandbo Family of Milan, Minnesota

This photo was taken in 1896, with handwriting on the reverse side in the by Hannah Sandbo Huseby. From left to right: Anna Sandbo Strand (1888-1976), Hans Knutsson Sandbo (1861-1948), Clara Sandbo the elder (1886-1903), in front Hannah Sandbo Huseby (1890-1918), Marit Olsdotter Volden Sandbo (1864-1911), and Olga Sandbo Pederson (1894-1978).

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard, thanks to Jeanee Thompson.

The Milan School

The class of the Milan Primary School in about 1916. Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991) can be seen third from the right. The schoolhouse pictured here was later donated to the Gibbs Farm historical site operated by the Ramsey County Historical Society and moved to its current location in Saint Paul near the State Fair Grounds, where many of the original artifacts are on display.

From Clara Sandbo Odegard's childhood scrapbook. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.

The Children of the Sandbo Family

This photo was taken approximately 1914. Front row from left to right: Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991), Alma Sandbo Avelsgaard (1901-1984), Mabel Sandbo Mitchell (1896-1987), Oscar Sandbo (1899-1977). Back row: Olga Sandbo Pederson (1894-1978), Anna Sandbo Strand (1888-1976) and Hannah Sandbo (1890-1918).

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.

The Sandbo Family at Home

Photographed probably around 1908 at the Sandbo home in Milan.

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Sue Strand.

Hans Sandbo and grandchildren

Photographed probably around 1940 at the Sandbo home in Milan. From left to right, front row: Lois Avelsgaard (b.1929), Grandpa Hans Sandbo (1861-1948) holding Marit Sandbo (1938-1986), and Roger Avelsgaard (b.1932). Back row: Hans Strand (1913-1998), Ray Strand (1915-2005), Janet Strand Reed (1925-1983), and Bud Strand (1920-1993) holding Dave Odegard (b.1939).

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Sue Strand.

Some Men of the Sandbo Family

From probably around 1949. From left to right: Robert Mitchell (b.1925), Dave Odegard (b.1939), Cliff Odegard (1906-1984), Lou Mitchell (1886-1972), Mark Odegard (b.1944), Osmund Strand (1886-1965), Hans Sandbo (b.1942), and Mark Sandbo (b.1945).

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Sue Strand.

Some of the Sandbo gang

In Milan around 1972 or so. Standing from left to right: Bud Strand (1920-1993), Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991), Ray Strand (1905-2005), and Grace Huseby Thompson (1914-1988), seated are Ray Avelsgaard (1902-1982) and Alma Sandbo Avelsgaard (1901-1984).

Photograph by Clifford Odegard. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.

The Ray Strand Family

At the wedding of Nancy Strand, August 1976. Back row from left to right: Nancy Strand (bride), Jon Standahl (groom), Ozzie Strand, Winnie Anderson Strand (1918-1982), Roger Strand, and Rutti Olson Strand. Front row, left to right: Sue Strand, Ray Strand (1915-2005), Bergen Strand (Nancy's son), and Margaret Strand Sodetani. Ray is the second of six children to Osmund Strand and Anna Sandbo Strand.

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.

The Hans and Marie Sandbo Family

Celebrating together are the extended Sandbo family of Minneapolis in December 2005. Backrow, left to right: Hans Sandbo, Marie Kay Bergh Sandbo, Jen Cascarano Sandbo, Hans Sandbo. Front row: Joanna Sandbo Engstrom, Henry Engstrom, Julian Dahlberg, Oliver Engstrom, Erik Engstrom, Adrian Dahlberg, Gretchen Sandbo Dahlberg and Todd Dahlberg.

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard, thanks to Jeanee Thompson.

The Marriage of Ray Avelsgaard and Alma Sandbo at Milan, Minnesota, estimated 1921

Pictured are bride and groom Ray Avelsgaard (1902-1982) and Alma Sandbo (1901-1984) with nieces and nephews from the Sandbo and Avelsgaard extended families, not all of whom are identified. In the upper left is Alma's younger sister Clara Sandbo Odegard, and the brunette girl in the lower right is Grace Huseby.

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard, thanks to Jeanee Thompson.

The Jim Stake & Lois Avelsgaard Stake Family

In the late 1980s at the marriage of Julie Stake and Scott Peterson at top right. Pictured with them are Jim Stake and wife Lois Avelsgaard Stake at the center, surrounded by their children Diane Stake Johnson, Neil Johnson, Thomas Stake, Karen Stake Kaihoi, Dean Kaihoi, and two grandchildren. Lois Avelsgaard Stake is the granddaughter to Alma Sandbo.

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.

The Mitchell Family of Portland, Oregon

In the early 1940s. From left to right: Lou Mitchell (1886-1972), Marilyn Mitchell Eastburn (b.1929), Mabel Sandbo Mitchell (1896-1987), Robert Mitchell (b.1925).

Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.

	The Hans Sandbo Family of Milan, Minnesota This photo was taken approximately 1910. From left to right: Oscar Sandbo (1899-1977), Olga Sandbo Pederson (1894-1978), Hans Knutsson Sandbo (1861-1948), Hannah Sandbo (1890-1918), Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991), Mabel Sandbo Mitchell (1896-1987), Marit Olsdotter Volden Sandbo (1864-1911), Anna Sandbo Strand (1888-1976) and Alma Sandbo Avelsgaard (1901-1984). (The elder daughter Clara passed away prior to 1902.) Photographer unknown. From the collection of "Stubba" Strand Gilbertson.
	Five Generations of the Volden Family; Summer of 1919 The infant Harry was born in June of 1919, and his great-great-grandfather, the pioneer patriarch Ole Volden died in December of the same year. Poignantly absent is Harry's father, who died in January 1919 before his son was born. Pictured standing are the recently widowed Alma Klefstad Nordby (b.1895) and Anne Marie Teigen Klefstad (1876-1954). Seated are Thora Volden Teigen (1858-1948) holding Harry Nordby (b.1919) and Ole Hanson Volden (1825-1919). Photographer unknown. From the collection of Lorna Anderson, a Teigen family descendant.
	The Ole Volden Family of Milan, Minnesota This photo was taken approximately 1880. Seated are Ole Hanson Volden (1825-1919) and Anne Johannesdatter Rosemon (1826-1905). Standing, from left to right: Anne Volden Teigen (c.1861), Hannah Volden Olson (c.1868), John Olson Volden (1850-1935), Thora Volden Teigen (1858-1948) and Marit Volden Sandbo (1864-1911). The homesteads of Ole and John Volden were just south of the Sandbo farm along the eastern coast of Lac Qui Parle. Photographer unknown. Photocopy from the collection of "Stubba" Strand Gilbertson.
	The Hans Sandbo Family of Milan, Minnesota This photo was taken in 1896, with handwriting on the reverse side in the by Hannah Sandbo Huseby. From left to right: Anna Sandbo Strand (1888-1976), Hans Knutsson Sandbo (1861-1948), Clara Sandbo the elder (1886-1903), in front Hannah Sandbo Huseby (1890-1918), Marit Olsdotter Volden Sandbo (1864-1911), and Olga Sandbo Pederson (1894-1978). Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard, thanks to Jeanee Thompson.
	The Milan School The class of the Milan Primary School in about 1916. Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991) can be seen third from the right. The schoolhouse pictured here was later donated to the Gibbs Farm historical site operated by the Ramsey County Historical Society and moved to its current location in Saint Paul near the State Fair Grounds, where many of the original artifacts are on display. From Clara Sandbo Odegard's childhood scrapbook. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.
	The Children of the Sandbo Family This photo was taken approximately 1914. Front row from left to right: Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991), Alma Sandbo Avelsgaard (1901-1984), Mabel Sandbo Mitchell (1896-1987), Oscar Sandbo (1899-1977). Back row: Olga Sandbo Pederson (1894-1978), Anna Sandbo Strand (1888-1976) and Hannah Sandbo (1890-1918). Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.
	The Sandbo Family at Home Photographed probably around 1908 at the Sandbo home in Milan. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Sue Strand.
	Hans Sandbo and grandchildren Photographed probably around 1940 at the Sandbo home in Milan. From left to right, front row: Lois Avelsgaard (b.1929), Grandpa Hans Sandbo (1861-1948) holding Marit Sandbo (1938-1986), and Roger Avelsgaard (b.1932). Back row: Hans Strand (1913-1998), Ray Strand (1915-2005), Janet Strand Reed (1925-1983), and Bud Strand (1920-1993) holding Dave Odegard (b.1939). Photographer unknown. From the collection of Sue Strand.
	Some Men of the Sandbo Family From probably around 1949. From left to right: Robert Mitchell (b.1925), Dave Odegard (b.1939), Cliff Odegard (1906-1984), Lou Mitchell (1886-1972), Mark Odegard (b.1944), Osmund Strand (1886-1965), Hans Sandbo (b.1942), and Mark Sandbo (b.1945). Photographer unknown. From the collection of Sue Strand.
	Some of the Sandbo gang In Milan around 1972 or so. Standing from left to right: Bud Strand (1920-1993), Clara Sandbo Odegard (1904-1991), Ray Strand (1905-2005), and Grace Huseby Thompson (1914-1988), seated are Ray Avelsgaard (1902-1982) and Alma Sandbo Avelsgaard (1901-1984). Photograph by Clifford Odegard. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.
	The Ray Strand Family At the wedding of Nancy Strand, August 1976. Back row from left to right: Nancy Strand (bride), Jon Standahl (groom), Ozzie Strand, Winnie Anderson Strand (1918-1982), Roger Strand, and Rutti Olson Strand. Front row, left to right: Sue Strand, Ray Strand (1915-2005), Bergen Strand (Nancy's son), and Margaret Strand Sodetani. Ray is the second of six children to Osmund Strand and Anna Sandbo Strand. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.
	The Hans and Marie Sandbo Family Celebrating together are the extended Sandbo family of Minneapolis in December 2005. Backrow, left to right: Hans Sandbo, Marie Kay Bergh Sandbo, Jen Cascarano Sandbo, Hans Sandbo. Front row: Joanna Sandbo Engstrom, Henry Engstrom, Julian Dahlberg, Oliver Engstrom, Erik Engstrom, Adrian Dahlberg, Gretchen Sandbo Dahlberg and Todd Dahlberg. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard, thanks to Jeanee Thompson.
	The Marriage of Ray Avelsgaard and Alma Sandbo at Milan, Minnesota, estimated 1921 Pictured are bride and groom Ray Avelsgaard (1902-1982) and Alma Sandbo (1901-1984) with nieces and nephews from the Sandbo and Avelsgaard extended families, not all of whom are identified. In the upper left is Alma's younger sister Clara Sandbo Odegard, and the brunette girl in the lower right is Grace Huseby. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard, thanks to Jeanee Thompson.
	The Jim Stake & Lois Avelsgaard Stake Family In the late 1980s at the marriage of Julie Stake and Scott Peterson at top right. Pictured with them are Jim Stake and wife Lois Avelsgaard Stake at the center, surrounded by their children Diane Stake Johnson, Neil Johnson, Thomas Stake, Karen Stake Kaihoi, Dean Kaihoi, and two grandchildren. Lois Avelsgaard Stake is the granddaughter to Alma Sandbo. Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.
	The Mitchell Family of Portland, Oregon In the early 1940s. From left to right: Lou Mitchell (1886-1972), Marilyn Mitchell Eastburn (b.1929), Mabel Sandbo Mitchell (1896-1987), Robert Mitchell (b.1925). Photographer unknown. From the collection of Christopher Odegard.