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The Hande Newsletter
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For those of you who have gaps in their run of The Hande Newsletter over the past 20 plus years of publication (since 1989), you can now obtain the complete set in digital PDF format on computer disk. 

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No. 1, March 1989

  • American Cousins Visit our Ancestral Home by Signe Midelfart Ortiz and Florence Netland
  • The Rambling of a Cousin in the Far East by Kåre Hellum
  • Our Most Distant Cousins: The Knud K. Hande family
  • Hande Hus: Oregon Tradition

No. 2, October 1989

  • Nils Halvorson Hande, Civil War Veteran by Donald A. Quickstad
  • Rosemåling in Illinois by Beverly Larson

No. 3, March 1990

  • Rev. Halvard H. Hande, Pioneer Pastor and Editor
  • The Giant's Goblet by Halvard H. Hande
  • Handy Farms Restaurants: Where good taste is homemade
  • With the Ketterlings in Madagascar

No. 4, October 1990

  • Fifth Hande Reunion: A roaring success!
  • Episodes from Hande Family History by Hildegarde Quamme

No. 5, March 1991

  • Clinton Ellingboe: Courage and determination
  • Little Girl Memories of My Hande Uncles and Aunts by Hildegarde Quamme

No. 6, October 1991

  • Peter and Isabella Anderson: Hande family intrigue in Arizona by D’Arcy Hande
  • Florence Netland, Queen of Kransekake by Gaelyn Beal
  • Two Handes at the Ninth International Gymnastrada: Stephanie and Zara Hande
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Kenneth and Mary Hande
    • Richard and Sara Knutson
    • D'Arcy and Bonnie Hande

No. 7, March 1992

  • Handes and Ellingboes: The Canadian Connection
  • Short Term Volunteers in Missions: The Ketterlings in Alaska
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Helen and Paul Geer
    • James and Dorothy Hande
    • Ruth Sorensen Knutson

No. 8, October 1992

  • Guest Editorial:  Trees, Trees, Trees! by Hildegarde Quamme
  • Two Handy Pioneers in Polk County, Minnesota by Robert W. Handy
  • Rekindling Memories of England and France by Mae Ione Hande
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • The Ellingboe Family
    • Dirk and Cheryl Hande

No. 9, March 1993

  • Return to Valdres by Mary Hande Carey
  • Netlands Attend Sons of Norway Convention in Lillehammer
  • Ketterlings Short-Term Missionaries in Nigeria
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Hildegarde Quamme
    • John C. "Jack" Hande

No. 10, October 1993

  • The Sixth Hande Reunion
  • Christmas in Eau Claire as told by Helen Midelfart Charles
  • Wedding on the Run:  Richard and Sara Knutson by Sylvia Devey
  • Kåre Hellum Shares the Beauty of a Tropical Rain Forest
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Bernice H. Larsen
    • Edwin and Evelyn Hande
    • Elaine G. Anderson

No. 11, March 1994

  • Remembering the Hande Homestead, New London, Minn., Part I
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Lilly Hande Edwards
    • Barrie Lynne Hande

No. 12, October 1994

  • D-Day Veteran an Inspiration to his son by Kenneth Hande as told to Jennifer E. Goode
  • Remembering the Hande Homestead, New London, Minn., Part II
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Mary Hande Carey
    • Kathy and Dan Rosendahl

No. 13, March 1995

  • World War II Family Honor Roll
  • When I was a Child in Norway under the German Occupation by A.K. Hellum
  • Ragnhild Hande Johnsrud: "Women's Lib" immigrant by Mildred Johnsrud Steinhaus

No. 14, October 1995

  • Pamela Hayes: A kinswoman captures Hawaii's heritage by Diane Mehlinger Haynes
  • The Unusual Disappearance of Jul Torsteinson Hjelle: A Hande family mystery
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Signe Midelfart Ortiz
    • Boyd Gregory Hande

No. 15, March 1996

  • My Valdres Travel Journal, 1995 by Mary Hande Carey
  • A Moral with a Story by Jack Hande
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Russell G. Hande
    • Florence Korsmo Swenson

No. 16, October 1996

  • The Hande/Handy Reunion, 1996
  • My Dakota Christmases by Mildred Johnsrud Steinhaus
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Harold and Dorothy Hande
    • Joyce Olson Vesledahl
    • Lynn Geer Pryor

No. 17, March 1997

  • Janell Ketterling Swanson's Choir Sings in Belarus
  • Memories of Home and Family: Toughing it out in North Dakota by Sherman T. Christensen
  • Clarence Johnsrud, Our Family's Very Own Fossil Hunter
  • Grandma’s Vote y Rev. Paul F. Bosch
  • Julie Skalbeck Kent, Water Ski Show Champion
  • Cary and Margie Hande Earn Environmental Stewardship Award

No. 18, October 1997

  • Broken Dikes . . . Shattered Hopes by Jon G. Handy
  • Memories of Home and Family: The young widow makes good by Sherman T. Christensen
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Marion Handy
    • Victor, Rowena and Christian F. Ortiz
    • Esther Hande Van Erkel

No. 19, March 1998

  • I Give Thanks for My Ancestors by William Cleary
  • The Remarkable Handes of Southern Minnesota
  • Into the Woods: A sermon by Reverend Kay Lindahl, 6th February 1994

No. 20, October 1998

  • Ode to My Family by Dirk L. Hande
  • Remembering the Farm: North Dakota days by Mary Hande Carey
  • Cindy Netland's New Career: Teaching English in Arabia
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Carol and Len Lanzerotti
    • Nancy and Kimber Prehn
    • Karen and Ronald Yakel

No. 21, March 1999

  • A Family Is by Manny Feldman
  • Frank T. and Julia Handy: Entrepreneurial spirit in the pioneer west by Karen Yakel
  • Horses Pull Principal (Norman) Hande into Students' Hearts by Catherine Potts

No. 22, October 1999

  • Eighth Hande Reunion: Another big success
  • 150 Years Since the Arrival of First Hande Kinsman in America, Johannes K. Berge by Irma Johnson
  • Our Valdres Adventure, 1999 by Carol Dahl Pederson
  • A Trip to Visit my Washington Relatives, 1953 by Agate Hande Santek
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Corinne and Gaylan Eisert and Family
    • Mae Ione Hande
    • Roger Skaalerud Family

No. 23, March 2000

  • Ranching Relations in Montana: Edgar and Verda (Handy) Kiehl by Karen Yakel
  • Executive Focus: Hildegarde Quamme, shaping future leaders by Lee Egerstrom
  • Hjemkomst for a Couple of Handys by Scott Handy
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Carolyn Hande
    • Alice Knutson Zillmer
    • Irma Olson Ketterling

No. 24, October 2000

  • Our Viking Ancestry by D’Arcy Hande
  • Helga Swenson Lindahl, Heritage Restorer and Curio Buff by Judy Peters
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Norma Hande Henjum
    • Marie Crawford Clinton
    • Joe and Jennifer Hande

No. 25, March 2001

  • Holly Skogen Park by Arne Pederson
  • The Swensons, a Slice of Rural Minnesota by Richard Lindahl and D’Arcy Hande
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Lu Ann Korsmo Knott
    • Lynda Handy Turenne

No. 26, November 2001

  • The Hollen-Hande connection by Lorna Hollen Nelson and D’Arcy Hande
  • Melissa Hande: Flair and panache on stage
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Scott Handy
    • Richard W. Lindahl

No. 27, March 2002

  • Solsteins and Thorsons, Distant Cousins in Iowa by Johanna and Tom Sorkness
  • The Return of Raymond Lake: A Hande kinsman (Don Knott) plays a big role in restoring wetland by Tom Cherveny
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Sandra Berge Pierce
    • Allan Hande
    • Ronald Swenson

No. 28, October 2002

  • Hot Times at the Family Reunion in Canada
  • Reveling in Our Valdres Roots by D'Arcy Hande
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Alice Skaalrud Akenson
    • Kathryn Olson Smithson

No. 29, March 2003

  • Grandma's Knitting Needles by Melissa Hande
  • Letters Home to Norway, Part I
  • Hande Cowboys and Cowgirls in the Dakotas by Mae Ione Hande
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Ione Christensen Wirth
    • Marj Ellingboe Wedrick

No. 30, October 2003

  • And a Little Child Shall Lead Them by Juline C. Hande
  • Letters Home to Norway, Part II
  • Hildegarde Quamme's Childhood Christmas Story
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Ruth Hande Bongers
    • Walter Skaalerud

No. 31, March 2004

  • Letters Home to Norway, Part III
  • Margit Bratvold Comments on Youth in Norway Then and Now
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Ovedia Legried Elvestrom
    • Andreas Kåre Hellum
    • Phyllis Hande Ransom

No. 32, October 2004

  • Signe Midelfart Ortiz: Creativity, passion and commitment by Victor R. Ortiz
  • All Torø's Family: The Knutson branch of the Hande clan by D’Arcy Hande
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Stephanie Hande Casar
    • Helen Alvig Onnen
    • Carol Dahl Aos Pederson

No. 33, March 2005

  • The Ole and Ingri (Hande) Skaalrud Family by Ida Christine Skaalrud Olson
  • Surviving the Tsunami by Joel T. Pierce
  • Capturing their "Essence and Disposition": Family and Art (Jessica Eisert) by B. Kamran Swanson

No. 34, October 2005

  • Room at the Inn: A special gift from God by Juline Hande
  • Similengjar: Saga of farm and family by Olav Semeleng
  • Ancestral Theory vs Fact by Herbert A. Paul
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Beverly Sorensen Larson
    • Marit Løvås

No. 35, March 2006

  • A Well-Performed "Change of Heart" by Eirik Høyme Rogn, Valdres-avisa
    (Rev. Hallvard Hande's 1872 play performed in Norway)
  • A True Masterpiece: Laurel Jensen Paul's paintings receive national acclaim by Tom Batters
  • Caught in the Crossfire (experiences in the 1971 Pakistani Civil War) by Juline C. Hande

Number 36, October 2006

  • Family Heirlooms on Display (Mae Ione Hande’s wedding dress)
  • The Rolandson Family: Another Hande Family Connection Restored by Ann Todd Wetsel and D'Arcy Hande
  • Busy, Busy Hands, a poem by Ann Todd Wetsel
  • The 2006 Hande/Handy Reunion
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Carol Hande Petersen
    • Harold Bud) Sorensen
    • Yvonne Raymer Stove
  • My Dad's Last Christmas by Lyn Handy Turenne
  • Cary and Margie Hande: North Dakota Ranchers of the Year

Number 37, March 2007

  • Family Heirlooms on Display (Corinne Eisert’s krumkake iron)
  • Doctor Midelfart and His Medical Legacy by Jane Hieb and D'Arcy Hande
  • My Daughter, the Accidental Daredevil by Yvonne Raymer Stove
  • "Getting to Know You":
    • Dorothy Peterson Hare
    • Evelyn Skaalerud Sigler

Number 38, October 2007

  • Hande Family Reunion 2008
  • A Whirlwind of Making Connections in Valdres by Sandra Berge Pierce and D'Arcy Hande
  • Some Thoughts about Roots by Ragna Hande Lome
  • A Brief Overview of the Hande Farms in Norway
  • Arnie Lillo: The Tinkerer's Toys by Roger Matz

Number 39, March 2008

  • Family Heirlooms on Display (Ann Todd Magee Wetsel’s christening gown)
  • How about a Family Reunion in Norway, 2010 or 2011?!
  • Inga Johnsrud Løvås: Our family’s very own “come-back kid”
    by D’Arcy Hande, Marit Løvås and Arne Løvås
  • An Adventure Story by Richard Lindahl

Number 40, October 2008

  • Growing up through the “Hard Times” in Norway by Knut Løvås
  • “Getting to Know You”:         
    • Nathan Hande
    • Lorna Hollen Nelson
  • Happy Fish are Tasty Fish:  Twenty years experience with rakfisk production by Jan Erik Kjær
  • The Jolly 19 Club, or Grandpa and Grandma: The Bootleggers by Steven Walhood
  • The 2008 Hande Reunion:  A Tribute to Hildegarde Quamme
 
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