Sigdal and Eggedal

Sigdal and Eggedal
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Subtitle
Sigdal and Eggedal : historical account
Volume
1
Author(s)
Thormod Skatvedt
Year
1914
Publisher
Sigdal and Eggedal history society
Pages
VIII, 345
Source
BIBSYS

Contents

 Introductory poem. Side
 New and old classification 1
 Name of the parishes 3
 Some topography 3
    Common description 3
    Extent and limits 6
    Rivers and lakes 7
    Height ratio 10
 Bedrock and soil 12
 Nature 15
    My hometown - poem 18
    The painters Chr. Skredsvig and Th. Kittelsen 19
 Forestry and rafting 22
 Agriculture 36
 The birthing process 47
 Industry 58
 Other Commercial roads 62
 Working conditions 65
 Grinding mill 71
 Electricity plants 74
 Lowering and regulation work in Sigdalsvasdraget 77
 Herredsstyret and some of its men 80
 The division of the shire 83
 Municipal budgets, taxation, etc. 84
 Forage worm rights, as well as bridge and rope money 89
 Poverty services 90
 The village magazines 94
 Savings banks 97
 Sigdal Mutual Fire Insurance Association 100
 Grants and scholarship donors 100
 Old home in Sigdal 105
 Churches and clergy etc. 106
 The school system 132
 Sigdal parish's census collection 146
 Eggedals folk book collection 148
 Sheriffs 149
 Members of parliament from Sigdal herred 153
 Places of worship 155
 Communications 156
 The postal service 166
 Phone number 170
 Trade 171
 Demographics - statistics 175
 Military 177
 Healthcare, doctors, midwives etc. 178
 Associations and unions for the promotion of farmers' interests 181
 Youth associations 188
 Temperance League 192
 Political associations 193
 Music and singing 194
 Sports and athletics 201
 Veterans, as well as old legends and stories from the village 203
 Giant mounds and ancient finds 235
 Buildings, furnishings and clothing from ancient times 240
 Old village customs - wedding and funeral customs 252
 Old village expressions and personal names 265
 Old documents of different content 268
 Farm names in Sigdals herred, and other historical information about some of the farms 275
 Information about all farms in Sigdals herred from the years 1667 and 1723 (As a supplement in rubric form) 284