HOME

KNUT HANDE

MARIT HANDE

THIØSTUL HANDE

NEWSLETTER

SIMILENGJAR BOOK

A CHANGE OF HEART

LINKS

SEARCH

D'Arcy Hande
P.O. Box 32040
Erindale Postal Outlet
Saskatoon, SK S7S 1N8
CANADA

E-mail 
D'Arcy Hande

HANDE NEWSLETTER
Table of Contents of Major Articles
 (Family Notes and Notes included in all issues.)
Nos. 1-40
1989-2008
Each full, hard-copy back issue costs $5.00 each, postage included.

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