Here are links to a few more web sites that contain further historical information on the history of the Handes and related families.
» Eilert Sundt's book, Om Bygnings-skikken på landet i Norge [Building Practices in the Norwegian Countryside] (Christiania/Oslo: 1862) http://www.rhd.uit.no/sundt/bind6/eilert_sundt_bd6.html
Chapter 11, contains a description and drawings of the sleeping house on Øvre Hande farm in Vestre Slidre, Valdres, Norway. Built in the 1600s, "the Hande loft" was later to become the first building acquired by the Valdres Folk Museum in 1901. Modern color pictures can found on Richard Norton's web page http://home.no.net/rhnorton/handeloftet.htm
» The Midelfart family and their home in Eau Claire, Wisconsin http://mathforum.org/~sarah/midel/
The late Sarah Seastone Fought posted these charming pictures of the home and family life of her grandparents, Dr. H.C.U. and Margarita/Margrethe (Hande) Midelfart. Additional information on the Midelfart family can be found in an excerpt from Lois Barland's book, The Rivers Flow On http://www.rootsweb.com/~wieaucla/midelfar.htm
» The Svenes branch of the Hande family at, Minneota, Minnesota www.herbpaul.com
Herb and Laurel Paul have a wonderful web site dedicated to the history of their respective families. Laurel's great-grandmother was Ingri Knutsdatter (Øvre) Hande. Also, be sure to visit Laurel's web page where her magnificent oil paintings are displayed http://home.insightbb.com/~herbpaul/ljpaul/
» The Magistad/Majistad branch of the Hande family in both Norway and the U.S.A.
http://home.no.net/gmagista/index.html
Gudbrand Magistad of Lena, Norway, can trace his ancestry back to all three
original progenitors mentioned on this Hande family history center web site.
Gudbrand is also interested in gathering more information and photographs on
Magistad descendants in the United States.