{"id":5168,"date":"2017-09-27T17:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-09-27T16:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/?p=5168"},"modified":"2017-09-22T22:51:50","modified_gmt":"2017-09-22T21:51:50","slug":"video-wednesday-imsdalen-a-story-about-norwegian-immigration-to-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/martinroe.com\/blog\/video-wednesday-imsdalen-a-story-about-norwegian-immigration-to-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Video Wednesday: Imsdalen \u2013 A Story about Norwegian Immigration to Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A film by Brad Imsdahl where he presents the history of his ancestors both in Norway and Minnesota<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jJ8d5ksCkEY?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Linked from YouTube channel <a class=\"g-hovercard yt-uix-sessionlink spf-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCGB455s3EZ5IswEr41SUHOw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-sessionlink=\"itct=CDUQ4TkiEwjl8MfB4rnWAhVEK5sKHYMfCxko-B0\" data-ytid=\"UCGB455s3EZ5IswEr41SUHOw\">Catbox Studios<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Norway 2016 \u2013 Video 20 of 21<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ppmWeAcMhaA&amp;list=PLapnpS7sdpP2ITd9Ecjpo6-ySLJX9Ljd-\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u00a0https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ppmWeAcMhaA&amp;list=PLapnpS7sdpP2ITd9Ecjpo6-ySLJX9Ljd-<\/a><\/p>\n<p>My great grandparents, Peder and Marit Imsdahl came from Imsdalen, a remote valley located north of Lillehammer in Oppland County Norway. 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