(coordinates can be put into Google Earth or Google Maps to see farm locations)
- Solemsvold, or Mauregga as the farm is called on a daily basis, is located far up in Budalen. Coordinates in decimal degrees is 62.84428, 10.44573. The farm is called Maureggen garsutsalg on Google Earth which means Maureggen yard sale. The farm is called Solemsvoll on Norges Kart. (Norges Kart is a Norway online map site) The farm is 16.1 km from Buset farm. Christian Busath’s Grandfather ( Jens Jensen), Great Grandfather (Jens Larsen) were born on the farm. Christian’s Great Great Grandfather (Lars Jensen) moved onto the farm.
- Buset Farm or Busath Farm is located at coordinates in decimal degrees 62.962496, 10.499353 The farm is 23.8 km away from Skalvollbakken. Bersvend Jensen was born on this farm. Christian used the name of this farm as his last name, Buset or Busaeth or Busath.
- Skalvollbakken now known as Skarvold or Skarvollen or Skarvoll gard og museum (Skarvoll farm museum) is located at coordinates in decimal degrees 63.02835, 10.29747. This used to be a museum with original buildings that were on the dye farm when Christian worked there. It is now a working farm. Bersvend Jensen Buset and Gjertrud Eriksen moved here when they first got married. They lived here for only a few years and then moved to Ner Spjeldet. They converted the farm into a dye shop. This is 3.1 km from Ner Spjellet.
- Ner Spjellet, now spelled Nerspjeldet on most maps, is located at coordinates in decimal degrees 63.04240, 10.28277. This is the farm where Christian Bervensdsen Busath was born and reared on. The farm was torn down in 1970 and houses were built on it.
- Storen Kirke The Church where Gjertrud Eriksen Buseth and Bersvend Jensen Buseth were married. Christian Bersvendsen Busath was christened here. Christian Bersvendsen Busath’s parents are buried here. Coordinates in decimal degrees 63.03135, 10.2919.
- Allan Line headquarters where Christian Bersvendsen Busath purchased his tickets to come to the USA. You can access the address on Google maps by going to Sondre Gate 25, Trondheim, Norway.
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