Just a quick note about Rindal Church. In the post dated, August 5, Rindal Church, it states the church was moved. Okay, so it was moved. From where to where and why? How?
As genealogists, we know we find pieces of puzzles and like little beams the light is shown on tidbits of information for us to pounce upon.
No, you are not in a fog, this a repeat photograph. The church now faces east and sits on Trysil Ridge; the ridge was named for a place in Norway. Previously it faced west before being moved onto a new foundation which was built by Charlie Sagmoen and sons. The church was surrounded by timber, which since has been cleared, exposing the church, making it a dominant feature on the landscape.
That means that when the foundation and probably when the basement was dug, the church was turned around! And when they say timber, they mean poplar trees which are abundant in the area. It is possible they used the rolling log method to move it much like Benhard Ranum and Ted Thompson moved the school across the prairie using horses, mules, or oxen.
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