Sabe Haugen, who immigrated from Stamnes, Norway in 1881. Perhaps the reason for leaving Norway was the lack of a future for him and his family. Why the area around Hannaford was chosen is not known.
The occupation of both sets of parents of Olaf and Dora was farming and it was the occupation that Olaf chose for himself. Olaf took over the homestead of his father when he died in 1913. This is now the farm on which his son, Orville, now lives. Olaf was also a member of the Greenfield school board during the 1920s and 1930s.
Olaf Kalvik was born on February 25, 1892, in Greenfield Township to Knut J. and Ingeborg J. Taskedal Kalvik. His parents immigrated from Norway in 1883. The reason for choosing the Hannaford area is not known. Two sisters, Marie Oppeboen and Hilda Harvey, also grew to adulthood while two sisters and a brother died at an early age.
Olaf married Dora Haugen on February 25, 1914. Dora, born on November 14, 1891, in Greenfield Township, was the daughter of John J. and Kari Olaf Kalvik, Dora Kalvik, Doris, Inga and Orville.
Olaf and Dora were blessed with four children: Inga, Clarence Eugene, Doris and Orville. All the children were born at the home of their parents.
Inga married Howard Larson and they have seven children: Carol, Darrell, Devon, Duane, Roger, Debra and Larry. Carol married Robert Hallett and they have three children: DeAnn, Randy and Ryan. Darrell married Dianne Grosser and they have one child, Dana. Roger married Ranae Geiger. Debra married Allen Dronen and they had two children, Amy and Candi. Debra is now married to Dan Andreasen. Larry married Kathy Burgum and they have one child, Nicholas.
Clarence Eugene died at the age of seven.
Doris married John Rondestvedt. They had no children. Doris married Melvin Girling and they have one child, Scott. Scott married Cathy Saucier and they have two children, Michael and Daniel.
Orville married Agnes Aaserud and they have two children, Arlen and Keith.
Olaf Kalvik died on May 1, 1958, and Dora Kalvik died on March 24, 1980.
Source: Hannaford Area History North Dakota Centennial 1889 - 1989 Page 178