Bo School
Knut Gunnarson Helland
Bo, 1880–1920
Born 1880, Bø, Telemark, Norway, died 1920 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA Brother of Gunnar Gunnarson Helland, above. Emigrated to the USA 1901. Established as ‘Helland Brothers’ in Chippewa Falls making ‘Hardanger’ fiddles and conventional violins. — John Dilworth
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Knut Gunnarson, Born 1880, Bø, Telemark, Norway, died 1920 Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin USA Brother of Gunnar Gunnarson Helland, above. Emigrated to the USA 1901. Established as ‘Helland Brothers’ in Chippewa Falls making ‘Hardanger’ fiddles and conventional violins.
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Working in Bo at the same time
Gunnar Gunnarson Helland 1889–1976
Gunnar Olavsson Helland 1852–1938