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Topics in Eikerhistorie 2025-2027 "Eikerhistorie 2025-2027" is a project under the auspices of the association EIKERHISTORIE, which is an umbrella organization in which other voluntary organizations in Eiker can be members. The members as of today are Eiker Historielag, Eiker Arkiv/Sameia Kulturminnedag, Nøstetangensenteret, Hellefossen Elveeierlag and Østsiden Jeger- og Fiskerforening. It may be appropriate to invite more participants during the project period. Samfunnet under Hellefossen This is your Team Member description. Use this space to write a brief description of this person's role and responsibilities, or add a short bio. Nøstetangen - Norway's first glassworks This is your Team Member description. Use this space to write a brief description of this person's role and responsibilities, or add a short bio. War years at Eiker This is your Team Member description. Use this space to write a brief description of this person's role and responsibilities, or add a short bio. Setre og boplasser på Eiker This is your Team Member description. Use this space to write a brief description of this person's role and responsibilities, or add a short bio. Eikers skihistorie - topp og bredde This is your Team Member description. Use this space to write a brief description of this person's role and responsibilities, or add a short bio. Vestfos Cellulosefabrik This is your Team Member description. Use this space to write a brief description of this person's role and responsibilities, or add a short bio.

the Norwegian crofter system Husmannsvesenet var et fenomen som fantes over hele Norge, i forskjellige varianter. Eiker og de andre flatbygdene på Østlandet var nok det området der husmannsvesenet fikk aller størst utbredelse, og innenfor Eikers grenser finner vi mange varianter – det var husmenn med jord og jordløse strandsittere, bygselshusmenn og arbeidshusmenn. Siste halvdel av 1600-tallet og første halvdel av 1700-tallet var en periode med store omveltninger i bondesamfunnet på Eiker. Krongodset og adelsgodsene gikk i oppløsning, mange bønder ble selveiere, men også rike trelasthandlere fra byene kjøpte seg gård og grunn på Eiker. Folketallet økte, og mange nye husmannsplasser ble ryddet. Forarbeidet til ny matrikkel i 1723 er vel den første kilden som gir en samlet oversikt over husmenn på Eiker. Den viser at husmannsvesenet på dette tidspunktet var en institusjon som var veletablert i alle deler av bygda. Hele 116 av gårdene på Eiker hadde husmenn på dette tidspunktet. De aller fleste bare en eller to husmenn, men gårder som Nedre Hoen, Vestre Lo og Skjelbred hadde hele seks stykker, Stenshorne hadde hele ni husmenn, under Fossesholm er det oppgitt 13 og under Haug prestegård 14 husmenn. På så å si alle disse plassene ble det dyrket havre, som regel mellom en halv og en hel tønne. Det betyr at dette var husmenn med jord, mens husmenn uten jord ikke er tatt med – rimelig nok, siden dette var en skattematrikkel og det var jorda en betrakte skatt for. Dersom en tar med alle husmennene som ikke hadde jord, ville nok antallet vært betydelig større enn de 246 husmannsplassene som er oppgitt i 1723. Det neste årstallet vi finner en samlet oversikt over husmenn på Eiker, er 1765, da det ble tatt opp et manntall i forbindelse med innkreving av en ekstraskatt. Her var alle personer over 15 år med, og 252 av dem er ført opp som husmenn. Det er altså bare ubetydelig flere enn i 1723. Men skatten i 1765 var en såkalt koppskatt, slik at også husmenn som ikke hadde jord ble tatt med. Disse blir ikke kalt husmenn i manntallet, men føres i samme skatteklasse som husmennene. av dem var det hele 413 stykker. Ut ifra dette kan vi slutte at nærmere 20% av Eikers befolkningen på midten av 1700-tallet var husmenn.Men mer interessant enn antallet er det kanskje å se nærmere på hva slags husmenn en hadde på Eiker. Dessverre sier ikke manntallet i 1765 stort sett ingen ting om hva folk arbeidet med. Unntakene er åtte hammersmeder ved Hassel jernverk og fjorten stykker på Nøstetangen som «arbeider ved Fabriquen». Men ut ifra bosted er det også mulig å si en hel del om hva husmennene på Eiker livnærte seg av., Ikke overraskende finner vi flest husmenn der det var sagbruk og annen industri. Det var i Vestfossen og Skotselv, langs Hoenselva og i Mjøndalen. Det er vel neppe noen tvil om at mange av disse var sagbruksarbeidere. Under gårder som Solberg og Krokstad var det store møllebruk, og her finner vi også en konsentrasjon av husmenn. Det samme gjelder sundstedet ved Haug – både under Prestegården og på østsiden av Drammenselva under gårdene Lerberg og Hobbelstad. Husmennene her kan ha vært knyttet til tømmerfløting og laksefiske, men også det at Haugsund var et viktig knutepunkt for samferdselen hadde nok sin betydning. Blant husmennene her finner vi nok både vertshusholdere, skysskarer og håndverkere. Likevel er det bare en nokså beskjeden andel av husmennene på 1700-tallet som bodde på slike tettsteder. Under alle de større gårdene i bygda var det vanlig med både fire og fem husmannsplasser eller enda flere. Det gjaldt både gårder sentralt i bygda og de som lå i utkanten. Etableringen av slike husmannsplasser må ha sammenheng med behovet for arbeidskraft på gården, spesielt i onnene. Gårdbrukerne kunne sikre seg arbeidshjelp ved å leie ut jord og ta betaling i form av pliktarbeid. Uten å ha studert husmaannskontraktene nærmere, må en kunne anta at husmennene på slike gårder var såkalte «arbeidshusmenn», mens de som hadde fast arbeid på sager eller i annen industri var «bygselshusmenn», det vil si at de betalte for leie av plassen med penger istedenfor pliktarbeid. På en del steder kan det nok ha vært en kombinasjon – det gjelder for eksempel på gårder som Fossesholm, Ulleland og Hoen, som både hadde en betydelig jordvei og samtidig en stor sagbruksvirksomhet. Mange husmenn var nok også tømmerfløtere. Dem finner vi sikkert langs hele Drammenselva, men det var spesielt mange plasser i nærheten av de store tømmerhengslene ved Kverk og Stenberg. En annen næringsvei som la grunnlag for rydding av husmannsplasser, var bergverksdriften. Når det var så vidt mange husmenn under gårder som Berg og Stenshorne, har nok det sammenheng med at det var drift både i Bergsgruvene og Krambudalsgruvene på 1760-tallet.

Movies about the war The Gunhildrud Tragedy is a 2024 film that tells the story of the dramatic events that took place on April 24, 1945 in the area around Gunhildrudsetra on the west side of Eikeren. The film is produced by the Well-being and Coping Center in Øvre Eiker municipality, and Anders Fossesholm and Bjørn Rørdam Bergersen are responsible for the script and direction. Duration: 1 hour 20 minutes. Watch a short clip from the film here: The entire film can be downloaded from Eiker Archive/Eikerhistorie: The Gunhildrudtragedien 6.7 GB - download time approx. 10 minutes

Eikerminne is now available at the National Library Spokes Archive The National Archives - Genealogy Research

WELCOME TO PHOTO REGISTRATION Nøstetangen Café, Sorenskrivergården Thursday, April 24 at 7:00 PM Pictures from Terje Koch Betsy Johansen (Narveland) behind the counter. For many years she ran a small kiosk in her private home, right behind Arbeideren in Gamle-Hokksund. She ran it as long as there was a cinema at Arbeideren, from the 1950s until the 1970s. ea-2009-014-001 Betsy Johansen (Narveland) behind the counter. Unknown girl on the left. ea-2009-014-002 Jacob and Betsy Johansen's house in Gamle-Hokksund, where Betsy ran a small cheese shop for many years. They later changed the name to Narveland. ea-2009-014-003 Egil Dahlmann. Terje Koch and Runar Kruke outside Betsy Johansen's kiosk, with Betsy in the window. ea-2009-014-004 Bicycle repairman Ola Larsen ("Ola pang-pang") outside the workshop at Bruhjørnet. On the left is Leif "Vøkert" Bermingrud, who also had the nickname "Elvelosen". ea-2009-014-005 Jacob Johansen (Narveland). ea-2009-014-006 Nils Ole Rønning and Erik Svendsen's car dealership in Stasjonsgata. Previously, baker Rommelhoff-Berg had a shop and cafeteria here, then butcher Torgersen. ea-2009-014-008 Mona and Erling Ystenes' business in Stasjonsgata. Previously, Løvgren-Olsen had a flower shop here. Later, Kirsch had a bicycle repair shop, and it has also been a hobby shop, kebab restaurant (Kalino) etc. Now (2025) the soon-to-open sushi restaurant is here. ea-2009-014-009 Eiker Sparebank's new building, July 1984. ea-2009-014-010 The old fire station in Hellefossveien. Behind the house we see the tall poles that were used to dry fire hoses. ea-2009-014-011 Karl Hansen ("Dakota-Karl")'s kiosk at Bruhjørnet, with the residential building behind. ea-2009-014-012 Karl Hansen, also called "Dakota Karl". ea-2009-014-013 Ukjent mann sager ved. ea-2009-014-014 Taxi driver Kristian Groven with his Essex 1930 model. ea-2009-014-015 Photo by Thor Wilhelm Tollefsen Pictures from Kjell Amundsen Rehearsal with Øvre Eiker Youth Corps, probably in the 1960s. We see, among others, Bjørn Rasmussen (no. 2 in the second row), Hans Hobbelstad (standing behind), Kjell Amundsen on trumpet (no. 2) from the right and Odd Røren (far right, partially hidden by the conductor). ea-2010-006-001 Band exercise - probably a joint exercise with participants from several school bands. Conductor is Einar Kristensen. ea-2010-006-002 Ellen Holmen (Sundt) on clarinet and instructor Einar Kristensen, Kjell Amundsen standing behind. ea-2010-006-003 Øvre Eiker Youth Corps. We see, among others, Runar Narveland, Nils Rasmussen, Odd Røren, Kjell Amundsen, Per Engh, Sverre Nygård, Knut Persson and Torbjørn Oskasin. ea-2010-006-004 Demolition of Hokksund Cooperative. Volunteer work at Øvre Eiker Youth Corps. ea-2010-006-005 Østre Brugata in Hokksund with the Cooperative Society. ea-2010-006-006 Østre Brugata in Hokksund with the Cooperative Society. ea-2010-006-007 Unknown man on the left, then Harald Ingebretsen (Messeconsult), Henry Tranberg and Kjell Amundsen. ea-2010-006-009 Presumably meeting in Hokksund Chamber of Commerce. From left: Grethe Jahr, Nils Christiansen, hidden man, Erling Holden, Gudrun Styve Varlo, Hans Muggerud, Kjell Amundsen (at the end of the table), Arne Stokke, Bjørn Ristvedt, hidden man, Elsie May Stengel, Jorunn Kvale and Britt Stokke Amundsen? ea-2010-006-010 Knut Olav Bakkene, Kjell Amundsen and Harald Loe. Presumably prize giving in Eiker O-team. ea-2010-006-011 Film: The 1952 Olympic Relay Here are the results of the previous registration meeting Pictures from Dynge The backyard of Braathengården, later also called Ihlengården. It was later owned by Blegeberg (daughter and son-in-law of Ihlen). Several families lived there, including their relatives. Opsahl 11-1 The backyard of Braathen farm with the outbuilding. The entire house burned down in 2011. Opsahl 13 The Paulsen family's house in Dynge. The outbuilding on the left has been demolished, while the farmhouse on the right still stands. Opsahl R001 Langebakk photographed from Vendelborg in the direction of Dynge. The nearest house belonged to Karen Fisker, then Thoresen and Laugerud with an old outhouse. The man in the photo is Nils Paulsen (Gabbe), who lived in the outhouse at Paulsen's (cf.R001). He had TV license no. 8 in Norway, and the outhouse became a gathering place for people in the area. Opsahl R005 The old Haugsund school. The building is practically unchanged today. Opsahl ØEK037 Street section from Dynge. The house closest to the left belonged to Kulland, who had an ice house for salmon that was to be shipped by rail (the ice house is not in the photo). The next house belonged to Nils Paulsen - relative (uncle?) of Nils Paulsen in photo R005. The house on the right belonged to Olga Amundsen. Opsahl ØEK101 Photo from Langebakk, taken from Vendelborg towards Dynge (cf.R005) Closest is the flat roof of Ishuset, then Elvehuset. The photo is taken from Hillerens hus (Timberli). Outbuildings down towards the river. Opsahl ØEK102 Street from Dynge. From the left we see the houses of Andreas Engebretsen ("The Count") - his sons Georg, Odd and Arne were good football players. The next house belonged to Julius Grimnes (now belongs to his daughter Turid Skyba), and then Amundsen (cf. ØEK001). Opsahl ØEK899 Street section from Dynge. 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Nøstetangen's neighbors: Haugsund, Hoen and Prestegården Haugsund Haugsund was not the largest of the settlements on Eiker, but it was in the process of establishing itself as a center for the local administration. It was where the town council meetings were held and where the sheriff lived. Sundstedet was an important hub, with a railway station and inns. The population consisted of timber floaters, char fishermen and salmon fishermen, but also some craftsmen and workers who were connected to the farms on Hoen and Vendelborg. It was a rapidly growing settlement. The Hoen farms The farms Øvre Hoen and Nedre Hoen had considerable dirt roads, but primarily these farms were among the most valuable in the village because of their other "glories". The owner of Øvre Hoen from 1751 was Jens Hofgaard, a well-known lumber merchant and proprietor and the man who commissioned the Hoenspokalen. The mill and sawmill operations in Hoenselva were significantly expanded during his time. Nedre Hoen belonged to the Winther family. They owned a sawmill and mill at Hellefossen, but the greatest value was the rich salmon fishing below the farm. Jens Hofgaard at Hoen - a proprietor and his use Situations Cart over Hoen 1783/84 - who was Jens Irgens? The Winther family on the Hoen farms The Hoen farms in 1765 Eker rectory The parish priest was the most important civil servant in the local community. People had regular contact with him through church services and other church activities, and the churchyard was an important gathering place, where public announcements were read and where news was spread by word of mouth. In addition, the parish priest, together with the chaplain, bells and other assistants, was responsible for important tasks such as school and poor relief. The church and rectory thus became an important center. The Church and the parish priests Schools and poor relief

Who are we? "Eikerhistorie 2025-2027" is a project under the auspices of the association EIKERHISTORIE, which is a umbrella organization where other voluntary organizations in Eiker can be members. Members as of today are Eiker History Society, Eiker Archives/Sameia Cultural Heritage Society, Nøstetangen Center, Hellefoss River Owners Association and Østsiden Hunters and Fishermen's Association. It may be appropriate to invite more participants during the project period. This project is a continuation of the collaboration around the exhibition "Society under Hellefossen", which was shown at the Nøsteangen Norwegian Glass Museum in the summer of 2023. In In connection with this project, the website “eikerhistorie.no” was established as a joint platform for storing and exchanging historical sources and documentation. This is a cloud storage solution based on Microsoft O365 (Sharepoint), with backup on local servers. The purpose of the project is to develop eikerhistorie.no into a general knowledge base for everyone who works with Eiker's history, but at the same time point out some special focus areas in the period 2025-2027. Spoke history Main Street 7 3303 Hokksund Org. no.: 933550028 E-mail: Arkiv@eikerhistorie.no

The absolute monarchs and their officials The Danish-Norwegian monarchy was governed from Copenhagen, and the civil servants were the king's representatives in the local community. The highest civil servant was the county magistrate of the fairly recently established Buskerud county. It was divided into bailiffs, and Eiker was subordinate to the Buskerud county bailiff, with a bailiff residing in Lier. Eiker, Modum and Sigdal constituted a separate magistrate's office, where the magistrate during this period lived in Modum. The state's only local representative in Eiker, besides the parish priest, was thus the sheriff, who lived in Hokksund. The autocratic kings bailiff, magistrate and sheriff County officials and bailiffs Magistrates and judiciary The sheriffs at Eiker

The Plank nobility In the 16th and 17th centuries, the lumber trade and sawmill operations were dominated by lords, county governors and other central officials - both nobles and commoners - who operated on behalf of the King, but who also had private interests in this profitable trade. By the 18th century, the Crown had withdrawn from this industry entirely, and the role of the civil servants had been taken over by merchants, who were largely bourgeois on Bragernes or Strømsø. This was the new upper class, known as the "merchant patriciate" or "plankeadel". In the mid-18th century, the sawmill industry was completely dominated by a handful of families, who had largely intermarried with each other – Cudrio, Smith, Stranger, Wiel, Arbo, Cappelen and Hofgaard. The latter two had particular connections to Eiker – Cappelen as owner of Fossesholmgodset and Hofgaard as owner of the sawmills at Hoen and in Mjøndalen. But the others also owned and leased sawmills both in Eiker and in other villages. Several of them were also involved in the timber trade, but there were also several smaller players involved. With a luxurious lifestyle and high luxury consumption, this upper class also led the way in cultural developments, from clothing fashions to ornamental objects made of silver and glass or exotic consumer goods such as tobacco, sugar, coffee, tea, wine and spirits. These became consumer goods that the wider population also tried to acquire to the best of their ability – and which led parish priest Hans Strøm to chastise the Eikværingen for their excessive penchant for luxury in his "Physical-Oeconomistic Description of Eger Præstegield".

18th century building in Hokksund In a registration of the buildings in Gamle-Hokksund and Dynge that was carried out in 2015/2016, nine buildings were dated to the 18th century. However, due to extensions and reconstruction, it can be difficult to date the buildings. Up to 50 buildings may have a core from the 18th century, or perhaps from the 17th century. Among the best preserved are Gundersgården (Hobbelstadgata 8), Kolbrækgården (Dynge 34) and Madsengården (Storgata 42). At Falchegården (Storgata 75), the western part dates from the mid-18th century and the eastern part from the early 19th century, and the building has been restored so that the 18th century character is largely preserved. The small houses from the 19th century also contribute to creating an old wooden house environment that has developed naturally over several hundred years. Madsen Farm. Kolbrækgården Gundersgården The Falchegården Ihlengården - «Braathengården»

Ironworks - Hassel and Eidsfos Hasselverket Da glassverket på Nøstetangen startet opp i 1741. var Hasselverket alt en veletablert bedrift, mer enn hundre år gammelt og et anerkjent jernverk. Det produserte både smijern, som smedene brukte som råstoff til sine produkter, og mange typer støpejernsprodukter. Mest kjent – både i samtid og ettertid – var nok Hassel for sine «jernkakkelovner», med jernplater som var små kunstverk. De ble støpt i treformer med utskjæringer som var laget av noen av de fremste treskjærerne i landet. Rokokkoperioden på siste halvdel av 1700-tallet regnes som en storhetstid for denne ovnskunsten, og rokokko-ovnene fra Hassel er en interessant parallell til glasskunsten fra Nøstetangen i samme periode. Motivene var hentet fra bibelhistorien, men også fra gresk og romersk mytologi. Landets konger ble også hyllet, og noen av de aller rikeste borgerne kunne også spesialbestille ovner med sitt eget monogram. Eiere i denne perioden var familien Neumann, slektninger av Cappelen på Fossesholm og medlemmer av det lokale handelspatrisiatet. Jacob Hansen Neumann var eier fra 1746 til han døde i 1777. Deretter sto enken hans, Verkets hovedgruver lå i Hasselåsen på Modum, men det hadde også gruver andre steder på Eiker og ikke minst ved Arendal, der det ble utvunnet jernmalm av en helt spesiell kvalitet, som ble fraktet sjøveien til Eiker. Selve verket med den store masovnen lå ved Daler på Eiker og ble drevet med vannkraft fra Bingselva. Sammen med sagbrukene, som lå litt lenger ned i elva, la det grunnlaget for tettstedet Skotselv Eidsfos Ironworks Eidsfos ironworks was started in 1697 by Caspar Herman von Hausmann – grandfather of Caspar Herman von Storm, who played such a central role at the Nøstetangen glassworks. The ironworks was located in Hof parish in Jarlsberg county, but it was still connected to Eiker in several ways. Many of the works' mines were located in the area between Drammensdalen and Eikeren – most at Konnerud, but also partly at Eiker. The farmers at Eiker were probably involved in ore hauling for the works and in deliveries of coal and wood. Together with Kongsberg Sølvverk and Hassel ironworks, Eidsfos was a competitor for Nøstetangen in the fight for forest resources. Much of the transport to and from Eidsfos also went through Eiker. Ore and other goods for the plant were rowed up the Drammenselva and Vestfosselva rivers to Vestfossen and onward by sailing yacht across Fiskumvannet and Eikeren. Together with the timber rafting and the transport of goods for the Silver Plant, the transport to Hassel and Eidsfos made the waterway at Eiker an important transport artery. It helped to employ a growing population of farmhands and workers.