Members of the Skjeret family lived in Broadview Township from 1916 to 1930. Nicolai Skjeret, a fisherman from Trondheim, Norway, his wife, Anna, and family lived in the Moorhead -Comstock area before coming to Karnak to farm. Their children - Magdalene, Dina, Fredrika, Alfred, Magnus and Nina - had all grown up in Norway. All are now deceased.
Nina and her husband, Anders Torgerson, farmed for a number of years in Romness Township.
Alfred married Helen Jonasen in 1923. They moved south of Walum just across the line into Barnes County in 1930. However, their children attended school in Walum and in Hannaford. Alfred died in 1963 and Mrs. Skjeret continues to live on the farm. Their family:
Audrey, Mrs. Glenn Ouren, Huntsville, Alabama
Vivian, Mrs. Gilman Goplen, Hannaford
Alfred Jr., Dazey
Leon, Jamestown
Myrna, Mrs. Barton Thompson, Bozeman, Montana
Connie, Mrs. Duane Louden, Cooperstown
Loren, Fargo.
Source: Griggs County History 1879 - 1976 Page 242