Turkeys in the farmyard. Undated. A boy among the turkeys by the turkey house. Grefsheim exported turkeys to Scotland between the wars.. Grefsheim collection

The farmyard towards the main house. 2017. The main house seen through the old trees in the farmyard, with the barn on the left and the farm building on the right, on a grey winter's day.. Dagbladet, 2017

Woman ringing the meal bell. Undated. A woman rings the meal bell on the storehouse at Grefsheim. A cart with a water barrel outside.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-14238

The farmhands' house with the bell tower. After 1904. The farmhands' house, probably from around 1830, was moved north of the main house in 1904 and was then given a new Swiss-style bell tower. The bell marked the start of work, the midday meal and dinner, and was to be rung in case of fire or accident. The building was demolished around 1960.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-16990

The dairymaids after washing the byre. 1909. Eleven dairymaids leaving the byre with their buckets after washing it.. Anno Domkirkeodden, HHB-10315

The main house facing Mjøsa. 16 August 1933. The main house seen from the garden on the Mjøsa side. Taken during the Grain Council's tour in August 1933.. Bø Museum, BØBF.2023_0940

Gardener Gravbakken in the nursery. 1939. The gardener watering the plants. Inscription on the photograph: ‘Gartner Gravbakken, Grefsheim 1939’.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-01180

The main house seen from the farmyard. Trolig 1890-årene. The gravel path up to the entrance. A woman is sitting on the steps. The photograph was taken before the second storey was added.. Anno Domkirkeodden, HHB-10354

The main house seen from the lawn. Trolig ca. 1930. The main house was built in the 1830s.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-16997

The main house in winter. Before 1902. The farmyard in snow, with the picket fence in front of the main house.. Anno Domkirkeodden, HHB-10350

The croft Bekken. Trolig ca. 1909. The log cottage at Bekken beneath large trees, with Mjøsa in the background.. Grefsheim collection

A party on the steps. 1909-1923. Grefsheim collection

Alterations to the main house. Trolig 1910. The second storey is being built where there were previously only gable rooms. Two of the bay windows are in place.. Anno Domkirkeodden, DigitaltMuseum

Workers in the farmyard. Trolig ca. 1909. Grefsheim collection

Baking in the kitchen. Trolig ca. 1909. A young woman rolls out dough at the kitchen table, beneath pots and moulds hanging on the wall. She may be Sofie Pihl, née Mellbye.. Anno Domkirkeodden, HHB-10394

Johan and Emelie Mellbye in front of the hay racks. Trolig ca. 1909. Grefsheim collection. Original caption: “Grefsheim, Nes, Hedmark. Johan Egeberg Mellbye (1866-1954) and his wife Emilie Laura Petterson (1879-1954) in front of rows of hay-drying racks.”

Drying sheaves. 1909. Four people stacking sheaves on drying poles.. Grefsheim collection

Out in the countryside. 1909. Julie Mellbye, later married Nissen, in the woods.. Grefsheim collection

Two standard poodles in the library. Trolig 1930-årene. Two pampered dogs in front of the fireplace.. Anno Domkirkeodden, NO-25175-05

‘Welcome to Grefsheim’, signed by participants in the Oslo talks. 4 January 1994. Framed poster, Grefsheim collection

The garden with a view of Mjøsa. Trolig ca. 1905. Printed photograph, Grefsheim collection

Skiing by the avenue. Trolig ca. 1910. From left: Mrs Mellbye and Gertrud Nilson.. Anno Domkirkeodden, DigitaltMuseum

‘Grefsheim became a meeting place for Israel and the PLO’. 10 September 1993. VG, 10 September 1993. Newspaper cutting in the Grefsheim collection.

‘Here they laid the foundation for peace in the Middle East’. 12 September 1993. VG, Sunday 12 September 1993

Woman by the stone wall. 1909. The avenue along the field, with the dry-stone wall.. Grefsheim collection

Nes, Grefsheim (postcard no. 8276). 1926. Inscription on the postcard: ‘Eneret: 1926. Carl Normann, Hamar.’ (sole rights)

The main house with a Swiss-style veranda. 1909. Seen through the avenue on a winter's day.. Anno Domkirkeodden, HHB-10386

Alterations to the main house. East elevation. Trolig 1910. Blueprint in the Grefsheim archive. Inscription: ‘Hr. godseier Joh. E. Mellbye, Grefsheim. Forandringer ved hovedbygning’ (Mr Johan E. Mellbye, landowner, Grefsheim. Alterations to the main house)

Thorén's photograph of the main house. 1871-72. Anno Domkirkeodden

The Egeberg family in front of the main house. 1870-1872. The district judge Johan Egeberg in the centre, with his wife Johanne (Hanna) Jacobsdatter Meyer. Beside them Ove Mellbye and his wife Sophie Munch with their children Johan Egeberg Mellbye (b. 1866) and Sofie Christine Mellbye (b. 1868). Thorén titled the picture “Hovedbygningen paa Grefsheim Hedemarken”.. Anno Domkirkeodden

Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson visiting. 1907. With Karoline Bjørnson and the Mellbye family.. Anno Domkirkeodden, DigitaltMuseum

The Mellbye family on the steps. Trolig ca. 1905. Grefsheim collection

Farm workers and Johan Egeberg in front of the main house. 1870-1872. District judge Johan Egeberg stands on the gravel path with the people of the farm.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-00846

Jomfru Karine rowed across Mjøsa, 1911. 1911. Anno Domkirkeodden, DigitaltMuseum. See also DOK-18310.

The farm's Ford V8 lorry. 1935-1940. A 1935 lorry loaded with milk churns, in front of the main house. The men are farm manager Skavern and Thorleif Støen. In 1940 the lorry was requisitioned by Norwegian forces and used in the attack on the German positions at Aulestad on 26 April.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-12483

Harvest by Mjøsa. Trolig ca. 1909. Grefsheim collection

Spring work with a Cleveland crawler tractor. After 1917. Harrowing the field, with Mjøsa in the background.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-16902

Cows in the farmyard in front of the barn. Trolig 1920-30-årene. Grefsheim collection

From the market garden at Grefsheim. Trolig 1930-årene. Inside the greenhouse. The man is Hans Lie.. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-15313

McCormick binder. 1909. A horse pulls a binder made by McCormick. The man on the left is Johan E. Mellbye.. Grefsheim collection

Boy with a sheaf of grain. Trolig 1920-årene. ‘10-year-old settler on the bog.’. Anno Domkirkeodden, 0412-15318

Reconstruction of Jomfru Karine's boat, with oarsmen. Probably 1911. Possibly from the historical pageant of 1911 (to be confirmed)

Nordgrefsheim, with hens in the yard. Trolig 1950-årene. Grefsheim collection

Baathuset, croft. Trolig 1950-årene. Grefsheim collection

Overview of the crofts. Undated. Anno Domkirkeodden 0412-12550

Deeds and property documents. Grefsheim archive / National Archives of Norway

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