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Sigfus Olafson was a major author of the updated content to Ragland's book A History of Logan County, History of Logan County Centennial: The Early Years and was a founding member of the Mingo County (WV) Genealogical Society.
The dedication of Volume 1, Number 1 (March 1978) of the Logan County Genealogical Society Newsletter (later called "Ancestree") was to Sigfus.
DEDICATION: We woudl like to dedicate this, the first issue of the Logan County Genealogical Society Newsletter, to SIGFUS OLAFSON, who is the most knowledgable living individual on the subject of local history in Southern West Virginia. We are especially indebted to him for his collection and unselfish distribution of genelogical data from the organization of Kanawha and Cabell counties through their many territorial divisions.
