About Ellenor Ranghild Merriken Ellenor Ranghild Merriken was the youngest daughter of the Olsen family. Immigrants from Norway, they were new to the prairies of east-central Alberta and unprepared for the challenges that faced them in their new country. Books by Ellenor Ranghild Merriken Looking for Country A Norwegian Immigrant's Alberta Memoir by (author) Ellenor Ranghild Merriken edited by Janice Dickin