Category: Norwegian Heritage

Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. I love that Norway savors the yuletide season, beginning with Advent calendars, stars, and wreaths. And for Norwegians, the holidays are not over right after Christmas but extend well into...

A professor and innkeeper connects with his heritage through The Norwegian American Jane B. Henry Huntingdon, Pa. It is a joy to have the connections of The Norwegian American arriving at our home every...

From Kansas to the Emerald City to over the rainbow Catherine Ann Skaftun, known as Kay, died on Dec. 10, 2019, at age 73, while vacationing on Maui. I wish I could report that...

Andreas Stassivik Ingerid Jordal Odda, Norway Andreas Stassivik is thinking about the future. He is thinking of Norway. Thirty-two years ago he was baptized Andrew Nelson, but as a 29-year-old, he changed his name...

Making passable krumkake is harder than it looks Eric Stavney Mukilteo, Wash. As someone presses play on the cassette player and the “Charlie Brown Christmas” album starts turning, the kitchen cupboard door is thrown...

Is the Norwegian Julebukk, or “Christmas Goat,” actually a Tibetan yak? M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway One of the oldest surviving characters in the legends of Christmas is the Julebukk (“Christmas Goat”) of Norway, known...

USA vs. Norway Nate Axvig Denver, Colo. Lutefisk! It is highly likely that you have an opinion on the subject. As a Norwegian American, a right of passage is gulping down the translucent cod...

Vintage Christmas Mina Bjerknes Larsen Mercer Island, Wash. I grew up on a farm about 50 miles from Oslo. We were eight children, six girls and two boys. With my parents, my grandfather, and...

Beth Kollé Seattle I was 20, and it was my first trip away from home by myself. I had a Eurail Pass that took me in a big loop from Belgium to France, south...

By Randi Millman-Brown Thor Jensen, 36, moves from Oslo to Hammerfest. He is promoted to bank manager, becomes engaged, and takes a one-month hiking trip through occupied Finnmark in 1941. By the end of...