Norwegian history landmarked in NYC
A remnant of New York’s rich Norwegian history is now likely to be preserved Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. It isn’t often in this age of McMansions and Starchitects that historic low-story buildings can be...
Category: Norwegian Heritage
The realer than real tale of the huldra
Or: How a loving grandfather accidentally commissioned an 8-foot foam creature Terje Birkedal Anchorage, Alaska Once there was a grandfather who loved his little granddaughter with all his heart. She had red hair and...
Norway’s own home: Garden Cities
Signs of the 19th-century urban-rural housing phenomenon still mark Norwegian cities M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway At the age of 21 in 1871, London-born Ebenezer Howard left England to take up farming as an...
The Search for Thor
Twenty down; 4,837 to go 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...
Ups and downs of 17. mai in Brooklyn
Through the Depression, WWII, and more, Norwegian Americans mark Grunnlovsdagen Victoria Hofmo Brooklyn, N.Y. Norwegian-American festivities tend to happen in clusters, grouped around red-letter days: May for Syttende Mai, June for Midsummer, October for...
A look at the little country that defied Europe
On the eve of Eidsvoll Terje Birkedal Anchorage, Alaska From the Viking Age through the late Medieval Period, Norway was a country of influence and power in Europe. However, in 1275 CE, things began...
“Sons of old Norway owned the town”
Norwegians celebrated Cynthia Elyce Rubin The Norwegian American “Norwegians Celebrated” ran the bold headline in the evening edition of the Fargo Forum dated May 17, 1904. Thousands of visitors from all over the region...
Clipfish, a trial, and the memory of war
Each part of Norway has its own, sometimes strange, ways to celebrate Syttende Mai Tove Andersson Oslo The celebration of the national day in Norway always includes marching bands. Marching in a parade is...
The making of a Norwegian traitor
Part four of four: Quisling is executed, but his name lives on in infamy Alianna Boszhardt Washington During the Nazi invasion of Norway, Quisling seized upon the confusion and broadcast his plan for cooperation...
Norway inspires 17de Mai runway show
A fashion flight of fantasy Lori Ann Reinhall The Norwegian American Sweet, down-to-earth, and demure, fashion designer Madison Leiren is the opposite of the “devil who wears Prada.” Recently, I had the pleasure of...
