Category: Norwegian Heritage

Music, lutefisk, and a lot of fun! Nate Axvig Denver, Colo. I have just returned from my first Høstfest in Minot, N.D., and it was quite an experience. For those who have never made...

Jon Russell Pederson, July 5, 1930 – August 29, 2019 Jon R. Pederson, age 69, of Spicer, died unexpectedly Thursday afternoon, Aug. 29, in Osseo. Jon Russell Pederson was born July 5, 1950 to...

Sekken skolekorps celebrates its 40th anniversary Patricia Barry Hopewell Junction, N.Y. Sekken is an idyllic island in Romsdalsfjord, a 40-minute ferry ride from Molde in Møre og Romsdal. Seven square miles with less than...

Part 7: Siri Dammarell Brekkaa Ingerid Jordal Odda, Norway Our ancestors came to America to give their families a better life. Now young Norwegian Americans dream of the old country. This series of interviews was...

In this third installment we look at the ships that made trading and raiding possible Terje Birkedal Laguna Woods, Calif. As we learned in earlier installments in this series (Feb. 8: www.norwegianamerican.com/heritage/birkedal-bronze-age-scandinavia-01 and April...

We are happy to share what our readers have to say about our newspaper: “I read The Norwegian American because there’s nothing else like it! It represents the continuation of hundreds of Norwegian-language newspapers...

Part 6: Nicole Brekkaa Ingerid Jordal Odda, Norway Our ancestors came to America to give their families a better life. Now young Norwegian Americans dream of the old country. This series of interviews was conducted...

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...

An interview with Ross Fogelquist, “Mr. Scandinavia,” inside his remarkable home Laila Simon Portland, Ore. Ross Fogelquist remembers the use and origin of each collected piece in his historic home, Fogelbo (“bird nest” in...