In Loving Memory: Sissel Hedvig Peterson
March 1, 1922 – January 22, 2019 Sissel Hedvig Peterson died on Jan. 22, 2019, at the age of 96. Sissel was born on March 1, 1922, in Haugesund, Norway. She came to the...
Category: Norwegian Heritage
Welcome to Bronze Age Scandinavia
In this first installment, we start at the top with a look at the lives of pre-Viking chieftains Terje Birkedal Laguna Woods, Calif. Chieftains were the political movers and shakers of Bronze Age Scandinavia....
Notable Norwegians
Tore Hund With David Moe Sun City, Calif. Tore Hund (“Thor the Hound”) was a strong, independent, and devout pagan. He was born in 990 AD in Hålogaland at the beginning of the Christian...
Meet Vesterheim’s new Folk Art team
A new generation of leaders aims to bring folk art to new generations of learners Vesterheim Decorah, Iowa Vesterheim, the national Norwegian-American museum and heritage center, is thrilled to introduce its new Folk Art...
The Search for Thor
A brief overview of the Resistance 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...
Again I say: “I love Norway”
A man’s search for his grandfather’s village became something that’s lasted a lifetime Scott Lax Chagrin Falls, Ohio In late November 1975, I completed my undergraduate work for Hiram College at the University of...
More than a pilot
Bernt Balchen, the aviator and explorer, was also a writer and strategic visionary Terje Birkedal Laguna Woods, Calif. Bernt Balchen is probably the most famous aviator and explorer you’ve never heard of. He was...
Working for a song(book)
Daughters of Norway members create an updated collection of Norwegian songs Beth Kollé Seattle, Wash. As a musician and speaker of Norwegian, Janet Ruud of the Daughters of Norway Embla Lodge #2 in Tacoma,...
The Search for Thor
The things he carried 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....
Kim Nesselquist Obituary
Kim Nesselquist December 5, 1956 — December 7, 2018 Norwegian Consul Kim Nesselquist died Dec. 7 in Seattle, after being diagnosed with renal cancer in March. Kim fell into a deep and peaceful sleep...
