Normanna Sangerfest
Jon Malmin has had a lifelong involvement in Tacoma’s Normanna Male Choir and is preparing for the upcoming sangerfest there.
Category: Norwegian Heritage
Family album comes alive
Genealogist Kathy Solheim was invited to speak at the Daughters of Norway in Port Townsend, Wash., and ended up staying at her childhood home.
In memoriam: John Douglas “Doug” Dixon, honorary Norwegian
The Pacific Northwest Norwegian-American community remembers the life of John Douglas “Doug” Dixon, a giant of the maritime industry there.
Who was Cleng Peerson?
The story of Cleng Peerson comes to the forefront with plans in the making for the 2025 bicentennial of Norwegian emigration.
Embracing your heritage with your little ones
Wendy Jensen’s third book, Anna and the Rosemaling Hearts, focuses on the traditinoal Norwegian art form rosemaling.
Kåken in Tirebotn preserves a piece of history
Kåken i Tirebotn is a cabin hidden away in western Norway. Now a memorial, it was used by Torolv Solheim to resist Nazis during World War II.
A true tale of crime from Eidsvoll Manor
Norway’s Eidsvoll Museum tells of the Eidsvoll Thief, who stole valuables from the manor house, regretted what he did, and returned them.
Syttende Mai in Norway
Editor-in-chief Lori Ann Reinhall and Travel Editor Cynthia Elyce Rubin write about how to celebrate syttende mai in Stavanger, Norway.
Til Dovre faller
“Til Dovre faller,” is an original music video featuring Norwegian children to mark Norway’s bicentennial in 2014.
It’s Barnas dag once again—hipp, hipp, hurra!
Norway’s Constitution Day is Barnas dag—Children’s Day—a day filled with fun for children.and adults alike.
King Karl Johan, the people’s sovereign
Learn about the history of Norway and King Karl Johan, whose street in Oslo is the current parade route for every 17th of May.
Memories still echo from the tragedy in Telavåg
Janet Oakley writes about the 1942 Telavåg, Norway, tragedy when Nazis destroyed the small village and executed or imprisoned all its residents.
