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Real life history detectives

Jackie Henry, the administrative director of the Norwegian American Historical Association (NAHA), provides help to researchers and genealogists to access the organization’s extensive archives. Photo courtesy Leslee Lane Hoyum

January 13th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Culture, Education, Norway in the U.S., Norwegian American Weekly, Norwegian Americans, Research | Leave a comment

Anonymous job applications key to ending discrimination?

Kjell Ingolf Ropstad. Photo: Magnar Kirknes – NRK

January 11th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Locations in Norway, News, Research, politics | Leave a comment

Trondheim is the world’s most expensive city

Kanalen, Trondheim. Photo: ystenes, flickr

January 10th, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Locations in Norway, News, Research, Trondheim | Leave a comment

We hereby plant our beloved flag at the South Pole

Amundsen at the South Pole. Photo: Wikipedia

January 4th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , | Category: Culture, Education, Locations in Norway, News, Norway's Royal Family, Research, Travel, Tromsø | Leave a comment

Waking up to 50 cm of new snow

50 cm of snow fell last night in Stryn, Norway. Photo: Arne Vik, yr.no

December 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Locations in Norway, News, Research, Ålesund | Leave a comment

Strange purple powder frightens Svalbard dwellers

December 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Locations in Norway, News, Research, Svalbard | Leave a comment

Norway is longer than you think

The ocean waves at Herøy in Nordland. Official length of the Norwegian coastline is 103,000 kilometers (64,000 miles).

December 2nd, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Locations in Norway, News, Norwegian American Weekly, Research | Leave a comment

Skeleton in the closet

Sami family at spring (Easter) celebration. Photo: Mortsan

November 16th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Culture, News, Research | Leave a comment

Norway’s glaciers melting

Bondhus Glacier has had a dramatic decline from 1990 (left) to 2011 (right) Photo: NVE

November 14th, 2011 | Tags: , , , | Category: Locations in Norway, News, Research | Leave a comment

Norwegian Patents and European Norm

Bernd Ewald of the Norwegian Ministry of Trade and Industry. (Photo: JE Stacy)

November 11th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Category: Business, News, Research, Technology, politics | Leave a comment
 
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