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Rosemaling on display

norway — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:05:29 +0000

Detail from Lorentzen’s artwork, which will be on display at Arts by the Bay Gallery in Havre de Grace, Md.

Arts by the Bay Gallery in Havre de Grace, Md., opens summer exhibit with rosemaling by Lise Lorentzen

Roy Jorgensen Hopewell Junction, N.Y.

The Arts by the Bay Gallery in Havre de Grace, Md. [...]

Father’s Day for all

norway — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 17:02:48 +0000

Photo: Wikimedia Commons. Father’s Day is this Sunday, June 16.

Two parent household? Single parent household? Father’s Day is a holiday for honoring all types of families

Larrie Wanberg Feature Editor

This Sunday is Father’s Day.

The designation first started in 1910 at a YMCA in Spokane by Sonora Smart Dodd who honored her [...]

An ekte norsk celebration

norway — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:10:52 +0000

Photo: Reidun Svimbil Lanne

A meaningful 17th of May spent with family and friends in Stavanger, Norway

Leslee Lane Hoyum Rockford, Minn.

When we think about 17. Mai, Norwegian Constitution Day, we immediately think of bunad-clad Norwegians, flags waving and children in parades. In Stavanger, it is that and much more. It truly is [...]

Rain doesn’t dampen Brooklyn spirits

norway — Fri, 07 Jun 2013 23:08:43 +0000

Photo: John Lunde. Annelise Lunde McCullough and her niece Laila Adele Habash at the 17th May parade in Brooklyn, N.Y.

New York’s 17th of May festivities a success in Brooklyn

By Roy Jorgensen Hopewell Junction, N.Y.

The actual Syttende Mai was a beautiful, sunny day in New York. In Manhattan, on 52nd Street where [...]

A new interpretation

norway — Fri, 31 May 2013 20:52:54 +0000

Robert G. Johnson and Janey Westin offer a new theory on the presence of Norse explorers in North America

Kelsey Larson Managing Editor

The Kensington Runestone in Minnesota, the Spirit Pond runestones discovered in Maine, reports of Native American peoples with light skin and eyes…could there possibly be a historic explanation for these phenomena, or [...]

Not just a day off

norway — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:19:10 +0000

Photo courtesy Larrie Wanberg. Northwood Cemetery, with flags flying.

Memorial Day is much more than just a long weekend

Larrie Wanberg Feature Editor

The day is indelible in my memory when, as a Boy Scout with a snare drum strapped to one leg and sounding the cadence, I lead of a hometown parade in [...]

New from Norway

norway — Fri, 24 May 2013 21:06:29 +0000

The Canary Digital Radon Detector. The Canary is battery powered, about the size of a large cell-phone and can be easily placed in a test space. It uses a sensitive, electronic element to “actively” detect radon gas and display measurements in real-time. It was developed by Norwegian scientists and is manufactured in Norway by [...]

A new resource

norway — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:54:57 +0000

Photo courtesy of Neil Hofland. Neil Hofland works on his website, www.norwayancestors.com.

Are your Norwegian ancestors from Inner Sogn? There is a new way to find them

By Linda Sharp

Finding your Norwegian ancestors just got easier if you are descended from the Inner Sogn. Neil Hofland’s website, www.norwayancestors.com, is the brainchild of a [...]

Kings and things

norway — Thu, 16 May 2013 02:46:29 +0000

Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

Napoleon and Desiree’s part in Norway’s independence

Judith Gabriel Vinje La Crescenta, Calif.

Syttende Mai might be called the “king swapping” day, but throw in a famous courtesan turned queen and an even more famous jilted lover, and you’ve got… a famous movie, and the story of Norway’s independence.

Until the [...]

Feast for a fest: 17. mai treats

norway — Fri, 10 May 2013 22:09:47 +0000

Photo courtesy of Daytona Strong. Pølse med lefse: children and adults alike enjoy this simple yet favorite 17. mai lunch in Norway.

A gourmet twist on the traditional 17. mai fare from Outside Oslo

Daytona Strong Outside Oslo

Syttende Mai—it’s been a part of my Norwegian-American identity for as long as I can [...]