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 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 man who has made a 25-year hobby of a childhood dream that [...]  Heritage tours connect Norwegian-Americans to Norway in an unforgettable way By Char Rustan Brekke Director and Co-owner of Brekke Tours & Travel As a tour operator specializing in travel to Scandinavia, with a sub-specialty in Norway and heritage travel, Brekke Tours has had the privilege of assisting numerous Norwegian-Americans return to their ancestral roots. [...]  Celebrate Norway with the Leif Erikson Lodge in Seattle on March 24! View Larger Map The 5K Fun Run/Walk kicks off the annual Norwegian Heritage Day and Taste of Norway event in Ballard at the Leif Erikson Lodge. The race is from the Leif Erikson Lodge to the Leif Erikson statue at Shilshole and return. [...]  Two new community features for the Norwegian American Weekly Do you have a bunad or folkedrakt you are looking to sell, or perhaps to buy? Are you looking for a Norwegian tutor to help you finally learn the language? Want to start a Scandinavian meet-up group in your area? Looking to complete your set of [...]  Velkommen to norskseattle.com! A Web site with its finger on the pulse of Scandinavian events in the Puget Sound area Tasha King maintains a website – norskseattle.com – dedicated to Nordic happenings in the greater Seattle area. She decided to create the website because it seemed she and her friends “Always heard about things [...] Join the Sons of Norway Leif Erikson Lodge of Seattle, Wash. for the annual Norwegian Cultural and Heritage Day on March 27. The festivities start at 9 a.m. with the Leif to Leif 5k Fun Run/Walk at the Leif Erikson Hall in Ballard The Leif to Leif 5K Fun Run/Walk kicks off at 9 a.m. [...]  Holiday bazaar season brings out traditional foods from the many heritages of the Rogue Valley, Oregon, writes Paris Achen a reporter in Southern Oregon. Greg Applen hovers over a griddle in the toasty kitchen at Medford’s Ascension Lutheran Church flipping Scandinavian lefse made from a recipe handed-down by his now-deceased aunt, Evelyn Iverson, also [...]  The start time is early and the parade route is short, to say the least. But that didn’t matter to the roughly 30 people who turned out Sunday morning for Durham’s annual Leif Erickson Parade in Maine. Some even came with their Viking gear, including plastic helmets and swords. For many, the event is [...]  Attorney General Wayne Stenehjem says he plans to introduce former White House political adviser Karl Rove when Rove is inducted into the Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame in Minot on Sept. 30, reports KFYR-TV Norsk Høstfest heritage festival officials initially asked Gov. John Hoeven to do the introduction, but Hoeven is instead attending a departure [...]  It’s a time to explore, discover and celebrate one’s faith as well as celebrate Nordic cultural roots in the United States. For 22 years, The Norwegian Lutheran Memorial Church (Mindekirken) in Minneapolis, Minn., in cooperation with members of the Danish, Finnish, Icelandic, Icelandic and Swedish communities, has sponsored the Leiv Eriksson International Festival. This [...] |
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