My dad’s mother’s mother was a Jenssen who immigrated from Norway. A portion of the Jenssen family has deep roots in Kristiansand,...

I know this may not be an exciting topic for many of my readers. At least, that is why I had not broached the subject myself, but I found...

If I had not become a city planner, I would have loved to have been an architect. Unfortunately, that did not happen, so I must be...

This month my dad would have been 110 years old. That seems amazing. I just cannot picture my very youthful dad being that old. He was...

No matter what your political persuasion might be, Walter Mondale was just another example of what Norwegian Americans have been able to...

Note: Borea Jenssen was the youngest sister of my great-grandmother Jensine Nelson. This article is an excerpt from the Jensen-Nelson...

I know the last trivia quiz was only a few months ago, but I enjoyed preparing it. I also receive a larger response from my readers with...

Most of my ancestors were farmers, which is a very noble profession. The promise of owning a farm had been the dream that lured many of...

The Year 2020 is finally coming to an end. What a challenge it has been for all of us. It affected us financially, our businesses, and...

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This month Nordic communities worldwide will celebrate Leif Erikson Day on October 9th. In America, Congress declared that day in 1964....

Christmas is coming, and unique gifts might be in people’s thoughts shortly. I thought it might be fun to identify some unique shopping...

Across the bay from the church my grandparents (Haakinson) were married in before they moved to America is the Bryggen section of Bergen,...

A few articles back, I introduced the subject of DNA testing, indicating that there were four types of tests. In the article, I talked...

In October 2016, I posed sixteen questions to test my readers on how much they knew about Norwegian and Norwegian-American history,...

My great-great-grandfather on my dad's mother's side of the family was Børre Andreas Jensen. He was born on June 9, 1834, in...

If you are like me, you have had a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) test to learn more about your family background, but you may wonder now...

Recently, a friend, not a Norwegian, recommended a youtube.com site that plays soothing music to relax by. He did not realize that the...

We know that history is often written by the victors and usually not from the vantage point of those defeated. But there will always be...

I was a little surprised at the number of people who responded to my first article on Norwegian-founded towns. It must have brought back...