Whenever my kids were expecting a new child, I had to suggest appropriate names. Oddly, none of my grandchildren ended up with my...

With fear and trepidation, I venture into talking about Deoxyribonucleic Acid or simply DNA. Just the word sends shivers down my back, as...

Every nation seems to have national folk costumes that showcase the talents of local seamstresses. Norway is no exception. However, in...

A couple of years ago, I questioned whether Norwegian Americans were Norwegian (Article 15). I thought it might be interesting to pose...

My wife loves quilts! We have several! So when my mom brought out a double wedding ring quilt made by Grandma Emma (Nelson) Huseby for my...

Despite my wife's opinion that Norwegian-American humor is a myth, it is alive and well. But what does she know? She is mostly English,...

In Norway, we were impressed with the networks of highways and bridges connecting the thousands of islands with the mainland. Upon our...

No matter what an American’s political affiliation might be, I am sure that all will agree that we are relieved there are no major...

The cardinal rule is, “You never call a Norwegian a Swede.” For that matter, you don’t call a Dane or Finn a Swede, either. I was...

Road trips were once a way of life in America. The automobile created independence, and road trips retained our connections with family....

In writing these articles, I have wanted to focus on various aspects of our shared heritage and how it has influenced us. However, when...

Syttende Mai (the seventeenth of May) is probably one of the most important holidays in Norway. It celebrates the signing of the...

Many nationalities have ethnic dishes with origins from ancient times when survival was paramount and desperate times required desperate...

The lore of the Old West creates visions of cowboys and Indians, gunfights, and mining camps with fortunes won and lost at gambling...

After traveling through Norway in 2005, I wondered why over three-quarters of a million Norwegians would ever want to leave their...

Jan Hopkins has recently had significant changes in her family. She has a new granddaughter, Gisele Susanne Hopkins, born on January 31,...

None of my ancestors worshiped in the Høvåg church, but it is the home congregation of my cousin, Magda Eide Jessen, whose husband,...

One has to be careful when using an English word because it may have a different meaning in another language. For example, during the...

OK, it is confession time. I guess what goes around comes around. I proudly admit that I am a descendant of St. Olav of Norway. However,...

Many rural churches in America have closed their doors as families have left their farms and moved into the cities. If the structures are...