I thought I would write the story of two churches in which my Huseby family worshipped during the late 1800s and early 1900s. While this...

The second section of the fourth-generation biographies contains the descendants of Ida and Minnie Hillier and Arthur and Edwin Fedje....

The written records of the Prince Family go back to the 1400s in Oxfordshire, England. Even though its name implies royalty, in the...

It is believed that the Sisson family originated from Soissons, a commune (town) in northeastern France. This town has had a long history...

Last month, I wrote an article on Norwegian films. Since I keep my articles to two pages, this month, I am covering some of the films I...

In September 2017, I wrote an article on Norway's famous stave churches, primarily built in the post-Viking age between the 10th and 14th...

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

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

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...

Perhaps it is because of their restless wanderlust spirit held over from Viking times, but the Norwegians have been known for their...

When Dawn and I were in Tromsø, Norway, in 2005, we saw the Tromsø Lutheran Cathedral, built in 1861. It has the distinction of being...

Piracy has existed since man first built boats and continues to be a problem even to this day. We know that during the Viking Age, our...

When it comes to Viking mythology, I have to profess total ignorance. I embarrassed myself when watching Jeopardy that I could not answer...

I always thought that I was full-blooded Norwegian-American! Then I discovered I had some Swedish, but that happened a thousand years...

Growing up, we had an old trunk stuck in one corner of our garage. I do not know where it came from and never thought to ask. My dad used...

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

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

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 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...