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Nelson Huseby
Jul 15, 20241 min read
1,000 Year Moster Church Anniversary NAC-154
My cousin, Inge Johansen, alerted me on Facebook that this year marks the 1000th anniversary of the Mosterhamn church’s role in...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 23, 20231 min read
Hurtigruten NAC-137
One of the most memorable trips in my lifetime was on the Hurtigruten. This Norwegian coastal steamer has traveled daily up the coast for...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Storytelling NAC-107
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...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 22, 20231 min read
Family Lineage Back to the Kings of Norway NAC-105
As a child, I was constantly reminded by my Aunt Agnes that we were 100% Norwegian Americans. While all my ancestors came to America from...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 21, 20231 min read
The Saxons NAC-101
I have a confession to make. I am a descendant of the Dukes of Saxony in Germany. Why must I make this confession besides no longer...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 17, 20231 min read
King Olav II Haraldsson of Norway NAC-99
My granddaughter had to write a paper about an ancestor that played an important role in history and my first thought was King Olav....
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 13, 20231 min read
Cathedrals and Churches NAC-79
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...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
Norwegian and Norwegian-American Trivia NAC-71
When I was younger, my family enjoyed playing Trivial Pursuit. I excelled with the geography questions but bombed on anything to do with...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 12, 20231 min read
St. Sunniva and the Norwegian Saints NAC-45
Whenever my kids were expecting a new child, I had to suggest appropriate names. Oddly, none of my grandchildren ended up with my...
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Nelson Huseby
Aug 11, 20231 min read
A Close Encounter with the Swedish Kind NAC-37
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...
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