In an earlier article, I indicated that there were as many Norwegian in America as Norwegians. This was because of the massive...

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

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

In an earlier article, I mentioned that my great-grandparents were Johannes (John) Tobias Nelson, and Jensine Jensen. Still, I did not...

As a city planner by trade, I was delighted to find that the hometown of my great grandparents, John and Jensine (Jensen) Nelson, was one...

In America, parents have had many choices in selecting their children’s first names. Often it is based on what happens to be popular at...

One purpose of the Norwegian-American Connections was to encourage cousins to share family stories. For this reason, David Crankshaw...