The Fedje ancestors originated in a rural village known as Feios along the southside of the Sogne Fjord in western Norway. The name Feios...

I raised my eyebrows in doubt when my travel agent highly recommended including “Norway in a Nutshell” on our first trip to Norway. What...

I am always surprised at what I discover about our heritage. But none more than the subject of this article. My wife has deep roots in...

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...

The first four things I think of Norway are Vikings, stave churches, the midnight sun, and fjords. A friend of mine recently asked me,...

The United States has 50 states, each divided into governmental units, most called counties. Some states further divide their counties...

When I was younger, my family enjoyed playing Trivial Pursuit. I excelled with the geography questions but bombed on anything to do with...

When my wife and I went to Norway, I thought I would try out my few phrases in Norwegian, but to my surprise, they corrected me in...

The last place my Huseby ancestors lived before immigrating to America was the Husabø farm, where they were tenant farmers. Like most...

We just returned from a cruise to Alaska and had an enjoyable time. In this age of jet travel, we can complain about 3-6 hour flights...

Have you ever wondered how we got our last names? In America, families had a fixed last name (surname) from the beginning of our country....

Torkjel (Torkel/Thomas) Andersson Røysum Huseby (1), son of Anders Olson Risene Røysum and Brita Torkjelsdatter Henjesand, was born on...