The Norwegian Shipping and Trade Mission (Nortraship) was established in London in 1940 to manage the Norwegian merchant fleet after King...

This month, it was 80 years ago that Germany agreed to end the five-year occupation of Norway during World War II. As Americans, we...

In America, we have no idea what it was like to have lived through the Nazi occupation of Norway. I know many would like to forget that...

According to Burdick family historians, Burdick may have initially been Burditt. Over the centuries, surname spelling was not exact, with...

Third Generation: Mary Clark (5) Betty Clark (6) Robert Clark (7) Edgar Hastie (8) Margaret Hastie (9) Read More Here:

Fourth Generation: Clifford Simonson (7) Donald Simonson (8) Genevieve Simonson (9) Gladys Simonsen (10) Jeanette Simonsen (11) Stanley...

Preface First Generation      Nils Arnfinnson Huseby and Kari Hansdatter Spjotum      Second Generation      Ingeborg Huseby and Ole...

The second section of the third-generation biographies contains the descendants of Anders Huseby, Nils Husebo, and Jens Huseby. Included...

The first section of the third-generation biographies contains the descendants of Anders Huseby. Included are the Huseby, Johnson, and...

My wife's eighth great-grandfather was Gijsbert Op Ten Dijck (Gilbert Updyke), who arrived in New Amsterdam in 1635. So before we uncover...

There are two unrelated Clarke lineages in our family tree, one on the Cook side. But this article focuses on the one on the Miller side....

Since some of the Cooks and the Millers ended up in Detroit, known as Motor City USA, in the 1900s, it is not strange to find some of...

This story begins in France probably with Walter de Caen, who was the half-brother and companion of William the Conqueror. William had...

The story of the first Parmenter immigrant begins over a century earlier when George Parmenter, son of Guillaume Parmenter, moved to...

Bernice Arlene Haakinson, the youngest child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe on May 10, 1918. Agnes...

After watching the Atlantic Crossing, I thought I would watch several Norwegian movies and provide reviews. Although they are in...

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

Norwegians have been known for their shipbuilding skills since Viking times when they terrorized Europe. While many were designed...

It was 1933-34, and the world was deep into the Depression and unknowingly preparing for World War II. Germany had been punished for...

The Olympics started in 1896 in Athens, Greece, home to the ancient Olympic games, which were held from the 8th century BC to the 4th...