Note: Borea Jenssen was the youngest sister of my great-grandmother Jensine Nelson. This article is an excerpt from the Jensen-Nelson...

I know the last trivia quiz was only a few months ago, but I enjoyed preparing it. I also receive a larger response from my readers with...

Most of my ancestors were farmers, which is a very noble profession. The promise of owning a farm had been the dream that lured many of...

The Year 2020 is finally coming to an end. What a challenge it has been for all of us. It affected us financially, our businesses, and...

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

Christmas is coming, and unique gifts might be in people’s thoughts shortly. I thought it might be fun to identify some unique shopping...

Across the bay from the church my grandparents (Haakinson) were married in before they moved to America is the Bryggen section of Bergen,...

A few articles back, I introduced the subject of DNA testing, indicating that there were four types of tests. In the article, I talked...

In October 2016, I posed sixteen questions to test my readers on how much they knew about Norwegian and Norwegian-American history,...

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...

If you are like me, you have had a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) test to learn more about your family background, but you may wonder now...

Recently, a friend, not a Norwegian, recommended a youtube.com site that plays soothing music to relax by. He did not realize that the...

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...

I was a little surprised at the number of people who responded to my first article on Norwegian-founded towns. It must have brought back...

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...

Have you ever imagined living in a castle? What if it was the residence of one of your ancestors? What would it have been like for them?...

My wife says Norwegian-Americans find each other, even if they are not trying. A good example was when my wife provided childcare for a...

The theater and the motion picture industry have allowed people to excel in American society. With 4.6 million Americans of Norwegian...

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...