My cousin, Inge Johansen, alerted me on Facebook that this year marks the 1000th anniversary of the Mosterhamn church’s role in...

Although I am no longer Lutheran, it is still very much part of my DNA and those of Norwegian descent. So, I was astonished when I...

The first section of the fourth-generation biographies contains the descendants of Ingeborg Johnson, Mary Aamoth, and Andrew Huseby....

As we went through Mom’s personal effects after she passed away, we realized how much cooking was part of who she was. From working...

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

Selma Alida Haakinson Thoreson, second daughter and third child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe, Iowa,...

Agnes Hazel Haakinson Kendall, the second child of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Radcliffe, Iowa, on August 29,...

Henry (Hank) Benhart Haakinson, the oldest child and only son of Abel and Synneva Haakinson, was born on a farm near Randall, Iowa, on...

This article may not be for hard-core genealogists, for you have often used this source. However, some people may be curious about how...

I am so grateful to have photographs of my grandparents and their families. We often take these sorts of things for granted. However,...

As a genealogist, or as I refer myself to, a "family historian," I am always looking to the past to find my ancestors' stories; however,...

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...

In previous articles, I discussed examples of Norwegian architecture and artwork. With this article, I want to turn our attention once...

Last month, I wrote an article on Norwegian films. Since I keep my articles to two pages, this month, I am covering some of the films I...

This article focuses on one of my first cousins, the daughter of my mother's sister. Aunt Selma (Sally) and Uncle Bill Thoreson had two...

This month my dad would have been 110 years old. That seems amazing. I just cannot picture my very youthful dad being that old. He was...

No matter what your political persuasion might be, Walter Mondale was just another example of what Norwegian Americans have been able to...

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?...