When we were in Norway in 2018, my good friend, Harald Søren Storaker, took me to some prehistoric archaeological sites in what was then...

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

In September 2017, I wrote an article on Norway's famous stave churches, primarily built in the post-Viking age between the 10th and 14th...

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

Just to mention the disease, leprosy, shivers would run up and down the spine of those in ancient times. To contract it meant certain...

Several have asked about our trip to Norway, and instead of responding individually, I thought I would write an article about it. I need...

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

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...

When I think of Norway, the first things that come to mind are Vikings, fjords, and stave churches. When I began researching this topic,...

You may wonder, "Why are you writing about such a terribly negative topic??? Are you that hard up for articles, Dean????" I am not hard...

When Dawn and I were in Tromsø, Norway, in 2005, we saw the Tromsø Lutheran Cathedral, built in 1861. It has the distinction of being...

Americans cannot even begin to fathom what it must have been like for a nation to be invaded and conquered by a foreign power, but that...

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

No matter what an American’s political affiliation might be, I am sure that all will agree that we are relieved there are no major...

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

One has to be careful when using an English word because it may have a different meaning in another language. For example, during the...

We are fortunate to be able to share two poems from my dear cousin. Magdalena Eide Jessen lives with her husband near Kristiansand,...

Legends are often based on an event that actually occurred, but after storytellers have retold the legend, including their own little...

Velkommen til “Norwegian-American Cousin Connections”! Meet Nerea Hernandez Eide, daughter of Harald Eide, and Maria Sagrario Hernandez,...