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...

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...

So someone says that you are a first cousin twice removed. I do not want you to feel rejected by that cousin. They still love you, and...

Recently my cousin, Jakob Thormodsater, surprised me by sending a picture of my Grandfather Abel Haakinson's house where he grew up on...

I grew up in Whittier, California, near two wonderful Norwegian-American families - the Sevolds and the Gundersens/Thorseims. I always...

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....