When I looked at the DNA origins section on Ancestry.com, I found a history of life in southern Norway, where my paternal Nelson-Jensen...

My wife and I only met my cousin, Joyce, once, but for several years, we corresponded with each other about many things and felt like she...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...

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

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

When talking about the early Norwegians in America, it is either the Vikings or their mass migration in the 1800s and the early 1900s....

Piracy has existed since man first built boats and continues to be a problem even to this day. We know that during the Viking Age, our...

The last place my Huseby ancestors lived before immigrating to America was the Husabø farm, where they were tenant farmers. Like most...

When it comes to Viking mythology, I have to profess total ignorance. I embarrassed myself when watching Jeopardy that I could not answer...

I always thought that I was full-blooded Norwegian-American! Then I discovered I had some Swedish, but that happened a thousand years...

One of the greatest lessons I have learned in exploring my heritage is that I am not 100% Norwegian, and no one really is. Yes, my...

Recently I attended a Black History Month event, and the presenter lamented that white women benefited more from the civil rights...

Happy anniversary to all our Norwegian family and friends. May 17th or Syttende Mai is always special, but this year Norway celebrated...

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