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Dating from 1844, immigrant settlers principally from the traditional district of Sogn in Western Norway, came to the townships of Windsor and Vienna in Dane County. They settled in a region lying in the northwestern part of Windsor township the adjoining portion of the township of Vienna which became known as Norway Grove. In 1847, […]

What happened after the Norwegians settled onto their new farms and communities? What kinds of cultural and ethnic encounters between Norwegians and other groups took place? Our speaker will examine the consequences of the contact with the greater society in a way in which we can decipher cultural change and cultural retention. Our speaker Terje […]