Norwegians were the earliest and most numerous of the Scandinavian peoples to settle in Wisconsin. In 1840, there were already two sizable communities, Rock Prairie and Jefferson Prairie, in Rock County. About the same time, 40 Norwegian families from Upper Telemarken district settled near Lake Muskego in Waukesha County, and the following year, the largest […]
First released on March 3, 1948 this film tells the story of the Hanson family who were Norwegian immigrants, living in San Francisco in the early part of the 20th century. Mama Marta Hanson (Irene Dunne) keeps a firm but loving hand on her household of four children, a devoted husband (Philip Dorn) and a […]
The origins of bunad tradition in Norway are many. Some bunad designs have historical affiliations to what kind of fabrics and materials that were available at the time, while others are composed based on findings from ancient textiles. But before the bunad came the" folkdrakt" or folk dress worn by the people in the rural […]
As Norwegians immigrated to the United States, many brought with them the traditional folk art of rosemaling in the form of learned skills and heritage objects. Developed in the 18th century, rosemaling proliferated throughout Norway during the 19th century. Defined by an earthen color pallet featuring regional variations of stylized two-dimensional floral and geometric motifs, […]
This will be a return visit to the Livsreise auditorium by Karen Rebholz. She has an under graduate degree in Art and a PhD. in Biochemistry. Karen first visited the Ole Bull Academiet in Voss in 2016 to take part in a master Class Hardanger International in Norway. She is an accomplished Hardanger fiddle player […]