Waldemar Theodor Ager was born at Frederikstad, in Østfold, Norway. He grew up nearby in Grssvik, just across the river Glomma. He was the son of Martinius Mathisen Ager (1834–1894) and Marie Fredrikke Mathea Johnsdatter Stillaugsen (1835–1913). Today, the street he lived on in Gressvik is named Waldemar Agers Vei in honor and in memory […]
As a feature of Stoughton's Fall Destination Weekend, the Edvard Grieg Chorus of Madison will be performing at 1:00 P.M. on Saturday October 26, in the auditorium at Livsreise. They are an all-male choral ensemble that performs Norwegian, sacred, and secular choral pieces. The Edvard Grieg Chorus takes its name from the famous Norwegian composer, […]
Judy Scott Judy is a 3rd generation American, born in Tacoma, Washington, whose grandfather, Kristian Moller, was born at a wood and grist mill in Snertingdal, Norway. Christian Miller became a Professor of Languages and was Registrar at the University of Puget Sound from 1932- 1957. He wrote extensively about his life in Norway, the […]
The first thing a Norwegian immigrant had to do after staking his land claim was to build himself a shelter. Often the first home was a dugout in the side of the hill with close access to a stream and a woods. This sometimes became a family's home over the first winter. Once weather […]
From the Norwegian director Frode Fimland comes this touching and entertaining two part documentary which was filmed in 2013 in Sognfjord., Norway. The siblings Magnar and Oddny, both in their seventies, never left their childhood home. They run the family farm as it was run by several generations before them. Changes have been minimal, however […]