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Events

“NAHA-A Vision for the Next Century” with Amy Boxrud

online via ZOOM WI, United States

Register here for this Virtual Presentation About NAHA The Norwegian-American Historical Association was founded in 1925 to commemorate the centennial of Norwegian immigration to North America. Now, nearly a century later, NAHA is an invaluable source for the public and for scholars of migration history worldwide. NAHA Executive Director Amy Boxrud will introduce the collections […]

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“Rosemaling-Migration of a Tradition and Reflections on a Journey to the Gold”

Livsreise 277 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI, United States

Livsreise is proud to host local rosemaler, Nancy Odalen in our auditorium for this special presentation!! Nancy Odalen began studying rosemaling with her first  Vesterheim rosemaling class in 2001.  She has taken and continues to take classes from instructors that have given generously of their time and talents to instruct her in various styles of […]

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“Scandinavian-American stereotypes over time: Accented English and popular representations “

Livsreise 277 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI, United States

Livsreise is pleased to have Laura Moquin as our speaker.  Laura is a Ph.D. candidate at the University of Wisconsin-Madison whose research interests include Scandinavian heritage languages in North America, sociolinguistics, language contact and change, and linguistic identities. She is currently conducting a sociolinguistic dissertation project. The project examines Norwegian-influenced contact phenomena in varieties of […]

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“Tarjei Vesaas: Translating a legendary 20th-century Norwegian author” with David M. Smith

Livsreise 277 W. Main Street, Stoughton, WI, United States

About the author: Tarjei Vesaas was a Norwegian poet and novelist. Visaas is widely considered to be one of Norway's greatest writers of the twentieth century and perhaps its most important since World War II. His authorship covers almost 50 years, from 1923 to 1970. Written in Nynorsk, his work is characterized by simple, terse, and […]

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“The Norwegian Immigrant: Part of Milwaukee’s Melting Pot” with Erica Dial

A Virtual Presentation:  Register Here:   Milwaukee has a rich history thanks to many European immigrants. Although known more for its German, Irish and Polish roots, Norwegian immigrants played an important role in the growth of this great Wisconsin city. Milwaukee was also a stopover for many Norwegian settlers that made their way to American […]

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