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the Norwegian Emigration Center

The Norwegian Emigration Center was established in 1986 to promote increased contact between Norwegians and friends of Norway around the world.

The Center is part of an international network of research and genealogy centers and can therefore offer a range of activities to all people of Norwegian descent interested in emigration history and genealogy.

Precious gift from the US

[21.jan.2009]

The Emigration Center recently received a precious gift from Torstein Piencka. [ Read more... ]

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Tue, 09 Mar 2010 22:43:44 GMT

Guatemalan Health Issues

SaveSingle page More:AliceJeff BridgesTron LegacyChristopher WallaceSmile According to the United States Census of 2000, there are 463,502 people that identify themselves as Guatemalan living in the United...

Source: Associated Content

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 17:13:13 GMT

Scots to Kick-Off NY Tartan Week on Friday, April 2 on Ellis Island

Ninth annual Tartan Day on Ellis Island Kicks off Week-Long Celebration of all things Scottish. March 9, 2010 -- Tartan Week in New York opens with a family-friendly Scottish festival featuring a new exhibition in the Peopling of America Gallery which runs from Friday, April 2 through Sunday, April...

Source: News Guide

Tue, 09 Mar 2010 11:35:36 GMT

Alabama artist shows Santa Fe Heart of Dixie

DECATUR -- There's probably nobody better qualified to interpret the Heart of Dixie for the folks in Santa Fe, N.M., than an Alabama boy. Sloane Bibb, a mixed media artist from Decatur, is creatively drawn to all things Southern: old tractor parts, fishing lures, license plates, guitars, fancy cakes, deer...

Source: Montgomery Advertiser (AP)

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:35:52 GMT

Community Calendar

updated 41 minutes ago The print deadline for calendar submissions is two weeks before the date of the event to be publicized. Email calendar...

Source: Ballard News Tribune

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:42:51 GMT

Thoughts On America’s Jewish Ruling Class And Noblesse Oblige

My article last week profiling historian Admiral Samuel Eliot Morison was inspired by David Brooks’ column, The Power Elite [NYT, February 18, 2010]. Brooks outlined some of the problems caused by the replacement of Morison’s old Protestant Establishment by what Brooks calls a “meritocratic elite”—actually,..

Source: Vdare.com

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 02:32:31 GMT

Alabama artist interprets Heart of Dixie

There's probably nobody better qualified to interpret the Heart of Dixie for the folks in Santa Fe, N.M., than an Alabama boy. Sloane Bibb, a mixed media artist from Decatur, is creatively drawn to all things Southern: old tractor parts, fishing lures, license plates, guitars, fancy cakes, deer antlers and..

Source: The-Dispatch.com

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:04:53 GMT

Beautiful Cities in the World

Some cities are so beautifully built by the hands of man, that they are perhaps, the next magnificent things after what nature has created. Take a quick tour of some of the most beautiful cities in the...

Source: Buzzle.com

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:15:15 GMT

Shelter deteriorates for thousands in Haiti as heavy rains continue | FSRN - Free Speech Radio News

Heavy rains hit Haiti this week as hundreds of thousands remain in makeshift shelters. The organization Partners in Health says that the need for sanitation and clean water is...

Source: Free Speech Radio News

Sat, 06 Mar 2010 00:15:15 GMT

Newscast for Friday, March 5, 2010 | FSRN - Free Speech Radio News

Iraqi voters face 'decisive moment' in elections This Sunday Iraqis will go to the polls for parliamentary elections throughout the country. At stake are the 325 seats that could determine the next prime...

Source: Free Speech Radio News

Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:03:46 GMT

Asbjørn Ystebø får St. Olav

Norsk-amerikansk kulturbygger blir...

Source: Bergensavisen