Born in Independence, Trempealeau, Wisconsin, to Hellick Knudtson and Gunda Gunderson. Ellen married Wilhelm Berhart Howard and had 3 children. Topics include: "My Trip to Little Norway" (Blue Mounds, Wisconsin), pgs. i-iv;
immigrating in 1843 from…
Records pertaining to the Norwegian-American interests of a sociologist who was born at Nes, Hedmark, and who received his early education in Norway. After graduate study at the Universities of Oslo, Oxford, Halle-Wittenberg and Chicago he received…
History/Biography:Olaf Skattebol emigrated from Aal, Hallingdal, Norway, in 1887. Skattebol studied theology under Gisle Johnson where he served parishes in Lofoten and Halling before accepting a call to Blue Earth, MN in 1887. He later served…
NORTANA is non-profit organization for researchers and teachers involved in Norwegian language, literature, and area studies, NORTANA promotes the study of Norwegian and Norway at all levels, and works to facilitate cooperation between scholars…