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Vintage Sons of Norway lapel pins worn by members. The Sons of Norway was founded as the Independent Order of the Sons of Norway. [2] The organization was founded by 18 members on January 16, 1895, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to insure each other when they were unable to secure life insurance on their own.
1966), were the sons of Iver B. Moe (1840–1927), who came from Paulsbo, Norway. They were among the first settlers of the town of Poulsbo, Washington . The family was mainly in the logging business, but also branched out into steamboats when they purchased the Dauntless and later other steamboats.
The population of Poulsbo almost tripled over three years, and the diversification of the population led to the dominance of English as the primary language. On October 22, 1975, King Olav V of Norway visited Poulsbo as part of the celebration of 150 years of Norwegian immigration to the United States. [16] His son, Harald, visited 20 years later.
Norsemen left the area that is now the modern state of Norway during the Viking Age expansion, with results including the settlement of Iceland and the conquest of Normandy. [ 1 ] In the 1500s and 1600s there was a small scattering of Norwegian people and culture as Norwegian tradesmen moved along the routes of the timber trade .
Following the opening of the Poulsbo project, Port Madison Enterprises plans to open more Clearwater Markets, slated for Silverdale, Port Orchard and Bremerton. Outlets in those locations may or ...
Sons of Norway buildings; Lists of clubhouses; This page was last edited on 15 June 2023, at 05:58 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...
The Poulsbo City Council on July 17 authorized steps forward for the project including awarding the BJC Group a $3.2 million contract to build the cottages after the group made the project’s ...
The new city recovery resource center could add a residential facility to help clients get back on track.