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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.
Toftezen was from Levanger in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway. In late 1849, he first arrived on Whidbey Island. [1] He filed his land claim in 1851, taking 320 acres in what is now Oak Harbor. He was joined by his mother Emmerence (1792–1871) and sister Bernhardine (1822–1906) in 1865. [1]
Yngvar Sonnichsen was born in Christiania, (now Oslo, Norway to S.P. and Inga Mathea Sonnichsen. He studied at the Norwegian Institute of Technology in Trondhjem earning a civil engineering degree. He studied art at the Norwegian National Academy of Craft and Art Industry with Norwegian artists Oscar Wergeland and Eilif Peterssen .
He was a member of several clubs and societies, including the Moose Lodge, Fraternal Order of Eagles, Kiwanis Club, the Sons of Norway and the Alaska-Yukon Pioneers. He also served as Exalted Ruler of the Seattle Elks. [5] He died on July 7, 1966, of a heart attack in his Seattle home, at the age of 59. [12]
The Sons of Norway, originally a small fraternal benefit organization, now has more than 60,000 members in America and almost 3,000 in Canada. It is dedicated to promoting Norwegian culture and traditions.
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These efforts often centered around church congregations and societies, such as the Sons of Norway and the Swedish–American Historical Society. Although use of North Germanic languages has largely died out among descendants of the 19th century, Scandinavian identity has been maintained, especially in rural communities. [14] [15]
Its original factories were located in Ballard. In the mid-1950s, Bardahl was the leading brand of motor oil and oil additives in the United States. Bardahl's oil additive was advertised during the 1950s in magazines and animated TV commercials which showed the product's effectiveness in combating engine problems such as "Dirty Sludge", "Sticky Valves," "Gummy Rings," and "Blackie Carbon," all ...