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Norwegian immigrants went to the United States primarily in the latter half of the 19th century and the first few decades of the 20th century. There are more than 4.5 million Norwegian Americans, according to the 2021 U.S. census; [a] most live in the Upper Midwest and on the West Coast of the United States.
Valdemar Knudsen – (1819–1898) sugar cane plantation pioneer on west Kauai, Hawaii. Cleng Peerson – (1783–1865) Norwegian-born pioneer who led the first group of Norwegians to emigrated to the United States. James M. Wahl – (1846–1939) Norwegian-born settler and the first legislator of Lincoln County, South Dakota.
the Semiramis of the North 2 February 1388 – 28 October 1412 (24 years, 269 days)with Eric III (1389–1412) c. 1353 Vordingborg Castle youngest daughter of Valdemar IV and Helvig of Schleswig. Haakon VI of Norway 9 April 1363 Church of Our Lady One son. 28 October 1412 Ship on Flensburg Fjord Aged 58–59.
Augsburg University is a private university in Minneapolis, Minnesota. It is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. It was founded in 1869 as a Norwegian-American Lutheran seminary known as Augsburg Seminarium. Today, the university enrolls approximately 3,000 undergraduate and 800 graduate students.
‘Americans just work harder’ than Europeans, says CEO of Norway’s $1.6 trillion oil fund, because they have a higher ‘general level of ambition’ Eleanor Pringle April 25, 2024 at 6:43 AM
On 4th day of February, 1926, the Norwegian-American Historical Association was incorporated by Knut Gjerset, Birger Osland, and O. E. Rolvaag. The organization was founded at St. Olaf College, in Northfield, Minnesota. Although the association is still located on the campus of St. Olaf, both institutions are independent entities.
Following World War II, there was an increase in interest in ethnic origins in the United States, which saw more Scandinavian Americans refer to themselves as Norwegian-American, Danish-American, etc. Remaining communities became concerned with cultural activism and preservationism.
It was founded in 1874 by a group of Norwegian-American pastors and farmers led by Pastor Bernt Julius Muus. The college is named after the King and the Patron Saint Olaf II of Norway and is affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. As of 2024, the college had 3,074 undergraduate students and 313 faculty members. [7]