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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.
Zakarias Martin Toftezen (September 17, 1821 – August 13, 1901) was an early pioneer in the Oregon Territory and the first Norwegian immigrant to settle in the area which would later become the State of Washington. [1] Toftezen was from Levanger in Nordre Trondheim county, Norway. In late 1849, he first arrived on Whidbey Island. [1]
Norwegians of Sweden include people who are registered in Sweden and who originate in Norway. According to Statistics Sweden, in 2018 in Sweden there were a total of approximately 41,700 people born in Norway. In 2019, there were a total of 111,734 people living in Sweden who were either born in Norway themselves or had at least one parent who was.
Tri-City Herald death notices Dec. 27, 2023. Tri-City Herald staff. ... She was a retired office manager for the Washington state Department of Transportation. Mueller’s Tri-Cities Funeral Home ...
A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of killing two people who were found dead at a home in the Scandia neighborhood near Poulsbo earlier in the afternoon.
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.
The Sons of Norway have lodges to teach making lefse to younger generations. A lodge in Vancouver, Washington, uses up to 60 pounds (27 kg) of potatoes to make lefse every month. [15] While lefse used to be eaten as a snack food, it is now more often made in large quantities for such lutefisk dinners. [2]
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