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  2. Sons of Norway - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. Ski for Light - Wikipedia

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    Held in Beitostolen, Norway, the Ridderrennet hosts more than 1,000 disabled participants and guides from around the world. [ 6 ] [ 7 ] The idea for Ski for Light, patterned after the Ridderrennet , was brought to the United States in 1975 by Olav Pedersen, who was a ski instructor at the Breckenridge Ski Resort , and by Bjarne Eikevik, the ...

  4. Norwegian diaspora - Wikipedia

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    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. [15]

  5. List of general fraternities - Wikipedia

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    A fraternity or fraternal organization is an organized society of men associated together in an environment of companionship and brotherhood; dedicated to the intellectual, physical, and social development of its members. Service clubs, lineage societies, and secret societies are among the fraternal organizations listed here.

  6. Category:Sons of Norway buildings - Wikipedia

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  7. Sons of Norway Hall - Wikipedia

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    The Sons of Norway Hall, also known as Fedrelandet Lodge #23, is a historic fraternal society building on Indian St. in Petersburg, Alaska.It is a large two-story wood-frame structure with a gambrel roof, measuring about 105 feet (32 m) in length and 55 feet (17 m) in width.

  8. Carl G. O. Hansen - Wikipedia

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    He then edited Sons of Norway magazine in Minneapolis and served as the organization's educational director from 1939 until his retirement in 1954. [3] A lifelong musician, Hansen sang with and directed male choruses or church choirs from the age of sixteen until impaired hearing forced him to give up the activity. [2]

  9. List of Sons of Norway buildings - Wikipedia

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