Nordic Blue

While researching and writing about family history and the past, we should not ignore the future. Although it is not a pleasant thought, glo...

When my mother left the Minnesota farm of her childhood in 1944, she worked at Trudeau Candies, Inc., in St. Paul. Doris moved in with a mat...

Written for the 43rd Carnival of Genealogy : What technology do you most rely on for your genealogy and family history research? Select one ...

I've been tagged for a non-fiction meme by Lori Thornton at Smoky Mountain Family Historian . Q: What issues/topic interests you most--n...

The local Valley View community newspaper has just published an article about my book, "Snoqualmie Pass," which was released thro...

I wrote this blog article back in February after being socked by inspiration like a deer mesmerized by headlights. Happily, I find that the ...

Alchemy Because of the light of the moon, Silver is found on the moor; And because of the light of the sun, There is gold on the walls of th...

One of the best ways to ensure the continuation of ethnic culture is to EAT IT! Last Saturday, I attended a lecture at the Son...

It's time for the 42nd edition of the Carnival of Genealogy , hosted by Jasia at Creative Gene Well now, doesn't this feel funny - n...

On April 12, 1868, the Norwegian emigrant ship, Hannah Parr , left Christiana (now present day Oslo). As the ship crossed the Atlantic, head...

Welcome to my (snowy) world. This post is not related to ancestral family history, but it certainly is to my own personal family history. I ...

Mark Twain, American Humorist. Illustration from Puck Magazine, 16 Dec 1885. In 1895, Eric Larsen Winje, the second husband of my grea...

Want to help the greatest library around? In the February 4, 2008 issue of Newsweek magazine, page 4, there is a little blurb about a Libra...

Karla at the Norway List has provided researchers with some digitized kommune maps of Norway ( donated by Michael Landmark). Hoorah! With...

Several branches of my Norwegian-American family began farming in Wisconsin before relocating to Minnesota. The Wisconsin Historical Societ...

My mother has a favorite photograph of herself, which was taken in Richmond, California when she was 25 years old. I recently found out that...