Nordic Blue

The Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard just held another Yulefest (annual Christmas Festival) on Nov.22-23. Attendees shopped for hand-craf...

The time has come," the Walrus said, "To talk of many things: Of shoes--and ships--and sealing-wax-- Of cabbages--and kings-- An...

As my mother grew up on her grandparents' farm in rural Minnesota, she looked forward to the picnics held, typically twice each summe...

Each autumn after an annual membership drive, the Chippewa County Historical Society of Minnesota holds a special event, the "Enchanted...

Whenever I look through Norwegian genealogy and census records that are filled with many of the same names (Karen, Maren, Berit, and Kirsten...

An Imaginary Trip to Hobohemia ( Hobowhatia? ) The bindle stiff looked around cautiously as he exited the alley. He’d been carrying the ba...

In September 2005, Cousin Duane was driving two of my first cousins and me around Leonard, Minnesota to see the old family sites. We stoppe...

I heard a faint knock at the door late yesterday, and at first I thought I'd been imagining things. But, the dog barked insistently, ale...

I must pause briefly from my Norwegian-American focus to introduce a source helpful to those wanting to read more about population migration...

I am a Bay Area girl turned Seattlelite, with eclectic interests ranging from history and genealogy to science-fiction and Chinese film, to ...

I would love to spend months exploring Chippewa County, Minnesota. It is the center of the genealogical universe when it comes to my mothe...

Those of us who are serious about the pursuit of genealogy and family history can appreciate the treasure that is gleaned by a field trip to...

As promised, here is the preface to my recently published family history, A Long Way Downstream . I learned so very much during the research...

From the land of sky-blue wa-ah-ters... (Remember that Hamms Beer commercial, or am I dating myself? ) Paul Bunyan and Babe the Blue Ox. Pho...

In July, I picked up the fruit of my labors at Gorham Printing in Centralia, Washington--a short-run printer of the finest calliber. The pho...

Hello again... I said I would be back, and here I am! At this point, I am quite delinquent in reading all the wonderful genealogy/family his...

Every face has a story I don't know this person, and she is definitely not a part of my family history. But, as a dedicated and curious ...

I am committed to genealogy and family history, but I have been inspired by science fiction even longer. I don't mean the bug-eyed monst...

Perhaps I needed some palate cleansing after writing about French Onion Soup in a previous blog entry, or perhaps it was Lisa's Enumerat...