GRAND FORKS – Over his nearly 25-year career with UND Special Collections, Curt Hanson estimates that he’s helped thousands of people – especially those of Norwegian descent – research their family ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- There are more than 865,000 Minnesotans that claim Norwegian ancestry, and there are hundreds of Norwegian heritage organizations in the state. Now they have a home. Norway House's ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon visited Minnesota on Tuesday as part of a tour marking the 200th anniversary of organized emigration from his homeland to the United States, ...

GEORGE HESSELBERG , 608-252-6140 May 17, 2014 May 17, 2014 0 Four years ago, 100 genealogists in Norway adopted 112 ghosts and followed their trails to, among other places, Viroqua, Monona, Richland ...

Both sets of Chester Rorvig’s great-grandparents on his father’s side came to Minnesota from Norway. One set settled near Pelican Rapids in 1871 and the other settled near Rothsay in 1881. So it was a ...

In 40-degree weather, some St. Olaf College students wore shorts and flip flops to class as a prince walked through campus. Crown Prince Haakon, the heir to the throne in Norway, was there to ...

O'Connor Casting Co. is conducting a nationwide search for adventurous Americans with Norwegian ancestry who are interested in auditioning for the third season of Norway's hit reality television show ...

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Norwegian Crown Prince Haakon visited Minnesota on Tuesday as part of a tour marking the 200th anniversary ...