FARGO — Americans of Norwegian descent have reason to celebrate this week as Thursday, Oct. 9, marks the 200th anniversary of immigration from Norway. On that date in 1825, 52 people arrived in New ...
Two hundred years ago this month, a Norwegian vessel docked in New York, beginning an extraordinary exodus of up to a third of Norway’s population over the next century, creating a diaspora that ...
DECORAH, Iowa — Luther College in Decorah welcomed a special guest as the Crown Prince of Norway visited the campus. Students and staff gathered to commemorate the 200th anniversary of the first ...
There is one place on Earth where immigration rules function differently from anywhere else. Svalbard, a remote Norwegian archipelago in the High Arctic, allows anyone to live and work there ...
SAN DIEGO (Border Report) — Hanne Daguman was arrested by ICE officers last week at the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in downtown San Diego as she showed up for an appointment ...
On 4 July 1825, the ship Restauration departed from Stavanger, Norway, with 52 passengers, Norwegian emigrants known as “Sloopers” because of the sloop style of the vessel. They set sail for America, ...
MINNEAPOLIS — 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, highlighting ...