Norwegian-American stories in 2025 and 2026

Norwegian-American stories in 2025 and 2026

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August 2026

The People’s King
King Harald V has died. Norway has lost a beloved King – and thousands of miles away, Norwegian Americans are mourning a King many considered a little…
 • Lars Idar Waage
Part III: The Keepers
Norwegian-American history does not preserve itself. Behind museums, archives, churches, festivals and family stories are people who have decided that…
 • Lars Idar Waage
Part II: The language they lost
How Norwegian survived in America — in old words, inherited dialects, Christmas songs and a language some descendants are now trying to learn again.
 • Lars Idar Waage
Is Norwegian-America dying — or changing?
After more than a decade traveling through Norwegian America, I have asked myself the same question hundreds of times. The answer is not as simple as…
 • Lars Idar Waage

July 2026

Can Artificial Intelligence (AI) help preserve history?
How a centuries-old story found a place in a twenty-first-century toolbox.
 • Lars Idar Waage
The row that came to an end
How a football team reunited a nation, charmed America and reminded Norway how to dream.
 • Lars Idar Waage
The Norwegian-American who helped build the digital world
Gene Amdahl: The quiet genius who dared to challenge IBM
 • Lars Idar Waage
250 Years of America. 200 Years of Norwegian-America.
One year ago, Norway remembered those who left. Today, America celebrates the country they helped build.
 • Lars Idar Waage
Josh Duhamel: The Hollywood star whose story leads back to Norway
How a young woman from rural Norway became the ancestor of one of Hollywood’s most recognizable stars
 • Lars Idar Waage

June 2026

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