Høst = skolestart!
A new start to the school year means a fresh perspective for many Norwegians and Americans alike. We're excited to offer a few great ways for you to jump-start your høst (autumn) with skolestart (back-to-school) activities on the Norway Block.
Celebrate the new expansion with alumni from the five Midwest Norwegian colleges. Help us collect backpacks for neighborhood kids getting back to the classroom. Take a Norwegian class at Mindekirken or pick up on your genealogy research again.
Know someone heading off to college?
Consider gifting a subscription to the Norwegian American Newspaper.
It's a well-known fact that students love getting a little mail in their campus P.O. box now and then. The Norwegian American is a great gift for those students with an interest in all things Norwegian--including recipes, news, interviews, local and international activities, and articles in Norwegian. Plus, they'll get online access to past articles and special content.
The Norwegian-American Newspaper is newly a program of Norway House, and is transitioning to a monthly publication rate. We're proud to align with America's oldest continually running Norwegian publication (since 1889)! But that doesn't mean you'll just get news from the Norway Block. We're committed to keeping the newspaper alive as a subscriber-based, nonprofit news source for the entire country. Join today!
Enjoy 20% off your subscription off with the code "NH"
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Thursday | September 15
5:30pm - 8:30pm
Norway House
Free | RSVP requested
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ALL SCHOOL REUNION!
The College Cup Challenge has been a great success in bringing alumni together in the Norway House community. We are happy to announce the results of this fundraising campaign.
Join us at Norway House to socialize, network, and party with everyone who supported this campaign. Nosh and beverages will be provided.
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About the College Cup Challenge
A friendly, but competitive fundraising challenge among the alumni of Norwegian-American colleges in the Midwest. Together we’ll raise the funds necessary to create a home for our continued Norwegian-American education and community life.
There's still time! To donate and support your alma mater, send a check to Norway House with your college’s name in the memo, or donate online using this link.
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FRIDAY
SEPTEMBER
9
2022
3:00pm - 5:00pm
Norway House
Parking Lot
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Community Building Event
—a collaborative effort in Ventura Village
We're hosting our neighborhood community event! Join us for an outdoor event to gather as a community and build connections. Activities will include a bouncy house, kids art activities, and food shelf distribution.
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Donate a backpack!
All week we're challenging our Norway House members and friends to help us collect backpacks for kids and teenagers to be donated during this event. If you have the capacity to donate a new backpack to the effort, you may bring it to the front desk at Norway House by September 8.
Volunteer
If you’d like to help out at the event, send an email to Joseph Grødahl at jgrodahl@norwayhouse.org.
Participate
Come on down and join the fun! No RSVP necessary. Note that parking will be limited due to construction.
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Neighborhood Organizations:
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Ut på tur: Golf Tournament
Ut på tur, aldri sur! Out for a walk, never grumpy. This common saying captures the heart of Norwegians’ relationship to the outdoors. At Norway House, we’ve made it a goal to get out more often. It’s just good for the soul.
This month, we’ll be out on the green at Theodore Wirth Golf Course. Many may recall our annual Golf Tournament which takes place during this time of the year. During this year of transition for Norway House, we rolled things back just a bit. Enjoy a fun, casual tournament with Norway House friends. What better way to enjoy the outdoors than over a round of golf!
Come join us for a fun golf outing at beautiful Theodore Wirth Park in Minneapolis, followed by a happy hour at Utepils Brewery along Bassett Creek nearby. Inclement weather? We’ll be guided by another Norwegian saying: Det finnes ikke dårlig vær, bare dårlige klær! There’s no bad weather, only bad clothing!
The tournament will be a “best ball scramble,” and Hole 12 will feature a “Closest to the Pin on Second Shot” contest in memory of our dear friend Jon Pederson.
Golfers are welcome to come a little early to enjoy lunch at the café on-site (not included). First tee time begins at 1:00pm
Tickets
$75 | General Admission
$65 | Norway House Members
Includes tee time and cart rental.
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THURSDAY
SEPTEMBER
15
2022
11:00am
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Bokprat with Liv Marit Haakenstad
Liv Marit Haakenstad started doing genealogy research at the age of 12. Born in Lillehammer and raised in Biri, Norway, she has written more than a hundred articles and nine books on genealogy, Norwegian emigration, and genealogical technology.
As a consultant, Haakenstad often assists international heir-research firms and works frequently as a forensic genealogist. She has contributed to several genealogical TV shows, including Who Do you Think You Are? (BBC and Canada), and Norwegian Anno.
Having taught courses at Norway House before the pandemic, we're excited to host her for an informative and lively book talk in celebration of her latest release, A Guide to Norwegian Genealogy, Emigration, and Transmigration.
About the book
The first part of the book gives an overall view on the Norwegian emigration history, before taking you to Great Britain, which was one of several routes for transmigration. Further on, you will get an insight on what happened when Norwegian emigrants arrived in North America. The second part is about sources in the United States and Canada. What information can you find in these sources that show the way back to Norway? The book also thoroughly covers Norwegian sources. Finally, the whole book finishes off with a chapter about genealogical methods.
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Mindekirken's Norwegian Language & Culture Program (MNLCP) creates a welcoming community that fosters Norwegian language learning for a wide variety of students of all ages, with a particular emphasis on speaking and listening.
Norwegian language classes are the heart of the program. Each trimester, MNLCP offers a range of Norwegian classes for beginning learners to those that are more advanced. Cost: $220 for ten, two-hour sessions.
Culture classes are designed to expand learners’ knowledge of traditional and contemporary Norwegian culture. Cost & length varies.
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Norway House
913 East Franklin Avenue | Minneapolis, MN, 55404 | United States
612.871.2211 | info@norwayhouse.org
Norway House is a 501(c)(3) Non-Profit Organization
His Majesty King Harald V of Norway, Royal Patron
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