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[[Norway_Societies|Norwegian American Bygdelag]] | |||
[http://www.norseman.no/ Nordmanns-Forbundet (the Norse Federation)]— Founded in 1907; seeks to strengthen cultural as well as personal ties with Norway <br>[http://noram.norway.com/ Norwegian American Foundation]- The Foundation sponsors educational and cultural initiatives based on donor advised funds and contributions. <br>[http://www.naha.stolaf.edu/ Norwegian American Historical Association ]- A private membership organization dedicated to locating, collecting preserving and interpreting the Norwegian-American experience. <br>[http://www.norway.org/norwayinus/caucus/norwaycaucus.htm Friends of Norway Caucus] Congressional Caucus promoting Norwegian-American relations, founded by Norwegian-American congressmen <br>[http://www.sofn.com/home/index.jsp Sons of Norway] An organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Norwegian heritage and culture, especially in America | |||
[http://www.lawzone.com/half-nor/nor-am.htm Norwegian American Hall of Fame]- Information on famous Americans, living and dead, who are readily associated with their Norwegian ancestry <br>[http://www.daughtersofnorway.org/ Daughters Of Norway]-An organization dedicated to preserving Norwegian heritage | |||
[http://www.vennekretsen.com/ Sons of Norway Vennekretsen] An organization dedicated to preserving and promoting Norwegian heritage and culture in Atlanta, Georgia<br> | |||
== Societies, Libraries == | |||
Large collections of Norwegian and Norwegian-American records which include books, membership rolls and other publications of "'Bygdelags" (an organization whose membership is comprised of Norwegian-American descendants from a specific Norwegian geographical areal); biographies, family histories, genealogies, histories of settlements (borth in America and Norway), Norwegian-American newspapers and other valuable records are at: | |||
*[http://www.mnhs.org/index.htm The Minnesota State Historical Society] | |||
*[http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/ Wisconsin State Historical Society] | |||
*[http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/index.html The University of Wisconsin Memorial Library] (Largest collection of Norwegian local history published in Norway. Items available through inter-library loan. | |||
*[http://lis.luther.edu/research Preuss Library, Luther College] | |||
*[http://www.stolaf.edu/library/libs/rolvaag.html Rølvaag Memorial Library, St. Olaf College] | |||
Also housed in this building is the Norwegian-American Historical Association which holds an extensive collection of about 112,000 obituaries on index cards of Norwegian-Americans between about 1910-1960 plus a number of other resources.<br> | |||
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[[Societies_Norwegian_American]] | |||
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== Museums == | |||
[http://vesterheim.org/index.php Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum] Exhibitions and collections, genealogy and Civil War databases, etc. <br>[http://memorial.library.wisc.edu/guides/gen-norwegian.html University of Wisconsin- Madison Memorial Library] Norwegian Genealogy: List of Reference Sources <br>Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_American"<br> | |||
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