Archive for December, 2009
Obama and Nobel Posted by kari on Dec 9, 2009
What is the current connection between President Obama and Norway? The President of the United States is set to arrive in Norway tomorrow morning. He will receive the Nobel Peace Prize for his “extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between peoples.” Nominations for the prize had to be made in early February of…
Prinsesse Marthe Louise Posted by kari on Dec 6, 2009
Princess Märtha Louise, eldest child of Kong Harold V og Dronning Sonja (King Harold V and Queen Sonja)was born in 1971, which means that she has succession rights to the throne. However, even though her brother Haakon is younger than her, he comes first in the line of succession. If Märtha Louise had been born prior…
Sons of Norway Posted by kari on Dec 1, 2009
Shortly the 115th anniversay of the Sons of Norway will arrive. On January 16, 1895, 18 Norwegian immigrants organized the fraternity in Minneapolis, MN, in the heart of Norwegian-America. While the organization was originally established to protect the members and their families in times of financial hardship, it grew to become the largest Norwegian organization…