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The National Library
Bibliography on Norwegian American topics
The website shows a representative selection of Norwegian American material including books, America letters, photos and audio with links to organizations and associations that specialize in Norwegian America.
The link below, “The Promised Land,” provides an overview of organizations, institutions and associations, historical societies in the US, genealogical resources, museums and archives in the US and educational institutions founded by Norwegian Americans.
Library of Congress – American Memory
This is part of the Library of Congress’s digital library program. It contains over seventy collections which contribute to the telling of America’s history, which includes Norwegian Americans’ history.
The Norwegian Immigration Association
The Norwegian Immigration Association gathers and preserves the story of Norwegian immigrants in New York. They help to illuminate the stories of Norwegian immigrants on the east coast.The NIA Research Center holds the library of the Norwegian Maritime Church in Manhattan.
“Norwegians in America” is hosted by the University and has American Norwegian recordings, transcriptions from interviews, and audio clips from Norwegian Americans in the period between 1931 and 2015. The recordings are available for research and show how immigrant languages live and die and how Norwegian Americans have experienced their lives in a multilingual reality.
The Norwegian-American Historical Association in Norway (NAHA-Norge)
The Norwegian department of the Norwegian-American Historical Association, NAHA-Norge, was founded in 1981 and has since 1984 arranged a number of workshops within Norwegian-American studies. The purpose of the workshops is to stimulate interest in the Norwegian emigration to America, in Norwegian-American history and culture, and to promote research in these fields. The journal “Norwegian American Essays” is printed following the workshops. The association is represented in the board of the Norwegian Emigrant Museum and Research Center.
The Norwegian-American Historical Association (NAHA)
Founded 1925. The association has offices and archives at Saint Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota. Its mission is to gather, preserve and interpret Norwegian American history and culture. The association publishes books on this subject as well as the journal, “Norwegian-American Studies.”
The Western Norway Emigration Center
Localized at Sletta, Radøy in Nordhordland with a focus on migration and cultural encounters in the past and present. The center is a part of the consolidated Museum Center in Hordaland.
Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library
A center in Madison, Wisconsin which has a large collection of local historical material from Norway and the US. The staff responds to genealogical requests and publishes material for anybody that wishes to know more about their Norwegian roots.
Vesterheim, The National Norwegian-American Museum & Heritage Center
This is the largest Norwegian-American museum in the US, with large artifact collections and antiquarian buildings. The museum lies in Decorah, Iowa and has many events and craft courses. The museum also arranges study tours to Norway in order to unite artists and institutions in both countries.
Founded in 1980. Collects, preserves, and is the largest museum in the US that conveys the cultural legacy of immigrants from the Nordic countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden. The museum is located in the Ballard area of Seattle, Washington.
Museum and visitor center in Stoughton, Wisconsin which conveys the Norwegian American identity of Stoughton and the region. The museum has exhibits and a meeting area for events in connection with genealogy research.
The largest organization of people of Norwegian ancestry in the US. Promotes Norwegian heritage in the US and Norway. The main office is located in Minneapolis. The association has lodges over the whole US and also in Norway. Publishes the magazine “Viking.”
Daughters of Norway is an [ideell?] organization with a mission to preserve Norwegian heritage in America. They publish the newspaper “Døtre av Norge/Daughters of Norway” which contains stories about Norwegians and Norwegian-Americans. There are nineteen lodges in the western US.
Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes Fellesraad
The Bygdelags’ Fellesraad, which was founded November 17th, 1916, is an umbrella organization for thirty-two bygdelag in America. The Bygdelags’ Fellesraad organized the 100-year’s jubilee for the bygdelag movement in 1999 at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa. On this page, one can find lists of bygdelags in America. Descendants of emigrants from specific areas in Norway are organized into an individual bygdelag. Each group keeps in contact with its original district in Norway. Genealogy makes up an important part of the groups’ work. Many bygdelags publish their own publications and hold conventions in the US. By looking up the counties in Norway on the website, one can find representatives for the respective bygdelags in the US. Fellesraad is useful for those who are searching for the descendants of emigrated families in the US.
Association of European Migration Institutions
The amalgamation of European institutions and organizations that work with emigration history (museum activities, emigration archives or research activities). A.E.M.I. meets one time a year.
Founded in 1932. It has Denmark’s biggest collection of letters, documents, films, photos, and newspapers relating to emigration from Denmark to every corner of the world. The archives focus on migration and cultural encounters.
The Immigrant Museum is located in Farum and conveys the stories of the immigrants’ cultural history in Denmark through exhibitions.
The Migration Institute in Finland
The Migration Institute, which was founded in 1974, is located in Turku. It is Finland’s only research institute specializes in research on migration and ethnicity. It collects, preserves, and studies international and internal migration and publishes books and articles on this theme.
The Swedish Emigrant Institute
The institution is located in the emigrants’ house in Växjö and consists of exhibits, archives, a library, and research activities. The Swedish Emigrant Institute was established in 1965, but since 2015 has been a part of “The Culture Park/Kulturparken Småland AB.”
The Immigrant Institute in Sweden
Knowledge and documentation center for questions about immigrants, refugees, and racism.
Europeana Collections give access to 50 million digitized items with thematic collections of books, music, photos, and art [m.m?]. The website also contains an overview of galleries, blogs, and exhibits.
Norwegian Webpage: https://utvandrermuseet.no/linker