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Norwegian Newspapers in America September 1, 2020

Norwegian Newspapers in America — a Commendable Work — but not without significant shortcomings

By Torbjørn Greipsland In 2011, the book “Norwegian Newspapers in America” ​​was published; it was written by St. Olaf College Professor Emeritus Odd S. Lovoll. One year later the Scandinavian Academic Press issued the Norwegian…

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To the Ends of the Earth - 1000 Norwegian-American Missionaries

New Book: To the Ends of the Earth October 18, 2017

New book: To the Ends of the Earth – 1000 Norwegian-American Missionaries

This new book, To the Ends of the Earth by Torbjørn Greipsland, shows clearly how seriously the missionaries took their service. They knew that it could cost them their own life and health, persecution, kidnapping…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 23, 2016

Masters of Song and Music (Book Excerpt)

Singer and composer Keith Haugen is possibly the most well-known Norwegian descendant in Hawaii. When he tells how he became Hawaiian, he begins with his military days when he was stationed in Hawaii. Later he…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 22, 2016

50 Years on Wings (Book Excerpt)

Few have had such a wide variety of occupations in the course of their lives. Take innumerable hours in the air as a pilot, add several years as Peace Corps volunteer, with later service as…


Sonja Evensen - Queen of the Waves

Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 21, 2016

Sonja – Queen of the Waves (Book Excerpt)

She fell in love with beautiful Hawaii, became a champion windsurfer, and now works full time to help disadvantaged young people get a better start in life. This girl—full of energy and initiative—is Sonja Evensen….


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 12, 2016

Of Norwegian Vikings and Hawaiian Royalty

“As a little child, I pretended to be a Viking.” Carl Evensen, who is today a professor at the University of Hawaii, recalls that his father was very proud of his Norwegian heritage and made…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 11, 2016

Jack M. Johnson has learned Norwegian to be able to read the Diary of his great-grandfather, Nils Emil Aars from Hafslo



Jack M. Johnson is the great-grandson of Nils Emil Aars. He has learned Norwegian so that he can read his great-grandfather’s diary. As we have seen in the excerpts from his diary, Nils Aars came…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 7, 2016

Norwegian Jeweler in Hawaii (Book Excerpt)

One of the earliest Norwegian immigrants to settle in Hawaii was Herbrand Aasland (Harry Orsland in the USA) from Flesberg in Numedal. When the Aasland family emigrated from Norway, Mrs. Aasland brought with her a…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 6, 2016

The Norwegian pioneer immigrants met a daily life that was quite foreign to them

Valdemar Knudsen became a pioneer and chieftain on Kauai
 Valdemar Knudsen from Norway became one of Hawaii’s most prominent pioneers. He was involved in operating sugar plantations and ranching. In addition, he became an agent…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 6, 2016

Were the Norwegians Deceived? (Book Excerpt)

What conclusion can one draw from the situation of these Norwegian families? It is fairly safe to say that the climate was hot and humid, the work was strenuous, housing was below standard, medical care…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 5, 2016

Miss Aloha Hula is Norwegian! (Book Excerpt)

The 2002 Hawaiian Hula Dance Champion is of Norwegian descent. Her name is Malia Ann Kawailanamalia – with Petersen on the end.

 “My grandfather was Norwegian,” she answered when we asked her about her Petersen…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 5, 2016

The Norwegians Achieved Some Improvement (Book Excerpt)

When Grip arrived in Hilo on the island of Hawaii, he met with Sheriff Severance who told him that 50 of the Norwegian workers from the Hitchcock Plantation were in prison because they had refused…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 5, 2016

He’s lived nearly all his life in Hawaii – but he still speaks Norwegian like a native

On December 8, 1941, Erling Ericksen should have left Hawaii on a trip to visit his parents who were living in Brooklyn, New York. But that trip was not to be. The Japanese attacked Pearl…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 5, 2016

The Judge Pulled His Gun (Book Excerpt)

In the meantime, the Norwegians, who were quite prolific writers, were fighting the battle on several fronts. On May 11, 1882, the San Francisco Chronicle reprinted a letter that had originally appeared in Scandinaven of…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 5, 2016

The Norwegians Strike in Hawaii (Book Excerpt)

In October 1881, Norwegians made history in Hawaii even though it is not mentioned in all of the history books. It is not certain whether the Norwegians instigated the first strike ever in Hawaii, but…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 5, 2016

Tough Life in the Sugar Fields (Book Excerpt)

After arriving in Hawaii, the Norwegian immigrants experienced their first negative reaction when they saw the lodgings that were provided for them. The houses and barracks were not up to their expectations. Part of the…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 5, 2016

Erik, with ancestors from Kalveland and Svineli, teaches his students about calves and swine (Book Excerpt)

“Beef and milk production on Hawaii has several advantages over its counterpart on the mainland. We can keep our cattle out on pasture eating fresh forages year around.” These are the words of Erik Cleveland…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 4, 2016

Cristian L’Orange – the Norwegian Captain who became Sugar Plantation Owner and Tobacco Farmer
 (Book Excerpt)


Captain Hendrik Christian L’Orange and his uncle Valdemar Knudsen had worked together to establish a sugar plantation in the Kekaha area of Kauai in 1877-78. In 1879 Christian purchased his own plantation on Maui. He…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 4, 2016

Voyage on the “Musca” (Book Excerpt)

Eleanor and Carl Davis have quite aptly stated in their publication “Norwegian Labor in Hawaii – The Norse Immigrants”, that the voyage on the bark Musca was a nightmare. Several sources confirm this, including an…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 3, 2016

Grandmother Maren always complained


Oswald (Ossi) Bushnell, now deceased, was a well-known author and respected professor at the University of Hawaii. He wrote several books, among them a novel about the first meeting between Hawaiians and Captain Cook, and…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 3, 2016

Important experience made Hawaii dear to their hearts


“My plan was for us to go to a Bible School close to home in Songdalen, Norway, because my wife had multiple sclerosis (MS). But we ended up in Hawaii—at that time a place we…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 3, 2016

Half Norwegian, Half Hawaiian

By her looks one cannot tell that Agnes had a Hawaiian mother. Her features look more Norwegian. The same goes for her 4 brothers and 3 sisters, except one brother who has his mother’s Polynesian…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 3, 2016

Nils Emil Aars’ Diary (Book Excerpt)

Nils Emil Aars’ Diary: Violent Storm and Frustrating Calm, Death and Madness, and Finally – The Promised Land. Nils Emil Aars wrote a diary during his voyage on the Beta from Drammen to Hawaii. Aars…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 2, 2016

Granddaughter of a Beta passenger marries the son of Captain L’Orange



“It was your father that persuaded my grandfather to emigrate from Norway to Hawaii. He came on the Beta,” I said one day to Hans Faye L’Orange. He leaned back in his office chair. I…


Aloha from Forgotten Norwegians in Hawaii (Book Excerpts) September 2, 2016

Jenna chose the young millwright and Hawaii



Johan A. Henrickson was the young millwright who was not good enough for his in-laws. But when he got to the sugar plantation in Hawaii, he was the only one who could repair the mill….


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Norwegian Newspapers in America — a Commendable Work — but not without significant shortcomings


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The Norwegians Achieved Some Improvement (Book Excerpt)


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The Judge Pulled His Gun (Book Excerpt)


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The Norwegians Strike in Hawaii (Book Excerpt)


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Grandmother Maren always complained



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Nils Emil Aars’ Diary (Book Excerpt)


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