The family-friendly Viking Festival features Viking-age crafts, costumes, weapons, mock battles, music, and games.  The event strives to be authentic to the Viking age with the slogan, “Real Vikings. No Horns.”  The popular conception of horned helmets originated with artists and an opera costume designer during the 19th century.  Festival-goers will be able to see and try on replicas of actual Viking helmets. The Crow Wing Viking Festival is family friendly!  Admission is capped at $35 for a family.  Battle…

Date: September 14, 2021 Time: 10:00 a.m.-2:30 Central Cost: $80 member/$100 non-member This class focuses on several ways to share family history. Topics covered will include writing and publishing, social media, and ideas for engaging younger generations. Register online in our E-Store or call us at 608-255-2224. Contact us at genealogy@nagcnl.org with any questions or for more details about the classes.

September 15-18, 2021 The joint stevne will be at the Best Western Plus Conference Center in New Ulm, Minnesota. Stevne highlights include a Thursday bus tour to the historic Norwegian community of Hanska; presentations on Sharing your Family Stories, Life in Norway, The History of New Ulm, Norwegian Women's Suffrage, The Geology of Brown County, Westward Voyage with the Vikings and The Histories of the Richard Twenty Farm. For more information: SOLØRLAG: Contact Kathy Johnson (kjohnson44@ameritech.net or call 608-238-1785) ROMERIKSLAGET:…

Thursday, September 23, 2021 Class begins at 10:00 AM (Central) $40 This ONLINE class is designed for those who are just dipping their toes into genealogy research. Class topics will include genealogy best practices, using websites such as FamilySearch.org and Ancestry.com, and resources available from historical societies and genealogical societies. This class is not specific to those with Norwegian heritage, and we welcome NAGC members and non-members. Register online in our E-Store or call us at 608-255-2224. Contact us at genealogy@nagcnl.org with…

Wednesday, October 20, 2021 Class begins at 10:00 AM (Central) $100/NAGC member    $150/Non-Member This ONLINE class is for those who are familiar with genealogy basics but haven’t dug into Norwegian genealogical research yet. The class will focus on Norwegian naming traditions, history and geography, along with strategies for locating where in Norway your ancestors originated. This class also includes a copy of our “Research Guide for Norwegian Genealogy: For Beginning and Experienced Genealogists.” Register online in our E-Store or…

Saturday, October 30, 2021 Class begins at 9:00 AM (Central) $100/NAGC member    $150/Non-Member This IN PERSON class expands on the introductory class by exploring using bygdebøker for research, introducing the Norwegian Digital Archives Website, and strategies for reading old handwriting. Lunch is included. Register online in our E-Store or call us at 608-255-2224. Contact us at genealogy@nagcnl.org with any questions or for more details about the classes.

Saturday, November 6, 2021 Class begins at 9:30 AM (Central) IN PERSON: $90/NAGC member    $140/Non-Member ONLINE: $80/NAGC member   $130/Non-Member This class explores the wide variety of records and resources available in the Norwegian Digital Archives and how to find them. *IN PERSON participants are encouraged to bring a laptop. Lunch is included for in person attendees. **The class will also be available ONLINE at the same time for those who cannot attend in Madison. Register online in our E-Store…