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SUMMARY:Basics of Archiving: How to Keep Your Family Materials Safe Workshop - Online
DESCRIPTION:Many of us have precious materials sitting around our homes and attics that we are desperate to preserve. Maybe you have boxes full of old family photos\, precious heirlooms passed down through generations\, or other objects that need protecting. In this workshop\, we will talk about how to start or build a personal archive and how to keep your archive safe. This will include discussion of digitization of media\, the basics of keeping your precious objects safe at home\, and how you may gift objects to local historical societies and archives to keep\, instead. \nWhen: Tuesday\, May 19. 10:00am-11:00pm. This workshop will be one hour long. \nWhere: Online through Zoom \nInstructor: Chrissy Widmayer \nCost: $10 member/$15 non-member \nThis workshop is made possible thanks to a partnership between the Center for the Study of Upper Midwestern Cultures at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Wisconsin Humanities’ Community Powered initiative\, which works to build resilience in communities using the tools of history\, culture\, and storytelling. \nPLEASE NOTE – This workshop will not be recorded. \nALL CLASSES BEGIN CENTRAL TIME \nLink for the Zoom meeting will be emailed closer to the start of class. \nContact us at genealogy@nagcnl.org with any questions or for more details about the class. \n  \nChrissy Widmayer is a scholar of community connections. She has a PhD in Folklore Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison\, and an MFA in Creative Writing from George Mason University. Her dissertation research explored how communities create connections and relationships using foodways and storytelling. Her postdoctoral research builds on the work she’s done as the director of Wisconsin Humanities’ award-winning Community Powered initiative\, which puts the tools of history\, culture\, and storytelling in the hands of communities through training and educational programming. Chrissy hopes to help Nordic American communities in the Upper Midwest build capacity to collect their own folklore and produce dynamic public programming around those traditions. Chrissy is also a co-founder of WiseFolk Productions and content creator for Folkwise.
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SUMMARY:2026 Tour of Norway
DESCRIPTION:Join NAGC for an introduction to the history of Norway. The place our ancestors left behind shaped their future in North America. Return to the land of our ancestors to learn more about the history that helped create who we have become as Norwegian Americans. \nContact NAGC at 608-255-2224 or genealogy@nagcnl.org for more information and to reserve you spot today! \nPrice: $5000 per person in double room. Single supplement: $1140 \n$500 down payment to reserve your spot due January 31\, 2026. Final payments due March 31\, 2026. \nAirfare is NOT included. Tour participants are welcome to arrive early or stay longer if they would like\, though this would be an additional cost not paid to NAGC. \nDownloadable flyer available here. \nTerms & Conditions \nIncluded: \n\nTransportation in a 16-seater minibus (Mercedes Sprinter or similar)\n13 Nights hotel with breakfast (buffet)\n3 Dinners (Union Hotel and 2 at Kviknes Hotel)\n2 evening meals (Home Hotel Skagen Brygge\, Stavanger)\nOne way ticket on Flytoget (Airport express train) from Oslo airport to Oslo S.\nFjord Cruise on Geirangerfjord\nFlåmsbana railway\nEntrance to:\n\nEntrance to Vestnorsk Utvandringssenter (Western Norwegian Emmigration Center)\nEntrance to Maihaugen outdoor museum\nEntrance to Nidarosdomen cathedral\n\n\nFløyen funicular\, from downtown Bergen to Mt. Fløyen\, roundtrip\n\nItinerary: \nTuesday May 26 \nDepart the USA (optional arrive early) \nMay 27 \nArrive in Oslo. The tour manager (Erling Hansen) and/or Arthur Ness will meet you at the airport and escort you to the hotel downtown. The afternoon and evening free to explore Oslo on your own. \nMay 28 \nAfter breakfast at the hotel\, we will do a tour of Oslo as a group. This tour will stop to allow us to examine the world-famous Vigeland sculptures. We will return to the hotel\, and you may spend the rest of the day exploring Oslo on your own. \nMay 29 \nAfter check-out from the hotel\, we will drive out to Bygdøy peninsula and visit The Norsk Folkemuseum. We will stop for lunch high above Oslo at Frognerseteren\, before we head out of Oslo. Our first stop will be near Eidsvoll at the house where Norway’s Syttende Mai Constitution was signed in 1814. We will continue to Hamar where we will stop at the Hamar Cathedral\, which was destroyed in 1567\, and where the ruins have been uniquely preserved. \nFrom Eidsvoll to Lillehammer\, we will drive for approximately 70 miles alongside the beautiful Lake Mjøsa\, which is the biggest lake in Norway. We will stay overnight in Lillehammer\, which is at the northern end of the lake\, and most known for the 1994 Winter Olympics. \nMay 30 \nAfter breakfast at the hotel\, we will visit Maihaugen. This is an outdoor museum with unique and well-preserved buildings\, but which also has a well-done indoor exhibit that explains how Norway was settled and developed through the centuries. We will continue our trip through Gudbrandsdalen\, across Dovre Mountain and end up in Trondheim at the end of the day. The tour will include a stop at Rennebu Church from 1669\, one of four remaining Y-shaped churches in Norway. We will check into our hotel where we will stay for two nights. \nMay 31 \nToday is Sunday\, and we will attend the Church service at the Nidaros Cathedral as a group. This magnificent church is the Norwegian National Cathedral and was built on site of St. Olav’s original grave. It held his relics for over 400 years until the Protestant Reformation and still holds a shrine to St. Olav\, “Norway’s Eternal King”. It remains a popular pilgrimage site. \n\nAlternative 1: After the church service\, we will do a city tour of Trondheim\nAlternative 2: Afternoon exploration on your\n\nJune 1 \nWe travel from Trondheim to Kristiansund. The specific route is yet to be determined\, but we will arrive relatively early so that we can enjoy the city in the afternoon. Kristiansund is the dried-cod (Klippfisk) capital of the world and has a small ferry that stops near our hotel. The ferry tours the downtown area\, which is built on four landmasses on the coast\, and is the oldest continuously operated public transportation system in the world. There are also scenic waterfronts and a watchtower that provide beautiful outlooks. \nJune 2 \nDrive from Kritiansund to Geiranger. This trip includes traveling the award-winning Atlantic highway recently featured in the James Bond movie No Time to Die. Lunch will be at Varden above Molde\, Trollstigen\, Geiranger.  \nJune 3 \nWe have a whole day in Geiranger! We start with a group fjord cruise/sightseeing on Geirangerfjord\, After the boat trip\, the rest of the day is on your own. Both nights in Geiranger we will enjoy an impressive dinner buffet at the hotel. \nJune 4 \nToday we will really drive through “Fjord Country”. Stop for lunch by an arm of Jostedalsbreen\, the biggest glacier in Norway. Drive to Balestrand\, overnight at Kvikne’s Hotel. We will enjoy a famous buffet dinner (included). \nJune 5 \nWe start the day by taking the fully electric ferry from Balestrand across Sognefjord to Vik. That is the home to Hopperstad stave church. This is one of the most beautifully sited stave churches in Norway\, and an exact replica of this church is at Hjemkomst Museum in Moorehead\, MN. Our drive will cross the Vik Mountain\, to Gudvangen and Flåm. From here we will take the famous Flåmsbana to Myrdal\, and then to Voss. The bus will wait for us at the railway station in Voss. From there we will drive the last two hours to Bergen. We will stay two nights in Bergen\, at a hotel near the Fish Market\, and Fløibanen (funicular). A roundtrip ticket on Fløibanen is included. \nJune 6 \nVisit Western Norway Emigration Center outside Bergen. The afternoon is free to explore Bergen. \nJune 7 \nWe check out from the hotel and continue south to Karmøy\, where we will visit the Viking Village and the Viking Museum in Åvaldsnes on the Nordvegen (The Northern Way that gave its name to Norway). \nDrive to Stavanger\, where we will stay for two nights. The hotel serves a light evening meal for the guests (included). \nJune 8 \nWe have a full day in Stavanger\, where we have some options on what to do: \n\nHike to Preikestolen (The Pulpit). Maybe Norway’s most famous\nCruise of Lysefjorden\, where we can see Preikestolen from fjord\nBoat trip to “Flor & Fjære”\, an island filled with flowers and exotic plants. A truly unique experience. The tour includes a tour of the island and a 3-course lunch.Cost:$200 per person including lunch.\nStavanger on your Options include the Iron Age Farm\, the Archaeology Museum\, the Petroleum Museum\, the Romanesque Cathedral\, the 18th Century Village buildings\, and a Sardine Canning Museum.\n\nJune 9 \n After check-out we will go over to the airport in Stavanger and check in for the flight back to the USA. \n  \n 
URL:https://www.nagcnl.org/event/2026-tour-of-norway/
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SUMMARY:Research Trip to FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City
DESCRIPTION:Join NAGC on a research trip to the FamilySearch Library in Salt Lake City June 14 – 19\, 2026! \nThe FamilySearch Library houses the largest collection of genealogical materials in the world. Their collection consists of books\, periodicals\, maps\, pedigree charts\, CD-ROMs\, microfilms\, and microfiche pertaining to genealogical and historical research that will help bring your ancestors and their stories to life. Norwegian ancestry is not required. The library has resources to cover every country you wish to research. \nNAGC has reserved a block of rooms at the Radisson Hotel Salt Lake City Downtown 215 W South Temple\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, located about 2 blocks from the FamilySearch Library. \nThe cost of the trip is $1475 for members/$1875 for non-members (PLEASE NOTE travel and meals are NOT included). If you have are traveling with someone and will be sharing a room\, please contact us for pricing details. The FamilySearch Library will be closed on Friday\, June 19 for the Juneteenth holiday. \nA $500 deposit is due by April 15\, 2026\, with the remaining balance due by April 15\, 2026. \nWe will be holding an informational Zoom session on Friday January 23\, 2026 to talk about the trip and answer questions. Please RSVP to that here. \nFor more information or to pay\, please call NAGC at 608-255-2224 ext 126 or email us at genealogy@nagcnl.org
URL:https://www.nagcnl.org/event/research-trip-to-familysearch-library-in-salt-lake-city-2026/
LOCATION:Family History Library\, Salt Lake City\, UT\, United States
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