SONS OF NORWAY
International Sons of Norway Official Site
District 5 Information on our district and lodges within the district
Leif Erikson Lodge (Chicago, Illinois)
Fjordland Lodge-McHenry, Illinois

NORWAY
Norwegian Royal Family Their official site. You can switch to English but its fun to surf in Norwegian.
www.norway.org Site hosted by the Royal Norwegian Embassy (U.S.) LOTS of information!

NORWEGIAN CULTURE
Great Norwegians. Leif Erickson, Edvard Grieg, Thor Heyerdahl, Walter Mondale and lots of other great Norwegians.  Biographies and facts.  Good source of information.
Leif Erickson. Good information with additional links about Leif.  Also good Viking history.
Henrik Ibsen. The official site of the National Ibsen Committee of Norway. You could spend days here and at the sites its links point to.
Edvard Munch Museum When you get to the site, try the "Edvard Munch" link.  In this area you will gain a good basic understanding of the man.
Edvard Grieg - Troldhaugen Covers what is available at the museum.  Good biography of Grieg.
Sissel Kyrkjebø.  If you don't think you recognize that name, you heard her sing in the movie "Titanic".  She also sang at the wedding of Princess Märtha Louise and Ari Behn.
Viking Sagas Just go to www.google.com and search on "viking sagas"- tons of information
The Vikings This PBS/Nova site is a companion site to the 2 hour PBS special--Great Site!
Smithsonian Institution "Vikings: The North Atlantic Saga,"

Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum Worth a trip to the museum and their web site.
Rosemaling Site in Norway Excellent pictures of various styles.
Rosemaling-Rhoda Fritsch Vesterheim gold medal winner, Rhoda Fritsch has participated at our Heritage Fest in April.  This is a good site to learn about the various styles of rosemåling.
Illinois Norsk Rosmalers Association Learn more about rosemaling at their site.
Free translation--English to Norwegian.  Seems to work well for complete phrases.

NORWEGIAN NEWSPAPERS AND RADIO
The Norway Post Newspaper in English
Aftenposten Newspaper in Norwegian.
www.norskland.com/news.htm A list of Norwegian newspapers on the web
Norwaves (english) Actually an information site with LOTS of good info.
www.nal.no/bransje/nalavismedl_eng.asp List of many news sites, most in Norwegian.  Click on your selection to get to a 2nd page where you click on the address.  Not all links work.
www.onlinenewspapers.com/norway.htm Another large list of newspapers
www.norskland.com/radio.htm List of Norwegian radio stations on the web.  It can seem strange to hear popular American music with a DJ commenting på norsk

TRAVEL
www.norway.com Lots of information by regional area and city.  Click on "Trondheim", then "Virtual Sightseeing", then "Panoramas" and select "The Old Town Bridge".  It will project a 360 view as if you were actually there standing on the bridge slowly turning in a circle!!!!
The Hurtigruten Official site for the coastal voyages leaving from Bergen

CHICAGO AREA ORGANIZATIONS
Grieg Ladies Singing Society
Norge Ski Club
Norwegian American Chamber of Commerce
Norwegian National League of Chicago  Coordinating council for all Norwegian cultural, athletic, and fraternal organizations in the Chicago area
North Park University Chicago University with Scandinavian studies program
VASA Park-Elgin,Illinois Several Scandinavian events are held here
GENEALOGY
Vesterheim Genealogical Center - Madison Wisc.
LDS Family History Library The Mormons have lots of information on line.
The Newberry Library Downtown Chicago and lots of information and helpful people
National Archives
National Archives office in Chicago Great Lakes regional information, full census records.  Just a short distance from Midway airport.
Arlington Heights Library Close to the lodge and good basic information
Allen County Public Library One of the best genealogical libraries in America. Worth the trip  At the web site, start at the "Genealogy Gateway" link
Martins Norwegian Genealogy Page Lots more than genealogy here - good site.

BIRKEBEINER (Ski Races)
American Birkebeiner Ski Race Sons of Norway sponsors a "Barnebirke" children's ski race held in conjunction with this race.  Members volunteer and bake many dozens of cookies for this
Birkebeiner - Norway
Canadian Birkebeiner