Norwegian-American Settlements and Telemark Pioneers

These are the stories of some of the pioneers who left Norway to make a home for themselves and their families in America, with a special emphasis on our Telemark ancestors.  If you have a story you'd like to share, please email!

Norwegian Pioneers
Kendall, New York Settlement	Immigration to America during the Civil War
Fox River Settlement	Telemark Settlers on Wisconsin's Indian Land
Muskego Settlement	The Ghost of Greenfield Prairie
Jefferson Prairie Settlement	Brigham Young Talks to Norwegian Oxen
Koshkonong Settlement
The Norwegians of Chickasaw County, Iowa	Sondre Norheim - Father of Modern Skiing
Highland Prairie Pioneers	Snowshoe Thompson
Early Settlers in Waseca County	Skiing Pioneers of Glenwood MN
The Norseland Settlement	Luther College Pioneer Memorial
Telemarkings at Big Bend MN	Christmas in Pioneer America
Telemark Settlers in Minnehaha County SD
Norwegians in North Dakota
Music Fjelstad Hymns
On other Websites
Links to Vital Statistic Websites
Cedar Valley (Winona) MN	Norwegian-American Hall of Fame
Buffalo River Settlement in Clay County MN	More Great Norwegians
Birch Hills, Saskatchewan