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Archiving 2025
To document the 2025 bicentennial of organized Norwegian migration, the Norwegian American Historical Association is seeking archival donations documenting the commemoration of this anniversary. Do you have materials born digital or physical materials to donate? Learn more about donating archival materials Web Archiving The NAHA archive’s traditional functions of acquiring, cataloging, and preserving materials of…
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Centennial Banquet: An Evening on Snoose Boulevard
Step back in time to 1925. Picture Cedar Avenue in Minneapolis, affectionately dubbed “Snoose Boulevard”—a bustling hub of vibrant shops, cafes, vaudeville theaters, and speakeasies—where Scandinavian immigrants forged new lives. Imagine the excitement and revelry as Norwegian America celebrated 100 years of migration to the United States, an occasion that resulted in the founding of…
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Apply for NAHA Fellowships by October 1
NAHA is offering two annual fellowships for 2026. Archives Fellowship Thanks to the generosity of an anonymous donor, NAHA offers an annual award of up to $2,000 for a research project. This fellowship promotes exploration to achieve new understandings of the Norwegian-American experience. Preference will be given to topics that are outlined in our research…
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Conference Videos Now Available
Crossings and Connections, our conference commemorating 200 years of Norwegian migration, took place in June on the campus of our host institution, St. Olaf College. The gathering included a wide variety of experiences, from tours of historic sites, to film, to musical performances. It also included a series of talks geared to the public. Videos…
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Camp Little Norway Association Digital Collection Now Available
NAHA is excited to share that the Camp Little Norway Association Papers are now accessible online! This project was originally made possible through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Unfortunately, our three-year grant was recently and unexpectedly canceled due to DOGE-related budget cuts. Despite this setback, we remain committed to completing the project…
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Crossings and Connections Conference
Find NAHA at the upcoming Crossings and Connections conference! The conference, held June 18–22, 2025, at St. Olaf College in Northfield, Minnesota, commemorates 200 years of Norwegian migration. NAHA is co-hosting the event in collaboration with the NAHA-Norge, the Norwegian Teachers and Researchers Association of North America, and the Norwegian Department at St. Olaf College.…
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Meet Our 2025 Fellowship Recipients
Now in our second year of funding fellowships, NAHA is pleased to announce this year’s recipients. Thanks to all who applied. Publications Fellowship JoAnn Conrad, Professor of Social Sciences, Diablo Valley College, CA Shifting Portraits of Norway in American Children’s Literature, 1900-1945 This project traces the publishing histories of children’s books about Norway, written, translated,…
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Campbell Norsgaard Digital Collection Now Available
NAHA is excited to share that the Campbell Norsgaard Digital Collection is now accessible online! This project was made possible through funding from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Over the next three years, NAHA’s archivist and project digitization archivist will reveal stories discovered throughout the digitization process. From Fur Trading to Wartime Photography Campbell…
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2024 Biennial Meeting
Join NAHA for our 2024 biennial meeting on October 26th! It’s a day to learn, connect with fellow history lovers, and support the work of NAHA. This year we’re shining a spotlight on the importance of archives and our own remarkable collection. Our moderator for the day is Annette Atkins, professor emerita of history at…
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NAHA Launches New Visual Identity
As the Norwegian American Historical Association approaches its centennial, the organization has a new look. In addition to our website, NAHA print materials will be redesigned to reflect the new visual identity. “For many of our members and friends, we’re already simply known as NAHA. As we move into our next century of collecting and…
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NAHA Receives NEH Grant
UPDATE: You might have heard that our grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities was rescinded as part of federal government cost cutting. The money was awarded to support our work to digitize five World War II collections in our archives. That would enable us to share powerful stories of how Norwegian Americans came…
