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From Seaboard Tabloid to Cultural Treasure
By JUDITH GABRIEL VINJE
Norway Times is as much an heirloom as your grandparent's faded old photographs,
yet it is as cutting-edge modern and as tuned-in to the 21st century as the
Internet, which it is now joining with an online edition.
The birth of Nordisk Tidende in 1891 predates the
founding of the major Norwegian American organizations. It has seen the turn
of two centuries, playing a role in two world wars, and providing a link for
hundreds of thousands of Norwegians--from those stepping off the ship more
than 100 years ago with their wooden trunks, to today's jet-setters with their
lap-tops.
Mentioned in nearly every historical account of the Norwegian American immigrant
experience, the early Nordisk Tidende was a colorful, integral part of the
tapestry woven by the immigrants, recording milestones in their lives, and
fostering the growth of the community.It was a re-assuring bridge to the homeland
at the peak of immigration; and it has gone on, week after week, decade after
decade, to connect new generations with their living heritage.
And it is still thriving as a vibrant cultural treasure, read by Norwegians
and Norwegian Americans throughout the continent-readers who, like the editors
and journalists who put it out, go about their lives "with Norway in
their hearts."
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