Jenny Hansen
In the 26th episode of 200 Norwegian you meet Jenny Hansen, who grew up in southern Norway and sailed to New York after World War II. Jenny’s story is one of several told by Norwegian ethnologist Siv ...
10 Nov 41min
Elizabeth Fedde
In episode 25 of 200 Norwegians, you’ll meet Elizabeth Fedde, known as the “Norwegian Florence Nightingale.” Born in Feda, Kvinesdal, in 1850, Fedde became a deaconess and in 1883 travelled to New Yor...
6 Sep 54min
Gil Andersen
In the 24th episode of 200 Norwegians, you will learn about Gil Andersen, the man who left Horten for America alone at the age of fifteen and became one of the country’s fastest and most celebrated ra...
3 Aug 25min
Elisabeth Koren
In the 23rd episode of 200 Norwegians, we will dive into the story of Elisabeth Koren, one of the most important chroniclers of the Norwegian-American experience. Born into a prominent family, she le...
17 Juni 26min
Walter Mondale
In the 22nd episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of Walter Mondale, a Norwegian-American who lost one of the biggest elections in U.S. history, but still helped reshape American politics. Mond...
15 Apr 35min
Peder Sather
In the 21st episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of Peder Sather, a Norwegian immigrant whose name today is written into the landscape of the University of California, Berkeley. Sather was bor...
8 Mars 28min
Magnus "Wolf" Larsen
In the 20th episode of 200 Norwegians, we tell the story of Magnus “Wolf” Larsen, a Norwegian-American boxer whose career rose quickly—and unraveled just as fast. Born in southern Norway in 1901, Lars...
5 Feb 35min
