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HALLINGLAG of America
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"Lat oss inkje forfederne gløyma"
(Let us not forget our forefathers)
100th Anniversary Group Photo
To view a full size
picture with names click here
HALLINGDAL
Hallingdal is a rugged mountain valley in
Norway, part of Buskerud County (fylke).
Many people migrated from this valley coming to America and
Canada, especially during the 1800’s.
The Hallinglag is an organization formed in 1907 by these
immigrants and their descendants.
The Hallinglag aims to preserve and promote the unique cultural
heritage given to us by these pioneers.
The above
paragraph appears in each issue of Hallingen-the magazine that
keeps Hallinglag members up-to-date on lag happenings—and the message
sums up why this group has actively pursued knowledge about its
Norwegian heritage. The
Hallinglag has published Hallingen, which was given that name in
1912, since 1908. The
magazine is just one of the lag’s many strengths.
Several historical societies and libraries have complete
collections, as do members and others.
Although Hallingen was printed entirely in Norwegian for
years, today only
an occasional article is
written in Norse.
The Banner
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The Hallinglag banner was
presented to the Hallinglag of America in Gol, Norway, June
1914. Members of the Hallinglag of America take pride in the
lag's banner, which is pictured on the front of each issue of Hallingen
and was depicted on a commemorative plate created in 1975.
Sixty-one years before that, Hallinglag members helped establish
the tradition of commemorating the lag's heritage when a group
of them traveled to Norway to celebrate the country's 100th
anniversary of independence. A total of 1,242 Norwegian
Americans went on that trip.
The Americans brought the Norwegians many gifts; in return the
Norwegian Hallings traveled to America the following year and
presented the Hallinglag of America with a silk banner made in
Christiania.
The banner's motif is from Hol, Norway, and Hallingskarvet is in
the background. The man's costume is from the Norwegian town of
Aal and the woman's is from the town of Gol. The banner proudly
declares the lag's theme, "Let Us Not Forget Our
Forefathers" which is from an Ivar Aasen poem.
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Stevne
Hallinglag stevne is June 23-26, 2011 at Vista Inn
Fargo N.D.
Hosts are Dave Hilde, Jackie Marler and Arnold Jordheim.
More info as it becomes available.
Please join us for all the activities and have some
Halling fun!
To get a registration form click
here.
Our 100th year stevne was 2007, at
Moorhead, MN
Fargo, ND, MN STEVNE, June 23-26, 2011
COMMITTEE MEMBERS:
TDB
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LINKS
This is the home page of the Red River Valley Genealogical Society in
Fargo, North Dakota where the 400+ resources in the Hallinglag of
America M.Kay Buckingham Memorial Family History Collection are
housed and available to researchers. Click on the
"Norwegian Collection" button for more information.
This link is to the page of the local radio station in Hallingdal.
http://www.hallingen.net/naering-turisme.html
This site hosted by Norwegian-American Bygdelagenes
Fellesraad : www.fellesraad.com
There
have been  visitors to this page since Oct 15,
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