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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 August 23-26, 2012 In Walker
Mn at Chase on the Lake.
We have 40 people from Hallingdal who will attend this stevne from Juven
tours.
Please join us for all the activities and have some
Halling fun!
Printable 2012
registration form.
Our 100th year stevne was 2007, at
Moorhead, MN
Plans for 2013
Our stevne in 2013 will be held in the Seattle, WA
area on August 22-26, 2013.
Watch here for more information as it becomes available
Walker, MN STEVNE, August 23-26, 2012
at Chase on the Lake
Printable
2012 stevne program.
Welcome ! ■
Velkommen !
Thursday, 7:30 p.m.
Hospitality Room
music, treats, visit
Invocation by Manuel Johnson
Friday a.m.
Registration, genealogy room open.
9:00
a.m. Opening of
stevne
National anthems, USA, Canada, Norway
Welcome by
Walker Chamber of Commerce
Manager hotel,
Walker Sons of Norway
Hallinglag President
Genealogy by
Jackie Marler
coffee
Introduce our guests from Norway
Genealogy by
Ken Dormier
Music
Gilmore Lee
lunch on your
own
1:00 p.m.
Bob Paulson,
rosemaling
Music, museum,
Itasca State Park
5:30 p.m.
dinner
Dance
Saturday
Registration,
Genealogy by Jackie Marler
9:00 a.m. Business meeting
Reports, 80 yr award, election, new and old business
Coffee
Music by Gilmore Lee and our quests from Norway
Lunch
Program with guests from Norway
5:30 Bunad show
6:30 banquet
Speaker
Dance
Sunday,
Church, time and place to be announced
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104
things to do at the Hallinglag Stevne 2012—See
You There (and that’s 105!)
●Meet
new Halling folks ● Meet familiar Halling folks ●
Listen to music ● Dance to music● Hear a good yarn●●Laugh
at a good Joke ● Sing the national anthem ● Hear a
guitar ● Hear a piano ● Nibble on cookies ●
Slurp coffee ●● Dunk your cookie ● Shake hands
● Listen to speeches ● Make a speech ● Laugh out
loud ● Salute the banner ●●Pose for pictures by
the banner ● See the Bunads on Parade ● Tell a Good
Joke ● Ride a Bus ● See a Viking Sword ●●Gaze
at Photos ● Touch a plank of Hjemkomst
● See Amanda’s Shield ● View the Hjemkomst
video ● Taste Norwegian Goodies ● Hear a Hardangar
Fiddle ● See costumes of Scandinavia ● Put my hand on
my heart ● Sing along ● Hear beautiful voices sing
● Hear who is off-key ● See cultural displays ●
Meet an unknown cousin ● Find a missing ancestor ●
Praise God ● Hear the akkordeen ● See dancers
leap ● Trip the light fantastic ● Hear prize-winning
Hardangar fiddler ● Find a no-good ancestor ●
Promenade in the Bunad Parade ● Place a Bid ● Place
the winning bid● Say your prayers ● Sing on key
● Swim ● Win a sølje ● Win a knife ● Load
bus promptly ● Walk ● Shop ‘til you drop ●
Photocopy everything you find ● Lose a bid –boo hoo
● Enjoy dinner conversation ● Applaud an 80 year old
● Accept your 80 year old certificate ● Report an 80
year old pretending to be 79 ● Haggle ● Pay a fair
price ● Weave a tale ● Play piano ● Spin a yarn
● Hand over havet ● Laugh a little ● Laugh a lot
● Smell the pine ● Smile ● Say gammelost!
● Snakke lite Norsk ● Solve a mystery ● Wave the
flag ● Pose for pix ● Take some pix ● Salute the
flag ●Accept compliments on my bunad ● Have some fun
● Run to the Genealogy Room ● Remember Hallings both
long & recently gone ● Celebrate the Hallings here today
● Greet fellow Hallings ● Sympathize with non-Hallings
● Vote ● Answer questions about your bunad ●
Make plans to go to next year’s stevne ● Squeeze a hand
● Shed a tear ● Get Boomeranged ● Learn about
the Digital Arkiv ● Bygdebøker mystery no more ● Eat
too much ● Say “Uffda” a lot ●Shine your silver
● Admire the new rosemaled trunk ● Say “takk for
siste” ● Save room for dessert ● Kick up your heels
● Kiss a troll ● Gossip ● Sing with passion
● Play guitar ● Tune the fiddle ● Be grateful
for all |
 Hallingen
Index 1984 - 2011
The
above link loads a 335k .pdf file with an index to issues of the Hallingen,
published by the Hallinglag of America between 1984 and 2011.
Also includes
information on where these issues may be found.
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
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