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Norwegian-American
Bygdelagenes Fellesraad
"Happy to provide you with the most current bygdelag information available, on the web."
The RootsTech Conference and Lag Week Research Trips to
Salt Lake City, Utah have changed (see below).
"RootsTech Connect - Virtual Conference"
Roots Tech Connect, will be all-virtual (and free) again this year.
"RootsTech Connect" replaces an in-person event with virtual dates of
Feburary 29 - March 2, 2024.
Attendees still must register online at
https://www.rootstech.org.
Join us virtually on Feburary 29 - March 2, 2024
as we uncover more about the story of you.
Go to the
Roots Tech 2023 webpage
for registration information.
Updated-05/29/23
March 3-9, 2024
Special classes will be announced this fall to participants of Norwegian Lag Week.
At that time a free registration process will be required for planning.
Return here for more information as it becomes available.
Let us know if you have a topic that may be of interest to all and we will try to accommodate.
Please correspond with: Marilyn Sorensen at rddlagen @ usfamily . net or
Kathy Ward at km2ward @ yahoo . com .
"Norwegian Lag Week Connect"
will continue.
The goal is to stay connected throughout the year via Zoom.
We meet on the fourth Monday of the month at 12 Noon Eastern Time which is 6:00 pm in Norway. Sessions provide an online opportunity for sharing knowledge about Norwegian family history and time to discuss possible presentations, problem solving questions, and research techniques.
Bygdelag members who are interested in joining the monthly Norwegian Lag Week Connect
online meetings should e-mail Gary Romsaas at
gary . romsaas @ pm . me
and he will send you the Zoom link shortly before the meeting.
Updated-05/29/23
This was the 13th consecutive year that a group of bygdelag folk interested in Norwegian Family History gathered at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. We had special classes about the digitalarkiv, military records, new things in family search and researching in newspapers. Attendees were from Norway, Canada and ten states. There was plenty of time for research, time to help each other and time for fun. We did spend much time researching and several brick walls were broken. All went home as happy folk believing that it was a very productive week.
At the end of the week Merilee Mortenson wrote the following lyrics to the tune of "my name is Jan Jansen" that expresses how an enjoyable time it was.
My name is Hans Hansen,
I'm one in a million,
Who knows where I come from in Norway?
But Laila, she found me,
She broke down the brick wall,
And that's what the Lag Week is for!