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Tag: Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum

The Secret Language of Mittens

December 9, 2013

During the nineteenth century, Norway, like much of the world, was rapidly changing. In 1814, Norway declared its independence (officially dissolving the union with Sweden in 1905). By the 1830s, Norwegians were migrating to North America by the thousands in search of new opportunities. Many of these immigrants took small cultural mementos, like mittens, with … More The Secret Language of Mittens

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