Nord Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag

Nord Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag

Welcome to an organization of descendants from the North Hedmark and Hedemarken area of Norway

Our Purpose

Our Purpose

Nord-Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag is organized exclusively for educational purposes. To the extent consistent with this general purpose, the specific purposes of the Lag are to help people learn more about the history, culture, and customs of the Nord Hedmark and Hedemarken area of Norway and to aid in the preservation of that heritage, to teach and assist people in genealogy research, to gather immigration and settlement history and develop immigration data, to develop a library of resources, such as bygdebøker (farm histories) and Norwegian church, census, and probate records, and to encourage the research and writing of family, immigration, and settlement histories.

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2022 Flere Lag Stevne

Friluftsliv: Fresh Air Life, from Nordic Lands to North America

The first ever gathering of the all-new Flere Lag Stevne will be held in Rochester, Minnesota from 3-6 August 2022

Flere Lag Stevne is comprised of 5 lags: Nord Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag, Gudbrandsdalslag, Trønderlag, Romerikslag, and Solørlag

Our venue is the Empire Event Center and Best Western Hotel at 1517 16th St SW, Rochester, MN.

Put it on your calendar.  We hope to see you a

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2022 Flere Lag Stevne
NHOH Lag Scholarship Program

NHOH Lag Scholarship Program

In 2017, NHOH expanded our scholarship program. In addition to a college scholarship, the Lag is now offering scholarships for members and their extended families to support learning in the Norwegian language, its culture, and its history.

Information and Application