200 Years of Norwegians in America: Civil War

To commemorate the bicentennial anniversary of the first organized ship of Norwegian immigrants to the United States, Vesterheim presents a special exhibition featuring important objects, photographs, themes, and stories from 200 years of Norwegians in America. Luther College students in Dr. Anna Peterson’s Scandinavian Immigration History course chose some of the objects for the exhibition. Working in teams, they selected an object to study in depth and then contributed text for the label. Each team also created recordings to share the full story of the object and its place in Norwegian-American history.
The exhibition is open through January 31, 2026, and is made possible through generous gifts to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Vesterheim Board of Trustees.
Learn more about the Civil War through a carved chain from students Tanner Peters and Natalie Smith and their guest Dr. Mark Guerci.
Wooden carved chain:
The wooden chain was carved by Ole Rood in camp in 1862. Rood was born in 1842 in Dokka, Oppland, Norway. He came with his family in 1851 to Wiota, Lafayette County, Wisconsin. He served as a Private in Company E, 31st Wisconsin Regiment. He died at Jefferson Barracks in Missouri in January 1865.
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