Contact:
The Norsk Museum is located
9 miles
northeast of Ottawa, Illinois, on highway 71.
Hours: 1-5, June - September
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Norway,
Illinois, is the first permanent Norwegian settlement in Illinois. |
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The
Norsk Museum in Norway, Illinois, is full of items donated by local
families in honor of their ancestors. Once an old Norwegian Lutheran
Church, the museum building was purchased by the Sons of Norway Cleng Peerson Lodge in
1977.
It is open to the public
on Saturdays and Sundays, June through September, from 1:00 p.m. to
5:00 p.m. Special openings can be arranged for groups. It is
voluntarily staffed.
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household items
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spinning wheels
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rosemaling
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trunks
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early farm tools
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