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<br />NEWS RELEASE <br />April 7, 2017 <br />FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE <br />Contact: Judy Woodward 651-724-6022 <br />Administrative Offices 4570 North Victoria Street Shoreview, Minnesota 55126 (651) 486-2200 FAX <br />(651) 486-2220 <br /> <br />History of Norway <br />Mondays, May 1 to June 19 at 12:30 pm (no class on Memorial Day, May 29) <br />Roseville Library <br />2180 Hamline Ave. N. <br />Just in time for Syttende Mai, here’s a chance to explore Norway's history from <br />the Stone Age to the present day. Historian John Yilek will tell fascinating stories <br />and review authentic historical writings about ancient cultures, the Vikings, the <br />Sami, St. Olav, the Birkebeinere, the Black Death, the Reformation, witch trials, <br />farmers and fishermen, 1814, emigration from Norway to America, Edvard <br />Grieg, independence, the German invasion and Norwegian resistance in World <br />War II, and much more! Recommended reading: History of Norway by John A. <br />Yilek, Wasteland Press, 2015. The Library has some copies available for <br />checkout. <br /> <br /> Presented by the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute of the University of <br />Minnesota. <br /> <br />Library programs are free and open to community members without <br />registration. <br />### <br /> <br />