Ola and Per
Mon23Nov7:00 pm8:00 pmOla and Per7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Event Details
Decorah Genealogy Association Event Nov 23, 2026 @ 7pm in the Senior Center, 808 River St., Decorah. William Fried of Spring Grove, Minnesota will present on: Ola and Per: Norwegian-American
Event Details
Decorah Genealogy Association Event
Nov 23, 2026 @ 7pm in the Senior Center, 808 River St., Decorah.
William Fried of Spring Grove, Minnesota will present on: Ola and Per: Norwegian-American cartoon characters created by ←Peter Rosendahl, appearing in the Decorah-Posten newspaper from 1918 to 1942. Ola and Per became folk heroes for their humorous depiction of rural Norwegian-American life. Giants of the Earth Heritage Center collaborates with DGA.
*DGA holds an extensive archival collection about the Anundsen Publishing firm that printed the Posten newspaper with Han Ole and Han Per Comic strip.