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year, and is held at venues in Molde
for 6 days. For details, contact the
Molde Jazz Festival, Box 415,
N-6401 Molde ( & 71-20-31-50;
www.moldejazz.no). Mid-July.
Norway Cup International Youth
Soccer Tournament, Oslo. The
world's largest youth soccer tourna-
ment attracts 1,000 teams from
around the world to Oslo. Call
& 22-28-90-57 or visit www.
norway-cup.no. Last week of July.
August
International Folk Music Festival,
Bø. An international festival of folk
music and folk dance takes place in
the home of many famous fiddlers,
dancers, and singers. July 30 to
August 2.
Peer Gynt Festival, Vinstra. Art
exhibitions, evenings of music and
song, parades in national costumes,
and other events honor Ibsen's fic-
tional character. Call & 61-29-47-
70 or visit www.peergynt.no for
details. Early August.
Oslo Jazz Festival. This annual fes-
tival features music from the earliest
years of jazz (1920-25), as well as
classical concerts, opera, and ballet.
For details, call & 22-42-91-20 or
visit www.oslojazz.no. Second week
of August.
Chamber Music Festival, Oslo.
Norwegian and foreign musicians
perform at Oslo's Akershus Castle
and Fortress, which dates from A . D .
1300. Call & 23-10-07-30 or visit
www.oslokammermusikkfestival.no
for details. Second week of August.
World Cup Summer Ski Jump-
ing, Marikollen. This World Cup
ski-jumping event takes place in
Marikollen, Raelingen, just outside
the center of Oslo. Mid-August.
September
International Salmon Fishing
Festival, Suldal. Participants come
from Norway and abroad to fish the
Suldalslagen River outside Sta-
vanger in western Norway. Visit
www.vestkysten.no for details.
Dates vary.
Oslo Marathon. This annual event
draws some of Norway's best
long-distance runners. Visit olso
marathon.com for details. Mid-
September.
December
Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony,
Oslo. A major event on the Oslo
Tracing Your Norwegian Roots
If you're of Norwegian ancestry, you can get information on how to
trace your family history from the nearest Norwegian consulate. In
Norway contact the Norwegian Emigration Center, Strandkaien 31,
N-4005 Stavanger ( & 51-53-88-60; www.emigrationcenter.com), for a
catalog of information about Norwegian families who emigrated to
the United States.
In the United States the Family History Library of the Church of
Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 35 N. West Temple, Salt Lake City, UT
84150 ( & 801/240-2331; www.familysearch.org), has extensive records
of Norwegian families that emigrated to the United States and
Canada. The library is open to the public without charge for genealog-
ical research. Mormon churches in other cities have listings of materi-
als available in Salt Lake City; for a small fee you can request pertinent
microfilms, which you can view at a local church.
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