![]() ![]() They include dates of death from 1842 to 2019.ĪBRAHAMSON, Gunder, d. Records published below were acquired from Norway Lutheran Church on September 19, 2019. Norway Lutheran Church, National Register of Historic Places, Application (38.9 MB).On July 17, 1980, the old stone church (the second church building erected in 1869) and its cemetery, were added to the National Register of Historic Places. Over the years, the cemetery would become known as "Norway Lutheran Church Cemetery", "Norway-Muskego Cemetery", and "Norway Hill Cemetery". His books however, perished in a fire, May 10, 1916.Īs the congregation grew, and the community grew, Indian Hill changed names to "Norway Hill". ![]() Prior to Clausen being ordained as pastor, Even Heg recorded all births and deaths in the community. Most of these dead still remain in the cemetery, but in unmarked plots. Even as construction of the original log church began, they continued to bury their dead there. When Clausen was ordained pastor in 1843, they chose the same location, Indian Hill, for the church building. They buried their dead on a small hill about a 1/2 mile southwest of the lake (about 1 mile today), known as "Indian Hill". Later that same year, a Norwegian man named "Even Heg" lead a group of families from Norway and arrived at Wind Lake.Īs soon as Norwegians settled into Wind Lake, they contracted malaria. They wrote to their fellow countrymen in Norway about how beautiful and plentiful this land was in an attempt to subdivide and sell off plots. They discovered Wind Lake and bought land along its banks. The community, however, got its start a few years before that, in 1840, when two Norwegian men who had been living in Illinois, were exploring southeastern Wisconsin hoping to find land to build a permanent settlement. It was the first Norwegian Lutheran church in the United States. ![]() Norway Lutheran Church was officially established on Octowhen Claus Clausen was ordained as pastor of a very young, but rapidly growing Norwegian settlement on the banks of Wind Lake. Norway Cemetery is owned and operated by Norway Lutheran Church. ![]()
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