Norwegian Statehood Pioneer Project
Celebrating Minnesota's Norwegian Pioneers

Application in PDF format   

• MAIL IN: You can fill the application out on-line and print it , or print it and then fill it out

• EMAIL: Fill out the application, click on "Submit by Email" at the bottom of the page  ... add a message to the reviewers, attach images of your proofs and send!

• You can pay your application fee via Paypal - Pay On-Line

Application in RTF (word processing) format  

 

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Only one pioneer/pioneer couple per application. 

 

Norwegian Pioneer Certificates make great gifts for birthdays, baptisms, Christmas, and other holidays.  You can order additional certificates for a pioneer by submitting the names of other direct descendant family members on the same application.

Proof of the line of descent is required for each family member, but only one copy of documents supporting shared ancestry are required with the application. For example, applicant James Smith might provide the following proofs:

 

Norwegian Pioneer Ancestor  Ole Olson

• Copy of the 1895 Census page verifies Ole's name, place of residence, and date of arrival (the 1895 Census includes the number of years in Minnesota and the number of years at this address).  This establishes that Ole Olson lived in Norway Township, Fillmore County in 1891.  The certificate will include that location and date.

Child of the Pioneer   Lars Olson

• Copy of 1910 Census page shows Ole and his family, including Lars

Grandchild of Pioneer  Knud Olson

• Copy of 1930 Census page shows Lars' family, including Knud

Great-grandchild of Pioneer Mary Olson

• Knud's obituary lists Mary Olson Smith (Mrs. John Smith) as one of his children

Great-great grandchild of Pioneer James Smith

 

James decides to purchase certificates for his sister Sara and brother Dylan. Pioneer Ole through their mother Mary are common ancestors, so the only additional proof James must supply is something that documents that Sara and Dylan are Mary Olson Smith's children.

 

Additional Certificate: Sara Smith

• Her engagement announcement from the local paper indicates that she is the daughter of John and Mary Smith.  The name of the newspaper, date of publication, and page number should be visible/written on the photocopy of the article.    

Additional Certificate: Dylan Smith

• James obtains a copy of Dylan's confirmation record from the local church. This shows that Dylan is the son of John and Mary Smith.

Because applications for the additional certificates are included with James' application, the cost for each is just $9.  James writes a check for $28 and includes it with his application:

$10.00 for James' certificate

   9.00 for Sara's certificate

   9.00 for Dylan's certificate

When the application is approved, all three certificates will be mailed to James.

Once a year, all application materials received and processed by NSPP are forwarded to the Norwegian-American Genealogical Center - Naeseth Library in Madison, Wisconsin, where they will be permanently maintained and available for genealogical research.  We encourage you to include any family information that you feel would be of interest and value to future researchers with your application.

For more about how to fill out an application, click here. 

To pay for your application on-line via Paypal,  click here.

If you still have questions, email us at info@mn-nspp.org