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Norseville is a small community that was established in 1925 by Norwegian immigrants from Brooklyn. Many of the ancestors of these original settlers still remain in Norseville today. Norseville is a community that cherishes tradition and has continued to keep the traditions alive. The annual Lapskaus dinner  is an example this. The neighborhood is one of the few  close knit communities left in America. You can not visit Norseville without feeling the warmth of the people. This is a neighborhood where everyone knows everyone and helps each other.

Random Facts About The Great Town Of Norseville
 
  • Dr. Acken owned the original farm which is now Norseville
  • Gene Tournquist named Norseville
  • The Official dedication of the summer colony was Sunday May 30, 1926 and about 200 people attended
  • The fist Norseville Picnic was Memorial Day 1926
  • The oldest house in Norseville is the Sidler house which is now owned by Joseph and Rebecca Mclean
  • In 1926 the bungalows in Norseville were owned by the Arnesen, Olsen, Swendsen and Lang Felt families
  • The Butherfords and Sorensens were the first two families to reside full time in Norseville
  • The name of the Norseville baseball team was the "Norseville Vikings" and Cornie Tourniquist was the catcher
  • Jens Arnesen and Ed Carlson owned the first televisions in Norseville
  • In 1927 a damn was built across the brook at the end of Leiv Erickson ave
  • The first President of Norseville was Erik Eriksen
  • A barn was originally on the pavilion property which burned down on July 4th
  • The Arnesens, Olsens and Johansens were some of the founding fathers of Norseville
  • Amanda Nord was known as the Pavillion coffee lady
  • The Norseville lots were divided by picking out of a hat at the Seamans Church and they cost $100-$200 dollars
  • Unk Langfelt was the original Chairman of the Norseville Sports Committee
  • Thomas Arnesen taught the first group of children to swim and as a reward for swimming across the canal they got a box of candy
  • The Pederson brothers were the original Carpenters of Norseville
  • Some families lived in a tent during the summer in Norseville and they were- the Langfelt, Rosfjord, and Christianson families
  • John Rutherfords nick name was Bell "Hop"
  • The Arnesen Brothers built a hut in the woods
  • The Skimmeland nd Tournquists were famous for their yoodling
  • The name of the paper road that divides the Glenn Arnesen home and the Sandvick (now the Hunstbedts) home is known as "Cherry Lane"
  • Many homes in Norseville have been moved either from a different area or just in the same lot, they are the Anderson home, Myhre home, Rosjford home, the Arnesen home, and the Hoyvik home
  • How did Arlene Oley get her nick name "Pie"- From Mrs Pederson
  • Ed Tournquist is known for the folowing "Ve FickDe Godt E America"
  • The former name of "Honeyman Street" was "Robert Street"
  • The two ministers of the Griggstown Reformed Church to serve the longest were Hookem and Crandell
  • In the early 1930's Nazi Bund took over the swimming area of the Griggstown Canal
  • The idea of a Summer colony originated on 31 and First Place
  • The name of the paper in which the founders of Norseville placed an ad when looking for property to buy was the "Rural New Yorker"

 

 

The Neighborhood of Norseville Griggstown, NJ