2. Old World Wisconsin Galleries

Norwegian Area of OWW

The Norwegian area of Old World Wisconsin contains two Norwegian farmhouses: the Kvaale farm restored to 1865 and the Fossebrekke farm restored to 1845. There is also a one-room schoolhouse, Raspberry School built in 1896 and various outbuildings.
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The Breen site contains buildings and farm equipment left behind when the Breen family returned to Norway and abandoned their home in Wisconsin.
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The Breen site contains buildings and farm equipment left behind when the Breen family returned to Norway and abandoned their home in Wisconsin.

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  • Contestants in a spelling bee for Laura Ingalls Wilder summer campers try to think of how to spell a word. The spelling bee was held in the 1906 one room Raspberry school.
  • The Breen site seen here contains buildings and farm equipment left behind when the Breen family returned to Norway and abandoned its home in Wisconsin.
  • The Breen site contains buildings and farm equipment left behind when the Breen family decided to return to Norway and abandon their home in the New World.
  • The Breen site contains buildings and farm equipment left behind when the Breen family returned to Norway and abandoned their home in Wisconsin.
  • The Breen farm in the Norwegian area was abandoned by its owners who returned to Norway after several years in the New World.
  • The Breen farm in the Norwegian area was abandoned by its owners who returned to Norway after several years in the New World. Raspberry School is in the background.
  • Picked over pumpkin patch in the Norwegian area with the abandoned Breen farm in the background.
  • Broom corn in the Norwegian area of Old World Wisconsin grows very tall. The photographer seen here is 6'6" tall.
  • A monster tree troll just inside the gate to the Norwegian area.
  • A farmer collects eggs at the Kvaale farm in the Norwegian area
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