Do you know that Stoughton has played a unique role in preserving the art of Rosemaling and in. Three Stoughton citizens have been awarded gold medals in Rosemaling from Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum in Decorah, Iowa. Those recipients are Ethel Kvalheim, Vi Thode and Nancy Odalen. Three of Stoughton’s prominent Rosemaling artists have been inducted into the Stoughton, Wisconsin Hall of Fame. Those honorees are Per Lysne, Ethel Kvalheim and Vi Thode.