"The Teacher's Protest" is an 80 minutes documentary about teachers in 1942 occupied Norway. Teachers must join Nazi Teacher's League and teach Nazi ideas in their classrooms. 8,000 of them write protest letters. They are threatened with salary withdrawal and the sack. Still they refuse. In a desperate attempt to break them, the Nazi government arrests 1000 male teachers and sends them [...]
Gro Svendsen Lodge 1-689 will hold it's monthly meeting on Wednesday, November 12th at 6:30pm. Fellowship meal will be served prior to the meeting at 5:45pm. The meeting will be held at Wallingford Lutheran Church in Wallingford, IA. Cultural Presentation will be Kris Erickson Rowley, author of Trolls: Mythical Creatures. All are welcome. A free will offering for the meal would be [...]
Why is Oct 9 chosen for Leif Erikson Day? Because the ship Restauration, coming from Stavanger, Norway, arrived on October 9. Join us at our October 14 Lodge Meeting. Our own lodge member, Leif Erickson, was chosen to be "the" Leif Erikson while a teenager for the first Leif Erikson Day. He will present his story, starting with his selection, his experiences [...]
An Invitation to Our Nordic / Scandinavian Friends to Celebrate: The Ship Restauration 200th Anniversary 1825 -2025. Socialize with Dessert and Coffee at 6:30 Presentation begins at 7:30pm On Aug. 11, 2025, our cultural program will feature member Mark Bjorgo and his presentation about the 200th Anniversary of the first organized Norwegian emigration to North America. On July 4, 1825, a group of 52 [...]
Thursday, October 9 at 7 pm Calvary Lutheran Church, Federal Way (map) Pre-register here Friday, October 10 at 7 pm Cross of Christ Lutheran Church, Bellevue (map) Pre-register here Sunday, October 12 at 3 pm Ballard First Lutheran Church, Seattle (map) Pre-register here In collaboration with Puget Sound Concert Opera we will be commemorating Crossings 200 with performances of Seattle’s own [...]
Each year Syttende Mai Minnesota hosts a banquet and reception in honor of Norway’s Constitution Day. Join us for this year’s event on Saturday, May 17 from 5-8 p.m. at Norway House in Minneapolis! Our program will feature St. Olaf College, a world-class higher education institution that was founded by early Norwegian immigrants in Minnesota. As St. Olaf celebrates its 150th Anniversary [...]
"SAILING INTO SPRING - A Giants Musical Celebration at Spring Grove's FEST BUILDING sponsored by Giants of the Earth Heritage Center as a fundraising fest of music and food. Featuring Luren Singers with guest Soprano Rachel Grippen Storlie and Celebrating 50 years with Dr. David Judisch leading Luren Singing Society. Reserve your seat online or call Giants with a Credit Card and [...]
Norway’s first Viking longship excavation in over a century is nearing its final stages, with work expected to conclude in early 2021 following an extension of the project. It has been a source of fascination among academics and casual enthusiasts alike, with findings that may shed new light on early Viking society.
Norway’s fortresses all hold secrets of the past. They were built as far back as the 1100s and as recently as the German occupation. Once built to keep invaders out, today they invite people in.
In the 1930’s, a farmer in southern Norway wanted to cultivate new land, so he set about draining a wetland near his farm. During the process, he discovered several strange items on the wetland: fish hooks and harpoons carved from bone, as well as killer whale bones and bluefin tuna bones.
