americaSpring 2014 + Annual Report | A benefit of membership toletter the Museum of Danish America

Otto Bache, Soldiers Returning to Copenhagen, 1894. Credit: The Museum of National History, Frederiksborg Castle. Photo by: Kit Weiss inside A Clock from Aabenraa Turmoil on the Danish-German Border contents 05 a clock from aabenraa 12 turmoil on the border 21 construction continues 24 catching up with a former intern

friends curatorial GENEALOGY 05 Across Oceans, 12 Schleswig-Holstein: 25 Of Genealogical Interest Across Time, Across Turmoil On the Generations: A Clock Danish-German Border From Aabenraa 22 Board and Staff 19 Stories From the 27 Widows’ Pension Fund Military Collection

24 Where Are They Now? 21 Curatorial Center Update 29 Adoptions in Denmark

31 New Members and 35 Upcoming Events 30 Genealogy Center News Old Friends and Admission Info

SPECIAL SECTION COVER PHOTO Read the 2013 Annual Report For Danish people, events from the 1848-1850 war became romanticized as high points of national starting on page 36. achievement. For Denmark, the First Schleswig War was “the war we won,” and Otto Bache’s Recipe on page 63. painting shows Danish soldiers returning to a hero’s welcome. This painting was done in 1894, when Danish identity preferred to look to the victories of 1848-50 rather than the defeat of 1864.

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In early February, as the Midwest and established relations with TEST is the acronym Kærskov was in the grips of an intensive the volunteer group. In fact he uses to summarize the ideas that cold spell, our Board of Directors, returned to help fry æbleskiver drive him: several staff members and I during the International met in San Diego for our annual Christmas Festival – December Think big. February meeting. In addition Nights in Balboa Park. For three Extreme goals. to escaping the bitter cold, we days, the park is filled with could celebrate with our many throngs of people celebrating Seek competition. members and supporters over the season. Since Bruce’s first a festive luncheon on Saturday, appearance, staff or area board Timing is everything! February 8th. The food wasn’t members have returned to assist. Danish, but Mexican, which It’s a wonderful opportunity for As I reflect back over the years seemed appropriate given the our museum to reach out and I’ve been associated with our rich Hispanic heritage of the provide a little help to a local museum, dating back to its region. community. founding in 1983, I think we embody these standards. We also had the opportunity to “All of us know that Certainly, those of us who were highlight our relationship with the when Danish-American on the organizing committee “House of Denmark” located in and who became charter board San Diego’s Balboa Park. This organizations at the local members were thinking big! If is one of over thirty “national” level are strong, our you’ve ever seen the original cottages located in San Diego’s museum benefits too!” plans for the museum, you’ll Balboa Park. Created as a part conclude that we and our of the House of Pacific Relations René Gross Kærskov, architects at Astle Ericson & exposition in 1935, each cottage entrepreneur, adventurer and Associates were thinking big. showcases the traditions of the the new owner of the Danish- The present museum is only a country it represents. Among the American newspaper Bien small part of what was originally nations represented are England, (spotlighted in our last America conceived. Even with the addition Scotland, Ireland, France, Spain, Letter) was our luncheon of the new curatorial center, the Germany, Norway, Sweden, Israel speaker. He was joined by his building remains smaller than and on and on. Every Sunday wife, Alicia, and two children, originally planned. afternoon throughout the year, Thorbjørn and Amalie. In his volunteers staff each house and remarks, René shared with us At the museum’s founding, we visitors can learn a little about the the standards to which he holds envisioned an institution that culture of each country. himself, his company and the played an important role in organizations with which he’s knitting together the Danish- Several years ago, former associated. American community. It was Development Director Bruce Bro really an “extreme goal!” Was it visited the House of Denmark not presumptuous to think that

Article by John Mark Nielsen

America Letter 3 we could create an institution Danish Modern: Design for Had we not acted, in a small, rural, western Iowa Living, that we are now sharing who knows how many community? Slowly over the with other museums, indicates years, we have established a firm cooperation. Our partnership artifacts and stories from foundation and have increasingly with the German American the Danish immigrant become recognized as the Heritage Center in Davenport, experience might have institution preserving the artifacts Iowa this year and our plans to been lost. that tell the story of the Danish organize with other Scandinavian- immigrant presence in the United American museums a major That they are being preserved States. Who would have thought exhibit, Skål! Scandinavian Spirits, is valuable. But timing also in 1983 that we would have for 2015 suggest a new level of requires that we adapt. Our graduate students from Danish cooperation. But maybe, too, efforts to digitally preserve universities applying to spend there is a little competition when Danish-American newspapers time working and learning at our our museum is seen alongside and make them available museum? other museums? online, or to invite visitors to think about sustainability when I don’t know if it’s seeking Timing is everything. Certainly, our visiting our Jens Jensen Prairie competition; maybe in the museum came into existence at Landscape Park, or to get out museum world it’s better to a time when there was renewed and be active on the new Norwell say “Seek cooperation.” Our interest in ethnic heritage. exercise equipment designed creation of a major exhibit, and manufactured in Denmark, suggest that we are not just a museum where visitors look at things. We must continue to respond to the times, and I believe we are.

Life is full of TESTs. I appreciated René Kærskov’s enthusiastic outlook on life and the challenges we and all institutions face. I think all who heard his luncheon speech in San Diego had similar reactions.

I hope, when you consider your membership in the Museum of Danish America, you too feel a part of meeting an important and exciting TEST: celebrating our Danish roots and our American dreams!

Bee of the Year

John Mark Nielsen pictured with his award from BIEN news

4 America Letter a clock from aabenraa Across Oceans, Across Time, Across Generations . . . literally

A cherished family Today, the old clock stands tall The clock is the prized possession heirloom links in the living room of a home in of the Muller family, a family Harlan, Iowa. Apenrade, the who has its roots in the Duchy the story of a German spelling of the Danish of Schleswig (Slesvig in Danish). family, migration city, Aabenraa, appears on the Following the disastrous defeat and turmoil on clock’s face; painted on the glass of the Danish army in the Dano- the Danish-German cover is the date – 1772. 242 Prussian War of 1864, Schleswig border. years and almost 4,500 miles became a part of the German separate the clock from when and Empire. In 1885, largely due to where the swing of its pendulum treatment of the Danish minority, and distinctive, rhythmic “tock, the Muller family immigrated tock, tock” began marking time. to the United States, bringing the clock with them. The family

Article by Parlor John Mark Nielsen Interior of the T. G. Muller home showing the clock at left with Muller, Mette Overgaard Muller, daughters Dagny & Gudrun and niece Thyra Rasmussen, about 1914 in Kimballton, Iowa. Collection of the Museum of Danish America, gift of Muriel Muller Bacon.

Across Oceans, Across Time, Across Generations 5 settled first on the prairies of It was out of this world that central Nebraska; later, in 1904, the first records of the Muller some of the family and the clock family emerge. An ancestor, moved to Kimballton, Iowa. Jess Lauridsen Muller, was a successful trader in the mid- In 1772, when the clock was 1700s, buying oxen and wool made in Aabenraa, the world was throughout northern Jutland and a different place. The American then taking these commodities Revolution had not yet occurred; south to Germany and selling Denmark was an absolute them in Hamburg. As he amassed monarchy; and the Duchies of a fortune, he bought property in Schleswig and Holstein, though the area of Bevtoft, about twenty ruled by the Danish monarch who miles northwest of Aabenraa. was both Duke of Schleswig and Here, according to a great-great Duke of Holstein, were not a part grandson, Lauritz Muller in a letter of the Kingdom of Denmark. The from 1952, he owned an estate, a concepts of national identity that mill, tavern and restaurant. Family developed in the 19th Century lore also has it that it was here were not yet known. the clock was brought after being purchased in Aabenraa. The Duchy of Schleswig was a border area between Danish and The 1800s were a period of German speaking peoples. Those dramatic social, economic and who lived in the south tended to political change throughout speak German, while in the north Europe. The rise of nationalism they spoke Danish. The language and the desire for democratic of business tended to be German participation affected Denmark (even throughout Denmark) and the Duchies of Schleswig as there was much trade with and Holstein. In 1440 the Danish German cities to the south, King Christian I had declared that especially Hamburg. Whether the two duchies would always citizens spoke Danish or German, be united. The German Duchy of they considered themselves Holstein naturally wished to ally “Schleswigers.” itself with the German peoples to the south while the Danish The Schleswig cities of Flensburg speaking peoples in Schleswig and Aabenraa, located on the wanted to be a part of Denmark. east side of the Jutland peninsula, and their merchant fleets were Between 1848 and 1851 and important port cities for the again in 1864, two wars were Danish monarch, exceeded only fought. Known as the First and by the port and merchant fleet Second Schleswig Wars, the based in Copenhagen. However, final outcome in 1864 was the both Schleswig ports were well disastrous defeat of the Danes known for their shipbuilding at the Battle of Dybbøl Mill. The yards. Merchant ships from these Prussian and Austrian armies cities carried on active trade with occupied the entire Jutland countries as far-flung as Argentina Peninsula and did not withdraw and Australia, and the taxes from until the Danish monarch gave this trade provided important up all claims to the Duchies of revenue to the monarch. Schleswig and Holstein.

The clockmaker

William Green was the oldest son of the English family of clockmakers who worked in Aabenraa from the middle of the 18th century. Parts of the cases were made by cabinetmaker Lorents Nielsen, who gave a Danish interpretation to the neo-classicist style.

6 America Letter War of 1864

From The Cambridge Modern History Atlas, 1912. Used with permission from the University of Texas Libraries.

Across Oceans, Across Time, Across Generations 7 As a part of further negotiations in but had to sell to Germans. And The Muller family’s destination 1866, a plebiscite was to be held finally, it was illegal for Danes in was Ord, Nebraska, the county in the northern half of Schleswig Schleswig to fly the Danish flag. seat of Valley County and near to determine a boundary between the Danish communities of German and Danish speaking The family of Jess Lauridsen Dannebrog and Nysted. Among peoples, but this provision was Muller was caught up in the socio- the prized possessions that they unilaterally set aside by Prussia political fallout. Danish speakers took with them was the clock. in 1878. It was not until 1920, and proud of their Danish In 1952, 81-year-old Laurids following the defeat of Germany heritage, they chaffed under the remembered that his brother in World War I, that the long increasingly harsh treatment of the Thorvald carried the clock weights promised plebiscite was held and Danish minority. Finally, in 1885, in a gunny sack during the family’s the border redrawn. Jess Lauridsen Muller (named voyage across the Atlantic and after his great grandfather) and journey by train to Nebraska. Following Denmark’s defeat, his wife, Johanne, sold their farm Perhaps the fact that he carried Danish speaking peoples in near Brostrup and with their the weights gave Thorvald a claim Schleswig were subjected to five children, Dagmar, Laurits, to the clock, as he was the child repression. Children had to attend Thorvald, Viggo and Kristine to inherit it. German schools, and young men Marie, emigrated. Their two older upon reaching the age of 18, had sons were approaching the age The family settled in a sod house to serve in the German Army. when they would have to serve on the Nebraska prairie. Another Most problematic was the fact in the German Army, and their brother, Viggo, remembered that that Danish landowners could parents did not want this to one of the first things his mother not sell to other Danish speakers happen. did was to sew a Danish flag.

Kimballton

Part of Kimballton, Iowa’s Main Street circa 1907-1908. Collection of the Museum of Danish America, gift of Judy Meehan.

8 America Letter “It gave us a certain As two bachelors, they quickly and china were also sold in the independent satisfaction realized they needed help so they store. Mette and Thorvald had advertised for a house keeper a beautiful home in Kimballton and pride in raising our and a hired hand in the Danish in which they raised their six flag and knowing that no newspaper Højskolebladet. A children, Dagny, Gudrun,Ove, one would force us to take brother and sister, Aksel and Svend, Kaj and Eva. And the it down.” Mette Overgaard responded, clock, whose weights Thorvald arriving on February 22, 1904. had carried from Denmark in The family prospered, and As often happened when there 1885, stood in the parlor of their eventually the parents were able was a bachelor and an eligible home. to send each of their five children young Danish woman, Mette and to folk high schools in Nysted, Thorvald quickly were engaged The Muller store and home in Nebraska or Tyler, Minnesota and and in September 1904, they were Kimballton quickly became a some on to Grand View College in married in Kimballton! center of politics and culture, Des Moines, Iowa. whether Danish or American. In 1908 Thorvald and Mette left Mette, a cultivated woman In early 1904 Jess and Johanne the farm in Nebraska and joined educated in the Danish folk moved to Kimballton, Iowa, to family in Kimballton. Thorvald high school tradition, organized join extended family and with eventually opened T.G.Muller reading clubs and wrote them went the clock. Two of – Fancy Groceries. “Fancy occasional verse; Thorvald, or their sons, Thorvald and Viggo, groceries” was a term used for “T.G.” as he now was known, took stayed on in Nebraska to continue items that were prepackaged an interest in politics, especially farming the Muller land there. or canned; wine, shoes, boots the continued struggle of the Danish minority in Schleswig.

Front porch

The T.G. Muller residence in Kimballton, Iowa. The house was very large with a wraparound porch on the front and an overlook area around the second story. The back of the photo reads: “L to R: / T.G. Muller, owner / twin / Osvald J___ / Eva / Niels Overgaard / twin / Mette (Mrs. T.G.M.) / Gudrun (Dutte).” Collection of the Museum of Danish America, gift of Judy Meehan.

Across Oceans, Across Time, Across Generations 9 This interest was especially for Danish rule. (Interestingly, in “I won’t have peace piqued during World War I when the city of Aabenraa, the vote was before I’ve been ‘home’ Schleswig Danes were drafted 55% for remaining in Germany, into the German Army. (Today, but in the surrounding district and witnessed South those who were killed in action are 68% voted to become a part of Jutland free – free from remembered in Southern Denmark Denmark.) On March 14, 1920, a the Germans and returned as “those who fell for a cause that vote was held in mid-Schleswig, to ‘Old Denmark.’ That was not theirs.”) including the city of Flensburg. is a promise I made and The outcome was that 80% voted As World War I came to a close, for remaining a part of Germany. must keep, in spite of the Danish government and everything.” Danish-Americans requested That T.G. Muller was excited by that the long promised plebiscite events in the area of his birth is Though T.G. was too late to occur, allowing the people of indicated by family lore. Stories participate in the vote, he was northern Schleswig to determine have him returning to Denmark to present on June 15, 1920, when in which country they wished to participate in the vote on February King Christian X rode across the live and thus redraw the border 10, 1920. While it is true that the border, officially incorporating between Denmark and Germany. Danish government did encourage the peoples of South Jutland into This request was accepted by former residents of the Duchy to the Kingdom of Denmark. One the Versailles Peace Conference. return and cast their vote, T.G. did can imagine T.G. on his return to Accordingly, on February 10, 1920 not depart the United States until Kimballton surrounded by family the vote was held in the northern late April, returning later in August. and friends in the parlor of his part of Schleswig. Almost 75% of Before he departed for Denmark, home regaling them with stories the votes cast expressed a desire T.G. wrote a letter in Danish on of his visit to the land of his birth April 29th to his wife, Mette, – in the background, the “tock, and their children, explaining his tock, tock” of the clock marking reasons for the trip. the passage of time.

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01. Slesvigs Jord Genvundet 02. Medal of Liberation T.G. Muller brought back this plaque as a reminder of the celebration in 1920. An example of a Medal of Liberation Collection of the Museum of Danish America, gift of Eva Muller Machutas. similar to the one awarded to T.G. Muller. Collection of the Museum of Danish America, gift of BebeAnna Buck and Marie Payne. 10 America Letter This was not to be T.G.’s only the clock still stands in the contact with King Christian X. home of Muriel Bacon, Following Denmark’s occupation Ove’s 95-year-old widow by Nazi Germany in April 1940, who later remarried. It is T.G. Muller and the community her wish that the clock of Kimballton sprang into action. should one day come to Between 1940 and late 1943 when the museum. Whether postal communication stopped, it does or not, the clock he and his family personally sent stands as an artifact over 400 packages of food and of Danish and German clothing to occupied Denmark. tension in Schleswig On December 12, 1949, the and one that marks the Danish Ambassador to the United passage of time and States, Henrik Kauffman, wrote: generations. “It affords me great pleasure to inform you that His Majesty the King of Denmark has conferred upon you Kong Christian de Tiendes Frihedsmedaille as an appreciation of your contribution to Denmark’s cause during the occupation.” This medal and the accompanying citation has become another cherished family heirloom.

T.G. Muller died in 1952 and the tall, old clock and the King Christian X’s Medal of Liberation passed to his oldest son, Ove. In 1967, Ove died, but the framed medal still hangs on the wall and

Much of the information regarding the Muller family comes from the book, Embracing Two Worlds: The Thorvald Muller Family of Kimballton, edited by Barbara Lund-Jones and John W. Nielsen. Blair, Nebraska: Lur Publications, 1998. Copies of the book are available in our Museum Shop for the price of $14.95 + $5.50 postage and handling. Don’t forget your 10% membership discount! The book is also available through the Danish American Archive and Library in Blair, Nebraska.

The clock today

95-year-old Muriel Bacon of Harlan, Iowa, pictured with the clock in February 2014.

Across Oceans, Across Time, Across Generations 11 schleswig-holstein: turmoil on the danish-german border

For centuries, the Duchies of Schleswig and Holstein (in Danish, Slesvig and Holsten) have been both a bridge and a borderland between Scandinavia and continental Europe. Located on the southern end of the Jutland peninsula, the region has been home to Danish, German, and Frisian peoples. By the early 19th century, nationalistic tensions in Schleswig-Holstein reflected power struggles between larger European nations. Events in this small corner of the world have re-shaped the boundaries between nations and inspired waves of both Danish- and German-speaking immigrants to the United States.

Article by Battle of Isted Tova Brandt In the era before photography, printed engravings brought military campaigns into the homes of thousands of citizens. The Battle of Isted in July 1850 was one of the major Danish victories in the First Schleswig War. “Battle of Isted” from J. F. C. Knudsen Danmarks Kamp for Slesvig i Aarene 1848, 49 og 50 (1852), used with permission from the Schleswig Collection of the Danish Central Library in Flensburg, Germany. 12 America Letter 1848 | THE FIRST Frankfurt Assembly was forced to Many of the German-minded SCHLESWIG WAR accept. leaders throughout Schleswig and Holstein became political A wave of revolutionary Denmark interpreted the outcome exiles and immigrated to the movements swept Europe in of the war as a clear Danish United States. Many others felt 1848, from France to Austria- victory, despite the fact that the that the United States offered Hungary. In most countries, government could not integrate more opportunity to live out their the revolutions were quickly Schleswig into the Danish political ideals and social values, and brutally suppressed, but in kingdom as Danish nationalists and also chose to immigrate. As a Denmark, a bloodless revolution had hoped. However, the Danish group, these German immigrants led to constitutional reforms that government still controlled the are often called the “48ers” and incorporated the democratic area and they promoted laws became successful civic leaders, values of the revolutionary requiring people living in parts entrepreneurs and educators in leaders. Under the influence of Schleswig to speak Danish in their new homes. of Danish nationalists, the first schools and churches. Danish constitution was passed on June 5, 1849 – it included Schleswig, but excluded Holstein. Convinced that national liberals hostile to their cause had seized control of the Danish government, Schleswig-Holstein leaders installed a provisional government in Kiel and rebelled against Denmark.

The revolutionary movements in the German states inspired representatives to convene in Frankfurt with the goal of creating a united Germany. The Frankfurt Assembly resolved to include Schleswig and Holstein in the new Germany, and supported a new provisional government in Kiel. In response, Denmark suppressed the revolt and moved to integrate Schleswig more firmly into the Danish nation and its reformed constitution. The Frankfurt Assembly called on the Prussian Army to support the German cause in Schleswig, sparking an all-out war. Other European powers, especially Britain and Russia, did not want to risk Germans gaining control of access to the Baltic Sea; they negotiated peace between Denmark and Prussia, which the

Folk costume from Schleswig

A married woman from Østenfeldt in Schleswig, wearing her Sunday clothes as depicted by F.C. Lund. Lund traveled throughout Denmark in the 19th century, documenting folk costumes of different regions. Though Schleswig was not part of Denmark at the time this print was created or published, Lund included this costume and others from northern Schleswig in his collection. Collection of the Museum of Danish America, gift of Johanne K. Knudsen. America Letter 13 Th e area north of the Eider river Th e First Schleswig War concludes with becomes known as the duchy of Denmark still in possession of Schleswig Schleswig. and Holstein. ◆ 1460 ◆ 1864 1949 1997 1200 ◆ 1848-1850 ◆ 1920 1955

King Christian I of Denmark is elected Duke of Schleswig and Count of Th e Second Schleswig War (Dano-Prussian War) results Holstein. Th e duchies receive signifi cant political independence and are in Denmark losing both duchies to Prussia. declared “forever united and indivisible” (up ewig ungedeelt). In 1871, Prussia and other German states consolidate to form a united German Empire.

1864 | the seconD weaponry defeated Denmark’s denmark lost 40% of its schLesWiG WAr outnumbered, poorly equipped territory and experienced forces in a series of battles at a similar decrease in in a new constitution signed by Dannevirke, Dybbøl, and Als, King christian iX in november bringing both schleswig and total population, with 1863, Denmark once again sought holstein under prussian control. devastating economic to separate schleswig—with in 1871, after prussia’s defeat of consequences. its mixed Danish and German Austria and france in consecutive population—from holstein and wars, a united German empire Danish foreign policy shifted incorporate it into the Danish was consolidated around the toward a policy of neutrality and state. this move antagonized the sphere of Prussian infl uence disarmament, as it was clear that German population of schleswig, under chancellor otto von Denmark could not win a military as well as the people of holstein bismarck’s leadership. engagement with its southern who had historically been neighbor. Danish culture took an “forever united and indivisible” for Denmark, the loss of inward-focused turn, while Danish from schleswig. the German schleswig and holstein had a nationalism found expression confederation called for an dramatic impact on the country’s in literature, song, and the all-German war against the national identity, economy, and development of folk high schools Danes; between february and international political standing. that promoted a shared Danish July 1864, a massive prussian- culture. Austrian army with cutting-edge

01. In formation

Danish soldiers stand in formation during the 1864 war, photographed by the Royal Court Photographer from Copenhagen. Used with permission from the Schleswig Collection of the Danish Central Library in Flensburg, Germany.

14 amerIca leTTer Following Germany’s defeat in World War I, Th e Bonn / Copenhagen Declaration a plebescite (popular vote) shift s the Danish- articulates rights for the Danish minority German border, joining northern Schleswig in Germany and the German minority in (Sønderjylland) to Denmark. Denmark. 1460 1864 ◆ 1949 ◆ 1997 1200 1848-1850 1920 ◆ 1955 ◆

Schleswig-Holstein becomes a state in the Southern Denmark and northernmost Germany Federal Republic of Germany. are designated an EU Border Region entitled “Sønderjylland-Schleswig”

in schleswig and holstein, the shift from Danish to German rule had far-reaching consequences throughout daily life. much as Denmark had done after 1850, prussia instituted oppressive language laws that mandated the use of German in schools, churches, and government. moreover, young men were required to perform military service with the prussian army 01 and Danish property owners could only sell their land to Germans, not Danes. these new regulations motivated many Danish speakers, including many public offi cials, school teachers, and church leaders, to leave schleswig, sometimes for Denmark but often for the united states. Approximately 100,000 people left schleswig, especially between 1870 and 1890.

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02. Dybbøl

Th e Danish army constructed massive defensive earthworks at Dybbøl in 1864, photographed by the Royal Court Photographer from Copenhagen. Used with permission from the Schleswig Collection of the Danish Central Library in Flensburg, Germany.

amerIca leTTer 15 “Mother! Vote Danish – Think of me.”

Pro-Denmark propaganda poster for the 1920 plebiscite. Women gained the right to vote in 1915, five years earlier than the U.S. Used with permission from Museum Sønderjylland – Sønderborg Castle, Denmark.

16 America Letter “For 1,000 years we are Schleswigers, and Schleswigers we shall remain; therefore vote German.”

German poster promoting the effort to keep Schleswig undivided and therefore part of Germany. Used with permission from Museum Sønderjylland – Sønderborg Castle, Denmark.

America Letter 17 1920 | THE PEOPLE PRESENT DAY | PEACEFUL occur each day by tourists, DECIDE CO-EXISTENCE shoppers, commuters, and freight vehicles with little to no barrier After Germany was defeated in In contemporary Europe, multi- between the two countries. the First World War, Denmark and cultural border regions have often the Danish minority in Schleswig been sites of conflict – consider A peaceful border does not advocated for self-determination the former Yugoslavia, northern mean a lack of awareness of to the people of Schleswig. The Spain, or Northern Ireland. In cultural differences, however. Treaty of Versailles called for contrast, Schleswig-Holstein Approximately 50,000 people public ballots in northern and is seen as a success story for living in the German state of central Schleswig to determine the protection of minority rights Schleswig-Holstein identify whether those areas would be and a peaceful border. The themselves as Danes. Fifty joined with Denmark or remain Bonn / Copenhagen Declaration Danish-language schools in with Germany. The first plebiscite, in 1955 assured parity in the the region offer the option to held in February 1920, resulted treatment of minority populations be educated in alignment with in 75% of northern zone voters on both sides of the border. Danish curriculum and those choosing Denmark. In the second In 1997, the European Union, students often choose to attend plebiscite, held in March, 80% of which both Germany and university in Denmark. A similar of those in central Schleswig – Denmark are members, created array of schools, choirs, and including the city of Flensburg an official Border Region called support organizations serve the – chose to remain in Germany. “Sønderjylland-Schleswig” which more than 15,000 people living The border was then shifted in further supported open borders in southern Denmark who hold accordance with the popular vote, and shared public services Danish citizenship but self-identify dividing Schleswig between the like ambulances and police. as ethnic Germans. two nations. Thousands of border crossings

SCHLESWIG-HOLSTEIN: TURMOIL ON THE DANISH-GERMAN BORDER IS AN EXHIBIT AT THE MUSEUM OF DANISH AMERICA UNTIL SEPTEMBER 1, 2014. IT IS DEVELOPED BY THE MUSEUM OF DANISH AMERICA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE GERMAN AMERICAN HERITAGE CENTER (DAVENPORT, IOWA). SUPPORT FOR THIS EXHIBITION IS PROVIDED BY HUMANITIES IOWA AND THE NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES.

18 America Letter stories from the military collection

Throughout our collections, HANS PETER about 500 pansy flowers in front numerous aspects of the JORGENSEN of his own home for decoration, lives of Danish immigrants but people would stop to inquire are remembered through H.P. Jorgensen was born on July if the plants were for sale. He photographs, documents, 11, 1886 and was the oldest and Petrea sold the flowers and and the material objects that of Iver and Anna Jorgensen’s planted more the next year. The immigrants owned and used. eight children. After completing accidental business continued to Recently we inventoried the nurseryman’s trade school, he grow. military collection, including planned to start his own plant pieces from the American Civil nursery, but because his family At the end of the 1958 season, War, the Danish War of 1864, the lived in German-occupied the same year that Petrea died, Spanish American War, and both southern Denmark (Slesvig- Hans closed the business and World Wars. Below are just two Holstein), he had concerns retired. He then moved into an of the personal stories arising about being called to serve in apartment across from their home from larger parts of this military the German Army. Instead, he and continued to garden on some collection. immigrated to the United States of the land. It became a hobby in in 1907. which he shared produce and cut In 1917, Hans Peter Jorgensen flowers with neighbors, the Danish joined the United States Army and Hans settled in Bridgeport, Old People’s Home, and Luther served in France. In 1918, Axel Connecticut for a few years, and Memorial Church. He continued to Christian Madsen was drafted into learned English, in part, from the be active until his death in 1966. the U.S. Army at the age of 21, “funny papers.” After a few years, and served with the 30th Infantry Hans moved to Ohio, and then Regiment Division. Both of these learned about Grand View College men, immigrants from Denmark, (now University) in Des Moines, 01 earned their American citizenship Iowa. He attended winter school through their service in the First there in 1910, and later worked for World War. Iowa Seed and Nursery Company in Des Moines. In June of 1923, Hans married Petrea A. Pedersen in Ringsted, Iowa.

Hans, a gardener for Mr. F.H. Luthe of Des Moines, planted

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Article by 01. Gas Mask Set 02. Anti-Personnel Grenade 03. Metal Helmet Angela Stanford Hans P. Jorgensen used this Typically used by the German army The singular piece in the gas mask, anti-dimming stick, during the First World War, this anti- collection from Jorgensen’s and carrier during the War. personnel grenade was brought back uniform is this helmet, as a souvenir by Jorgensen. standard for most soldiers. Collection connection 19 01

AXEL CHRISTIAN 1958. He had not been married MADSEN previously. Until his marriage, Axel was a member of the Bethlehem Christian and Petrina (Rasmussen) Lutheran Church in Cedar Falls, Madsen’s son Axel C. Madsen but after marriage, he joined the was born on April 30, 1896, in Seventh Day Adventist Church in Asnas, Sjelland, Denmark. He adjoining Waterloo. left Copenhagen and immigrated 02 to America early in 1916 aboard Axel had one brother and two the Frederik VIII. He settled in the sisters, but only he immigrated Dike, Iowa area where he worked to the U.S. Axel belonged to the on local farms. Danish Brotherhood in America and the American Legion, as well Axel was discharged from the as the Odd Fellows Lodge. He Army in 1918, and later trained at died on September 11, 1995. the American School in Chicago in the tool and die trade. He CONTEMPORARY returned to Iowa and worked ARTIFACTS NEEDED for Viking Pump Company in Cedar Falls, Iowa, then went to While the scope of the military California for three years to work collection is impressive, the date for Ford Motor Company, Pacific range is limited. The museum Gas and Electric, and American would be interested in learning Can Company. Following that, about pieces from any post-World he returned to Cedar Falls and War II military service used by to Viking Pump Company for the a Danish immigrant or Danish next 37 years. American. Please contact Angela Stanford at At age 62, Axel married Elvina [email protected]. 03 Olsen Nielsen on March 21,

01. Identification Tags 02. World War I Victory Medal 03. Trench Shovel and Cover

This set of aluminum tags were assigned This medal was awarded to Axel Madsen Used during the war to dig trenches, to Axel Madsen during his term of in recognition of his service. The battle Madsen kept his shovel and its original service. clasps attached at the top denote battle cover. participation and campaign credit. 20 America Letter work continues on the curatorial 01 center

Despite the bitter winter temperatures and a few rounds of snow, progress on the Curatorial Center addition continues. The concrete walls of the entire perimeter have been completed, and the crew is currently pouring the floor after using heaters to thaw the frozen ground. As the floor goes down, rails will be embedded in the concrete 02 to accommodate the mobile compact storage units that will eventually hold furniture, trunks, and other large objects, as well as our textile collection. Two sections of the existing building’s wall have also been cut – one that will connect to the corridor of the addition and one that will open into the exhibit preparation room.

The expected completion for the Curatorial Center is the end of June. Two interns have been hired for the summer to assist the curatorial staff with preparing 03 the shelving units and moving collections.

Article by 01. Exterior 02. Interior 03. Making Connections Angela Stanford Wooden concrete forms are To pour the concrete floor, the Two doorways are cut into the shown still attached at the far end ground was thawed and rock, existing building. This one will of the west-facing wall after the plastic, and rebar are being added. lead into the new exhibition prep final wall section was poured. room.

Collection Connection 21 board meets in san diego

The museum’s Board of Directors the “Årets Bien 2013” (Bee of the Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL; held its 96th regular meeting Year) award “for exceptional and Bill Jensen, Urbandale, IA. Second February 6 - 8 in California at dedicated efforts in promoting Row: Dorothy Feisel, St. Michaels, the San Diego Marriott Del Mar, and servicing the Danish MD; Kristi Planck Johnson, with 17 of its 23 members in Community in America.” Bethesda, MD; Bente Ellis, San attendance. The three days Jose, CA; Mitte Ostergaard, of meetings concluded with a The Board of Directors will hold Mission Viejo, CA. Third Row: luncheon on Saturday afternoon its next meeting June 12 – 14 President Dagmar Muthamia, Long with nearly 50 invited guests, in Luck, Wisconsin. The annual Beach, CA; Jerry Schrader, Elk including museum members meeting is held each October in Horn, IA; Carolyn Larson, St. Paul, and friends from the House of Elk Horn, Iowa. MN; Tim Burchill, Jamestown, ND. Denmark located in Balboa Park. Fourth Row: Executive Director Board members John Mark Nielsen, Treasurer The guest speaker was René in San Diego Kenneth Larsen, Calistoga, CA Gross Kærskov, who was featured & Harlan, IA; Craig Molgaard, in the Winter 2013 America Letter. First Row: Vice President Garey Missoula, MT; Henrik Rasmussen, Kærskov, publisher of BIEN, Knudsen, Hutchinson, MN; Springfield, IL; Mark Strandskov, surprised John Mark Nielsen with Ron Bro, Cedar Falls, IA; Linda Mount Pleasant, MI.

Article by Board members not pictured: Secretary Flemming Smitsdorff, Germantown, WI; Cindy Adams, Terri Johnson Littleton, CO; Erik Andersen, Croton-on-Hudson, NY; Daniel Christensen, West Des Moines, IA; Anna Thomsen Holliday, Houston, TX; Cynthia McKeen, St. Paul, MN; Brent Norlem, Monticello, MN

22 America Letter staff

Executive Director: General Wall of Honor, Development & Bookkeeping & Exhibit Questions: Dr. John Mark Information, Group Donations, Social Media: Financial Inquiries: Tova Brandt Nielsen Tours, Volunteering Memorial Gifts & Nicky Christensen Jennifer Winters, E: curator E: director Opportunities: Memberships: E: media E: acctng Terri Johnson Debra Christensen E: info Larsen E: development

Artifact Donations Museum Shop Building and Donation of Genealogy Library Administrative & Museum Loans: Manager: Grounds Manager: Books & Library Assistant: Assistant: Angela Stanford Joni Soe-Butts Tim Fredericksen Questions: Wanda Sornson Kathy Pellegrini E: registrar E: giftshop Michele McNabb E: genealogyasst E: dkasst E: librarian

Weekend Staff Beth Rasmussen, To Contact Staff Rodger Rasmussen, Use the prefix for the staff Terri Amaral, member shown after E:, Rochelle Bruns Bedstemor’s followed by House Staff @danishmuseum.org David Thurston, Trudy Juelsgaard, Rochelle Bruns, Doug Palmer USA Intern Danish Intern Danish Intern Inventory Assistant: Exhibits: Genealogy Center: Madeline Mongar Sofie Nielsen Helle Christensen

America Letter 23 where are they now? TEN YEARS HAVE PASSED SINCE THE MUSEUM’S ‘FIRST DAUGHTER’ FREJA BØRSTING ARRIVED FROM DENMARK IN THE SPRING OF 2004

At the University of Copenhagen My time at the museum really Since 2009 I’ve worked as a I studied “Modern Culture and sparked my interest in the history curator at the Danish Immigration Cultural Communication” with a of the Danes that had emigrated Museum in Farum, north of focus on museums and cultural from Denmark to the U.S. and the Copenhagen. The Danish heritage. My internship at The communities their descendants Immigration Museum tells the Danish Immigrant Museum (now live in today (i.e. how they still story of 500 years of immigration Museum of Danish America) was celebrate Danish traditions). I to Denmark. I’m in charge of a part of a two-year master’s decided to do my master’s thesis exhibits, web, social media, etc. program. on the subject of how Danish culture is being preserved in the I believe that my internship at the I remember arriving in February small Danish communities in the museum in Elk Horn has helped 2004, and the roads were covered American Midwest, such as Elk me immensely with my career! with so much snow you could Horn, Kimballton, and Ringsted Getting a job at a museum in barely see where you were going. in Iowa, Dannebrog, Nebraska, Denmark is not always easy, Also, the Iowa sky seems higher Luck, Wisconsin, and Tyler, but I gained a lot of experience and wider than the Danish one. I Minnesota. with collections and exhibits don’t know if that makes sense. while working in Elk Horn, and It’s probably just because the In preparation for writing the it gave me a clear advantage prairie horizon is wider than thesis, I travelled the Midwest when I started applying for jobs the one I see every day in in the summer of 2006, in Denmark. Also, having worked Copenhagen. interviewing descendants of with the topic of immigration Danish immigrants and visiting made me a good candidate for “Being from a very the communities. This was my current job. small country and all made possible by The Edith and Arnold N. Bodtker Grant for I live in the island of Amager, just of a sudden finding Research and Internship and by outside of Copenhagen, with my yourself looking over the museum since they were kind wife. I visit Elk Horn whenever I the endless rolling hills enough to let me have an office have the opportunity and I enjoy surrounding Elk Horn space at the museum where I seeing how the museum grows worked on my project in between and develops. and imagining the driving around to interview wagons carrying Danish people. immigrants was quite an experience!”

Article by Curator Freja Børsting Now at The Danish Immigration Museum, Freja’s experience has come full-circle.

24 America Letter of genealogical interest Tidbits and updates for those in the throes of genealogy

 the Genealogy Center is now  information on over 13,000  Don’t forget that searchable on CyndisList! We are located Danish sea-captains and first images of major Danish- in the ‘Denmark’ section under mates (styrmænd) who passed American newspapers, The Museums and Libraries and navigation exams held by the Danish Pioneer (Omaha & Newspapers. Copenhagen seaman’s guild Elmwood Park, IL), Bien between 1707 and 1839 may (California), Dannevirke (Cedar  A 2014 listing of the 100 most be found at www.skippere. Falls), and Danskeren (Blair, popular genealogical websites dk. There is also information NE) are now online via the may be found in a recent on some 4000 ships and over museum webpage. These posting of the online journal 10,000 destinations of these are useful sources to search www.Genealogyintime.com. ships. Information varies for for obituaries (dødsfald or  each entry but information nekrologer are key Danish images from Bethany about individuals such as terms) and other information Cemetery in Audubon place of birth, age, residence, on people or localities of County, Iowa, are now citizenship and date of interest. To access, go to viewable on the Iowa examination may prove useful. Online Media, click on The GenWeb Iowa Gravestone Digital Library of Danish  Photo Project, found at Did you know that many American Newspapers http://iowagravestones.org/ Danish institutions had and Journals and follow the cemetery_list.php?CID=5&cNa their own church books? instructions. me=Bethany+Lutheran The Horsens Museum has   an interesting page on the Digital images of Church and Danish military conscription tugthus (jail) that opened in Life may also be searched now district rolls (lægdsruller) are the town in 1853 as an adjunct at http://archives.grandview. linked to parishs and are to the Viborg jail. For the edu/jsp/RcWebBrowse.jsp. presently not online, although following four decades the  many have been microfilmed jail maintained its own church A collection of searchable by the LDS church and are books, images of which may Minneapolis city directories available on loan. A large but be found on Arkivalieronline from 1859-1917 may be found useful PDF document which under Skanderborg County > at http://box2.nmtvault.com/ provides information on the Horsens Tugthus. Hennepin2/. military and naval conscription district numbers affiliated with each parish may be found at https://www.sa.dk/ media%284843,1030%29/ L%C3%A6gdsruller,_ sognefortegnelse.pdf.

Resources compiled by Michele McNabb

StamtrÆ 25  the Danish Central Library  many new records and  familySearch.org has recently for Southern Slesvig has just updates may be found at added over 24 million New made public its searchable Online Searchable Death York passenger & crew lists, collection of digitized books Records, Indexes and 1909-1957, over 2 million and literature, dating from Obituaries, http://www. records/images of Canadian 1591-1880 at www.dcbib. deathindexes.com/. Of prime passenger lists, 1881-1922 dk/slesvigske-samling/ interest to Danish descendants and over 3 million records from digital-kulturarv. There’s a link may be links to new material New York passenger lists from (‘her’) in the 3rd paragraph in California, Iowa, Nebraska, 1820-1891. under the heading that will St. Louis, Yates Co. NY and  produce a listing of digitized Wisconsin, but there are many the 1921 Canadian census, materials, which appear to other additions, so the page is the most recently available, is be in a number of languages, well worth bookmarking. now indexed and searchable but predominantly German by name and other criteria on  and Danish. The titles can for anyone wanting to try www.ancestry.ca. The latest apparently be downloaded and their hand at Danish, a census available on ancestry. then searched with the ‘find’ downloadable free book on com appears to be that from function on one’s computer. the 1864 war has just been 1911; the 1921 Canadian published by the Museum census may be available in Sønderborg Castle. The on personal subscriptions, link is http://www.museum- however. sonderjylland.dk/SIDERNE/  Det-sker/documents/1864- burials in Enumclaw Evergreen Dansk.pdf. Memorial Park in King Co. WA (near Seattle) is now  the subscription database searchable at http://www. GenealogyBank (www. enumclawcemetery.com/ GenealogyBank.com) has 40 cemetery-search-by-name. Chicago newspaper titles in html. its archives from 1854 to the  present; hence a good place to california digitized newspapers look for local obituaries. from 1846 to the present may be searched at http://cdnc.ucr. edu/cgi-bin/cdnc.

26 America Letter enkekassen THE WIDOWS’ PENSION FUND: WHAT IT IS, AND HOW TO USE THE ONLINE DATABASE The original purpose of Prior to 1814 the fund also EXAMPLES OF DATA THAT Enkekassen, the widows’ pension included those who were MAY BE FOUND IN THIS fund, was to provide pensions for employed in Norway. After the widows of military and naval separation of the two kingdoms, DATABASE officers and those employed by a separate Norwegian Widow’s A search for a contributor the Crown in the kingdom as Pension Fund was established named “Grundtvig” yielded well as its associated duchies and monies were transferred from four results (below). The first and territories. Contributions, the Danish fund to cover those two were pastors in Viborg and based on the salary levels of who had contributed but who Ringkøbing Counties, the third the contributors, were to yield were now citizens of Norway. was a sexton at Trinitatis Church pensions that were 30-50% of the in Copenhagen, the fourth a contributors’ annual wage. The The Enkekasse ceased to take in forage-master in Copenhagen. pension belonged to the widow. If contributions in 1845, but the final she entered into a new marriage, payment from the fund occurred however, her pension ceased in 1915. unless she once again became Kassenummer / navn Although in Danish, this database a widow. This provision may [ available at www.fogsgaard. have played a role on a woman’s 5918 Hans Jørgen Grundtvig Sog- org > Enkekassen ] still can be decision to remarry or not. nepræst for Tostrup etc. i Wiborg useful in finding information about Amt individuals who were employed by In 1788 the fund was reorganized Født: 07-08-1769 Død: 17-09-1831 so that any man who was the Danish government between 1775 and 1845 and their spouses. appointed to a position by the 12407 Søren Jacobsen Grundtvig It can be searched by the name of Crown or its representatives and Sognepræst for Nørresnede etc. i received a salary from the State a person who contributed to the Ringkiøbing Amt had to start contributions at the fund (indskyder) or by a widow Født: 23-06-1766 Død: 13-01-1827 time he married. Pastors were not (hustru). In the covered period allowed to marry civil servants nearly 15,000 men in 16,000 13796 Johan Wilhelm Grundtvig without an assurance that this had marriages who contributed to this been initiated on pain of a fine fund are listed. Graver ved Trinitatis Kirke of 100 rigsdaler. As of the same Født: 13-02-1771 Død: 18-08-1828 year, married officials who had not contributed to the fund or ensured 18243 Hans Nicolai Edinger Grundt- a pension for their wives by other vig Foriemester her i Kiøbenhavn means had to sign up and make Født: 02-06-1807 Død: -- additional retrospective payments for four years. This broader coverage included all pastors, judges, prosecutors, bailiffs, Court staff and those employed in State-chartered institutions.

Article by Michele McNabb

StamtrÆ 27 If we click on #5918 in the last example to take a closer look, we get the following information: special thanks Thanks go to our intrepid 5918 volunteers who clip and send Hans Jørgen Grundtvig Sognepræst for Tostrup etc. i Wiborg Amt obituaries of Danish-born or affiliated persons for our Født: 07-08-1769 Seyerøe Stempelmærke: Danmark files. These generally unsung individuals include Terri Hansen, Død: 17-09-1831 Gary & MaryJo Rasmussen, Marge & Jim Iversen, Jim Kelgor, Notat: Dåbsattest i RA. Deanna Hagedorn, Fritz Hansen, Anelise Sawkins, Iver & Lis Hustru: Jorgensen, Allis Sega and Wm. R. Policenummer: 5918 Jones. If you would like to join this Pensionspolice oprettet: 21-07-1800 group, please contact Michele at Årlig Pension: 200 Indbetalt: 1004 Afdragsordning: 0 [email protected] to see if your area is covered. Anne Cathrine Hedevig Raupach Født: 02-05-1783 Randers Stempelmærke: Danmark are you Død: 20-06-1867

Notat: Dåbsattest i RA. a danish immigrant Hans Jørgen Grundtvig, pastor A search of women with the or long-term in Tostrup and adjunct parishes Grundtvig surname yielded in Viborg Co, was born in the some 13 names, including one island of Sejerø on August 7, Frederikke Severine Grundtvig resident? 1769 and died on September 17, (1795-1876), a pastor’s wife Many Danes have immigrated to 1831. His baptismal certificate from Jutland whose name the US since WWII, participated is in the State Archives (and closely mirrors that of a close in exchange student or internship should be also viewable through contemporary--Denmark’s most programs or resided in this Arkivalieronline.dk). A pension famous 19th-century clergyman, country for prolonged periods file was begun on July 21, 1800, Nicolai Frederik Severin Grundtvig of time. We would like to have and, 1004 rigsdaler were paid in, (1783-1872), also from some information in our files on resulting in an annual pension of Jutland--suggesting a possible these more recent immigrants and 200 rigsdaler for his wife, Anne family relationship. shorter- or long-term residents. Cathrine Hedevig Raupach, who A downloadable Immigrant was born May 2, 1783 in Randers Information Form may be found and died on June 20, 1867. Her on the museum webpage under baptismal certificate is also on file Library & Genealogy > Research & in the State Archives. In this case, Translations > Danish Immigrants. Hans Jørgen’s pension provided Please feel free to distribute it at income for his widow for over 35 meetings of your local years. Danish-American organizations.

28 America Letter adoption in denmark TO FIND ADOPTION RECORDS, IT IS NECESSARY TO KNOW THE NAMES OF THE ADOPTIVE PARENTS, THE YEAR OF THE ADOPTION AND WHERE IT TOOK PLACE

LEGAL BACKGROUND The Law of May 25, 1956 1923-1972: The County broke with this principle, so Administrator functions as the By royal decree of December 13, that the connection of a right of case officer and could receive 1815 the Danish Chancellery (from inheritance between an adopted authorization by the Ministry of 1849 on, the “Ministry of Justice”) child and its biological parents Justice to complete the adoption was authorized to grant adoptions was broken. After this date the certificate. Copies of adoption in cases where the prospective child’s position was that as if certificates are found in the adoptive parents had no direct he/she were the natural child of county archives from 1923 on. heirs. The adopted child could the adoptive parents. In special then carry the name of his/her circumstances, however, the 1972 on: All matters pertaining adoptive parents and inherit from law allowed the possibility of a to adoptions (case files and them as a legitimate child. child both keeping the biological certificates) were transferred parents’ surname and the right to from the Ministry of Justice to the In a Ministry of Church and inherit from them. county authorities. Education circular dated September 30, 1897 authorization With the Law of June 7, 1972 ACCESS was given for information about adoption matters were transferred adoptions and recording of the from the Ministry of Justice to Adoption records are generally date of the adoption decree being the various county authorities. only accessible after they are 75 entered into the parish registers. This law also legally broke every years old. An adopted child or However, this was not made a connection with respect to name adoptive parents can, however, legal requirement until May 7, and inheritance between an request access to their own 1923. adopted child and its biological adoption files, even if they are not parents. this old. At present access is only With the Law on Adoption of available in person at the various March 26, 1923 adoptions were RECORD-KEEPING regional archives or through a based on a ‘dual family principle,’ hired researcher. which meant that in terms of 1815-1923: Adoption cases are inheritance a child retained an located at the National Archives association with its biological in Copenhagen. The county parents as well as assuming the functioned as the expediting surname of his/her new family. office, but adoptions were granted and adoption certificates were issued to the adoptive parents by the Ministry of Justice.

Translated by Michele McNabb from a handout prepared by the Provincial Archives for Northern Jutland, http://www.sa.dk/content/us/

StamtrÆ 29 veterans of 1864 PHOTOS AND STORIES NEEDED FOR THE 2014 GENEALOGY CENTER PHOTO EXHIBIT Veterans of ’64 will be the title of the 2014 Genealogy Center photo exhibit. Linking to this year’s major museum exhibition, Schleswig- Holstein: Turmoil on the Danish-German Border, we are looking for photographs and stories of both immigrant military veterans of the Dano-Prussian War of 1864 and of individuals (male and female) who lived through the war and its aftermath, when Denmark had to surrender the duchies of Slesvig and Holsten, over one-third of its land mass, to Germany. A Permission to Display form to accompany submissions may be requested by mail, by emailing librarian@ danishmuseum.org or may be downloaded from the museum webpage. See Library & Genealogy > Photo Gallery. danish pioneer church register genealogy newspaper microfilms center wishlist exhibit at the We are always looking for available additions to the Genealogy Center Collection. Our listing of “most We have recently added a number genealogy wanted” titles in both Danish of microfilms of Danish-American and English may be found on the church registers to the Genealogy center museum webpage under Library Center collection. An up-to- & Genealogy > Genealogy Center The Danish Pioneer traveling date listing of current holdings Donations and Wish List. We exhibit will be in the Genealogy (mostly Lutheran congregations, welcome donations of or toward Center lobby through the end of but some Baptist as well) these materials, but since this list April. If you’re in Elk Horn, drop may be downloaded from the changes frequently please contact in during the Genealogy Center’s webpage at Library & Genealogy us before purchasing or sending open hours (Tuesday-Friday, > Genealogical Resources. The items so that we may avoid 9 am-5 pm) to learn about the contents of these church registers duplicate donations. early days of Danish-American vary greatly. Information about publishing. And while you’re there, research fees for searching for pick up a copy of our Immigrant individual records may also Information Sheet or latest update be found in this section of the of useful genealogical webpages, webpage. and chat with our friendly volunteers!

News by Poul Poulsen Michele McNabb Great-great-grandfather of the museum’s Executive Director who served in the War of 1864.

30 America Letter new additions to the wall of honor OCTOBER 16, 2013 – FEBRUARY 14, 2014

The Museum of Danish America’s JENS P. JENSEN (1885) M. PETER PETERSEN & ANE Immigrant Wall of Honor provides Peterson, Clay County, Iowa - PEDERSEN PETERSEN (1868) families and friends with a means David & Jane Kruse, Spirit Lake, IA (1869) Cordova (West Blue), of preserving the memory of or Nebraska – Sandra Petersen, honoring those who emigrated JULIUS A. JOHNSEN & (HELEN) Loveland, CO from Denmark to America. Over JORGINE RASMUSSEN 4,500 immigrants are currently JOHNSEN (1912) (1913) Santa THEODOR PETERSEN & MARIE recognized on the Wall. Their Cruz, California - Carol Johnsen JACOBSEN PETERSEN (1878) stories and the stories of their Bassoni, Gilroy, CA (1889) Solvang, California – families contribute to the growing Robert T. & Sandra E. Petersen, SØREN CHRISTIAN repository of family histories at Loveland, CO MIKKELSEN (1921) Junction the museum’s Genealogy Center. City, Oregon - David L. & Pauline REINER & GERDA NIELSEN The information below includes Mikkelsen, Silverton, OR SANDERSEN (1939) (1939) the immigrant names, year of Brown Deer, Wisconsin – Joan immigration, location where they JENS PETERSEN (JENSEN) Hudziak, Two Rivers, WI settled and the name and city of & ANNA MARIE HANSEN the donor. PETERSEN (1869) (1875) MATHIAS THOMSEN & Jacksonville, Iowa – Richard and INGEBORG HANSINE WALTER ANDERSEN (HANS Julienne (Obrecht) Ferry, Harlan, REGGELSEN (1889) (1889) THEODOR WALDEMAR) & IA; LaVerne & Pam Obrecht, Selma, California – Robert T. & GUNHILDA HANDRUP (1910) Malvern, IA Sandra E. Petersen, Loveland, CO (1912) Cedar Falls, Iowa – Daniel Christensen, West Des Moines, IA JENS HOLM PETERSEN (1888) GERDA EDEL GRANE Sidney, Montana – Lynden Earl HENRIKSEN WESTENBERGER KNUD CHRISTENSEN (1872) Petersen, Aurora, CO (1923) Chicago, Illinois - Gloria Royal, Clay County, Iowa - David Culpepper, Long Beach, CA & Jane Kruse, Spirit Lake, IA

Information compiled by You, too, can memorialize your name or a forbearer’s on the Danish Immigrant Debra Christensen Larsen Wall of Honor. Contact us to request information, or print a form from www.danishmuseum.org/wall-of-honor.cfm and submit with a contribution of $250 per name.

America Letter 31 in honor OCTOBER 16, 2013 – FEBRUARY 14, 2014 Through various funds, gifts have Lotte Hansen, Danish intern John Mark Nielsen’s outstanding been received in honor of people Laurits & Laura Jepsen work this year or special events. Dagmar Johnson Dr. John Mark Nielsen for the Rev. & Mrs. Carsten Christian leadership he has shown. His Robert Warren Brown Kloth contribution of time and talent Virgil & Joyce Christensen’s 63rd Gloria & Bill Layton has made the Museum of wedding anniversary Earl Madsen Danish America the success it Danish Club of Tucson’s Jean M. Matteson of is today 40th anniversary Weeping Water, NE Roger & Dorothy Olson Lillian Eggerss Museum of Danish America Staff Erik Østergaard Dorothy & Lyle Feisel John Mark Nielsen The Sigrid Riddle Family Eiler & Hanne Marie Thomsen memorials OCTOBER 16, 2013 – FEBRUARY 14, 2014 Through various funds, gifts have Leonard & Clara Johnson Virginia E. (Nielsen) Nelson been received in memory of: Annis Jepsen Juhl (1926-2012) Stuart J. Karr Harold R. Nielsen Hakon Andersen Ranny & Rhoda Kelloway Tom Nielsen Lauritz & Marie Andersen Rhoda L. Kelloway Eric & Joan Norgaard Donald R. Bickel Evelyn Kjestine Faaborg Jessen Kay Ann North Charles E. R. Boye Kelso Elsie Obermeyer Charlie Brehm Arthur K. Knudsen Dick Olsen Niels & Laura Bro John Kobe Niels & Nadjeschda Overgaard Clarice Christensen Virginia Elaine (Jessen) Kraatz Marianne Owen Kathryn Ann Clausen Jens Hans Christian & Thora Krog Howard Eugene Paulson Glen Clemsen Shirley Lange Flemming V. Pedersen Glen Clemsen, my husband Else Lansman Lars H. Pedersen Hans & Mathilde Farstrup Hans Peter Larsen Niels M. Pedersen Cleo & Esther Hansen Paul M. & Johanne Larsen Peder & Olga Pedersen Clifford K. & A. Veola Hansen William B. Larsen Hans & Ivy Peitersen William Julius Hansen Anna E. (Frost) Laursen Gerald Rasmussen Laura Henriksen Dorothea Laursen Hans Christian Rasmussen Emery Hoegh Bent Lernø Florence Keller Ries Hans & Genevieve Hoiberg Eivind Lillehoj Kaj & Astrid Roge Jens & Anna Holland Loved Ones Kevin Ruggaard and Knute Kenneth O. Jacobsen & Vera C. Robert E. Lovejoy Ruggaard Jacobsen Judith Meehan Anker Siersbeck Oskar & Ellen Jensen Mardell R. (Fries) Miller Rev. & Mrs. Holger Strandskov Vahn Jensen Erna Moller Arthur Thompson Arthur A. Jersild Bonnie J. (Noah) Moore Svend Waendelin, Archivist Leslie Johansen Aunt Myrtle Molgaard Nelson Jim Weedman Julius A. Johnson & Helen Jorgine Myrtle Nelson Charles W. Wilson Rasmussen Johnson Renate Wittrup

32 America Letter new members OCTOBER 16, 2013 – FEBRUARY 14, 2014

Museum of Danish America is Tim Gier, Montgomery Village, MD Dennis & Patricia Kirlin, pleased to identify the following Christine Hansen, Washington, DC council Bluffs, IA 57 individuals and organizations Ethan & Patricia Hansen, Laverne Lansman, Audubon, IA as its newest members: Atascadero, CA Juliene Larsen, Gilroy, CA Rhonda Hardy, Ames, IA Reed Larsen, San Jose, CA Carol Bassoni, Gilroy, CA Claude & Harriet Hayes, Richard Larsen, Santa Rosa, CA Lorraine Beaumont, Davis, CA Decorah, IA Ryan & Stacie Larsen, Elk Horn, IA Roger & Margo Behler, Avon, CO Tim Hayes, Decorah, IA Jeannie Maples, Gary & Carolyn Carlsen, Claudia Holcomb, Altoona, IA corona Del Mar, CA monterey, CA Joan Hudziak, Two Rivers, WI John & Janet Mehr, Dumfries, VA Gregory & Delores Clouse, Connie Jacobsen, Puyallup, WA Kimira Miller, Cedar Rapids, IA Altoona, IA Ronald & Marlene Jensen, Jan Milroy, Des Moines, IA Gloria Culpepper, Long Beach, CA Rochester, MN Darold Nelson, Omaha, NE Nellie Curran, Pittsburgh, PA Vagn Jensen, Richfield, MN Verne & Ilene Nelson, Harlan, IA Paul Danielsen, Waterloo, IA Paul & Kirsten Jepsen, Hinsdale, IL Michael & Karma Nielsen, Danish American Center, Hans & Anna Jorgensen, Altoona, IA Minneapolis, MN Roseville, MN Vagn Nielsen, Sonoma, CA Alden & Birgitte Flanders, Don & Barb Julesgard, Mogens & Hanne Norlem, north Andover, MA saint Libory, NE Møldrup, DK Dean & Kim Foresman, Atlantic, IA Roy Julie, Queenstown, MD Roger & Judy Olson, Gray, IA Susan Ouverson, Clear Lake, IA Torben & Bridget Ovesen, Unique Gift that Keeps on Giving mount Pleasant, WI Hans & Jeanette Pedersen, Membership to the Museum of Danish America makes a meaningful Haines City, FL gift for any occasion. Give the gift that keeps giving all year round. Bob & Kathy Pellegrini, Make shopping easy while supporting the museum – Remember, elk Horn, IA we “gift-wrap” and ship, too! Lynden & Thelma Petersen, $25.00 gift for a new member* Aurora, CO $30.00 gift for a member renewal Barbara Pomeroy, Detroit, ME As a member, your friend or relative will enjoy year-round Annette Rachlin, Washington, DC admission, America Letter newsletter (three times a year), 10% Philip & Karen Royce, Jr., discount in our unique Museum Shop, and reduced translation and st. Cloud, MN research fees at our Genealogy Center. Kathleen Rudolph, Paw Paw, IL To order Randall & Margaret Ruggaard, Visit www.danishmuseum.org [Support – Gift Membership] Hudson, OH Call our Development Office 712.764.7001 Randi Selehdar, Potomac, MD E-mail: [email protected] Daniel & Joan Shurtliff, *Never been a member, or membership has been lapsed for 3+ years. seward, NE Please allow 2–3 weeks from the date of your order for delivery of the gift Victor & Shirley Thomsen, membership packet. You may choose to have the packet sent to you or directly to Avon, CT your recipient. Mary Topp, Mankato, MN Thomas & Diann Weinman, Des Moines, IA

America Letter 33 thank you, Hall Hudson, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Harlan, IA Hansen Interiors, Mount Pleasant, WI organizations Harlan Newspapers (Steve Mores & Alan Mores), Harlan, IA OCTOBER 16, 2013 – FEBRUARY 14, 2014 Heartland District of the DBIA, Des Moines, IA These organizations have received Danish Brotherhood Lodge #84, Heartland District of the Danish “complimentary” memberships, Lincoln, NE Sisterhood, Johnston, IA contributed annual gift-in-kind or Danish Brotherhood Lodge #144, Henningsen Construction, Inc., memberships of $100 or more. Dike, IA Atlantic, IA We recognize their generosity Danish Brotherhood Lodge #227, House of Denmark, San Diego, CA in each newsletter during their Detroit, MI The Iron Shop, Exira, IA membership. Danish Brotherhood Lodge #268, Kirsten’s Danish Bakery (Paul & Junction City, OR Kirsten Jepsen), Hinsdale, IL A & A Framing (Annette Andersen), Danish Brotherhood Lodge #283, Knudsen Old Timers, Glendale, CA Kimballton, IA Dagmar, MT Leman USA, Sturtevant, WI Andersen Windows (Sarah DBIA, Centennial Lodge #348, Los Angeles Naver Club, Andersen), Bayport, MN Eugene, OR Los Angeles, CA Answers (Frank R. Tighe), Atlantic, IA The Danish Home, Chicago, IL Marge’s Hair Hut (Kent & Marge Atlantic Friends of The Danish Danish Home for the Aged, Ingerslev), Elk Horn, IA Immigrant Museum, Atlantic, IA croton-On-Hudson, NY Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Co., BIEN Publishing Inc. (René Gross Danish Ladies Relief Society of Elk Horn, IA Kærskov, Publisher), san Francisco, Novato, CA Nelsen and Nelsen, Attorneys at Pacific Palisades, CA Danish Mutual Insurance Law, Cozad, NE Boose Building Construction (Marty Association, Elk Horn, IA O & H Danish Bakery (Eric Olesen), & Connie Boose), Atlantic, IA Danish Sisterhood Ellen Lodge #21, Racine, WI Carroll Control Systems, Inc. (Todd Denver, CO Olsen, Muhlbauer & Co., L.L.P., Wanninger), Carroll, IA Danish Sisterhood Lodge #102, Des Carroll, IA Cedar Valley Danes, Cedar Falls, IA Moines, IA Outlook Study Club, Audubon, IA Country Landscapes, Inc. (Rhett Danish Sisterhood Lodge #176, Pacific NW District Lodges D.B.I.A., Faaborg), Ames, IA Aplington, IA Eugene, OR Danebod Lutheran Church, Tyler, MN Danish Sisterhood Midwest District, Proongily (Cynthia McKeen), The Danish American Archive and Elmwood Park, IL st. Paul, MN Library, Blair, NE Den Danske Pioneer (Elsa The Rasmussen Group, Inc., Danish American Club in Orange Steffensen & Linda Steffensen), Des Moines, IA County, Huntington Beach, CA Hoffman Estates, IL Rebild National Park Society, Danish American Club of Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Southern California Chapter, Milwaukee, West Bend, WI elk Horn, IA Glendale, CA Danish American Heritage Society, Elk Horn-Kimballton Optimist Club, Red River Danes, Fargo, ND Decorah, IA Elk Horn, IA Ringsted Danish American Danish Brotherhood Lodge #1, Elk Horn-Kimballton-Exira Fellowship, Ringsted, IA Omaha, NE Community School District, Elk scan|design foundation BY INGER Danish Brotherhood Lodge #14, Horn, IA & JENS BRUUN, Seattle, WA Kenosha, WI Faith, Family, Freedom Foundation Shelby County State Bank, Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15, (Kenneth & Marlene Larsen), harlan, IA Des Moines, IA Calistoga, CA Sorrel Urban Bistro, Houston, TX Danish Brotherhood Lodge #16, Fajen Construction (Larry Fajen), Elk Symra Literary Society, Decorah, IA Minden, NE Horn, IA Story Construction Co., Ames, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #56, Furniture from Scandinavia, TK Petersen (Thorvald K. Petersen), Lenexa, KS Washington, DC Santa Monica, CA

34 America Letter upcoming events dAilY life in denmArk remembering tHe in 1864 ScHleSWig WAr of 1864: AdmiSSion presented by Sofi e Krogh Nielsen A turning point in germAn museum members free with April 10, noon And dAniSH nAtionAl membership card bro dining room identitY non-member Adults $5, presented by Julie Allen, children (ages 8-17) $2 eXHibit finAl dAY Associate professor of Price includes Jens Dixen Cabin, Søren Kierkegaard: scandinavian studies at the Jens Jensen Prairie Landscape Park, The Global Dane university of Wisconsin-madison and Bedstemor’s House Main fl oor gallery may 15, noon April 13 bro dining room contact tova brandt for ViSitor HourS monday-friday 9 am – 5 pm information on how to host this tiVoli feSt saturday 10 am – 5 pm exhibit at a venue near you may 24-25 sunday noon – 5 pm free admission business hours are eXHibit opening “ringridning” kids’ bicycle game monday-friday 8 am – 5 pm nude Vases, Cubist Faces: beginning at 1:30 pm Modernism at Rookwood Pottery All facilities are closed on New April 23 – october 19, 2014 Victor borge legAcY Years, Easter, Th anksgiving, and Main fl oor gallery AWArd piAno recitAl Christmas June 1, 2 pm Spring open HouSe bro dining room geneAlogY center in the museum shop 4210 main street, po box 249 April 26 boArd of directorS museum members free; meeting non-members $5 Victor borge legAcY June 12-14 may-october AWArd piAno recitAl Luck, Wi tuesday-friday 9 am – 5 pm April 27, 2 pm saturdays 10 am – 5 pm bro dining room ScHleSWig-HolStein november-April immigrAtion to ioWA tuesday-friday 10 am – 4 pm Volunteer bAnquet presented by bill roba, professor may 5 of history at scott community Visitors are always welcome, but Danish inn restaurant college if you wish research assistance we elk horn, iA June 19, noon strongly urge you to make an bro dining room appointment in advance.

SAnkt HAnS Aften bedStemor’S HouSe celebrAtion 2105 college street June 21, evening open daily Featuring a showing of the fi lm, memorial Day – Labor Day “Jens Jensen: the Living Green,” 1 pm – 4 pm hot dogs, bonfi res, music, and hygge

America Letter Spring 2014, No. 1 Published three times annually by Museum of Danish America 2212 Washington Street, Elk Horn, Iowa 51531 712-764-7001, 800-759-9192, FAX 712-764-7002 www.danishmuseum.org email: [email protected] amerIca leTTer 35 annual report │ 2013 a letter from the president

Another year has passed. It board meeting in San Diego, Immigrant Museum to the was a milestone year for the Executive Director John Mark Museum of Danish America is museum which celebrated its Nielsen shared with the board one example; the creation of the 30th anniversary and began several magazine and newspaper Jens Jensen Prairie Landscape construction of the Curatorial articles about the current and Park is another. While continuing Center, the largest project future possibilities for museums. to preserve the story of Danish undertaken since the original Such articles provoke thought Americans, these developments construction of the museum. on the purpose of museums. show ways in which a broader The 30th anniversary celebration For example: Do museums exist audience may find the Museum of held in June was a moving only as monuments containing Danish America relevant. event attended by many who the treasures of the past? Or, had been present at the original should they provide experiences, One of our challenges is to dedication such as the current entertainment and education? maintain both a local and national governor of Iowa, Terry Branstad. How do they remain relevant and presence. There are several ways Other dignitaries were also how do they meet the challenge that this is being addressed. present including the Danish of changing demographics? Exhibits, for example, are often Ambassador to the United One of these challenges for the collaborative efforts that travel States, Peter Taksøe-Jensen. Museum of Danish America is to a number of different venues. Many others in attendance were how to remain relevant to the In 2013 the successful exhibit long-time members who have descendants of earlier Danish Danish Modern: Design for Living contributed financial support and/ immigrants, who often move was on display at our museum or volunteered as board members further away from their roots and is now at the Goldstein or unpaid staff. genetically and geographically. Museum of Design in St. Paul, At the same time, how does the Minnesota. From there it is While this celebration was a museum remain a vital institution scheduled to continue traveling testament to the success of the in Western Iowa? to the Nordic Heritage Museum museum and the dedication in Seattle, Washington. This is of supporters and staff, all The museum has been proactive an example of leveraging the museums face many challenges in meeting some of these resources of many different and have important choices challenges. Changing the name institutions and reaching a greater to make. Prior to the recent of the museum from The Danish audience.

Letter by Dagmar Muthamia

36 Museum of Danish America Another traveling exhibit is Providing education and them will agree. At the recent Schleswig-Holstein: Turmoil on experiences online is another board meeting in San Diego, this the Danish-German Border that way more people are reached. was exemplified by Terri Johnson, has just recently opened in Elk In fact, the museum’s website Deb Christensen Larsen and Horn and will next travel to the (danishmuseum.org) includes an Michele McNabb who traveled German American Heritage Center exhibit of the museum’s collection to San Diego and worked from in Davenport, Iowa. This one is that is available to everyone called early in the morning until late at particularly exciting because it “Sampling the Collection.” You night to make the board meeting a deals with events that created the must go online and look at it if success. conditions that led to so many of you haven’t. It is very interesting our ancestors immigrating from and informative. A more extensive And, of course, we are very Schleswig-Holstein to the United view of the collection is available fortunate to have John Mark States. As with the Danish design to members with a membership at Nielsen as the Executive Director. exhibit, this is also an exhibit with the $100 annual level. Members To recognize the importance varied audiences. are able to browse and search and value of his leadership, the almost the entire collection. This board members have contributed Another way that a national is an example of meeting the the funds to furnish and equip audience is reached is through challenges of an online world the area at the entrance to the the Museum Shop. The Christmas and yet another way the Danish Curatorial Center as a theater catalog was outstanding in American story can be told to where videos will be shown for presenting a wide variety of members regardless of where the enjoyment and edification of items that reflect the spirit of they live. museum visitors. We have asked Danish culture. Many members that the theater be named in of the museum were given the All the amazing achievements honor of John Mark and Dawn opportunity to purchase items of the museum would not be Nielsen. of exceptional beauty and style possible without our talented without having to travel to the and dedicated staff. We are ever Finally, you, the members of the museum itself. so thankful for the outstanding Museum of Danish America, are work, support and dedication of essential to our success. Your the staff. I am sure that all of you continued membership and the who have met and worked with generous support is very much appreciated. Thank you.

Here is to 2014 and another year of success and achievement.

Annual Report 37 annual report │ 2013 board of directors

The Board of Directors is a special and to develop ideas and plans that the board meeting was held in Des group of men and women who have will contribute to its continuing vitality. Moines, Iowa, in conjunction with the unselfishly dedicated themselves It is the practice of the board to meet Danish American Heritage Society to the preservation of their Danish each February and June in different Conference. The museum’s annual American heritage and the mission locations around the United States meeting was held in Elk Horn with of the museum. They join an elite so that they may share and celebrate new board members assuming their group of individuals who over the Danish heritage with those Danish office; outgoing members present and past thirty years have worked to build Americans who may not otherwise be participating. and maintain a museum of which all able to link directly with the museum. Danes, Danish Americans and the This year there was a slight deviation. Without the dedication, energy, and American public can be proud. In 2013, the board held its February support of a strong, team-oriented meeting in Houston, Texas, and its Board of Directors, the museum Participating at their own expense, June meeting was held in Elk Horn, staff would not be able to work the board members come together Iowa, celebrating the museum’s effectively in managing the day-to-day three times a year to share their skills 30th anniversary and election of operations of the Museum of Danish and experience in providing oversight new board members. In October America. to the administration of the museum

BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVING IN 2013 Cynthia Larsen Adams, Littleton, CO William (Bill) Jensen, Urbandale, IA Ex-Officio Dennis Andersen, Atlanta, GA Kristi Planck Johnson, Bethesda, MD John Borgman, Harlan, IA, Erik Andersen, Croton-on-Hudson, NY Garey Knudsen, Hutchinson, MN Endowment Jon Borgman, Harlan, IA Kenneth Larsen, Calistoga, CA and Mark Frederiksen, Falcon, CO, Past Ron Bro, Cedar Falls, IA Harlan, IA President Tim Burchill, Jamestown, ND Carolyn Larson, St. Paul, MN Vern Hunter, Fargo, ND, Past Dan Christensen, Cynthia McKeen, St. Paul, MN President West Des Moines, IA Craig Molgaard, Missoula, MT Nils Jensen, Portland, OR Lone Christensen, Brown Deer, WI Dagmar Muthamia, Long Beach, CA Dennis Larson, Decorah, IA Bente Ellis, San Jose, CA Brent Norlem, Monticello, MN Clark Mathisen, Omaha, NE, Dorothy Stadsvold Feisel, St. Marian (Mittie) Ostergaard, Mission Endowment Michaels, MD Viejo, CA Kai E. Nyby, LaPorte, IN, Past Kurt Hansen, Rosemount, MN Henrik Rasmussen, Springfield, IL President Stewart Hansen, West Des Moines, IA Jerry Schrader, Elk Horn, IA Marc Petersen, Omaha, NE, Past Vice Consul Anna Thomsen Holliday, Flemming “Eric” Smitsdorff, President, Endowment Houston, TX Germantown, WI Harriet Albertsen Spanel, Bellingham, Kenneth Jacobsen, Seattle, WA Linda Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL WA, Past President Mark Strandskov, Mount Pleasant, MI Dr. John Mark Nielsen, Blair, NE, Executive Director

38 Museum of Danish America who we are mission statement Vision Core values We are: The Museum of Danish America celebrates  To be widely recognized as the world’s  Inspirational: We honor the vision, Danish roots and American dreams. leading compiler and communicator of the ambition and diligence of Danish- history and inspirational achievements of American achievers, and we seek to Danish-Americans. inspire future generations by telling their stories.  To turn the museum and the villages of Elk Horn and Kimballton into one  Deeply rooted: We treasure our Danish of Iowa’s top destinations for tourists, heritage, and we are deeply committed educators and local family excursions – to our local American communities. and to support other local communities featuring Danish-American history.  Focused on the future: We realize that to keep the past alive, we must always  To be widely recognized as a thought remain part of the future. leader and trendsetter in the international museum industry, constantly featuring new and inspiring experiences for worldwide audiences through innovative exhibits, events, publications and online media tools. staff & interns

Executive Director Bookkeeper/Grounds/Facilities *Danish Interns Dr. John Mark Nielsen Jennifer Winters Lotte Hansen, University of Copenhagen in Administrative Manager Administrative Assistant Aalborg, Denmark Terri Johnson Kathy Pellegrini Jesper Jacobsen, University of Southern Denmark Albert Ravenholt Curator of Genealogy Center Assistant Anne Mette Ravn Nielsen, University of Danish-American Culture Wanda Sornson Copenhagen, Denmark Tova Brandt Custodian *Internships funded by a grant from Curator of Collections/Registrar Tim Fredericksen scan|design foundation Angela Stanford Weekend Staff by Inger and Jens Bruun, Genealogy Center Manager Terri Amaral Seattle, WA Michele McNabb Rochelle Bruns Development Manager Beth Rasmussen American Interns Debra Christensen Larsen Rodger Rasmussen Madeline Mongar, Northwest Missouri Bedstemor’s House Staff State University, Maryville, MO Development/Social Media Associate Natalie Smith, New York University, Nicky Christensen Rochelle Bruns Trudy Juelsgaard new York, NY Museum Shop Manager Doug Palmer Joni Soe-Butts David Thurston

Annual Report 39 annual report │ 2013

Condensed Financial Statements Years Ended August 31, 2013 and 2012 endowment Condensed Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis 2013 2012 The Museum of Danish America’s Assets endowments provide the cash and Investments...... 4,533,317...... 2,953,313 opportunity for members to Inventory...... 65,795...... 49,284 perpetuate their contributions and property and Equipment (Net)...... 2,716,640...... 2,673,075 at the same time help guarantee Total Assets...... 7,315,752...... 5,675,672 the museum’s long-term financial viability. Current market value Liabilities and Net Assets as of December 31, 2013, was Accrued Payroll Taxes...... $12,463...... $200 $3,011,987.47. Lines of Credit...... 128,706...... 15,325 note Payable...... 4,194...... 7,867 total Liabilities...... 145,363...... 23,392

Net Assets...... 7,170,389...... 6,263,692 total Liabilities and Net Assets...... 7,315,752...... 6,287,084

Condensed Statement of Revenue and Support, Expenses and Changes in Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis for Years Ended August 31 2013 2012 Support and Revenue contributions and Support...... 2,340,166...... 1,209,378 Admissions and Program Fees...... 17,719...... 17,793 Gift Shop Revenue (Net)...... 42,217...... 46,802 investment and Other Income...... 348,302...... 409,161 total Support and Revenue...... 2,748,404...... 1,683,134 Expenses program Services...... $741,358...... $550,284 supporting Activities...... 488,937...... 521,438 total Expenses...... 1,230,295...... 1,071,722 Change in Net Assets...... 1,518,109...... 611,412

Net Assets - Beginning of Year...... 5,652,280...... 5,652,280 net Assets - End of Year...... 7,170,389...... 6,263,692

40 Museum of Danish America a year of success

Highlights Exhibits ◆◆ Construction on the second phase of the Jens Jensen Prairie Landscape ◆◆ th Celebrated the museum’s 30 The museum continued its active exhibits Park continues with the completion nd anniversary on Saturday, June 22 , program in 2013. of an interpretive pergola, a second with a tent banquet on museum ◆◆ Danish Modern – Design for Living council ring and the installation grounds on Sankt Hans Aften with Containing over 50 items of Danish of Norwell exercise equipment, Iowa Governor Terry Brandstad and modern furniture and household designed and manufactured in Danish Ambassador Peter Taksøe- wares and occupying over 1,500 sq. Denmark. Jensen present. ft., this exhibit represents the first ◆◆ Adopted the name Museum of Danish major exhibit organized and curated Grants America while also retaining the legal by our museum that will travel to ◆◆ scan|design foundation by Inger name The Danish Immigrant Museum. other major museums, including the and Jens Bruun Goldstein Museum of Design, the ◆◆ Executive director, John Mark ◆◆ Iowa West Foundation Nordic Heritage Museum and the Nielsen, received the Order of the Figge Art Museum. A 44-page, four- ◆◆ Shelby County Health Foundation Knight of the Dannebrog from Her color exhibition catalog was also Majesty Queen Margrethe II of ◆◆ Prairie Meadows produced – a first for the museum. Denmark. ◆◆ Shelby County Community ◆◆ Six of the museum’s traveling exhibits ◆◆ Hired Nicky Christensen to manage Foundation grants were hosted by fifteen different our social media outreach. venues in eight different states and ◆◆ Iowa Great Places Program awarded ◆◆ Again reached a population of seen by over 113,637 visitors. the Museum a second grant for over 100,000 through visits to continued construction of the the museum, traveling exhibits, Collections Jens Jensen Heritage Park Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, Among the many valuable artifact ◆◆ Humanities Iowa and the National Tumblr, Linkedin and programs and donations in 2013, the museum received Endowment for the Humanities presentations around the country. the following: ◆◆ A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney ◆◆ Completion of the Digital Library of ◆ ◆ Typesetter’s cabinet used in the Møller Fondet of Copenhagen for Danish American Newspapers and offices of Bien, the West Coast digitizing important Danish-American Journals that is now available to all Danish newspaper founded in 1882. newspapers on the museum’s homepage under ◆◆ “Online Media”. A Danish designed and manufactured ◆◆ Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Principia bicycle that was ridden ◆◆ Trust Participation in numerous festivals across the United States by Danish ◆◆ and events across the country from journalist, Lars Toft Rasmussen, Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund California’s Orange International who was covering the 2012 U.S. ◆◆ Direktør Ib Henriksens Fond Street Fair and December Nights presidential election. in San Diego’s Balboa Park to the ◆◆ Graduate Student Interns annual meeting of the Rebild National A collection of 10 porcelain pieces In addition, the museum continues Park Society in Morristown, by the iconic Danish designer, Bjørn to benefit from the work of graduate new Jersey. Windblad. student interns. Danish interns were ◆◆ Continued our partnership with the Construction again sponsored through a grant from the Petersen House Museum in Tempe, ◆◆ On August 26, ground was broken scan|design foundation by Inger and Arizona. and construction began on an 8,200 Jens Bruun, Seattle, Washington and sq. ft. curatorial center, designed American interns were funded by grants by AHTS Architects of Waterloo, from the Historical Resource Development Iowa and built by Meco-Henne Program through the State Historical Construction of Omaha, Nebraska Society of Iowa. and Carroll Control of Carroll, Iowa.

Annual Report 41 annual report │ 2013 merit of recognition The Museum of Danish America permanently recognizes two groups of friends and members who have distinguished themselves with outstanding support, both while living and in their estate plans.

LIFETIME LEGACY GIVING PLATINUM $500,000 - $999,999 MARK & LORI NUSSLE, Palos Park, IL WILLIAM & BERNIECE GREWCOCK, FOLMER & VERA NYBY, Michigan City, IN NEW! In 2013 Lifetime Legacy Omaha, NE OLGA S. OLSEN ESTATE, Watertown, SD Giving was created and GUNNAR HORN, Omaha, NE H. RAND & MARY LOUISE PETERSEN, Harlan, IA replaces the Lifetime Leadership JOHN I. PETERSEN ESTATE, Kimballton, IA Society. Recognition includes GOLD $250,000 - $499,000 scanldesign foundation BY INGER & JENS five categories of giving. This ANONYMOUS BRUUN, Seattle, WA change reflects ALL cumulative MERVIN BRO*, Scottsdale, AZ HARRIET ALBERTSEN SPANEL, ROY* J. & RITA* NEERGAARD HANSEN, Bellingham, WA donations of $25,000 or Kenosha, WI CHRYSTAL HEMMINGSEN WILLIS more from individuals or their STATE OF IOWA WAGNER ESTATE, Seattle, WA estates, foundations, trusts and ALBERT VICTOR RAVENHOLT FUND, WILBER WILLIAMSON*, Des Moines, IA organizations. These names are Seattle, WA inscribed on a large plaque at the BRONZE $25,000 - $99,999 entrance of the museum. Many SILVER $100,000 - $249,999 ANONYMOUS DENNIS J. ANDERSEN, Atlanta, GA ANONYMOUS new names have been added to ANONYMOUS this prestigious list recognizing NORMAN C. BANSEN ESTATE, Blair, NE ANTON & GUNVER M.* BERG, DeKalb, IL mogens & cindy bay, Omaha, donors who previously did not ESTHER “E.J.” CARLSON ESTATE, Nebraska qualify under the former rules Columbus, OH ELNA N. BELLOWS*, Edina, MN CARL AAGE CHRISTENSEN*, Denver, CO HAROLD W. & LOIS M.* BERG, Ogden, IA governing Lifetime Leadership EDNA M. CHRISTENSEN*, Atlantic, IA Society. EGON & DIANA BODTKER, Salem, OR TOM* & JAN* CHRISTENSEN, Bettendorf, IA SANNA and VICTOR BORGE MEMORIAL New to the List ELK HORN LUTHERAN CHURCH, Elk FUND, New York, NY Horn, IA MARIE A. BUDOLFSON ESTATE, Ames, IA During 2013 the Board of ASTA FORREST*, Fountain Hills, AZ CEDAR VALLEY DANES, Directors was pleased to add CHARLES & JOANNE FREDERIKSEN, cedar Falls, IA Area Ames, IA JACK & BARBARA CHRISTENSEN, the names of Mogens & Cindy STEWART & LeNORE HANSEN, West Des Bay, Esther “E.J.” Carlson Yankton, SD Moines, IA LAMONT* & LOIS CHRISTENSEN, Estate, Gordon, Mary Lou & RICHARD HELLMAN*, Oceanside, CA elk Horn, IA Janice Esbeck, Cornelius C.J. ROY & PATRICIA HOUGEN, Ames, IA DOLORES G. CONNELLY ESTATE, CLYDE* & EMMA* JOHNSON, Omaha, NE Atlantic, IA Jensen Estate, Robert S. Kroman MARTHA JORGENSEN*, Audubon, IA Estate, Iowa West Foundation, DANISH BROTHERHOOD IN AMERICA, JOHN* & AUDREY KOFOED, West Branch, Highlands Ranch, CO Carl & Marilyn Mehr, A.P. Møller IA DANISH MUTUAL INSURANCE and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller LOWELL & MARILYN KRAMME, ASSOCIATION, Elk Horn, IA Foundation, and Shelby County Des Moines, IA ANE-GRETHE OLESEN & RORY A.M. REOLA LERAGER*, Wichita, KS Community Foundation. DELANEY, Wayzata, MN LUTHERAN BROTHERHOOD, GORDON, MARY LOU* & DIAMOND $1,000,000 + Minneapolis, MN JANICE ESBECK, Tipton, Iowa WAYNE ALWILL ESTATE, Manning, IA HERBERT C. MADISON*, Washington, DC RAMONA L. ESBECK, Ames, IA ANONYMOUS ADELAIDE M. MADSEN ESTATE, SALLY og GORDON FABER, BRUCE R. LAURITZEN FAMILY, Omaha, NE cedar Rapids, IA urbandale, Iowa A.P. MØLLER and CHASTINE Mc-KINNEY J. EMORY & EDNA FREDRICKSON MØLLER FOUNDATION, Copenhagen, ESTATE, Elk Horn, IA Denmark

Information compiled by *Deceased Debra Christensen Larsen

42 Museum of Danish America MARGARET LOUISE GEE ESTATE, PETER KIEWIT FOUNDATION, Omaha, NE KAI E. & MELODY STARR NYBY, LaPorte, IN West Des Moines, IA ROBERT S. KROMAN ESTATE, Elk Horn, IA POUL OLESEN & BENEDIKTE EHLERS MARILYN ANDERSEN GIFT & WILLIAM KULTURMINISTERIET, Copenhagen, OLESEN, Eugene, Oregon GIFT, Des Moines, Iowa Denmark ERIK & JACKIE OLSEN, Glenbrook, NV ALF & LILI GREGERSON, Ridgefield, WA KURT K.* & JOY LARSEN, Oneonta, AL GLENN & MARY ELLEN OLSEN, Atlantic, IA CAROLINE L. HANSEN*, Harlan, IA RICHARD LEDET*, Des Moines, IA PETER & IRMA ØRUM, Saint Charles, IL WALTER & VESTA* HANSEN, LEONARD K. & LENORA J. MADSEN MARC & CARLENE PETERSEN,Omaha, NE West Branch, Iowa ESTATE, Kansas City, MO The RASMUSSEN FAMILY, ALMA O. HARTVIGSEN ESTATE, Harlan, IA MARNE & ELK HORN TELEPHONE CO., Des Moines, Iowa HENNINGSEN CONSTRUCTION, INC., Elk Horn, IA EUGENE ROBINSON*, Pensacola, FL Atlantic, IA carl & marilyn mehr, ANELISE SAWKINS, Minneapolis, MN STANLEY & HELEN HOWE, Muscatine, IA san Diego, California SHELBY COUNTY COMMUNITY VERN E. HUNTER, Fargo, ND INEZ M. MORTENSEN ESTATE, Omaha, NE FOUNDATION, Shelby County, IA IOWA WEST FOUNDATION, EINAR SCHULTZ NIELSEN*, Tustin, CA SHELBY COUNTY STATE BANK, Harlan, IA council Bluffs, IA HANS THYGE* & VALBORG NIELSEN, AVA SIMONSEN ESTATE, Audubon, IA JAMES D. & MARGERY IVERSEN, Ames, IA Denver, CO HAROLD L. SORENSON ESTATE, Exira, IA AL* & BRIDGET JENSEN, Houston, TX JOHN MARK & DAWN NIELSEN, Blair, NE WILBUR C. SORENSON ESTATE, Exira, IA CORNELIUS C.J. JENSEN ESTATE, RUTH HERMAN NIELSEN ESTATE, LEMUEL & EDITH SPROW ESTATE, Edmonds, WA Omaha, NE Mound, MN NILS & KATHLEEN JENSEN, IRENE A. NISSEN ESTATE, Cedar Falls, IA JANET M. THUESEN, Falls Church, VA portland, Oregon ERIC* & JOAN* NORGAARD CHARITABLE ERIK* & LISSI VANGE, Palatine, IL ROLAND* & JOAN JENSEN, Ankeny, IA TRUST, Northbrook, IL MARION J. WALKER ESTATE, Solvang, CA IVER (WHITEY) & LIS JORGENSEN, KAY ESBECK NORTH*, Ames, IA Burnsville, Minnesota

Ramona Esbeck, Ames, IA Adelaide Madsen*, Iowa City, IA The Heritage Builders Asta Forrest*, Fountain Hills, AZ Rudolph* & Margaret* Madsen, Racine,WI Over the past thirty years, the J. Emory* & Edna* Frederickson, Elk Horn, IA Keith N. McFarland*, New Brighton, MN Museum of Danish America has Charles & Joanne Frederiksen, Ames, IA Helga Mikkelsen*, Waverly, IA accomplished much because of Earl & LaVena Fries, Des Moines, IA Inez M. Mortensen*, Omaha, NE special friends and members who Margaret Gee*, West Des Moines, IA Ruth Rasmussen Nelson*, St. Cloud, MN Gertrude Gronbeck*, Washington, D.C. Einer Schultz Nielsen*, Newport Beach, CA have provided for the museum Caroline Hansen*, Harlan, IA Jens Nielsen*, Newell, IA in their estate plans. With their Hans Hansen*, Des Moines, IA Karen Madsen Nielsen*, Junction City, OR permission while living or the Laura E. Hansen*, Irwin, IA Margaret A. Nielsen*, King City, OR permission of their executors, Rita Neergaard Hansen*, Kenosha, WI Ruth Herman Nielsen*, Omaha, NE the names of Heritage Builders Rosa Hansen*, Hampton, IA Raymond* & Irene* Nissen, Cedar Falls, IA are permanently inscribed on a Alma Hartvigsen*, Harlan, IA Eric* & Joan* Norgaard, Glenview, IL Richard Hellman*, Oceanside, CA Folmer & Vera Nyby, Michigan City, IN plaque in the museum. Anna Marie Hjuler*, Audubon, IA Caroline Olsen*, Minneapolis, MN Anonymous (3) Gunnar Horn*, Omaha, NE Olga S. Olsen*, Watertown, SD Anne Bansen*, Ferndale, CA Roy E. & Patricia Hougen, Ames, IA Dorothy C. Pedersen, Omaha, NE Norman C. Bansen*, Blair, NE Joy Ibsen, Trout Creek, MI Archie Petersen*, Harlan, IA Constance Boggild*, Delray Beach, FL James D. & Margery Iversen, Ames, IA John I. Petersen*, Waterloo, IA Victor Borge*, Greenwich, CT Genevieve Jensen, Plainview, NE Lois Petersen*, Atlantic, IA Marie Budolfson*, Ames, IA Ruth Jensen*, Ames, IA Peyton* & Lucia* Respess, Omaha, NE Borge & Lotte Christensen, Tucson, AZ Agnes Johnson*, Garden City, MI Ava Simonsen*, Audubon, IA Charles R. Christensen*, Omaha, NE Clyde* & Emma* Johnson, Omaha, NE Bodil Sorensen*, Kirkland, WA Edna M. Christensen*, Atlantic, IA Paul & Liz Johnson, Fremont, NE Harold L. Sorensen*, Exira, IA Dolores Gregersen Connelly*, Atlantic, IA Martha Jorgensen*, Audubon, IA Halvor Strandskov, Osterville, MA Lydia Sorensen Eriksen*, Waterloo, IA Mogens H. Kiehn, Scottsdale, AZ Carol Svendsen, Denver, CO David Esbeck*, Des Moines, IA Folmer* & Reola* Lerager, Wichita, KS Margaret Syring*, St. Paul, MN Gordon R. & Jan Esbeck, Tipton, IA Harald Hans Lund*, Higganum, CT Sandra Wunder, Omaha, NE Howard Esbeck*, Ames, IA Tom Lund, Harlan, IA

*Deceased For more information If you would like more information on how you can become a member of Lifetime Legacy Giving or Heritage Builders, contact John Mark Nielsen, Executive Director, Debra Christensen Larsen, Development Manager, or any member of the Board of Directors, who will be pleased to work with you. Please contact them by calling (712)764-7001 or toll free (800)759-9192; email address: [email protected] or [email protected]. Your inquiry will be treated confidentially. Annual Report 43 annual report │ 2013

matching bequests gifts in-kind gifts

The Museum of Danish America The Museum of Danish America The following companies and is especially grateful for gifts wishes to thank our members and individuals, through their kind received from the following donors for initiating matching gifts gifts, supported the Museum of estates, trusts and annuities: from the following corporations Danish America: Esther “E.J.” Carlson, Columbus, OH and foundations: Answers (Frank R. Tighe), Atlantic, IA Rita Neergaard Hansen, Kenosha, WI Alliant Energy Foundation Jo Avey, Anthem, AZ Richard Hellman, Oceanside, CA BP Foundation Country Landscapes, Inc. (Rhett Faaborg), Cornelius “C.J.” Jensen, Edmonds, WA Bank of America Ames, IA Robert Kroman, Elk Horn, IA The Boeing Company Den Danske Pioneer (Elsa Steffensen & Inez Mortensen, Omaha, NE Dominion Foundation Linda Steffensen), Hoffman Estates, IL LeVern & Marilyn Nielsen, Racine, WI First Data Foundation Fajen Construction (Larry Fajen), Conrad J. Pedersen, New Brighton, MN The GE Foundation elk Horn, IA Meta J. Reed, Hot Springs Village, AR General Mills Foundation Chet & Marge Holland, Atlantic, IA W.K. Kellogg Foundation The Iron Shop (John Asberry), Exira, IA Sprint Foundation Leo Kirchoff, Chico, CA Thomson Reuters Michele McNabb, Atlantic, IA Woodmen of the World and/or Assured Marian “Mittie” Ostergaard, Life Association mission Viejo, CA collections Once again, it is time to thank Artifact DONORS our very generous artifact Judy Andersen, Cary, NC Phyllis Just, Minneapolis, MN donors. In 2013, a total of 176 Karen Beall, Santa Fe, NM Mogens Kiehn, Scottsdale, AZ Nancy & Malcom Branch, Virginia Beach, VA Kierkegaard House Foundation, Northfield, MN pieces were added to the artifact BebeAnna Buck, Eau Claire, WI Catherine McIntire, Golden Valley, MN collections here at the Museum Borge M. Christensen, Rochester, MN Estate of Heleen Nielsen, Storm Lake, IA of Danish America. Objects Joanna Christensen, Council Bluffs, IA Marilynn & Eugene Paulson, Minneapolis, MN ranging from commemorative Birgitte Christianson, Minneapolis, MN Marie “Mimi” Payne, New London, MN Marcia Copeland, Plymouth, MN Bernice Petersen, Harlan, IA plates to projectile points to art Sine Nielsen Duus, Minneapolis, MN Paula Preuthun, Grosse Pointe, MI pieces – even a bicycle! – as well Jacqueline Foster, Towsen, MD Lars Toft Rasmussen, Kerteminde, as a few documents and original Allan Fugl, Verona, ND Denmark photographs have enriched our Lene Flindt Graff, East Dundee, IL Frances Simmons, Paradise, CA Estate of Richard Hellman, Oceanside, CA Judy Stalnaker, Denver, CO collections. Alvina Hjortsvang, Council Bluffs, IA John Steen, Elk Horn, IA We thank you most sincerely. Delores Jespersen, Des Moines, IA Vesterheim Norwegian American Museum, Avis Jorgenson, Tucson, AZ Decorah, IA Angela Stanford Richard & Rita Juhl, Minneapolis, MN

Letter by Angela Stanford

44 Museum of Danish America exhibitions

Dear Friends of the created, but it is far from the Traveling Exhibitions only one! In 2013 over 115,000 Museum of Danish Jens Jensen: people saw one of the museum’s Celebrating the Native Prairie America, traveling exhibits; five different Goldstein Museum of Design, If you visited the museum exhibits were on the road to Minneapolis, Minnesota during most of 2013, you know eight different states. Notably, Danish American Center, that it was the “Year of Danish over 90,000 visitors to Mount Minneapolis, Minnesota Modern” here in Elk Horn! Danish Rushmore saw the poster exhibit German American Heritage Modern: Design for Living was a Denmark October 1943 on the Center, Davenport, Iowa signature part of the museum’s rescue of the Danish Jews; th Danish-American Heritage 30 anniversary celebrations. The the museum was honored to th Society, Des Moines, Iowa exhibit brought together icons of participate in marking the 70 The Danish Home, Chicago, Danish modern furniture, including anniversary of the boatlift. the Egg Chair, Artichoke Lamp, Illinois From Danish Modern chairs to Peacock Chair, and many other Denmark October 1943: immigrant newspapers, Victor classics. Newspaper coverage Rescue of the Danish Jews Borge’s comedy to Jens Jensen’s in Omaha and Des Moines Mount Rushmore National landscapes, the museum’s brought many first-time museum Monument, Keystone, exhibitions engage a wide range visitors to see Danish Modern south Dakota of interests and audiences. Watch and immerse themselves in mid- Holocaust Museum Houston, for news of an exhibit coming to century Danish design. Danish Houston, Texas your community, or contact me to Modern also produced a full-color host an exhibit in 2014. The Danish Pioneer exhibition catalog, a portable Luck Historical Museum, version of the exhibit. Gallery Exhibitions Luck, Wisconsin If you missed Danish Modern Jens Jensen: Danish-American Heritage in Elk Horn, don’t worry – it is Celebrating the Native Prairie Society, Des Moines, Iowa traveling to other museums in March 24, 2012 – March 3, 2013 Danish Club of Washington, DC 2014 and beyond! See it at the Danish-American Artist Series: Victor Borge: A Smile is the Goldstein Museum of Design in Meeting My Makers – Shortest Distance St. Paul, Minnesota until April Portraits by Neoma Thomas Copenhagen Imports, Tucson, 27, or enjoy the exhibition at July 21, 2012 – March 10, 2013 Arizona the Nordic Heritage Museum in Seattle from May through August. Danish Modern: Design for Living Danish Gymnastics in America April 6, 2013 – January 5, 2014 National Danish Performance Danish Modern: Design for Living Team, various locations in may be the largest traveling Arizona exhibition our museum has Danish-American Heritage Society, Des Moines, Iowa

Letter by Tova Brandt

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Wendell Johnson Jr., Atwater, CA James & Irene Jorgensen, Audubon, IA Dr. Avis E. Jorgenson, Tucson, AZ Eugene A. Juhl, Calhoun, GA Magne Juhl, Viborg, Denmark genealogy center Erik & Dorothy Justesen, Albert Lea, MN Carole Kapperman, Brandon, SD Donald Keairnes, Lamoni, IA 2013 saw the Genealogy Center Marcia Krog Copeland, Plymouth, MN Jimmie P. Kelgor, Atlantic, IA Inger Kjær, Birkerød, Denmark collection grow by leaps and Lois A. Craymer, Muskegon, MI Ronald Damholt, Grapevine, TX Dean Knudsen, West Lafayette, IN bounds! Among other things, we Reinhard Danger, Washington, DC Jeanette Knudsen, Elk Horn, IA upgraded our patron computer Judith Danielsen, Bruce, SD Donna Jeanne Krong, Vista, CA stations, purchased a heavy-duty Norman Danielsen, Randolph, KS Elaine Krueger, Elmwood Park, IL printer-scanner, added over 350 Florence K. Davidsen, Tucson, AZ Linda LaFleur, Albany, OR individual immigrant files and a William & Doris Duff, Weeping Water, NE Elizabeth Larsen, Cupertino, CA Esther L. Larsen, Broomfield, CO large number of books and other Lois Eagleton, Umpqua, OR Anne Eggebroten, Santa Monica, CA Kenneth & Marlene Larsen, Harlan, IA materials to our collection, had Delos & Karen Eilers, Cottage Grove, MN Paul Larsen, Midland, MI an interesting summer photo Betty Elwell, Ardmore, OK Carol Laursen, Crawfordsville, IN exhibit, added to the databases in Ramona Esbeck, Ames, IA Lilly Laursen, Sønderborg, Denmark the Library & Genealogy section Lissi Ewees, Midlothian, VA Jeanette Lillehoj, Kimballton, IA of the museum webpage, and Gunnar Ferdinandsen, Sherman Oaks, CA Marion Tuttle Marzolf, Ann Arbor, MI Clark & Joan Mathisen, Omaha, NE made inroads into our backlog Deborah Ferrara, Littleton, NC Vibeke Alnor Fong, Los Angeles, CA LaDonna & Rich Matthes, Naples, FL of unaccessioned materials. Donna Forney, McNabb, IL Nancy Maynard, Davis, CA Thanks to Danish interns Jesper Susan Fredrichs, Marble, NC Dr. Richard G. McDonald, Washington, IL Jacobsen and Lotte Hansen and Esther Fugl Frost, Sun City West, AZ John McKeen, St. Paul, MN the generosity of the following Maureen German, Ft. Worth, TX Sean & Laurie McNabb, Amman, Jordan individuals, who all helped enhance Nancy Gibbs, Kearney, NE Kathleen McNamara, Chicago, IL Joy Milano, Barnegat, NJ our ability in the past year to Marilyn Gift, Clive, IA Susan Greving, Elk Horn, IA Alma B. Miller, Brainerd, MN provide information on Danish June Haas, Kimballton, IA Dean Richard Mortensen, West Fargo, ND immigrants and their families. Mildred J. Hanf, Albert Lea, MN Jerene Mortensen, Sioux Falls, SD Palle Abramsson, Søby, Denmark Julie Hansen, Audubon, IA Robin Mower, Durham, NH Jane Andersen, Orinda, CA Paula Hansen, Phoenixville, PA Carol Mueller, Glenview, IL Dennis Barten, Kirkwood, MO Steve Hansen, Sioux City, IA Doreen Nelson, Minden, IA Esther Bates, Solvang, CA Marianne Hauser, Lake Mills, WI Mary Nelson, West Lafayette, IN Karen Bertram, Long Beach, CA Bruce K. Hayden Jr., Omaha, NE Roger E. Nelson, Kenosha, WI Anne M. Birdsall, Osage, IA George Head, Council Bluffs, IA Dr. John Mark Nielsen, Blair, NE Carolyn E. Bixby, Springdale, AR Kenneth Henius, Oakland, CA Peggy Nielsen, Omaha, NE Donald & Audre Bockelman, Harrisonville, MO Nancy Holl, Bellingham, WA Susan Nielsen, St. Paul, NE Christopher Bohs, Blair, NE Hoy Holm, Huntington Beach, CA W. Clayton Nielsen, Solvang, CA Arvid Bollesen, Tustin, CA Elisabeth Holtegaard, Copenhagen, Erik Nørkjær, Aulum, Denmark Anne Dorte Brandenhoff, San Francisco, CA Denmark Jeni Olson, Mound, MN Otto Brask, Kirkland, WA Clyde Hood, Fayetteville, AR Marian Ostergaard, Mission Viejo, CA Linda M. Brink, Lawson, MO Leona Hougen, Ames, IA Peter Pallesen, Calgary, Alberta, Canada Ronald D. Bro, Cedar Falls, IA Anne Marie Huber, CA, Donald B. Pedersen, Pea Ridge, AR Joan Brock, Gridley, CA Allen Hye, Spring Valley, OH Henry F. Pedersen Jr., Green Valley, AZ Barbara Butcher, Avoca, IA Darrell Jensen, Audubon, IA Martha Lynn Petersen, Avoca, IA Sondra Carver, Decorah, IA Earl Jensen, Minnetonka, MN James B. Price, South Portland, ME Herb Christensen, Elk Horn, IA Elisa K. Jensen, Newell, IA Robert Rasmussen, Berlin, NJ Kenneth Christensen, Hamlin, IA Everett Jensen, Clarks Grove, MN Suzanne Rasmussen, Kirkman, IA Lois J. Christensen, Elk Horn, IA Henning A. Jensen, Franklin, TN Margaret L. Raven, Fresno, CA Rolf B. Christensen, Gloucester, Ontario, Janet Jensen, St. Peter, MN Kenneth Sand, Prairie du Chien, WI Canada Jerald Jensen, Fountain Valley, CA Nancy Sand, Kimballton, IA Vicky Christensen, Anita, IA Vincent & Phyllis Jensen, Audubon, IA Richard Sand, Kansas City, MO Birgitte Christianson, Minneapolis, MN Paul Jersild, Norfolk, VA Daniel Shurtliff, Seward, NE Svend & Lise Christianson, Modesto, CA Beverly Johnson, Lacey, WA Robert Simonsen, Topeka, KS Nancy Nelson Cohen, Persia, IA Dolores Johnson, Iowa City, IA Susan Simpson, Castle Rock, CO Eunice Collette, Minneapolis, MN Kay Johnson, Evergreen, CO Harry Skallerup, Ormond Beach, FL

Compiled by Michele McNabb

46 Museum of Danish America Arlie Skov, Santa Barbara, CA Carl Steffensen, Houston, TX Mary Topp, Mankato, MN Niels Skov, Lacey, WA Elsa Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL Barbara Boyle Torrey, Bethesda, MD Robert A. Smith, Pleasant Prairie, WI James Stenseth, Sioux Falls, SD Patricia Turner, Brush, CO William C. Smith, Carlisle, PA Del Stites, Louisville, NE Arlen & Asta Twedt, Ankeny, IA Carey Snow, Jefferson, SD Gordon Strand, Seattle, WA Eva Winther Varnike, Allerød, Denmark Ole Sønnichsen, Copenhagen, Denmark Kirsten Strnad, Faribault, MN Valerie Vaughn, Fort Thompson, SD Charlotte Sorensen, Exira, IA Leo & Gayle Stuart, Walnut, IA Joseph O. Votaw, Vista, CA Evelyn Sorensen, Homewood, IL Betty Svendsen, Chicago, IL Nancy Walden, Des Moines, IA Jimmy & Esther Sorensen, Wood Dale, IL Kristie Swanson, St. Croix Falls, WI Warren Watson, Elk Horn, IA Peter Sørensen, Svendborg, Denmark Edna Swihart, Shell Knob, MO Rosalie K. Wiand, Pulaski, WI Wanda Sornson, Elk Horn, IA Darlene Klitgaard Taylor, St. Charles, MO Mary A. Wollard, Wheat Ridge, CO Virginia M. Sprenger, Ottumwa, IA Bertel Thomsen, Kolding, Denmark Lois Wrede, Northfield, MN Judith Jo Stalnaker, Denver, CO Finn H. Thomsen, Aalborg, Denmark Alice Ziegler, Naples, FL Marjorie Stapleton, Eldridge, IA Penny Thomsen, Pleasant Hill, IA volunteers In 2013 Iowa ranked fifth (down Jeanette Lillehoj rd MUSEUM from 3 in 2012) in the nation for Annette Andersen Elinor Olsen volunteers.* The top five states are: Marilyn Andersen Suzanne Rasmussen Utah (43.8%), Minnesota (37.7%), Rosalie Andersen Carolyn Sand Nancy Sand Idaho (36.5%), Kansas (36.4%) and Virgil & Joyce Christensen Rosa Clemsen Lene Sepstrup Iowa (36%). Bill & Marilyn Gift Charlotte Sorensen In 2013 volunteers at both the Joy Gonnerman Gayle Stuart museum and Genealogy Center Paul Hansen Sharon Winchell Peggy Hansen contributed a total of 3,642 hours. Carolyn Wittrup Jean (Tina) Hansen Erik Høgsbro Østergaard Even though our volunteer pool Chet & Marj Holland dropped from 55 to 46 last year, Merlyn Knudsen We also want to recognize members they averaged 79 hours each. Jeanette Lillehoj of the Atlantic Friends of The Fern Lindvall Our volunteers logged anywhere Danish Immigrant Museum who Earl Madsen provide us with delicious cookies from 3 hours to 344 hours assisting Karolyn Ortgies to serve to museum guests during staff with greeting visitors, Clara Pedersen data entry, indexing, mailings, Wava Petersen our annual celebrations of Tivoli translations, research, and setting Rosie Petersen Fest held the weekend preceding Joanne Potts up for special events, such as our Memorial Day and Julefest, held the th Elva Rasmussen weekend following Thanksgiving: 30 anniversary celebration in June Howard & Karma Sorensen 2013. Staff could not do what we do Mardell Walter Norma Andersen, Ramona Andersen, on a daily basis without assistance Connie Boose, Janet Bornholdt, Mary Ann Christensen, Eileen Denne, Verna Esbeck, from volunteers - we are so grateful GENEALOGY Kathleen Eyberg, Priscilla Hansen, Mary Bent Christensen for each and every hour. Lou Hoegh, Izzy Hoegh, Phyllis Hoegh, June Haas The following are volunteers for Marj Holland, Betty Lillard, Fern Lindvall, Ralf & Inga Hoifeldt Gladys McCrory, Sonya Mikkelsen, whom we have documented hours Connie Johnson Beverly Nelson, Delores Nelson, Frances in 2013. Jimmie Kelgor Nelson, Colleen Nichols, Joan Ohms, Andy Kissel Mary Ellen Olsen, Helen Petersen, Evelyn Jeanette Knudsen Rechtenbach, Bertha Schroeter, Aleen Weaver, Nadine Williamson.

Compiled by *State rankings are for volunteers registered with AmeriCorps and Senior Corps, reported by Terri Johnson “The Volunteering in America Report”, developed through a partnership of the Corporation for National and Community Service, the U.S. Census Bureau, and the Bureau for Labor Statistics.

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Virgil C. Jacobsen Karen Lynn (Jensen) Nelson Warren & Gudrun Jacobsen Leonard & Laura Nelson Johannes Ane Jensen Virginia E. (Nielsen) Nelson (1926-2012) memorials Niels Alfred & Edith Andrea Jensen Anna Kirstine Nielsen Norma Valborg Jensen Harley Nielsen Oskar & Ellen Jensen Heleen Nielsen The Museum of Danish America is T.G. & Kirstine Jensen Marilyn Holm Nielsen the grateful recipient of gifts made Tage E. Jensen Merlin J. “Smitty” Nielsen in memory of deceased friends Raymond C. Jespersen Pastor LeVern & Marilyn Nielsen Leslie Johansen Tom Nielsen and relatives. Leonard & Clara Johnson Verna Nielsen Lee Anna M. Adams Niels W. & Ingrid H. Jorgensen Emil Noelck Loraine Nielsen Amos Annis Jepsen Juhl Inger & Emil Noelck Anders Peder (AP) Andersen Stuart J. Karr Eric & Joan Norgaard Andy Andersen Evelyn Kjestine Faaborg Jessen Kelso Kay Ann North Hakon Andersen Eda K. Petersen Keltner Elsie Obermeyer Howard E. Andersen Arthur K. Knudsen Ole & Marie Olsen Lauritz & Marie Andersen John Kobe Phyllis Olsen Chris and Olga Anderson John W. Kofoed Oswald J. & Marie Olson Lois Berg MB Kolding Nadjeschda Overgaard Peter Jacob Beyer Virginia Elaine (Jessen) Kraatz Marianne Owen Charles Ersnt Roland Boye Jens Hans Christian & Thora Krog Jytte Lise Gudnitz Palazzolo Niels & Laura Bro Ross V. Lange Crystal Pash Carol J. Christensen Shirley Lange Conrad Jens Pedersen Clarice Christensen Clyde Larsen Flemming Vedsted Pedersen Elly & Svend Christensen Edward J. Larsen Lars H. Pedersen Kathryn Ann Clausen Inga Larsen Peder & Olga Pedersen Glen Clemsen Kurt Klarskov Larsen Hans & Ivy Peitersen my husband, Glen Clemsen Lars & Marie Larsen Mildred & James Peterson Virgil L. Clemsen Paul M. & Johanne Larsen Alma & Niels Pilgaard, Fjerritslev, Denmark Betty Spandet Currie Sena & Hans Larsen Kurt & Ruth Ploger Elvin & Robina Elmquist Anna E. (Frost) Laursen Vivian Poldberg Hans & Mathilde Faarstrup Ardyth Henriksen Laursen Joan Camery Prather Esther Freund Bernhard & Kathrine (Wisborg) Laursen Delbert Rasmussen Mary Nelson Glihsmann Dorothea Laursen Gerald Rasmussen Selma U. Henriksen Grumstrup Kathy Leistad Hans Christian (Chris) Rasmussen Letha Cleone (Sorenson) Grutzik Bent Lernø Ruth Jensen Roberts Cleo & Esther Hansen Eivind Lillehoj Kaj & Astrid Roge Clifford K. & A. Veola Hansen Loved Ones Kevin Ruggaard Mardell Hansen Robert E. Lovejoy Knute Ruggaard William Julius Hansen Nola Jane Lund SAFG Clara Hassel Harold & Lenora Madsen John C. Scott Frank Heilesen Jr. Karen Madsen Anker Siersbeck Laura Henriksen Lars H. Madsen Alice M. Sorensen Norman Henriksen H.C. Mathison Rev. & Mrs. Holger Strandskov Axel Hermansen RuthAnn Jacobsen McKinstry Rev. Forest Strnad Inga M. Hermansen Patricia Ann McNabb Kristina Sandahl Swanson Emery Hoegh Elsie Rasmussen McNabb Arthur Thompson Hanne Friberg Hoeppner Helen Pedersen McNichols Thomas B. & Nettie (Jorgensen) Thomsen Hans & Genevieve Hoiberg Judith Meehan Christopher Miltersen Thorup Jens & Anna Holland Mardell R. (Fries) Miller Hanne Tjell Edward J. Houck Erna Moller Svend Waendelin, Archivist Professor Niels Ingwersen Bonnie J. (Noah) Moore Jim Weedman Vera C. Jacobsen Elna K. Nelsen Ernest W. Weiss, Jr. Ellis Jacobsen Aunt Myrtle Molgaard Nelson Walter Westergaard Karen Elfrida Elisabeth Jacobsen Myrtle Nelson Charles W. Wilson Kenneth O. Jacobsen Fern Nelson Thelma “Sally” Nielsen Wold John Peter Nelson

Information compiled by Debra Christensen Larsen

48 Museum of Danish America wall of honor

The purpose of the Museum, JOKUM JOKUMSEN (unknown) Neola, MARTIN PETERSON (1862) Scranton, among other things, is to tell Iowa – Beverly Knapp, Panora, IA; Alice Iowa - Michael & Karen Hudson, Masker, Waverly, IA Bondurant, IA the continuing story of the Danish immigrant experience CHRISTINE (LARSEN) LINSEL REINER & GERDA NIELSEN (1870) Council Bluffs, Iowa - Carolyn SANDERSEN (1939) and influence in America and Christiansen, Johnston, IA; Donald Brown Deer, Wisconsin – Joan Hudziak, the evolving story of the Danish- Christiansen & Mercedes Martin, Carlsbad, Two Rivers, WI CA; and Robert & Martha Christiansen, American heritage. As a way of BERTEL BUNDGAARD SCHOU (1907) Tempe, AZ paying tribute, the Wall of Honor Cedar Falls, Iowa – John Bertel Schou, was established listing the name CHRISTIAN MORTENSEN & MAREN Cedar Falls, IA PEDERSEN (1870) (1870) Crystal Lake, JOHANNES BUNDGAARD SCHOU of the immigrant, year of entering Iowa – Jason Swalve, Rancho Mirage CA; (1912) Kenmare, North Dakota – John the United States, and place Alison Treleaven, Santiago, Chile Bertel Schou, Cedar Falls IA of settlement. Their stories and NIS & HERLIG JESPERSEN (LUND) ASGER ROBERT SEPSTRUP- family histories, if available, are NIELSEN (1883) (1883) Fredonia Twp., SØRENSEN (1992) Sac City, Iowa Plymouth County, Iowa – Dean & Linda part of the growing repository – Mindy & Jonathan Wuebker, Polk City Mohning, Remsen, IA connected with the Museum of IA; Niels Sørensen and Scott & Rachel Danish America’s Genealogy M. PETER PETERSEN & ANE Sørensen PEDERSEN PETERSEN (1868) (1869) Center. Listed below are the HANS PETER & CATHERINE MADSON Cordova (West Blue), NE – Sandra SORENSON (1878) Crystal Lake, Iowa – names of the immigrants placed Petersen, Loveland, CO on the Museum’s Wall of Honor in David Dahle, North Liberty, IA JENS POULSEN & EMILIE ANTOINE MATHIAS THOMSEN & INGEBORG the year 2013: BOGH (1871) (1871) Winnebago County, HANSINE REGGELSEN (1889) (1889) Iowa – Jason Swalve, Rancho Mirage CA; WALTER ANDERSEN (HANS THEODOR Selma, California – Robert T. & Sandra E. Alison Treleaven, Santiago, Chile WALDEMAR) & GUNHILDA HANDRUP Petersen, Loveland, CO (1910) (1912) Cedar Falls, Iowa – Daniel HANNAH JACOBSON PETERSON DORTHEA MARIE LINDSTROM VITHEN Christensen, West Des Moines, IA (1863) Scranton, Iowa - Michael & Karen (1892) Audubon, Iowa - Jeanette Hudson, Bondurant, IA IRENE LILLI ANDREWS (1953) Santa Knudsen, Elk Horn, IA; Jeannine Poldberg, Rosa, California – Danish Ladies Relief JENS PETERSEN (JENSEN) & ANNA Carter Lake, IA Society of San Francisco, CA MARIE HANSEN PETERSEN (1869) ERNEST A. WESTERGAARD & HELGA (1875) Jacksonville, Iowa – Richard LARS PETER JENSEN & MARTENA WESTERGAARD CHRISTENSEN (1915) and Julienne (Obrecht) Ferry, Harlan, IA; NIELSEN JENSEN, Plainview, NE (1881) (1915) Audubon County, Iowa – Donald & LaVerne & Pam Obrecht, Malvern, IA (1881) Plainview, Nebraska – James & Lou Christensen, Sun City West, AZ Marjorie Jensen, Ankeny, IA JENS HOLM PETERSEN (1888) Sidney, NELS NIELSEN WESTERGAARD Montana – Lynden Earl Petersen, NIELS PETER JENSEN (1868) Chicago, & MANNA CHRISTENSEN Aurora, CO Illinois – Neil Collins, Poinciana, FL WESTERGAARD (1910) (1915) Audubon PETER JOHNSON & ANE KATHRINE THEODOR PETERSEN & MARIE County, Iowa – Donald & Lou Christensen, BIRK (1870) (1895) Benton Twp., JACOBSEN PETERSEN (1878) (1889) Sun City West, AZ Cass, Iowa – Ronald & Joyce Johnson Solvang, California – Robert T. & of Raleigh, NC, Linda, Cindy & Kathy Sandra E. Petersen, Loveland, CO Johnson, Ashburn, VA

Annual Report 49 annual report │ 2013 in honor The Museum of Danish America Jesper Ø. Jacobsen’s internship John Mark Nielsen’s Knighthood Laurits & Laura Jepsen John Mark Nielsen’s outstanding work this receives many contributions as Leslie Johansen 1918-2007 year gifts to honor beloved family Dagmar Johnson John Mark Nielsen’s selection as a Knight members and friends on special Leo Kirchhoff’s birthday Merete Nieto’s birthday Rev, & Mrs. Carsten Christian Kloth Roger & Dorothy Olson occasions. In 2013 the following Garey & Sherry Knudsen’s grandchildren: Erik Østergaard people were honored: Jack, Collin, Elise, Ethan, Caleb, Luke, Conrad J. Pedersen, loving father going & Kyler through difficult times Annette Andersen, my Danish friend Gloria & Bill Layton Evelyn L. Richards’ 80th birthday Irene Lilli Andrews Karen Lux The Sigrid Riddle Family Ron & Mary Bro’s 80th birthdays Earl Madsen Paul & Sharlene Roge’s 50th anniversary Harald Madsen (August 17, 2013) Robert Warren Brown Virgil & Joyce Christensen’s 63rd wedding Jean M. Matteson of Weeping Water, NE Eiler Thomsen & Hanne Marie Thomsen anniversary Museum of Danish America Staff Nancy Walden and Judy Walden Danish Club of Tucson’s 40th anniversary Museum’s 30th Anniversary Cousins Nancy Walden and Judy Walden Danish Sisterhood Lodge #102 John Mark Nielsen for the legacy they are leaving our Lillian Eggerss Dr. John Mark Nielsen for the leadership family with their interest and research Ramona Esbeck he has shown over the years. His into our Larsen history Dorothy & Lyle Feisel contribution of time and talent has Wayne & Peggy Wegwart Bill & Marilyn Gift’s 50th wedding made the Museum of Danish America anniversary the success it is today. special appeals

During the course of each year, Endowed Curator The Petersen Family Foundation, Inc. (H. the Museum of Danish America Rand & Mary Louise Petersen), Harlan, IA Position Randall & Margaret Ruggaard, Hudson, OH invites its supporters to make (Albert Ravenholt Curator of contributions to special appeals. Danish-American Culture) Digitization Project – The The individuals, business, Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund, Seattle, WA Digital Library of Danish or foundations listed below Curatorial Center American Newspapers and contributed to these appeals in Mogens & Cindy Bay, Omaha, NE Journals 2013 (and reflected in the Honor William & Berniece Grewcock, Omaha, NE A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Roll of Contributors). Donors to Stewart & LeNore Hansen, Foundation of Copenhagen, Denmark West Des Moines, IA the Summer Appeal and End- Richard Hellman Estate, Oceanside, CA Endowment of-Year Appeal are included in Historic Resource Development State Esther “E.J.” Carlson Estate, Columbus, OH the Honor Roll of Contributors, Historical Society of Iowa (Grant) Rita Neergaard Hansen Estate, Kenosha, WI beginning on page 53. Irving & Elizabeth Jensen Foundation, Cornelius “C.J.” Jensen Estate, Sioux City, IA edmonds, WA Victor Borge Meta J. Reed Estate, Robert Kroman Estate, Elk Horn, IA Legacy Awards hot Springs Village, AR Inez M. Mortensen Estate, Omaha, NE R. James & Janet Crowle, Charles & Eleanor Rosenquist, Pendleton, LeVern & Marilyn Nielsen Estates, Racine, WI saint Michaels, MD OR in memory of Anna Kirstine Nielsen Glenn & Mary Ellen Olsen, Atlantic, IA Eric & Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust, Crystal Lake, IL

Information compiled by Debra Christensen Larsen

50 Museum of Danish America Jens Jensen Heritage Path memory of Ross V. Lange Audrey Kofoed, West Branch, IA, Norma Andersen, Atlantic, IA Herb Larsen, Cedar Falls, IA in memory of John W. Kofoed Scott & Nancy Armbrust, Green Bay, WI, in Jerry & Carolyn Larson, Saint Paul, MN, in Randall & Margaret Ruggaard, Hudson, OH special memory of Stuart Karr special honor of my father, Earl Madsen Shelby County Community Foundation – Willis & Dolores Armbrust, Omaha, NE, Gracie Lernø, Simi Valley, CA Southwest Iowa in special memory of Stuart Karr Jamie Louzan, Ellicott City, MD, in special Shelby County Health Foundation, James & Deb Bieker, Elk Horn, IA memory of Chris & Olga Anderson harlan, IA Bien Publishing Inc., Pacific Palisades, CA Mardell Miller Estate, Atlantic, IA, in special Michael & Lisa Boesen, Bellaire, TX, memory of Mardell R. (Fries) Miller in special memory of Contrad Jens Diana Murdoch, Medford, OR, in special Nadjeschda Film Pedersen memory of Helen Pedersen McNichols Annette Andersen, Kimballton, IA Reed & Jamie Bro, Colorado Springs, CO, Darold Nelson, Omaha, NE, in special Anonymous in special honor of our parents’ Ron & memory of Stuart Karr DeVore Fencing Service, LLC, Atlantic, IA Mary Bro’s 80th birthdays Erik Norkjaer, Aulum, Denmark, in special John Eckert, Paonia, CO John & Beth Bro-Roof, Cedar Rapids, IA, memory of Sena & Hans Larsen Jeff & Sue Edwards, Vinton, IA in special honor of our parents’ Ron & Kathy Ploger, Sunriver, OR, in special Matt Edwards, Ankeny, IA Mary Bro’s 80th birthdays memory of Kurt & Ruth Ploger Sally Farley, Perry, IA Marilyn Buckelew, Tucson, AZ, in special Linda Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL David & Kellie Geater, Simpsonville, SC honor of the Danish Club of Tucson’s Mark & Cheryl Strandskov, Mount Randy & Linette Hadley, Urbandale, IA 40th Anniversary Pleasant, MI Wayne Hansen Real Estate, LLC, Elk Horn, IA Marcella Carey, San Clemente, CA Dick & Sonja Switzer, Omaha, NE Jason & Heather Hauser, Walker, MN Erik & Lone Christensen, Brown Deer, WI Gloria Treinen, Remsen, IA, in special Lori Hayes, Aurora, CO Brad & Sheridan Currie, Kettering, OH, in memory of Mildred & James Peterson Shawn Hunt, Des Moines, IA special memory of Betty Spandet Currie Lynn Utter, Devon, PA Ebba Johnson, Omaha, NE Danish Sisterhood Lodge #102, Harold and Terry Weiss, Papillion, NE, in Kris & Michelle Johnson, Brimfield, IL Des Moines, IA, in special honor of special memory of Stuart Karr Kurt Johnson, Audubon, IA Danish Sisterhood Lodge #102 Marti Welch, Omaha, NE, in special William Johnson, San Francisco, CA William & Doris Duff, Weeping Water, NE, memory of Stuart Karr James & Sheryl Krueger, Blair, NE in special honor of Evelyn L. Richards’ Mike & Kim Williams, Omaha, NE, in Ryan & Stacie Larsen, Elk Horn, IA 80th birthday special honor of my father, Earl Madsen Marilyn Southard & Dennis Larson, William & Berniece Grewcock, Omaha, NE Robert & Chuck Witte, Omaha, NE, in Decorah, IA Spencer & Betty Holland, Colorado special memory of Stuart Karr Rich & Diane Larson, Atlantic, IA Springs, CO Marilyn Wittrup, Scituate, MA Tyler & Marie Larson, Audubon, IA Janice Jacobsen, West Des Moines, IA David & Denise Levy, Omaha, NE Warren Jacobsen, Elk Horn, IA Jens Jensen Prairie Lisa McLaren, Elk Horn, IA George & Dorothy Jensen, West Des Landscape Park David & Jessica Northwick, Norwalk, IA Moines, IA Douglas & Glenda Bro, Claremont, CA Egon & Carol Overgaard, Longville, MN Jeff & Tammy Overgaard, St. Peter, MN Kristi Planck Johnson, Bethesda, MD Rosa Clemsen, Exira, IA, Ruth Karr, Omaha, NE, in special memory Bruce & Marcia Roenfeld, Atlantic, IA in memory of Glen Clemsen Howard & Karma Sorensen, Elk Horn, IA of my husband, Stuart Karr Country Landscapes, Inc., (Rhett Faaborg), Inger Kjær, Birkerød, Denmark Thomas & Karen Sorensen, Bellevue, NE Ames, IA Elsa West, Aurora, CO LeaAnne Koppen, Mesa, AZ, in special Great Places – Department of Cultural memory of Mary Nelson Glihsmann Affairs, State Historical Society of Iowa Website Re-design Eric & Kris Lange, Osceola, IA, in special The Rasmussen Group, Inc. (Kurt & Consul Lynette Rasmussen), Des Moines, IA

Annual Report 51 annual report │ 2013 gift memberships

Throughout 2013 the Museum Tim Hayes, Decorah, IA Merete Nieto, Los Alamos, NM of Danish America awarded Diane Heilesen, Forestville, CA Nancy Norgaard, Bronx, NY Frank Heilesen, Santa Rosa, CA Erik Norkjaer, Aulum, Denmark complimentary memberships or Michael & Karen Hudson, Bondurant, IA James & June Norlem, Curtis, NE received contributions directed Joan Hudziak, Two Rivers, WI Mogens & Hanne Norlem, Møldrup, towards gift memberships for O. Elizabeth Ibsen, Urbandale, IA Denmark the following businesses or John Impagliazzo, Northport, NY Agnes Nussle, Lake Tapps, WA James & Marjorie Jensen, Ankeny, IA Erik Østergaard, Roskilde, Denmark individuals: Evelyn Johansen, Luck, WI Susan Ouverson, Clear Lake, IA BIEN Publishing Inc., René Gross Kærskov, Hans & Anna Duus Jorgensen, Lynden & Thelma Petersen, Aurora, CO Publisher, Pacific Palisades, CA roseville, MN Kathy Ploger, Sunriver, OR Michael & Lisa Boesen, Bellaire, TX Leo Kirchhoff, Chico, CA Roscoe Porch, Iowa City, IA Mary Lou Burke, Council Bluffs, IA Inger Kjær, Birkerød, Denmark Annette Rachlin, Washington, DC Gary Christensen, Omaha, NE Beverly Knapp, Panora, IA James & Suzanne Rasmussen, Kelsey Christensen, Northampton, MA Brian & Jackie Knudsen, Lakeville, MN burlington Junction, MO Neil Collins, Poinciana, FL LeaAnne Koppen, Mesa, AZ Sharon Redfern, Helena, MT Country Landscapes, Inc., Rhett Faaborg, Eric & Kris Lange, Osceola, IA Dick Vos & Linda Riddle, Duluth, MN Owner, Ames, IA Don Larsen, Portland, OR John Riddle, Colfax, IA Garry & Carol Cupples, Quebec, Canada Herb Larsen, Cedar Falls, IA Joyce Ford & Jim Riddle, Winona, MN Brad & Sheridan Currie, Kettering, OH Juliene Larsen, Gilroy, CA Melanie Phoenix & Terry Robinson, David Dahle, North Liberty, IA Reed Larsen, San Jose, CA santa Rosa, CA Danish Ladies Relief Society of SF, Richard Larsen, Santa Rosa, CA Todd & Tonya Robson, Beaverton, OR san Francisco, CA Ryan & Stacie Larsen, Elk Horn, IA Philip & Karen Royce, Jr., St. Cloud, MN Danish Sisterhood Lodge #102, Mads Ledet, Gresham, OR Randall & Margaret Ruggaard, Hudson, OH Des Moines, IA Leman USA, Steen Sanderhoff, President, Nancy Sandborn, Sebastopol, CA Gladys Drey, Creston, IA Sturtevant, WI Louis Slota, Chippewa Falls, WI Inge Esbech, Brovst, Denmark Jeff & Gerta Sorensen-London, Chicago, IL Violet Smith, Garland, TX April Esbeck, Iowa City, IA Jamie Louzan, Ellicott City, MD Scott & Tammy Sonksen, Linn Creek, MO Craig Esbeck, Kampala, Uganda Dorothy Lund, Omaha, NE Kathy Sonsalla, Webster City, IA Dane Esbeck, Tipton, IA Jeannie Maples, Corona Del Mar, CA Sorrel Urban Bistro, Soren Pedersen, John & Mary Esbeck, Tipton, IA John & Janet Mehr, Dumfries, VA Executive Chef, Houston, TX Nick Fitzgerald & Erica Esbeck, Ankeny, IA Esther Miller, Spring Valley, CA Jason Swalve, Rancho Mirage, CA Nick Martin & Alecia Esbeck, West Branch, IA Kimira Miller, Cedar Rapids, IA The Danish American Archives and Library, Paul Esbeck, Glenwood Springs, CO Chad & Laura Mitchell, Omaha, NE Blair, NE William & Teresa Esbeck, Tipton, IA Dean & Linda Mohning, Remsen, IA The Iron Shop, John Asberry, Owner, Fajen Construction, Larry Fajen, Owner, Diana Murdoch, Medford, OR exira, IA Elk Horn, IA Lance & Wende Nielsen, Boise, ID Victor & Shirley Thomsen, Avon, CT Alan & Marisa Gift, Omaha, NE Laurits Nielsen, Golden Valley, MN Gloria Treinen, Remsen, IA Anna Jenks & Gary Gift, Richfield, MN Vagn Nielsen, Sonoma, CA Lynn Utter, Devon, PA David & Shayla Gift, Pella, IA Warren & Erin Nielsen, Fremont, CA Nick Wilson, Farragut, IA Jonathan & Mindy Wuebker, Polk City, IA

52 Museum of Danish America the honor roll of contributors The Honor Roll of Contributors support, designated purposes, six countries, Belgium, Denmark, recognizes all who have supported memorials, Wall of Honor, Jens Canada, Germany, Philippines and the Museum of Danish America during Jensen Heritage Path, special Uganda. the 2013 calendar year. appeals, matching gifts, endowment Additionally, we are pleased to include It especially recognizes all who gifts, and gifts-in-kind. on the honor roll, our Organization attained membership at the various This year’s Honor Roll of Contributors Associate members who contribute designated levels with cumulative includes nearly 2,500 members and $100 or more to the museum. The contributions amounting to $30 donors from 47 states, Washington Organization Associates are listed or more, including gifts for annual D.C., territory of Virgin Islands, and according to their giving level.

Annual Leadership Society ORDER OF JYLLAND Mark & Lori Nussle, Palos Park, IL Charles & Joanne Frederiksen, Ames, IA Glenn & Mary Ellen Olsen, Atlantic, IA Earl & LaVena Fries, Des Moines, IA $10,000 & ABOVE Prairie Meadows, Altoona, IA William & Marilyn Gift, Clive, IA Mogens & Cindy Bay, Omaha, NE Mark & Tammy Rosenberry, Granger, IA Charles & Emma Hansen, Mt. Prospect, IL Esther “E.J.” Carlson (Estate of), Scott & Tammy Sonksen, Linn Creek, MO Frederick “Fritz” Hansen, Wichita, KS Columbus, OH Harriet Albertsen Spanel, Bellingham, WA David & Paulette Hendee, Omaha, NE William & Berniece Grewcock, Omaha, NE Curtis & Nancy Hoegh, Clive, IA Stewart & LeNore Hansen, Roy & Patricia Hougen, Ames, IA West Des Moines, IA ORDER OF FYN Bridget Jensen, Houston, TX Richard Hellman (Estate of), Oceanside, CA Erna Jensen, Des Moines, IA DIREKTØR IB HENRIKSENS Fond, $2,500 · $4,999 Rita Neergaard Hansen (Estate of), Marnie Jensen, Nebraska City, NE Hørsholm, Denmark Ebba Johnson, Omaha, NE Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, State Kenosha, WI Diane Heilesen, Forestville, CA Garey & Sherry Knudsen, Hutchinson, MN Historial Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA Gracie Lernø, Simi Valley, CA Iowa West Foundation, Council Bluffs, IA Frank & Alison Heilesen, Santa Rosa, CA Hal & Anna Thomsen Holliday, Houston, TX Clark & Joan Mathisen, Omaha, NE Cornelius ‘C.J.’ Jensen (Estate of), Marilyn Meyer, Everly, IA Edmonds, WA Nils & Kathleen Jensen, Portland, OR Carl & Marilyn Mehr, San Diego, CA Dagmar Muthamia, Long Beach, CA Irving & Elizabeth Jensen Foundation, LeVern & Marilyn Nielsen (Estates of), Sioux City, IA Eric & Ruth Nielsen, Antioch, IL John Mark & Dawn Nielsen, Blair, NE Racine, WI Audrey Kofoed, West Branch, IA Marian “Mittie” Ostergaard, Mission Viejo, CA Robert Kroman (Estate of), Elk Horn, IA Folmer & Vera Nyby, Michigan City, IN The Rasmussen Group, Inc., Des Moines, IA Marc & Carlene Petersen, Omaha, NE A.P. Møller and Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Robert & Sandra Petersen, Loveland, CO Foundation, Copenhagen, Denmark Nancy Sandborn, Sebastopol, CA Shelby County Health Foundation, Harlan, IA Elva Rasmussen, Elk Horn, IA Inez Mortensen (Estate of), Omaha, NE Robert & Nancy Rasmussen, Berlin, NJ Eric & Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust, ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATE Carroll Control Systems, Inc., Carroll, IA Red River Danes, Fargo, ND Crystal Lake, IL Meta Reed (Estate of), Hot Springs Village, AR Poul & Benedikte Ehlers Olesen, Eugene, OR TK PETERSEN (Thorvald Petersen), santa Monica, CA Randall & Margaret Ruggaard, Hudson, OH The Petersen Family Foundation, Inc. (H. Jerry Schrader, Elk Horn, IA Rand & Mary Louise Petersen), Harlan, IA Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Foundation, Inc., Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund, Seattle, WA ORDER OF BORNHOLM Sharpsburg, MD scan|design foundation BY INGER & JENS $1,000 ∙ $2,499 Egon Simonsen, Elk Horn, IA BRUUN, Seattle, WA Dennis Andersen, Atlanta, GA Flemming & Lynn Smitsdorff, Germantown, WI Shelby County Community Foundation, Erik & Eva Andersen, Croton-on-Hudson, NY Howard & Karma Sorensen, Elk Horn, IA Southwest Iowa Judy Andersen, Cary, NC Leo & Gayle Stuart, Walnut, IA ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATE Richard & Rosalie Andersen, Harlan, IA Karen Suchomel, West Branch, IA Country Landscapes, Inc. (Rhett Faaborg), Muriel Bacon, Harlan, IA Jason Swalve, Rancho Mirage, CA Ames, IA James & Deb Bieker, Elk Horn, IA Janet M. Thuesen, Sausalito, CA James & Elizabeth Bramsen, Barrington, IL Norma Wilson, Red Oak, IA ORDER OF SJÆLLAND Douglas & Glenda Bro, Claremont, CA ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATES $5,000 ∙ $9,999 Rich Inman & Melinda Brown, Littleton, CO A & A FRAMING (Annette Andersen), Anonymous Marcella Carey, San Clemente, CA Kimballton, IA R. James & Janet Borge Crowle, Saint Borge M. Christensen, Rochester, MN ANSWERS (Frank Tighe), Atlantic, IA Michaels, MD Daniel Christensen, West Des Moines, IA Danish American Club in Orange County, Ramona Esbeck, Ames, IA Donald & Lou Christensen, Sun City West, AZ Huntington Beach, CA Sally og Gordon Faber, Urbandale, IA Erik & Lone Christensen, Brown Deer, WI Den Danske Pioneer, Hoffman Estates, IL Humanities Iowa, Iowa City, IA Paul & Karen Emanuelsen, Royal Oak, MI Knudsen Old Timers, Glendale, CA James & Margery Iversen, Decorah, IA David & Helen Esbeck, San Diego, CA Rebild National Park Society, Southeran Leo Kirchhoff, Chico, CA Cora Fagre, Loveland, CO California Chapter, Glendale, CA Joy Larsen, Oneonta, AL Alden & Birgitte Flanders, North Andover, MA

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ORDER OF LOLLAND Bien Publishing Inc. (René Gross Kærskov, Ronald & Diana Kay, College Station, TX Publisher), Pacific Palisades, CA Inger Kjær, Birkerød, Denmark $500 ∙ $999 Christopher Ranch LLC (Donald & Karen Beverly Knapp, Panora, IA Enis & Karen Alldredge, Carbondale, CO Christopher), Gilroy, CA Leo & Mary Beth Lake, Minneapolis, MN Thomas & Maria Annis, Clive, IA Danish American Club of Milwaukee, Colin & Eugenia Larsen, Fairview, NC Jean Beisler, Iowa City, IA Milwaukee, WI Daniel & Rosemarie Larsen, Overland Park, KS Ronald & Mary Bro, Cedar Falls, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #14, Kenosha, WI Herb Larsen, Cedar Falls, IA Carlo Christensen, Glendale, CA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #16, Minden, NE Paul Larsen, Copperopolis, CA Lois Christensen, Elk Horn, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #56, Lenexa, KS Marilyn Southard & Dennis Larson, Philip & Deb Christiansen, Omaha, NE Wayne Hansen Real Estate, LLC, Elk Horn, IA Decorah, IA Rosa Clemsen, Exira, IA Story Construction Co., Ames, IA William & Antoinette Lawson, Green Bay, WI John & Marcia Copeland, Plymouth, MN John Leistad, Elk Horn, IA Brad & Sheridan Currie, Kettering, OH Erik Lillehoj, West Friendship, MD David Dahle, North Liberty, IA ORDER OF FALSTER Jeanette Lillehoj, Kimballton, IA Bente Ellis, San Jose, CA James Lorensen, Phillipsburg, KS Gordon & Janice Esbeck, Tipton, IA $250 ∙ $499 Inger Andersen, St. Louis, MO Jamie Louzan, Ellicott City, MD Sally Farley, Perry, IA T.R. Andersen, Audubon, IA George & Kristen Lund, Scottsdale, AZ Richard & Julienne Ferry, Harlan, IA Viggo Andersen, Great Falls, MT Alan & Patricia Madsen, Champaign, IL Rodney & Rosanne Fulton, Council Bluffs, IA Jay Atwood, Las Vegas, NV John & Cyndi McKeen, St. Paul, MN Larry Gregory, Cedar Falls, IA Edwin & Ethel Barker, Iowa City, IA Duncan & Kathryn Meldrum, Mertztown, PA Frank & Jerri Hemmingsen, Elk Horn, IA Dale Beck, Maricopa, AZ Steve & Michelle Mores, Harlan, IA Peder & Doris Hoy, Modesto, CA Donald Best, Los Angeles, CA Ellen Warren & Wade Nelson, Sturgis, MI Karen Hudson, Bondurant, IA Sandra Boeskov, Seattle, WA John & Rachel Nielsen, Chicago, IL Joan Hudziak, Two Rivers, WI P. K. & Gloria Bonde, Longmont, CO Eric & Lisa Olesen, Racine, WI Dick & Edna Jacobsen, Tacoma, WA Marilyn Buckelew, Tucson, AZ Robert Olsen, Carroll, IA Warren Jacobsen, Elk Horn, IA Timothy & Christine Burchill, Jamestown, ND Everett & Doreen Petersen, Hampton, IA James & Marjorie Jensen, Ankeny, IA David & Staci Byrd, Hemphill, TX Lynden & Thelma Petersen, Aurora, CO Janet Jensen, St. Peter, MN Linda Carlson, Leonardtown, MD Patricia Peterson, Council Bluffs, IA William & Joann Jensen, Urbandale, IA Brent & Deanne Christensen, Alexandria, VA Henrik & Kristina Rasmussen, Springfield, IL Kristi Planck Johnson, Bethesda, MD Ellen Christensen, Temecula, CA Jorgen & Martha Rasmussen, Ames, IA Ronald & Joyce Johnson, Raleigh, NC Paul & Sue Christensen, Rockford, IL Sigrid Rasmussen, Junction City, OR Harris & Carol Jorgensen, Dike, IA Vaughn & Clarice Christensen, Blair, NE Edith Skene, Ventura, IA Iver & Lis Jorgensen, Burnsville, MN Robert & Martha Christiansen, Tempe, AZ Carl & Frances Steffensen, Houston, TX Peter & Susan Kelly, Hartford, CT Edmund Clausen, Oakland, CA Linda Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL John Kirwan, Bellevue, NE Hans Clausen, West Hills, CA Peter & Eva Stonebraker, Deerfield, IL Ronald & Betty Knapp, Gibson City, IL Neil Collins, Poinciana, FL Halvor & Laura Strandskov, Osterville, MA Dean & Barbara Larsen, Overland Park, KS Norman & Lola Danielsen, Randolph, KS Kirsten Strnad, Faribault, MN Kenneth & Marlene Larsen (Faith, Family, Consul Ray & Cherry Daugbjerg, Brenham, TX Helen Stub, Minneapolis, MN Freedom Foundation), Calistoga, CA Gunther & Tove Dierssen, White Bear Lake, MN Edel Thompson, Ashland, VA Ryan & Stacie Larsen, Elk Horn, IA Dan Donham, Junction City, OR Paul & Becky Thompson, Woodbridge, VA Jerry & Carolyn Larson, Saint Paul, MN William & Doris Duff, Weeping Water, NE Alan & Lorene Thomsen, Fremont, NE Paul & Renate Madsen, Madison, WI Leif & Sine Duus, Minneapolis, MN Peter & Sharon Toxby, Bellevue, WA Lavonne Marcusen, Audubon, IA Dale Eriksen, Fort Collins, CO Gloria Treinen, Remsen, IA Rich & LaDonna Matthes, Naples, FL Lyle & Dorothy Stadsvold Feisel, Philip Vasby, Cambridge, WI Joe & LuAnn Meyers, Fitchburg, WI st. Michaels, MD Elsa West, Aurora, CO Dean & Linda Mohning, Remsen, IA Margrethe Feldman, Los Alamos, NM Norman Westergaard, Sloan, IA Dick & Norma Lange Nelson, Elk Horn, IA Jerry & Joyce Gilbert, Eugene, OR Glen & Lola Wiese, River Falls, WI Michael Danforth & Eva Nielsen, Chicago, IL Randy & Linette Hadley, Urbandale, IA Mike & Kim Williams, Omaha, NE Peter & Faith Nielsen, Naples, FL Ingrid Hansen, Lincoln, NE Marilyn Wittrup, Scituate, MA Shelley Nielsen, Greeley, CO Roger & Marilyn Hanson, Cedar Falls, IA Jonathan & Mindy Wuebker, Polk City, IA Brent & Shirley Norlem, Monticello, MN Graham & Norma Hoeg, Lake View, IA ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATE Erik & Jackie Olsen, Glenbrook, NV Harold Hoiberg, Silver Springs, MD Boose Building Construction (Marty & Martin Pedersen, Bennington, NE Ralf & Inga Hoifeldt, Urbandale, IA Connie Boose), Atlantic, IA Carl Rasmussen Rasmussen, Nevada, IA Raymond & Joyce Holland, Bettendorf, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #35, Cindi Rasmussen, Nevada, IA Clement & Phyllis Hunter, Oregon City, OR Homewood, IL Norman & Rita Riis, Boulder, CO Allan & Blanche Jacobsen, Audubon, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #84, Lincoln, NE Paul & Sharlene Roge, Northbrook, IL Ken & Rachel Jacobsen, Seattle, WA Danish Ladies Relief Society of San Charles & Eleanor Rosenquist, Pendleton, OR Carrie Jensen, Exira, IA Francisco, San Francisco, CA Leroy & Nancy Sand, Kimballton, IA Elise Jensen, Newell, IA Danish Sisterhood Lodge #102, Bert Schou, Cedar Falls, IA Erik & Mary Jensen, Franktown, CO Des Moines, IA Marc & Barbara Shelstrom, Lancaster, WI Harvey & Ardyce Jensen, State College, PA Harlan Newspapers, Harlan, IA Mark & Cheryl Strandskov, Michael & Jacqueline Jensen, Lakewood, CO Heartland District of the DBIA, mount Pleasant, MI Niels & Ella Jessen, Salinas, CA Des Moines, IA Dick & Sonja Switzer, Omaha, NE Margaret Johansen, Luck, WI The Iron Shop (John Asberry), Exira, IA Neal & Jeanne Thuesen, Cedar Falls, IA Beverly Johnson, Seattle, WA Kirsten’s Danish Bakery (Paul & Kirsten Svend & Lois Toftemark, Eugene, OR Kris & Michelle Johnson, Brimfield, IL Jepsen), Hinsdale, IL Lynn Utter, Devon, PA Lynn & Connie Johnson, Exira, IA O & H Danish Bakery (Eric Olesen), Racine, WI Charlene Villars, Minden, NE Jon Frega & Elly Jorgensen, Prairie Village, KS ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATE Andersen Windows (Sarah Andersen), Bayport, MN

54 Museum of Danish America ORDER OF AMAGER Paul & Ellen Buchy, Jr., San Diego, CA Michael & Sanna Feirstein, New York, NY Mary Bullamore, Milwaukee, WI Myrtle Felkner, Centerville, IA $100 ∙ $249 Betty Cahoon, Iowa City, IA Jeanine Ferguson, Seattle, WA Ernie & Marilyn Abariotes, Blair, NE Paul & Eileen Cash, Ames, NE John & Ester Fesler, Minneapolis, MN Michael & Linda Abildtrup, Fort Dodge, IA Roger & Carol Casteel, Lincoln, NE Janet Fisher, Wichita, KS Marie Addison, Murdo, SD Christian & Cecily Castenskiold, Sue Fisher, Des Moines, IA James Petersen & Erica Agesen, Medford, OR rancho Santa Fe, CA Betty Fitkin, Cedar Falls, IA Andrew & Kelli Alldredge, Overland Park, KS Elinor Chase, Hackensack, MN Dean & Julie Flesner, Woodstock, GA Ardean & Annebell Andersen, Aurora, NE Bent & Henni Christensen, Peter Flinch, Alexandria, VA Dale & Nancy Andersen, Princeton, IL huntington Beach, CA Ben Hong & Annette Floystrup, Oakland, CA Jerry & Shirley Andersen, Chicago, IL Caroline Christensen, Chicago, IL Roland Fog, Belle Mead, NJ Jorgen & Donna Andersen, Arcadia, CA Clayton Christensen, Storm Lake, IA Laura Folden, Minneapolis, MN Norma Andersen, Atlantic, IA David & Elizabeth Christensen, Boise, ID M. Laura Forbes, Naperville, IL Robert & Linda Andersen, Avoca, IA Dennis & Judy Christensen, Cedar Falls, IA Janice Forney, Waukee, IA Romualdas Mickevicius & Judith Don & Annegrethe Christensen, Tucson, AZ Don & Beverley Freberg, Prairie Village, KS Andersen, Baxter, MN Don & Arda Jean Christensen, Norman Freund, Fremont, NE Ruth Andersen, Fresno, CA salt Lake City, UT Paul & Janet Friis, West Branch, IA Tim & Janice Andersen, Audubon, IA Frank & Edith Christensen, Shoreline, WA Larry & Carol Frost, Ashland, NE Darrell & Milda Anderson, Luck, WI James Christensen, Monroe, OR Charlotte Gabelhaus, Omaha, NE Elwyn & Susan Anderson, Orangeville, IL James & Joy Christensen, Elk Grove Robert & Jackie Gardner, Mahtomedi, MN Karen Anderson, Des Moines, IA Village, IL Brian & Margaret Garrett, Centennial, CO Owen & Edith Anderson, Ray, ND John & Jean Christensen, Fort Dodge, IA Frank & Christie Gehringer, Omaha, NE Anonymous Ray & Ramona Christensen, Rosemount, MN James & Catrine Giery, Myrtle Beach, SC Ron & Jan Arkfeld, Defiance, IA Robert & Joyce Christensen, Park Ridge, IL Clyde & Nathalie Givens, Perrysburg, OH Scott & Nancy Armbrust, Green Bay, WI Virgil & Joyce Christensen, Harlan, IA Chris & Jan Glintborg, Elgin, IL Jo Avey, Anthem, AZ A. Gwendolyn Christiansen, St. Paul, MN Johannes & Roelie Goddik, Dayton, OR Lillian Barnard, Chula Vista, CA Christofer & Laurie Christiansen, Arne Graversgaard, Corral de Tierra, CA Dennis Barten, Kirkwood, MO Ridgefield, CT Lois Greene, White Lake, MI Bonnie Bates, Sioux City, IA Ingrid Christiansen, Brookline, MA Doris Greve, Walnut, IA Quent & Anna Bates, Orem, UT John & Birgitte Christianson, Minneapolis, MN Joanne Greving, Elk Horn, IA Robert & Joyce Beasley, Altoona, IA Ardyth Christoffersen, Greenfield, IA Erling Grumstrup, Solvang, CA Ralph & Carmen Becker, Fenton, MO Anita Clark, DeLand, FL John Grutzik, Buena Park, CA Roger & Margo Behler, Avon, CO Robert & Joan Coffey, Menomonee Falls, WI William & Lois Gydesen, Frank & Julie Bellon, Cedar Rapids, IA Robert & Birgit Coffman, Iowa City, IA inver Grove Heights, MN Inez Benjes, Craig, NE Mary Cole, Tucson, AZ Archibald & Jewel Hansen, Wilmington, NC Ray & Sandra Benter, Des Moines, IA Richard & Marlys Cook, West Des Moines, IA Bo Rønn Hansen, Holstebro, Denmark Harold Berg, Boone, IA Bruce & Dianne Cooper, Colorado Springs, CO Carl Hansen, Tequesta, FL Robert & Betty Berg, DeMotte, IN Henry & Carol Crain, Davenport, IA Dallas Hansen, Elk Horn, IA Erna Berthelsen, Albert Lea, MN Gary & Sandra Crees, West Des Moines, IA David & Margaret Hansen, Las Cruces, NM Signe T. Nielsen Betsinger, Falcon Heights, MN Jeff & Cherisse Croll, Castle Rock, CO Garold & Nancy Hansen, Bagley, IA John Beyer, Des Moines, IA Marie Dahlman, Marysville, CA Joe & Rose Jean Hansen, Des Moines, IA Royal & Shirley Bierbaum, Griswold, IA Paul Danielsen, Waterloo, IA Paul & Joyce Hansen, Lincoln, NE Horace & Barbara Bjorn, Creston, IA Marvin & Shirley Davis, Ames, IA Peter & Karolee Hansen, Kenai, AK Gerald & Patricia Blake, Ankeny, IA Paul & Marianna Delafield-Melichar, Edina, MN Roger & Natalie Hansen, Carroll, IA Jerald & Ricke Bly, Tyler, MN Jack & Eileen Denne, Atlantic, IA Thorvald & Johanne Hansen, Des Moines, IA Thomas & Molly Boast, Brooklyn, NY DeVore Fencing Service LLC, Atlantic, IA Gary & Rita Hanson, Lee’s Summit, MO Phyllis Boe, Omaha, NE WIlliam & Eleanor Dixon, Hapeville, GA Judy Hanson, Lake Crystal, MN Michael & Lisa Boesen, Bellaire, TX Walter & Elaine Dolgireff, Santa Rosa, CA Verlan & Helga Hanson, Blair, NE Per & Nora Bogehegn, Elk Grove Village, IL Mary Owens & John Domingo, Glen Haselbarth, Minden, NE Arvid Bollesen, Tustin, CA Williamsburg, VA William & Geraldine Hastrup, Fresno, CA Jon Borgman, Harlan, IA Roger & Ellen Doty, Indianapolis, IN Margaret Hatcher, Harlan, IA John & Margie Bornhoft, Tyler, MN Richard Drake, Dunwoody, GA Wayne & Anna Haverland, Walcott, ND Guy & Elizabeth Boye, Franklin, TN Anna Duncan, Flandreau, SD Kirsten Havrehed, San Francisco, CA Byron & Diana Boysen, Argyle, WI Lois Eagleton, Umpqua, OR William & Dorothy Hawkes, Fairfield, CA Preben & Anne Dorte Brandenhoff, Barry & Winnie Edmonds, East Hampton, CT Doris Hedgcock, Colorado Springs, CO san Francisco, CA Jeff & Sue Edwards, Vinton, IA Ruth Heggen, Wells, MN Steven Olson & Tova Brandt, Harlan, IA Matt Edwards, Ankeny, IA Kenneth & Beth Heitman, Glenwood, IA Thomas & Linda Brandt, Minneapolis, MN Robert & Lillian Eggerss, Lincoln, CA Michael & Jill Hennick, Blair, NE Otto & Minna Brask, Kirkland, WA Stephen Beck & Candice Eggerss, Gerry & Jill Henningsen, Monument, CO Bernice Bro, Ames, IA Berkeley, CA Alice Henriksen, Brønshøj, Denmark Brian & Ramona Bro, Sugar Land, TX Delos & Karen Eilers, Cottage Grove, MN Alicia Henriksen, Chicago, IL Bruce Bro, Henderson, NV Dale Elmquist, Atlantic, IA Kristy Henriksen, Pipestone, MN Franklin & Ora Mae Bro, Toledo, IA William Emanuelsen, San Pedro, CA Per & Laurie Hesel, Pawnee City, NE Reed & Jamie Bro, Colorado Springs, CO Anne Eppley, Omaha, NE John Hess, Somerset, CA Eugene & Ruthe Brocker, Anita, IA Edward Esbeck, Olympia, WA Glenda Hildman, Northwood, IA Dr. John Roof & Beth Bro-Roof, Randy & Kelly Esbeck, Cumming, GA John & Barbara Hill, Camarillo, CA cedar Rapids, IA Shirley Esbeck, Elk Horn, IA Calvin & Phyllis Hoegh, Elk Horn, IA Bettie Brown, Cocoa, FL Ailene Evans, Arroyo Grande, CA Kathleen Hoegh, Des Moines, IA Everett & Louise Brown, Indianola, IA Elaine Faaborg, Puyallup, WA Donald Hoeppner, Duluth, GA H. Donald & Margie Brown, Seal Beach, CA Eric Faaborg, Cedar Rapids, IA Janet Hoins, Waverly, IA James & Annette Brown, Mishicot, WI Daniel MacMillan & Juleann Fallgatter, Phillip & Rebeca Bryant, West Des Moines, IA Washington, DC

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Chet & Marj Holland, Atlantic, IA Karen Jorgensen-Reynolds, Moline, IL Steven Lund, Yuma, AZ Spencer & Betty Holland, Ellen Juhl, Seattle, WA Lilian Lykke, Anaheim, CA colorado Springs, CO Sylvia Juhl, Omaha, NE Maurice Lykke, Fargo, ND Donald & Ann Louise Holm, Lincoln, NE Phyllis Just, Minneapolis, MN Ole Lyngklip, New York, NY Donald & Bonnie Holm, Chandler, AZ Marybeth Kantner, Arvada, CO Knud Aage Mørch & Jette Mackintosh, Irving & Ingrid Holm, Omaha, NE Tom & Jerre Karl, Loudon, TN Birkerød, Denmark Steve & Mary Holmes, Madrid, IA Karen Karlsson, Monrovia, CA Earl Madsen, Elk Horn, IA Martin & Lauren Holst, Cedar Falls, IA Ruth Karr, Omaha, NE Francis Madsen, Holladay, UT Willi Holst, El Paso, TX Gary & Judy Kastrup, Omaha, NE Harald Madsen, Tyler, MN Harry & Katherine Hoover, Lincolnshire, MN Ellinor Kasuga, Southold, NY Paul & Shellie Madsen, Audubon, IA Norma Horswell, Lyndhurst, OH Richard & Mary Keller, Cottage Grove, MN Wayne Madsen, Simi Valley, CA Noreen Howard, Crossville, TN James & Beverly Keltner, Colfax, WI Bruce & Linda Magelky, Houston, TX Suellen Hudson, Pensacola, FL Eric & Ginger Ketelsen, Rochester, MI Donald & Shirley Mann, Murrieta, CA Gaylin & Marcia Huey, Audubon, IA Leroy & Joan Kiertzner, El Monte, CA Zona Mathison, Moorhead, MN Paul & Jean Hundtoft, Blair, NE June Goldman & Karl Kiilsholm, Okoboji, IA Eric Matteson, Rochester, MN Hugh & Jane Hunt, Blair, NE Fylla Kildegaard, Minneapolis, MN Nancy Maynard, Davis, CA Shawn Hunt, Des Moines, IA Lise Kildegaard, Decorah, IA Gladys McCrory, Atlantic, IA Don Lenef & Joy Ibsen, Silver City, MI Mary Lou Kirk, Modesto, CA Wayne & Margot McDonnell, Tempe, AZ O. Elizabeth Ibsen, Urbandale, IA Poul & Margit Kjeldbjerg, Craig & Joan McKee, Montezuma, IA John Impagliazzo, Northport, NY prospect Heights, IL Toni McLeod, Fargo, ND Lis Ingerslev, Upland, CA Virginia Kjolhede, Mt. Pleasant, MI Dan & Harriett McMahill, Cedar Falls, IA Ahlmann & Herta Iversen, Oak Lawn, IL John & Ramona Klaasmeyer, Omaha, NE Michele McNabb, Atlantic, IA Ellen Westergaard Jackson, Whiting, IA Richard & JoAnn Kleber, Northfield, MN Stewart & Carol Melvin, Ames, IA Barbara Jacobsen, Atlantic, IA Luther & Doris Kloth, Milwaukee, WI Margaret Metcalf, Houston, TX Janice Jacobsen, West Des Moines, IA George & Carole Knaub, Richmond, TX Jesper & Hanne Michelsen, Palatine, IL Paul & Nancy Jacobsen, Boone, IA Anne Marie Knudsen, San Pedro, CA Daniel & Alice Mikel, West St. Paul, MN Joann Jarvis, Omaha, NE Finn & Margrethe Knudsen, Evergreen, CO Mardell Miller, Atlantic, IA Arne & Inger Jensen, Waterloo, IA Merlyn & Jeanette Knudsen, Elk Horn, IA William & Martha Miller, Bloomington, IL Daniel Jensen, Columbus, OH Svend & Elin Koch, Cedar Falls, IA Jan Milroy, Des Moines, IA Darrell Jensen, Audubon, IA David & Jan Kolding, Bismarck, ND George & Deborah Misner, Delhi, NY Douglas Jensen, Des Moines, IA LeaAnne Koppen, Mesa, AZ Egon & Laina Molbak, Clyde Hill, WA Dwight & Patricia Jensen, Iowa City, IA William & Charlotte Kraft, Fall Creek, WI Craig & Amanda Molgaard, Missoula, MT Elaine Jensen, Merritt Island, FL Richard & Marilyn Kramme, Des Moines, IA John & Karen Molgaard, Atlantic, IA Erving & Beverly Jensen, Lake St. Louis, MO Robert & Ruth Kramme, Des Moines, IA Alan & Donna Christensen Mores, Harlan, IA Esther Jensen, Santa Maria, CA Hans & Dawn Kristensen, Crystal Lake, IL Joel & Carla Mortensen, Minneapolis, MN Finn & Laetitia Jensen, Glen Allen, VA Kaj & Eva Kristensen, Corte Madera, CA Robert & Glennda Mortenson, Elk Horn, IA George & Dorothy Jensen, Dale & Karen Krog, Tracy, MN Frank & Mary Mosdal, Billings, MT West Des Moines, IA Glenn Krog, Lake Benton, MN Diana Murdoch, Medford, OR Gurli Jensen, Seattle, WA Robert & Joan Krogh, Blair, NE William & Margie Nelsen, Saint Peter, MN Harald Jensen, Hawarden, IA Sonja Kromann, Everett, WA Darold Nelson, Omaha, NE Harold & Carole Jensen, Ames, IA James & Sheryl Krueger, Blair, NE Marvin & Sandra Sue Nelson, Enumclaw, WA Jack Jensen, Chicago, IL David & Jane Kruse, Spirit Lake, IA Mary Nelson, West Lafayette, IN Jack & Opal Jensen, Arlington, NE Eric & Kris Lange, Osceola, IA Robert & Frances Nelson, Atlantic, IA Jan Jensen, Coralville, IA Shirley Lange, Knoxville, TN Timothy Nelson, Madison, WI Jerald & Peggy Jensen, Fountain Valley, CA Kristine Lapehn, Centennial, CO Loyd & Marie Neve, Omaha, NE Joel & Marjorie Jensen, St. Davids, PA Allan & Reta Larsen, Elk Horn, IA Andrew & Kathryn Nielsen, Greeley, CO Kenneth & Bonnie Jensen, Albert Lea, MN Curtis & Mary Larsen, Helena, MT Consul Karen Nielsen, Overland Park, KS Mark & Tracy Jensen, Moorhead, MN Edith Larsen, Elk Horn, IA David & Gail Nielsen, Urbandale, IA Mary Ellen Herbert & Paul Jensen, Kent & Beverly Larsen, Polk City, IA Ellen Nielsen, Boone, IA staten Island, NY Knud & Paula Larsen, Roseburg, OR Flemming & Annelise Nielsen, Ishøj, Richard & Dorothy Jensen, Provo, UT Lawrence & Betty Hughes Larsen, Harlan, IA Denmark Terrence Jensen, Ames, IA Philip & Florence Larsen, Blair, NE James & Dianne Nielsen, Kimballton, IA Virginia Jensen, Lincoln, CA Consul W. Daniel & Yvonne Larsen, John W. & Elizabeth Nielsen, Blair, NE Paul Jeremiassen, Olney, MT san Diego, CA Larry Nielsen, Carroll, IA Gary & Suzanne Jespersen, Spokane, WA William & Judith Larsen, Scottsdale, AZ Leif & Diana Nielsen, Chicago, IL Jes & Gerda Jessen, Yuma, AZ Natalie Larson, Hobe Sound, FL Lisa Nielsen, Saint Marys, GA Doris Johansen, Milan, IL Rich & Diane Larson, Atlantic, IA Marlin & Charlotte Nielsen, Des Moines, IA Bruce Johnson, Lincolnshire, IL Kenneth & Alice Lauritzen, Weeping Water, NE Robert & Arleen Nielsen, Bannockburn, IL Dennis & Carole Johnson, Morris, MN David Laursen, Akron, OH Stanley Nielsen, Monona, WI Dolores Johnson, Iowa City, IA Ernst & Patricia Laursen, Swannanoa, NC Valborg Nielsen, Denver, CO Julianne Johnson, Columbus, OH Paul & Carol Laursen, Crawfordsville, IN W. Clayton Nielsen, Solvang, CA Kurt Johnson, Audubon, IA Steve Leachman, Georgetown, ON George & Inge Nord, Reedley, CA Paul & Elizabeth Johnson, Fremont, NE Arlo & Joann Ledet, Huxley, IA Dennis & Kathleen Norgaard, Harlan, IA Lori Jones, Texarkana, TX Phyllis Lentz, Aurora, IA Erik Norkjaer, Aulum, Denmark Alice Jorgensen, Ferndale, MI David & Denise Levy, Omaha, NE Larry & Sherry Northup, Ames, IA Carl Jorgensen, Fort Collins, CO Jacquelyn Lewis, Harlan, IA John & Janet Norton, Moline, IL Don & Joyce Jorgensen, Ripon, WI Camilla Leyser, Palm City, FL Norwegian National League, Unit 118, Herbert & Carol Jorgensen, Green Lake, WI Carole Liljedahl, Missouri Valley, IA Naperville, IL James & Linda Jorgensen, Blair, NE Bill Lindborg, Long Beach, CA Consul Ingolf Noto, Portland, OR Jandy & Tom Jorgensen, Dagmar, MT C. Paul & Marlys Lindholm, Maple Plain, MN Alfred Nyby, Culver, IN Paul & Karen Jorgensen, Eugene, OR Jean Lowe, Fullerton, CA Andy & Diana Nyby, Humble, TX

56 Museum of Danish America Allan & Ruth Nyegaard, Eugene, OR James & Jerrie Savery, Carroll, IA William Waghorne, Lapeer, MI Norman Oleson, Cedar Falls, IA Earl & Connie Schell, Fort Covington, NY Nancy Walden, Des Moines, IA James & Susan Olsen, Blair, NE Irene Schmidt, Audubon, IA Evelyn Walker, Warren, MI William & Beverly Olsen, Rochester, NY Fredrick & Karen Schneider, Cincinnati, OH Robert & Helga Wallner, Duluth, MN Kenneth & Wilma Olson, Cedar Falls, IA Cynthia Schou, Bloomington, MN Ardes Weedman, LaVista, NE Duane & Karolyn Ortgies, Massena, IA Nola Schroeder, Cedar Rapids, IA Wayne & Peggy Wegwart, Lexington, NC Leland & Helen Osborne, Belmont, CA Dorothy Schulze, Caledonia, MN Roy & Thelma “Sally” Wehde, Phoenix, AZ Ann Ostergaard, Pittsburgh, PA Joy Scott, New Fairfield, CT Harold & Terry Weiss, Papillion, NE Egon & Carol Overgaard, Longville, MN Solveig Sedlet, La Crosse, WI Alan & Judy Wenell, Columbia, MD Bente Pedersen, Junction City, OR John & Linda Seeley, Willow Springs, MO John & Carol Westwick, Indianapolis, IN Duane & Anna Pedersen, Ames, NE Randi Selehdar, Potomac, MD Pamela Whitmore, Des Moines, IA Mary Ann Pedersen, Fort Dodge, IA Tom Self, Oneonta, AL Richard & Mildred Wilcox, Cherry Hill, NJ Paul Pedersen, St. Charles, IL Bente Shoar, Napa, CA Evan & Maria Kramme Williams, Brooklyn, NY Wilma Pedersen, Iowa City, IA Phyllis Shrader, Gainesville, VA Harold & Ruth Williams, Leavenworth, KS Dave & Melinda Pell, Jackson, MN Betty Shults, Sun City, AZ Robert & Jeanette Williams, Springfield, MO Delmar Pennington, Silverdale, WA Patricia Simmons, Waterloo, IA Michael & Carol Wilson, Fountain Hills, AZ John Pesek, Ames, IA Jim & Pat Simms, Carlisle, PA Sid & Sharon Winchell, Atlantic, IA Celius & Rosemary Petersen, Elk Horn, IA Jens & Eileen Simonsen, Oakdale, NE Merlyn & Sonna Winther, Spencer, IA Dan & Garnett Petersen, Elk Horn, IA Waldo Smeby, Mason City, IA Søren & Sue Wolff, Holland, MI Dean Petersen, Lafayette, IN Douglas & Wanda Smith, Atlantic, IA Doug & Kirsten Wood, Chino, CA Don & Terry Petersen, Whitefish, MT J. Christina Smith, Malden, MA John & Deborah Schou Wood, Donald & Alice Petersen, Park Ridge, IL LaVerne & Joyce Smith, Elk Horn, IA oklahoma City, OK Harry Petersen, Vandalia, OH Robert Smith, Pleasant Prairie, WI Sandra Wunder, Omaha, NE Lisa Petersen, Owings, MD David & Ellen Solevad, Washougal, WA Alvie & Katherine Young, Ames, IA Lyle & Wava Petersen, Elk Horn, IA B. Joan Sorensen, Richardson, TX Debra Yurosek, Bakersfield, CA Merle Petersen, Audubon, IA Chris & Yvonne Sorensen, Wapakoneta, OH ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATE Peter & Shirley Petersen, Canyon, TX Harald & Carol Ann Sorensen, Atlantic Friends of The Danish Immigrant Philip Petersen, Wayzata, MN Albuquerque, NM Museum, Atlantic, IA Raymond Petersen, Aurora, NE Margaret Sorensen, Minneapolis, MN Danebod Lutheran Church, Tyler, MN Svend & Grethe Petersen, Bloomington, MN Robert & Nancy Sorensen, Lincoln, NE Danish American Heritage Society, James & Joanne Peterson, Richfield, MN Thomas & Karen Sorensen, Bellevue, NE Decorah, IA Sherry Pettit, Omaha, NE Paul & Marie Sørensen, DeKalb, IL Danish Brotherhood Lodge #1, Omaha, NE William & Shirley Pickett, Oakdale, MN Rodney & Zola Sornson, La Jolla, CA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15, Kathy Ploger, Sunriver, OR Martha Staby, Loveland, CO Des Moines, IA Jeannine Poldberg, Carter Lake, IA Shirley Stakey, Story City, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #283, Dagmar, MT Joanne Potts, Elk Horn, IA Kenneth & Lois Stangeland, Danish Brotherhood Lodge #348, Eugene, OR Robert & Janice Powers, Poquoson, VA elmwood Park, IL The Danish Home, Chicago, IL Mark Pedersen & Joseph Price, Omaha, NE Dorothy Stein, Glen Ellyn, IL Danish Home for the Aged, Wayne & Lucille Pridemore, Shoreline, WA James & Donna Stenseth, Sioux Falls, SD croton-On-Hudson, NY Kenneth & Karen Putt, Jr., Red Lion, PA Søren Stephansen, Gentofte, Denmark Danish Sisterhood Lodge #21, Denver, CO Arvin & Joan Quist, Oak Ridge, TN Joan Stewart, Los Angeles, CA Elk Horn-Kimballton Optimist Club, Douglas Raichle, Lawrenceville, NJ Anker & Dorothy Studsgaard, elk Horn, IA Clark & Joanne Rasmussen, Delray Beach, FL Fajen Construction (Larry Fajen), Elk Horn, IA West Des Moines, IA Barbara Sullivan, Fort Collins, CO Hall Hudson, P.C., Attorneys at Law, Gordon & Virginia Rasmussen, Sycamore, IL Betty Svendsen, Chicago, IL Harlan, IA Kurt & Consul Lynette Skow Rasmussen, Jay Mead & Carol Svendsen, Denver, CO Hansen Interiors (Torben & Bridget Johnston, IA Pearl Swank, Poplar, MT Ovesen), Mount Pleasant, WI Reimert & Betty Ravenholt, Seattle, WA A. Einar & Arlene Swanson, Leawood, KS Heartland District of the Danish Donna Rector, Norfolk, NE Edna Swihart, Shell Knob, MO Sisterhood, Johnston, IA Charles & Shirley Reed, Holt, MI Gary & Judith Tewell, San Luis Obispo, CA House of Denmark, San Diego, CA Linda Reep, Harlan, IA Paul Thisted, Evergreen, CO Main Street Café (Sune & Barbara David & Marjorie Reerslev, Junction City, OR Phillip & Neoma Thomas, Ames, IA Frederiksen), Berea, KY Bonita Refshauge, Cedar Falls, IA Susan Thompson Hill, Carlisle, IA Marge’s Hair Hut (Kent & Marge Ingerslev), Joyce Ford & Jim Riddle, Winona, MN Burdette & Nancella Thomsen, Elk Horn, IA William & Rusti Riddle, Colfax, IA Apple Valley, CA Los Angeles Naver Club, Monrovia, CA Tom & Barbara Roberts, Eugene, OR Fred & Kathleen Thomsen, Eugene, OR Nelsen and Nelsen, Attorneys at Law, Thomas & Consul Eva Robinson, Butler, PA Judith Thomsen, Glendora, CA Cozad, NE Bruce & Marcia Roenfeld, Atlantic, IA Carl & Anna Jean Thordahl, Rochester, NY Outlook Study Club, Audubon, IA Earl & Constance Rogers, Omaha, NE James & Bonnie Thordahl, San Clemente, CA Pacific NW District Lodges D.B.I.A., Valda Rose, Vallejo, CA John Thorup, Tucson, AZ Eugene, OR Gary & Lynne Rosenkild, Casa Grande, AZ Kristian & Lora Lee Thusholt, Rosemount, MN Proongily, St. Paul, MN Winfred & Deloris Ross, Cherokee Village, AR Norris & Cynthia Tidwell, Corrales, NM Ringsted Danish American Fellowship, Robert Rubel, Kellogg, IA Tom & Karin Tilman, Anderson, CA Ringsted, IA Pamela Ruben, Menomonee Falls, WI Karen Tinkham, Litchfield Park, AZ Symra Literary Society, Decorah, IA Theodore & Jenny Rudberg, Consul Steven Tuchman, Indianapolis, IN paradise Valley, AZ Arlen & Asta Twedt, Ankeny, IA Rita Ruggaard, Fountain Hills, AZ Lily Uhren, Brookfield, WI Terry & Karn Ryken, Chelmsford, MA Larry Valade, Fredericksburg, VA Michael Sage, Englewood, NJ Katrine Vange Keller, Wilmette, IL Kenneth & Carolyn Sand, Prairie du Chien, WI Palle Vraast-Thomsen, Pacifica, CA Richard Sand, Kansas City, MO Steffen Waendelin, Birmingham, AL

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Order of LÆSO - $50 ∙ $99 Nellie Curran, Pittsburgh, PA William & Connie Jacobsen, Ralston, NE Ann Andersen, Cornelius, NC Danish Sisterhood Flora Danica Lodge Marie Jaeger, Solvang, CA Arlan & Carol Andersen, Dike, IA #177, Solvang, CA Scot & Joellen Janssen, Stacyville, IA Dennis & Sandra Andersen, Minnetonka, MN Danish Sisterhood Midwest District, Suzanne Jebe, Minneapolis, MN Dorothy Andersen, Sioux City, IA Elmwood Park, IL Dale & Barbara Jensen, Ellendale, MN Emmert & Diane Andersen, Harlan, IA Den Danske Klub, St. Louis, MO Gerda Jensen, Phoenix, AZ Keith & Marilyn Andersen, Harlan, IA E. Joe & Frances Dieu, Sequim, WA Jennifer Jensen, Omaha, NE Kenneth Andersen, Durham, NH Bill & Terri Dinesen, Granite Falls, MN Maynard & Rose Marie Jensen, Kimballton, IA Michael Andersen, Lompoc, CA Mette Djokovich, Orange, CA Vagn Jensen, Richfield, MN Roger & Joan Andersen, Ames, IA William & Leah Doherty, Roseville, MN Virgil & Shirley Jensen, Palm Desert, CA Howard & Joan Anderson, Turtle Lake, ND John Eckert, Paonia, CO Lynda Jeppesen, Oak Park, IL Keith & Paula Anderson, Gaylord, MN Sam & Pia Edgar, Aurora, CO Paul & Marilyn Jersild, Norfolk, VA Michael & Kathleen Andreasen, Racine, WI Norman Enhorning, Queensbury, NY Delores Jespersen, Des Moines, IA Jillayne Arena, Celebration, FL Johanne Ervin-Gade, Oakdale, CA Tove Jespersen, Minneapolis, MN Willis & Dolores Armbrust, Omaha, NE Nathan & Alison Esbeck, Maplewood, MO Dale & Betty Johnson, Morro Bay, CA Robert & Else Arnold, Madison, WI Sonja Esben-Petersen, Bedminster, NJ David Johnson, Ocheyedan, IA Arlie & Ardys Askelson, Indian Hills, CO John & Janice Faaborg, Columbia, MO Niel Johnson, Independence, MO Leland Avery, Selma, CA Roger & Diana Faaborg, Loveland, CO Quentin & Marie Johnson, Ceresco, NE Erik & Yelva Baelum, Glenview, IL Cynthia Folin, Hopkins, MN Richard & Terri Johnson, Manning, IA Jan Barnes, Rogersville, MO Margaret Foster, Des Moines, IA Shirley Johnson, Temecula, CA Todd & Nicky Bauerkemper, Anita, IA Darrell & Lenore Frederiksen, Elk Horn, IA Vernon & Margaret Johnson, Beaverton, OR Jack & Lois Beal, Bothell, WA David & Nancy Fuller, Minot, ND Richard & Rita Juhl, Minneapolis, MN Birgit Beaudette, Columbia, SC David & Kellie Geater, Simpsonville, SC Corinne Kellar, Sun City, AZ Grace Beck, Omaha, NE Jean Gifford, West Des Moines, IA William & Joan Kelso, The Villages, FL John Beck, Spokane, WA John & Lee Grandin, Darien, IL Donna Kirschenmann, Waverly, IA Marion Beck, Birmingham, MI Jim & Sue Greene, Round Rock, TX Michael Newell & Barbara Knapp, Arthur & Betty Beckman, Omaha, NE Kenneth & Evelyn Gregersen, Gold Urbandale, IA John & Jane Beekman, Muncie, IN Canyon, AZ Sonja Knudsen, Rock Island, IL Delia Benton, Guthrie Center, IA John & Esther Grindberg, Circle Pines, MN Chris & Lisa Kofoed, West Branch, IA Aase Besson, Lake Oswego, OR William & Dorte Griswold, Centerville, MA Lowell B. & Marilyn Kramme, Des Moines, IA Jeanette Best, Urbandale, IA Richard & Nancy Gross, Greenfield, IA Elaine Krueger, Elmwood Park, IL Gary & Vivian Biesecker, High Point, NC Neil & Arlene Grover, Staples, MN Shirley Kuhlman, Denver, CO Paul & Gyritha Blinkilde, Lathrup Village, MI Arnold & Doris Gude, Elk Horn, IA Aage Larsen, Hartford, MI Hugo & Mary Ann Block, Neponset, IL John & Hertha Haas, Harlan, IA David & Bernice Larsen, Gretna, NE Burnell & Kirsten Blockhus, Los Angeles, CA Lenore Hageman, Hinton, IA Debra Christensen Larsen, Harlan, IA Sally Blount, Des Moines, IA Preben & Alice Hammer, Austin, TX Lee & Karen Larsen, Sioux Falls, SD Betty Boeck, Harlan, IA Charles Hansen, Sausalito, CA Roger & Eileen Larsen, Fremont, NE Steve & Jana Boettger, Harlan, IA Christian & Jean Hansen, Napoleon, ND Wilmer & Inger Larsen, Santa Rosa, CA Marilyn Brandt, Cleveland Hts, OH David & Val Jean Hansen, Papillion, NE Nita Larson, Harlan, IA Henry & Patricia Brock, Selma, CA Jorgen & Mary Jo Hansen, Lakewood Rch, FL Anna Laursen, North Canton, OH C. Milton & Elaine Brostrom, St. Peter, MN Kai Hansen, Mercer Island, WA Arthur & Cheryl Ann Laursen, Omaha, NE Jytte Svarre & Erik Bruun, Plymouth, MN Lyle Hansen, Adair, IA Verner & Nadine Laursen, Concord, CA Egon & Deborah Calundann, Olympia, WA Marilyn Hansen, Manning, IA Lea Lautenschlager, Salem, VA Julie Campbell-Ruggaard, Oxford, OH Marlene Hansen, Harlan, IA Betty Leicht, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada Bill & Judy Campfield, Ankeny, IA Mildred Hansen, Des Moines, IA Merrill & Lorene Lewis, Bellingham, WA Gary & Carolyn Carlsen, Monterey, CA Phil Sorensen & Donna Hansen, Lincoln, NE Catherine Lillehoj, Des Moines, IA David & Joelene Carper, Clarinda, IA Roland & Peggy Hansen, Elk Horn, IA Kenneth & Beverly Lind, Waterloo, IA John & Sondra Carver, Decorah, IA Verdell Hansen, Harlan, IA David & Evelyn Linner, Stillwater, MN Ray & Tove Carver, Lancaster, CA Beverly Hanson, Minneapolis, MN Loretta Litke, San Francisco, CA Hal & Avril Chase, Des Moines, IA Duane & Carol Hanson, Buffalo, MN Patricia Lloyd, State College, PA Amy Christensen, Billings, MT Dallas Havick, Harlan, IA Larry & Doris Lubbert, Decorah, IA C. J. Christensen, Madison, WI Lillian Baker & Christian Hedegaard- Donald & Andrea Maddock, Ypsilanti, MI Carl Christensen, Boulder, CO Schou, Westminster, CO Bill & Dixie Madsen, Cedar Falls, IA Clifford & Mary Ann Christensen, Atlantic, IA Timothy & Natalie Heer, Santa Cruz, CA George & Julie Madsen, Omaha, NE David & Marilee Christensen, Harlan, IA Joanne Henderson, Ankeny, IA Ingrid Madsen, Berkeley, CA Jacqueline Hill & Don Christensen, Mary Henneman, Boardman, OH Renee Madsen, Omaha, NE Richfield, MN Alan Hanson & Mary Henriksen, Omaha, NE Main Street Market, Panama, IA John & Linda Christensen, Hayes, VA Ardyce Henriksen, Mesa, AZ Carl Marckmann, Prescott, AZ John & Marion Christensen, Panora, IA Howard & Rhoda Henriksen, Harlan, IA Lise Marcoux, New Milford, CT Kevin & Sue Christensen, Omaha, NE Paul & Kristy Henriksen, Pipestone, MN Les & Aveline Marks, Omaha, NE Tom & Ann Christensen, Colorado Springs, CO Joan Hill, Brainerd, MN Gilbert & Ella Marten, Ames, IA Carol Christiansen, West Des Moines, IA Alvina Hjortsvang, Council Bluffs, IA Marion Marzolf, Ann Arbor, MI Monty & Connie Christiansen, State Gail & Teresa Holmes, Omaha, NE Merle & Sandra Mattson, Edina, MN College, PA Ronald Holtmeier, Waconia, MN Helen McRoberts, Ames, IA Donald & Mary Clausen, Orlando, FL Poul & April Hornsleth, Gulfport, FL George & Mary Metzger, Cumberland, WI Gary Clausen, Elk Horn, IA James Horton, Scottsdale, AZ David & Sandra Meyer, Urbandale, IA Dave & Laurel Covell, North Olmsted, OH Joyce Houck, Zephyrhills, FL David & Pauline Mikkelsen, Silverton, OR Dale & Eunice Cox, Swedesburg, IA Barbara & Dale Irvin, Omaha, NE Michael & Marilyn Miller, Minneapolis, MN Ginny Crowley, St. Louis, MO George Jacobs, Columbus, OH Ivy Mitchell, Rochester Hills, MI Cumberland Island National Seashore Jesper Jacobsen, Odense, Denmark Velma Moen, Austin, MN Employee’s Association, St. Marys, GA Lavonne Jacobsen, San Francisco, CA Gitte Mohr, Saint Paul, MN Nadine Jacobsen, Kimballton, IA Leland & Virginia Molgaard, Ames, IA

58 Museum of Danish America Birgitte Molvig, Paradise, CA Harry & Amy Skallerup, Ormond Beach, FL Robert Assink, Cedar Rapids, IA Patricia Morgan, Ottumwa, IA Arlie & Luella Skov, Santa Barbara, CA John & Jean Aulner, Jr., Omaha, NE Else Mortensen, Bonner Springs, KS Shirley Small, Fremont, NE Peter & Ragnhild Baade, Edgecomb, ME Jill Mortensen, Millville, NJ Mark & Barb Smith, Elk Horn, IA Bertha Barboro, Arlington Heights, IL Wayne & Emma Mortensen, Scotia, NY Theodora Sonntag, Pearl River, NY Jack & Laura Barrett, Bigfork, MT Robert & Stella Mosborg, Savoy, IL Sons of Norway (Solglimt Lodge #1-547), Donald Barta, Brooklyn Park, MN Fred & Kirsten Moss, Fredericksburg, TX Cedar Falls, IA Lorraine Barton, Omaha, NE Leona Bro Mulholland, Belmond, IA Anna Sorensen, La Vista, NE Diane Baum, Cedar Falls, IA Jørn & Bodil Muller, Hillsboro, OR Jimmy & Esther Sorensen, Wood Dale, IL Frank & Rogene Baum, Omaha, NE NE/CO District Danish Sisterhood, Lincoln, NE Wanda Sornson, Elk Horn, IA Lorraine Beaumont, Davis, CA Douglas & Ingrid Neale, Decatur, GA Helen Steen, Clinton, IA Paul & Donna Bebensee, Des Moines, IA Lloyd & Leila Mae Nelsen, Kimballton, IA Paul & Donna Steffensen, Des Moines, IA Tuula Bondesen & Ole Bech, Jyllinge, Beverly Nelson, Atlantic, IA Arlene Stork, Arlington, NE Denmark James & Karen Nelson, Delavan, WI Barbara Struckman, West Babylon, NY John & Virginia Beck, Colorado Springs, CO Paul & Sandra Nelson, Ames, IA Holger & Elin Stub, Medford, NJ Richard & Shirley Beck, Omaha, NE Paul & June Neumann, Vernon Hills, IL Jens & Gertrude Sundsted, Plentywood, MT Earl Beelman, Aurora, CO Liane Nichols, Cedar Falls, IA Gene & Carole Svebakken, Three Oaks, MI Alice Bekke, Minneapolis, MN Marvin & Laurel Nielsen, Audubon, IA Marion Svendsen, Cedar Falls, IA Grete Benedict, San Antonio, TX Phyllis Nielsen, Yankton, SD Barry & Marianne Swanson, Littleton, CO Jean Berg, Fargo, ND Ray & Margaret Nielsen, Altoona, IA Scott & Amy Swanson, Park Ridge, IL Helen Bergman, Britt, IA Ronald & Patricia Nielsen, Cedarburg, WI Larry Syndergaard, Kalamazoo, MI Alan & Alyce Berk, Omaha, NE Daniel Nikuls, Cochiti Lake, NM Dwight & Darlene Taylor, St. Charles, MO Karen Bernard, Janesville, WI David & Jessica Northwick, Norwalk, IA Benjamin & Darlene Thayer, Dannebrog, NE Beta Phi, Elk Horn, IA Richard & Marie Odgers, Lincoln, NE Nancy Thompson, Urbandale, IA Aleeta Bice, Kimballton, IA Karen Olesen, Redwood City, CA Axel & Lou Ann Thomsen, Olathe, KS Ronald & Kathy Block, Harlan, IA Charles & Jane Olsen, Leawood, KS Theodore & Mary Thuesen, Hickory, NC Don & Audrey Bockelman, Harrisonville, MO Donald & Barbara Olsen, Rochester, MN Larry & Charlotte Travis, San Antonio, TX David & Nancy Boettger, Harlan, IA Dwight & Barbara Olsen, Lincoln, NE Austin & Ruth Turney, Lawrence, KS Deloris Bollin, Litchfield, MN Kenneth Olsen, Redmond, WA Thomas Van Hon, Des Moines, IA Helle Bonaparte, Highlands Ranch, CO William & Ruth Olsen, Warren, MI E. P. & Doris Van Houtan, Hot Spring, SD DeWitt & Shirley Booth, Mt. Pleasant, IA Roger & Dorothy Olson, Blair, NE William & Marion Vierow, Saco, ME Keith & Janice Bowman, Des Moines, IA Willard & Marg Olson, Harlan, IA Borge & Judith Villumsen, Greeley, CO Allen & Deanna Boysen, Potomac Falls, VA Norma Opperman, Ralston, NE Evelyn Ward, Greeley, CO Janice Bradley, Fort Gratiot, MI Walter & Joyce Oppermann, Neenah, WI Pete & Bonnie West, Denver, CO Norman & Edith Brakken, Wayzata, MN William & Norma Ottesen, Waterloo, IA Bruce & Ester Westling, Saint Louis, MO Gunter & Jane Brakner, Bemidji, MN Erling & Henny Overgaard, Bixby, OK Gerda Willis, Solvang, CA Donald & Lorraine Braun, Cedar Falls, IA Jeff & Tammy Overgaard, St. Peter, MN Doug & Jane Wilson, Farragut, IA Louis & Elaine Bredesky, Jr., Des Moines, IA David & Lynn Paulson, Claremont, CA Marjorie Wise, Council Bluffs, IA Barbara Breining, West Des Moines, IA Celinda Pearson, Altadena, CA Robert & Chuck Witte, Omaha, NE Dawn Breining, Des Moines, IA Bente Fuller & Ida Pedersen, Lincoln, NE Nina York, Christiansted, St. Croix, Arne & Angel Brinkland, Orange, CA Curt Pedersen, Tucson, AZ Virgin Islands Patricia Madsen & Marshall Brodsky, Margaret Pedersen, Chisago City, MN Todd & Diane Zygmontowicz, Troy, MI Denver, CO Bob & Kathy Pellegrini, Elk Horn, IA Solveig Brodsky, Palo Alto, CA Darwin & Wanda Petersen, Tucson, AZ James & Cherry Brouwer, Bemidji, MN Ernest Petersen, Lomita, CA Robert Bruder, Bloomington, MN Glen & Katherine Petersen, Huxley, IA ORDER OF FANO – UNDER $50 Sandra Brummund, Elkhorn, NE Helen Petersen, Atlantic, IA Kathleen Abernathy, Glendale, AZ Leo & June Buchan, Florence, AZ Inger Petersen, South Elgin, IL Ardys Albertsen, Carroll, IA Michael & BebeAnna Buck, Eau Claire, WI Janis Petersen, Urbandale, IA Albuquerque Scandinavian Club, Christopher & Lori Burgess, Urbandale, IA Buckley & Marilyn Peterson, Ames, IA Albuquerque, NM Norma Burnham, Marion, IA John Peterson, Fairview Heights, IL Bruce & Wendy Allen, Highlands Ranch, CO Robert & Gail Burton, Dallas, OR William & Mary Phillips, Council Bluffs, IA Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN Neal & Judy Busk, Richfield, UT Kristian & Susan Poulsen, Sierra Madre, CA David Alt, Yorba Linda, CA William & Marcia Cameron, Elgin, IL Robert & Joan Price, Papillion, NE Delbert & Ramona Andersen, Elk Horn, IA Dyer & Sheila Campbell, San Luis Obispo, CA Florence Pueschel, Des Moines, IA Dorothy Andersen, St. Paul, MN Jack & Christine Canfield, New Brighton, MN John Race, Elkhorn, WI Edwin Andersen, Plymouth, MN Clyde & Mary Jane Canman, Franksville, WI Roger & Patrice Randeris, Hamlin, IA Kenneth & Marilyn Andersen, Center Point, IA Tim & Kathleen Carlson, Bellevue, WA L. Dale & Helen Rasmussen, Omaha, NE Lillian Andersen, Kenosha, WI Thomas Chittick, Portland, ME Lars & Bente Rasmussen, Libertyville, IL Margaret Andersen, Omaha, NE Barbara Christensen, Pine City, MN Marilyn Raupe, Omaha, NE Peder & Margaret Andersen, Livermore, CA Bryce & Elizabeth Christensen, Lyman, WY David & Laura Rendahl, Esmond, ND Rick & Shon Andersen, Marne, IA Cynthie Christensen, Rushford, MN Roland & Barb Rinell, Urbandale, IA Roger & Jackie Andersen, Elk Horn, IA Doris Christensen, Audubon, IA John & Karin Ross-Gibbins, San Diego, CA Tage Andersen, Herning, Denmark Fred & Dorothy Christensen, Caldwell, ID Esther Rossman, Boone, IA J. Anderson, Columbia Heights, MN Gary Christensen, Omaha, NE Roezanne Saxton, Ankeny, IA Jeanette Anderson, West Linn, OR Gerda Christensen, Plentywood, MT Leroy & Norma Schafersman, Arlington, NE Paul Anderson, Napa, CA Lyle & Dona Christensen, Lennox, SD Grete Schioler, Kettering, OH Paul & Dianne Anderson, Seattle, WA Nancy Christensen, Madrid, IA Nicolai Schousboe, Evanston, IL James & Rose Andrews, Wilkesboro, NC Preben & Claire Christensen, St. Louis, MO Preben & Lene Sepstrup, Malling, Denmark Anonymous Rodger & Brian Christensen, Union, IA Steven & Cynthia Shove, Gig Harbor, WA Dwayne & Nancy Armbrust, Elkhorn, NE Roger & Mary Christensen, Ogden, IA James & Jane Simon, Ames, IA Ernest & Helen Arndt, Boulder, CO Robert Simonsen, Topeka, KS Kim & Rosy Aronson, Berkeley, CA

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Steve & Bev Christensen, Mercer, ND Ole Galsgaard, Houston, TX J. Allan & Susan Hjelle, Elk Horn, IA Timothy Christensen, Moline, IL Stephen & Barbara Gardner, Ottumwa, IA Ruth Hodges, Topeka, KS Verda Christensen, Baton Rouge, LA Michael & Kristin Garey, Hovland, MN Izzy Hoegh, Atlantic, IA Dale & Laurel Christiansen, Dannebrog, NE Lyndell Gibbs, Midland, MI Julie Holland, Council Bluffs, IA Gene & Shirley Christiansen, Apache Alice Gibson, Voorheesville, NY Linda Holz, West Des Moines, IA Junction, AZ William & Katherine Gibson, Aurora, IA Ronald & Sally Hoppe, Niles, IL Marshall Christiansen, Omaha, NE Tim Gier, Montgomery Village, MD Judith Hopson, Sun City, AZ Elna Christophersen, Clarkston, MI Robert & Julie Gilman, Lee’s Summit, MO Curtis Hougen, Blair, NE Class of 1958, Elk Horn, IA Steve & Ann Godwin, Medford, OR Ruth Hovden, Minneapolis, MN Willa Cleary, Arlington, VA Gerda Gomes, Leesburg, VA Don & Lila Huff, Anita, IA Larry & Nancy Cohen, Persia, IA Susan Goodhope, Vernonia, OR Inger Hughson, Hinsdale, IL Community Heritage Society, Kimballton, IA Otto & Kirsten Gotzsche, Minneapolis, MN Marilyn Hundertmark, Humboldt, IA Susan Conner, Bend, OR Ardis Grace, Blair, NE Jenette Bergstrom & Charles Hunt, Jørgen & Conny Conradsen, Roswell, GA Lene Graff, East Dundee, IL Macedonia, IA Jack Cormaci, Omaha, NE Barb Graham-Hollinger, Johnson Lake, NE Anita Hussey, Apex, NC Kay Cota, Sergeant Bluff, IA Dee Graves, Papillion, NE Michael & Hedy Hustedde, Davenport, IA Harold & Janice Cozad, Simi Valley, CA Karen Gray, Spring Grove, MN Allen & Roberta Hye, Spring Valley, OH Myron & Mariann Cram, Corwith, IA Julie Grimm, Vail, CO John Hyltoft, Luray, VA Richard & Phyllis Cram, Austin, TX Lynn & Inga Grove, Wilmington, OH Betty Jacobsen, Chicago, IL Ruth Crandall, Arlington Heights, IL Audrey Gutz, Storm Lake, IA Connie Jacobsen, Puyallup, WA Katharine Cross, Plantation, FL Donald & Nealna Gylling, Brainerd, MN Lawrence & Joyce Jacobsen, Omaha, NE Judy Cummings, Atlantic, IA Lowell & Esther Haahr, Newell, IA Ryan & Abby Jacobsen, Omaha, NE Bill & Dawn Cundiff, Harlan, IA June Haas, Kimballton, IA Shane Jacobsen, Park City, MT Linda Czarnecki, Papillion, NE Anne M. Haber, Colorado Springs, CO Rod & Hannelore Jasa, Omaha, NE Dorothy Dahl, Albuquerque, NM Ib & Patricia Hagsten, Gladstone, MO Brian & Gail Allbery Jensen, Omaha, NE Lyle & Judy Damgaard, Arvada, CO Aase Hansen, Burbank, CA Craig & Shannon Jensen, Audubon, IA Dania Ladies Society, Chicago, IL Andrew & Rina Hansen, Wilmette, IL Doris Jensen, Atlantic, IA Danish American Fellowship, Ringsted, IA Anna-Lisa Hansen, Villa Park, CA Douglas & Marie Jensen, Aberdeen, SD Danish Sisterhood Lodge #15, Burlington, WI Bo & Lisa Hansen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Earl & Eileen Jensen, Minnetonka, MN Danish Sisterhood Lodge #90, Lincoln, NE Connie Hansen, Audubon, IA Genevieve Jensen, Plainview, NE Danish Brotherhood Lodge #268, Darlene Hansen, Harlan, IA Gregory & Chris Jensen, Hamlin, IA Junction City, OR Donna Hansen, Superior, WI Janell Jensen, Des Moines, IA Danish Windmill Corporation, Elk Horn, IA Ellen Hansen, Newberg, OR Jean Jensen, Audubon, IA Dan & Laurie Dauber, West Branch, IA Erik & Greta Hansen, Racine, WI John & Marion Jensen, Naperville, IL Karen DeGraaff, Brownsburg, IN Hans Hansen, Milnor, ND Kenneth & Susan Jensen, Portland, OR Bruce & Dottie Deines, Omaha, NE Ivan & Jan Hansen, Harlan, IA Marianne Jensen, Clinton, IA Ruth Dinesen, Harlan, IA Jane Hansen, Anita, IA Mark & Pamela Jensen, Council Bluffs, IA Ben Dohi, Arroyo Grande, CA Karen Hansen, Watertown, MA Otto Jensen, Harsens Island, MI Ralph & Shirley Doonan, Alexandria, MN Kathleen Hansen, Ankeny, IA Ronald & Marlene Jensen, Rochester, MN Bruce Dugstad, San Francisco, CA Keli Hansen, Ackworth, IA Rudolf & Helen Jensen, Ames, IA Jay & Jean Dunn, Highlands Ranch, CO Lydia Hansen, Rockford, IL Timothy & Sharon Jensen, Blair, NE Michael & Patricia Kragh-Durfee, Lyle & Sondra Hansen, Denver, CO Tor & Jeanette Jensen, Wilmette, IL Milwaukee, WI Maynard Hansen, Springfield, MO Victor & Nancy Jensen, Finlayson, MN Richard Durkop, Lakewood, CO Paul & Joyce Hansen, Elk Horn, IA Vincent & Phyllis Jensen, Audubon, IA Ruth Ehlen, Colorado Springs, CO Robert & Illa Mae Hansen, West Bend, WI Ovie & Erma Jessen, Springdale, AR Clayton Ellingson, Atlantic, IA Ronald & Wendy Hansen, Holts Summit, MO Betty Johansen, Algona, IA Roger & Judy Elliot, Silver City, IA Shirley Hansen, Edina, MN Ann Johnson, Manson, IA Ted & Vicki Ellis, Emmetsburg, IA Willis & Marjorie Hansen, Elk Horn, IA Barry & Ardell Johnson, Watertown, SD Betty Elwell, Ardmore, OK Kent & Connie Hanson, Glendora, CA Daniel & Brenda Johnson, Litchfield, MN Carl & Kathie Esbeck, Columbia, MO Russell & Margo Hanson, Cushing, WI David & Karen Johnson, Petaluma, CA Dean & Verna Esbeck, Atlantic, IA James & Birthe Hardin, San Antonio, TX Earl & Lois Johnson, Moorhead, MN Roger & Marian Esbeck, Panora, IA Rhonda Hardy, Ames, IA Ethel Johnson, Augusta, WI Larry & Becky Eskov, Harlan, IA William & Beverly Hartranft, Elk Horn, IA Fred & Dee Ann Johnson, Cedar Rapids, IA Lawrence Eskov, Elk Horn, IA Robert & Carolyn Harvey, Battle Creek, MI Harry & Jerry Johnson, Pasco, WA Martha Eskov, Elk Horn, IA Elaine Hasleton, Centerville, UT Harry & Rowena Johnson, Lexington, KY Millie Eskov, Elk Horn, IA Jason & Heather Hauser, Walker, MN Keith & De Anna Johnson, Mineola, IA Dorothy Eyberg, Arispe, IA Burnell & Patricia Haven, Independence, IA Marlys Johnson, Bettendorf, IA Joan Felkner, Iowa City, IA Claude & Harriet Hayes, Decorah, IA Mary Jane Johnson, Marietta, GA James & Diane Fenlon, Omaha, NE Ellen Head, Montrose, SD Richard & Louise Johnson, Ames, IA Janet Fenton, Grand Island, NE Larry & Kristen Healy, Loveland, CO Robert Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD Sigrid Festersen, Omaha, NE Joy Heckman, Johnston, IA Verda Johnson, Atlantic, IA James & Paulette Fisher, Le Claire, IA C. Steven & Lynda Hegg, Holland, MI William Johnson, San Francisco, CA Dean & Kim Foresman, Atlantic, IA Irene Hegge, Bloomington, MN Eunice Johnsrud, Albert Lea, MN Robert & Jean Forsberg, Siren, WI Candace Heilbrunn, Grover Beach, CA Floyd & Dorothy Jorgensen, Bemidji, MN Edith Forsch, Olathe, KS Anny Hempel, Flourtown, PA Milton & Jean Jorgensen, Winchester, KS Tim & Cindy Fredericksen, Elk Horn, IA Harry & Jeannine Henriksen, Mahomet, IL Tove Jorgensen, Lone Tree, CO Mark & Barb Frederiksen, Peyton, CO Manuel & Jeri Herrera, Lincoln, NE William & Merriebelle Jorgensen, Minden, NE George Fricke, Chicago, IL Steve & Joanie Heuton, Kimballton, IA Avis Jorgenson, Tucson, AZ Esther Frost, Sun City West, AZ Katherine Hiett, Ashburn, VA Robert Jorgenson, Englewood, CO Ruby Frost, Maple Plain, MN Sue Hill, Carlisle, IA Don & Barb Julesgard, Saint Libory, NE Jerry & Sandra Gallagher, Castle Rock, CO Harold & Anita Hinners, Humboldt, IA Barbara Kadlec, Guthrie Center, IA

60 Museum of Danish America Edith Kahl, Denison, IA Robert & Joy Maag, Lincoln, NE Patricia Nielsen, Blair, NE Jim & Inga Keldsen, Walnut Creek, CA Beverly Maas, Atlantic, IA Raymond & Marilyn Nielsen, Algona, IA Emmett & Anne Keller, Chippewa Falls, WI Paul & Barbara Madsen, Ottumwa, IA Russell & Wanda Nielsen, Cedar Falls, IA Lloyd & Donna Kelly, Audubon, IA Robert & Mabel Madsen, Elk Horn, IA Frederick & Julie Nielsen-Fuhrmann, Gladys Kempe, Tustin, CA Joseph & Kristy Maggiore, Omaha, NE Woodbury, MN Robert & Ruth Kenaley, Le Mars, IA Margaret Magnan, Detroit Lakes, MN Robert & Karma Nilsen, Salinas, CA Thelma Kerkman, Maquoketa, IA Wayne & Eleanor Magnuson, Omaha, NE Kai & Elisabeth Nirell, Katy, TX Donald King, Greenville, WI Diane Manown, Sheboygon, WI Dan & Frannie Nissen, Elk Horn, IA William & Joyce King, Clinton, IA Debra Marple, Ames, IA Wilmer & Freda Noll, Ida Grove, IA Dennis & Patricia Kirlin, Council Bluffs, IA Michael Madison & Susan Marquesen, Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, WA Andy & Fern Kissel, Elk Horn, IA Pittsburgh, PA Jeff Nordstrom, Castle Rock, CO Frances Kittelmann, Washingtonville, NY Nora Martinez, Bothell, WA Northwest Danish Association, Seattle, WA Troels & Mette Kjaer, Birkerod, Denmark Becky Mattingley, Sandy, UT John & Janet Nothnagel, Hyde Park, NY Howard Klitgaard, Milwaukee, WI James & Nicola Maxwell, Eugene, OR Nancy Nyholm, Chicago, IL Emily Klose, Champaign, IL Charles Maysent, Kansas City, MO James & Carol Nymann, Georgetown, TX Roger & Patricia Klotz, Anaheim, CA Martha McCord, Harlan, IA Mary Nystuen, Northfield, MN Michael & Alice Knoop, Minot, ND Suzanne McCoy, Spirit Lake, IA Jeanne Ohms, Omaha, NE Esther Knudsen, Spokane, WA Lisa McLaren, Elk Horn, IA Richard & Margaret Ohrt, Reinbeck, IA Marie Knudsen, Hamilton, OH Suzanne Gilbert & Brian McNabb, Los Hank & Shari Olesen, Woodstock, IL Wayne & Jana Knudsen, Emporia, KS Angeles, CA Dick & Elinor Olsen, Elk Horn, IA Jean Knudson, Kimberling City, MO Bruce & Kristie Hansen-Mendez, Chicago, IL Dorothea Olsen, Clinton, IA Knud & Anni Koefoed, Drexel Hill, PA Godan & Florence Meng, Lopez Island, WA Robert & Connie Olsen, McCook, NE Ove Krebs, Willow Street, PA Charles & Vicki Merrill, Elk Horn, IA Wayne Olsen, Atlantic, IA John & Helene Kristensen, Monrovia, CA Charlotte Mickelson, Omaha, AR Marianne Olson, Des Moines, IA Duane & Carol Kropf, Kimballton, IA Merlin & Sonya Mikkelsen, Atlantic, IA Roger & Judy Olson, Gray, IA George & Phyllis Krumrey, Des Moines, IA Gene & Phyllis Miller, Omaha, NE Pamela Orth, Minot, ND William & Joan Kruzan, Huntington, IN Kelly & Marlene Miller, Fallbrook, CA Jeffrey Ottenbacher, Silverdale, WA Frank & Pamela Kucirek, Omaha, NE Martin & Eva Miller, Marion, IA Marianne Owen, Lone Tree, CO Shirley Kuebrich, Urbandale, IA Roger & Clarice Miller, Bellevue, NE Jeanette Owens, Sturgeon Bay, WI Jody LaCanne, Exira, IA Terry & Gail Miller, Clarion, IA Mary Owens, Lincoln, NE Karl & Inge Lamberg, Eugene, OR Kirsten Mitchell, St. Paul, MN Ike & Henrietta Pane, Omaha, NE Jim & Mary Louise Landfried, Cambridge, MA Vernon Mollan, Chisago City, MN Hillary Parker, Carter Lake, IA Landmands National Bank, Audubon, IA Roger & Marilyn Moller, Lakeville, MN Jerry & Connie Paul, Woodland Park, CO Neva Langgaard, Guthrie Center, IA Ronae Monahan, Harlan, IA Elaine Bakke & Larry Paulsen, Savage, MN Larry & Dorothy Lanphier, Omaha, NE Robert & Ellinor Montgomery, Tucson, AZ Ivan & Patricia Paulsen, Walker, MN Laverne Lansman, Audubon, IA Kirsten Moore, Omaha, NE Pam Paulsen, Hutchinson, KS Carol Larsen, Chicago, IL Jean Morrissey, Montezuma, IA Robert & Gloria Paulus, Belmont, CA Douglas & Virginia Larsen, Polk City, IA Olga Morse, Tulsa, OK Derek & Maren Peck, Ankeny, IA Erik & Lynda Larsen, Amelia Island, FL Ralph & Anita Morse, Omaha, NE Donald & Audrey Pedersen, Pea Ridge, AR Irene Larsen, Elk Horn, IA Adele Mortensen, Santa Rosa, CA Hans & Jeanette Pedersen, Haines City, FL John & Jilliann Larsen, Scottsdale, AZ Jean Mortensen, Omaha, NE Jens Pedersen, Solvang, CA Karl & Sonya Larsen, Iowa City, IA Joan Mortensen, Audubon, IA Katherine Pedersen, New Richmond, WI Paul & Beulah Larsen, Fremont, NE Dean Richard & Glenda Mortenson, West Leo Pedersen, Alden, MN Vernon & Dorothy Larsen, Audubon, IA Fargo, MN Loetta Pedersen, Superior, NE Tyler & Marie Larson, Audubon, IA Hope Mosier, Lake Benton, MN Ole Pedersen, Pacific Grove, CA Jeannette Lauritsen, Columbus, OH Carol Mueller, Glenview, IL Paul & Marolyn Pedersen, Kodiak, AK Chris & Margaret Laursen, Sault Ste Marie, MI Katherine Murphy, Fargo, ND Gerald & Loretta Petersen, Audubon, IA Earl Laursen, Gatlinburg, TN Inge Nagata, Littleton, CO Horace & Jane Petersen, Galesburg, IL Henrik Laursen, Miami, FL Alan Clark & Renee Neff-Clark, Westwood, KS Lawrence Petersen, Lake Forest Park, WA Reginald & Jerilyn Laursen, Decorah, IA Agnes Nelsen, Storm Lake, IA Marian Petersen, Solvang, CA Verner & Barbara Laursen, Appleton, WI Dorothy Nelsen, Avoca, IA Michelle Petersen, Lake Forest, CA Carolyn Law, Omaha, NE Delores Nelson, Atlantic, IA Richard Petersen, West Des Moines, IA Guy & Karen Lawrence, La Mesa, CA Doreen Nelson, Minden, IA William & Margaret Petersen, Mazeppa, MN Robert & Sarah Leander, Spring, TX Gary & Sherry Nelson, San Marcos, TX Wendy Petersen-Biorn, Rockford, MN Daniel & Julia Lee, Chicago, IL Jeneen Nelson, Rocky Ford, CO Christopher & MaryAnn Peterson, Upland, CA Anne Lehmkuhl, Bloomington, IL Roger Nelson, Blaine, MN Richard & Brenda Peterson, Lincoln, KS Kai & Inger Licht, Canton, OH Roger Nelson, Kenosha, WI Virgil & Marlene Peterson, Coon Rapids, MN Galen & Marcy Lillethorup, Omaha, NE Verne & Ilene Nelson, Harlan, IA Charles Philipsen, Asheville, NC Richard & Ellen Lindauer, Bellevue, NE Larry & Wendy Neppl, Gretna, NE John & Janis Pientok, St. Francis, WI Dewey Linden, Elk Horn, IA Roland & Marie Newlander, Nipomo, CA Evelyn Plumb, Leawood, KS Enfred Linder, Manson, IA Alger & Nancy Nielsen, Cedar Springs, MI Charles Pluth, Madison, WI Jill Linder, West Des Moines, IA David Nielsen, Winfield, KS Cordell & Donna Poldberg, Pocahontas, IA Fern Lindvall, Atlantic, IA Diane Nielsen, Omaha, NE Lance & Monique Poldberg, Lake Elsinore, CA Dennis & Sharon Littlejohn, Des Moines, IA Donald & Patricia Nielsen, Audubon, IA Barbara Pomeroy, Detroit, ME Harry & JoAnne Lockhart, Woodstock, VA Edith Nielsen, Omaha, NE Clayton & Janet Porter, Adel, IA Donna Long, Portland, OR Elmer & Helen Nielsen, Exira, IA Nancy Porter, Iowa City, IA John & JoAnn Luedecke, Colorado Gail & Nancy Nielsen, Fremont, NE Ellen Posadas, Silverdale, WA Springs, CO Kathryn Nielsen, Green Bay, WI Helen Prall, Carlisle, IA Anthony & Jennifer Lund, Murray, UT Lori Nielsen, Blair, NE Robert & Loretta Prostine, Marion, IA James & Gladys Lundquist, Davenport, IA Louis Nielsen, New Berlin, WI Phyllis Quarg, Lakeside, CA Gene & Inger Lutz, Cedar Falls, IA Merlin & Shirley Nielsen, Virginia Beach, VA John & Marjorie Quist, Omaha, NE

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Leroy & Joyce Raabe, Omaha, NE Joann Scott, North Hollywood, CA Herbert Sudmann, Treynor, IA James & Bonnie Raasch, Cedar Rapids, IA Dix & Linda Scranton, Norfolk, NE Ann Svendsen, Tyler, MN Gerald Randall, Silverale, WA Patricia Severson, Clear Lake, IA Leonard & Ruth Svinth, Petaluma, CA Ann Marie Rasmussen, Durham, NC Mike & Donna Sheehan, Omaha, NE Marilyn Swanson, Boulder City, NV Berger & Jo Rasmussen, Kenosha, WI Elvin & Helen Shew, Cedar Creek, NE Hanne Sweetnam-Boyd, Joliet, IL Bob & Martha Rasmussen, Fairfield, IA Renee Showalter-Hanson, Minnetonka, MN Martin & Hanne Taekker, Eugene, OR Erling & Ruth Rasmussen, Daniel & Joan Shurtliff, Seward, NE Joan Tange, Cedar Falls, IA Fairfield Bay, AR Betty Sievers, Audubon, IA Donna Thomas, Papillion, NE Kent Rasmussen, Apache Junction, AZ Gary & Donna Simmer, Des Moines, IA Carol Thompson, Covina, CA Lawrence & Doris Rasmussen, Harlan, IA Clara Simonds, Harlan, IA James & Darlene Thompson, Hereford, AZ Michael & Suzanne Rasmussen, Henrik Simonsen, Ry, Denmark Fritz & Janice Tiarks, Harlan, IA Kirkman, IA Ole & Eva Sindberg, Cary, IL John & Gitte Toben, Marietta, GA Anna Rasmusson, Moorhead, MN Yvonne Skouby, Columbia, MO Michael & Lis Trent, Sun City West, AZ William & Christine Rattenborg, Arnold & Helen Skov, Alden, MN James & Gerd Tuchscherer, Lino Lakes, MN fort Collins, CO Doris Skow, Santa Clara, CA Tom & Phyllis Tucker, Corydon, IN Wendell & Grace Rehnblom, Vinette Skow, Hot Springs, SD Patricia Turner, Brush, CO Des Moines, IA Selma Sloth, Minneapolis, MN Verner Utke-Ramsing, McLean, VA Barbara Rennert, Omaha, NE Edgar & Louella Smith, Moorhead, MN Ronald & Suzanne Vallez, San Jacinto, CA Mary Riber, Des Moines, IA Joan Smith, Boone, IA Tom & Suzanne Van Bockern, Sioux Falls, SD Russell & Idella Richardson, Ames, IA Nancy Zuber & Delmar Smith, Roseville, MN Jon & Mary (Bro) Van Gerpen, Moscow, ID Sonja Richardson, Laguna Niguel, CA Paul & Jackie Smith, Windsor Locks, CT David & Bente Vinci, Skokie, IL Gary & Sally Richter, Atlantic, IA Nancy Soener, Omaha, NE Judith Walden, Des Moines, IA Chris & Karen Robb, Lenexa, KS Carl & Gloria Sorensen, Glendale, CA Merle Walling, Polson, MT David Roberts, Memphis, TN David & Pat Sorensen, Atlantic, IA Frank & Margaret Walter, Omaha, NE Donald & Karma Roberts, Marana, AZ Erik Sorensen, Knoxville, IA Donald & Peggy Watkins, Omaha, NE Vivian Rock, Linn Grove, IA Jens & Dorothy Sorensen, Valparaiso, NE Alene Weaver, Atlantic, IA Susann Rogberg-Lavars, Corralitos, CA Jorgen & Gerda Sorensen, Eugene, OR Mary Lou Webber, Richmond, VA Richard & Sonja Rollins, Summerfield, FL Kathryn Foyle & Thomas Sorensen, Milan, MI Donald Wegener, Bolingbrook, IL Werner & Anna Ronne, Salt Lake City, UT Margaret Sorensen, Grand Island, NE Thomas & Diann Weinman, Des Moines, IA William & Ann Roof, Avoca, IA Martin & Linda Sorensen, Lombard, IL Marti Welch, Omaha, NE Margie Rosenberry, Gilbert, IA Meredith Sorensen, Fairport, NY Loretta Wendt, Newton, IA Beth Rosenquist, Omaha, NE Richard Sorensen, Adel, IA Mark & Amy Werner, Pekin, IL Birgitte Ross, Lakewood, CO Richard & Carol Sorensen, Independence, MO Birgit Werth, Evanston, IL Terry & Gloria Ross, Glenwood, IA Virgil & Charlotte Sorensen, Exira, IA Henrietta Wheeler, Rochester, MN Douglas & Barbara Rossbach, Robert & Janice Sorenson, Stoughton, WI Dick & Joan White, Lincoln, NE humboldt, IA Peter & Karolyn Spirup, Oregon City, OR Rosalie Wiand, Pulaski, WI Kathleen Rudolph, Paw Paw, IL Ginny Sprenger, Ottumwa, IA Harry & Carol Wickstrom, Worthington, OH Anders Sand, Kansas City, MO John & Martha Squire, Des Moines, IA Carol Wilcox, Atlantic, IA Earl & Ruth Sande, Adel, IA Mary Staby, Frisco, CO Hope & Rex Wilhelm, Stuart, IA Esther Sand-Henderson, Carroll, IA Patricia Stack, Yorba Linda, CA Glenn Williams, Lincoln, NE Jerry & Barbara Schipper, Ankeny, IA Matthew Schipper & Angela Stanford, Marion Williams, Omaha, NE Dwain & Ellen Schmidt, Rodney, IA Neola, IA James & Janelle Willis, Aplington, IA Ronald & Ardyce Schmidt, Garland, TX Don & Caroline Stauder, Colorado Springs, CO Donna Wilson, Council Bluffs, IA Børge & Gurli Schmidt-Christensen, Paul Stauning, Palmyra, PA Sarol Wiltse, Omaha, NE Vejen, Denmark Alan & Susan Steen, Elk Horn, IA Elaine Winkler, Plymouth, MN Constance Schneider, Lincoln, NE John Steen, Elk Horn, IA Jennifer Winters, Elk Horn, IA Eldo & Dee Schornhorst, Iowa City, IA Neoma Steen, Elk Horn, IA John & Gail Witzel, Edina, MN Steven & Kathleen Schou, Dickinson, ND Edward & Caryl Steenberg, Circle Pines, MN Jennifer Worl, Omaha, NE Darrell & Bertha Schroeter, Exira, IA Elsa Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL Eugene & Sherrill Wright, Stillwater, MN David Schulte, Omaha, NE Ruth Steffensen, Paradise, CA Michael & Nancy Christensen Wright, San Lori Schultz, Harlan, IA Jaxine Stephens, Omaha, NE Carlos, CA Sharon Schultze, Alexandria, VA Beverlyn Stoneking, Cushing, IA Preben & June Wulff, Linwood, NJ Don & Donna Schwertley, Council Bluffs, IA Annalee Strandskov, New Brighton, MN Virginia Youse, Hutchinson, KS Connie Scott, Sidney, IA William & Barbara Strauss, Mesa, AZ Jay & Peggy Scott, Mesa, AZ Nadine Stuard, Davenport, IA

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finker Finker is a type of comfort food developed YOU WILL NEED Recipe from by Danish immigrants and has been 2 large kettles Gordon and revived by Danish-Americans today. From a meat locker or butcher, obtain 1 kettle full Jan Esbeck This recipe from “finker meister” Gordon of long, large bones cut into 2-3 inch lengths Esbeck of Tipton, Iowa, yields about About 20 lbs roast beef 50 pints of finker. Gordon’s wife and 5 cups white vinegar “assistant to the chef” Jan shared that they like to eat their finker with toast. 8 tbsp salt 2 tbsp pepper DIRECTIONS Divide the bones between the kettles. Add 8 qts of water to each kettle. Bring to boil then simmer for 4 hours. Remove bones from the broth. Discard. Divide the roast meat between the 2 kettles. simmer for 3 hours or until meat is done. remove the meat from the broth and cool both overnight. the next day, skim fat from the broth with slotted spoon. Dice meat into ½-inch pieces. to each kettle of broth add the vinegar, salt, and pepper. Reheat to simmer. fill sterile jars ¼ to 1/3 full of diced meat. Add hot broth to within ½ inch of full. STIR broth continuously to keep pepper afloat, or else the last few jars will get all of the pepper - yikes! cap and seal. Chill. Freeze.

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