annual report │ 2015 a letter from the president

Again, it is an honor and a privilege to serve on the board of SEARCH COMMITTEE As a board, we are in the the Museum of Danish America. It is not often that a board process of reaching out to various venues in order to made up of such a large number of people, representing generate applicant leads for the Museum of Danish America vast geographical areas, can be on the same page 99% of Executive Director position. We have a search committee the time. I feel the museum is so successful because of the composed of past and present board members. The members dedicated staff and the common mission among board serving on this committee are as follows: Former board members and staff to preserve our Danish culture and members are Lowell Kramme from Des Moines, Iowa, Marc heritage. The sign of any stable and successful organization Petersen from Omaha, Nebraska, and Lynette Rasmussen is the ability to show continued improvement year after year. from Des Moines, Iowa. Current board members are Vice Each new year has brought forth new ideas for exhibits and President Tim Burchill from Jamestown, North Dakota, Past geographic outreach to display those exhibits. President Dagmar Muthamia from Long Beach, California, ex-officio member Dennis Larson from Decorah, Iowa, It is hard to believe that another year has passed. 2015 has ex-officio member Kristi Planck Johnson from Bethesda, come to a close, and now we are well into 2016. We, as Maryland, and myself as President. Our goal is to begin a board, will face some challenges as the year progresses. candidate interviews during the fall of 2016. On behalf of However, I am confident that the board and staff will the Museum of Danish America Board of Directors, I wish meet those challenges and forge ahead, just as we have John Mark the best as he begins another chapter in his life. met challenges in the past. A few of the challenges and opportunities are as follows: GENEALOGY CENTER MANAGER AND LIBRARIAN RETIREMENT John Mark is also As many EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR RETIREMENT conducting a search to replace Michele McNabb, who will of you are aware, Executive Director John Mark Nielsen be retiring in June of 2016. Michele has been with the is scheduled to retire in February of 2017. John Mark has museum and the Genealogy Center for close to 14 years. been the “face” of the museum for many years. He began She has been a critical resource for folks who are museum serving as the Executive Director in July of 2003. Prior to members and others who are searching their family trees. his selection as the Executive Director, he served as a board The center houses many resources that prove to be a real member of The (then-named) Danish Immigrant Museum. asset for those doing Danish family research. Her ability to It goes without saying that John Mark has established many, speak and read the Danish language has been a real asset for many contacts during his tenure as the Executive Director. the museum and individuals doing genealogical research. His Danish background and ability to speak the Danish Her dedication to the museum and the center is appreciated. language has opened many, many doors. However, beyond On behalf of the Museum of Danish America Board of those attributes, his tireless dedication to the success of the Directors, I wish Michele the best in her retirement. museum has been the hallmark of his tenure. John Mark will be difficult to replace.

By NOTE: A complete job description can be accessed on our Garey website at www.danishmuseum.org/visit/about/employment. Knudsen

Annual Report 27 annual report │ 2015

NEW BOARD MEMBERS I want to welcome the STRATEGIC PLAN The Museum of Danish America following new board members: David Esbeck, San Board of Directors has spent the last year in development Diego, California; Randall Ruggaard, Hudson, Ohio; Ole of a new strategic plan. The new plan covers the years from Sønnichsen, Bjert, Denmark; Carl Steffensen, Houston, 2016-2020. The intent of a strategic plan is to provide Texas; Peter Nielsen, Naples, Florida; and Daniel Warren, guidance for staff and volunteers as we move forward from Fairmont, Minnesota. year to year. The plan consists of a statement of our mission, core values and vision for the future. Goals are established OUT GOING BOARD MEMBERS I want to thank the along with timelines and benchmarks and needed resources following board members for their dedication and support to accomplish our goals. I have emphasized to our board that of the Museum of Danish America: Dan Christensen, a strategic plan is a dynamic document. In other words, it is West Des Moines, Iowa; Kristi Planck Johnson, Bethesda, not something that is static that we put on the shelf once it Maryland; Kenneth Larsen, Calistoga, California; is developed. I will encourage our board committees to take Henrik Rasmussen, Springfield, Illinois; Eric Smitsdorff, some time at each meeting to review portions of the plan Germantown, Wisconsin; and Mark Strandskov, Mount that apply to them. If something needs to be changed in the Pleasant, Michigan. plan, we can react to it sooner rather than later.

HATS OFF TO VOLUNTEERS To those of you REBILD: THE DANISH AMERICAN FRIENDSHIP who have volunteered, either as board members for the SOCIETY It was a real pleasure last spring to be able to museum or Genealogy Center, I want to extend a huge “rub shoulders” with fellow Danes at the Rebild Annual thanks. It is hard to imagine what the Museum of Danish Meeting held in Omaha, Nebraska. The attendees were America would be today if it were not for the help of bused to Elk Horn and Kimballton for a tour of the towns many volunteers over the years. The expertise of former and the museum. It was very uplifting to hear the positive and current board members, as well as many volunteers comments made by Rebild members about the Museum of is invaluable. The hours of volunteer service would add Danish America. Sometimes I think we are so close to the up to the thousands. According to a recent government activities and services provided by the museum that we can’t study, 62.6 million Americans (25.4 percent of the adult see the forest for the trees. What a great facility and staff we population) volunteered in 2013 providing 7.7 billion hours have that can generate such positive reviews of something of service valued at $173 billion. The study found that very close to our hearts. the average number of hours Americans volunteered was 32.1. To quantify the financial value of these volunteers is nearly impossible. According to the study, many charities use an industry standard of $23.07 per hour (2014) to calculate the monetary value of their volunteers. Thus, the median American, who volunteered 32.1 hours in 2014, gave approximately $740.55 to charity. The Museum of Danish America will certainly need the continued support of volunteers to fulfill the mission and goals established in our strategic plan.

28 Museum of Danish America board of directors The Board of Directors is a special group of men and United States so that they may share and celebrate Danish women who have unselfishly dedicated themselves to heritage with those Danish Americans who may not the preservation of their Danish American heritage and otherwise be able to link directly with the museum. In 2015, the mission of the museum. They join an elite group of the board held its February meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, individuals who, over the past 32 years, have worked to and its June meeting in Portland, Oregon, with election of build and maintain a museum of which all Danes, Danish new board members. The October board meeting was held Americans and the American public can be proud. in Elk Horn, Iowa. The museum’s annual meeting was held in Elk Horn with new board members assuming their office; Participating at their own expense, the board members come outgoing members present and participating. together three times a year to share their skills and experience in providing oversight to the administration of the museum Without the dedication, energy, and support of a strong, and to develop ideas and plans that will contribute to its team-oriented Board of Directors, the museum staff would continuing vitality. It is the practice of the board to meet not be able to work effectively in managing the day-to-day each February and June in different locations around the operations of the Museum of Danish America.

BOARD OF DIRECTORS SERVING IN 2015 Cynthia Larsen Adams, Littleton, CO Marian (Mittie) Ostergaard, Mission Viejo, CA Ronald Bro, Cedar Falls, IA Henrik Rasmussen, Springfield, IL Beth Bro-Roof, Cedar Rapids, IA Randy Ruggaard, Hudson, OH Tim Burchill, Jamestown, ND Jerry Schrader, Elk Horn, IA Dan Christensen, West Des Moines, IA Flemming “Eric” Smitsdorff, Germantown, WI Bente Ellis, San Jose, CA Ole Sønnichsen, Bjert, Denmark David Esbeck, San Diego, CA Carl Steffensen, Houston, TX Dorothy Stadsvold Feisel, St. Michaels, MD Linda Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL David Hendee, Omaha, NE Mark Strandskov, Mount Pleasant, MI Glenn Henriksen, Armstrong, IA Karen Suchomel, West Branch, IA Consul Anna Thomsen Holliday, Houston, TX William (Bill) Jensen, Urbandale, IA Ex-Officio Members Kristi Planck Johnson, Bethesda, MD Jon Borgman, Harlan, IA, Endowment Garey Knudsen, Hutchinson, MN Nils Jensen, Portland, OR, Development Kenneth Larsen, Calistoga, CA and Harlan, IA Dennis Larson, Decorah, IA Carolyn Larson, St. Paul, MN Clark Mathisen, Omaha, NE, Endowment Cynthia McKeen, St. Paul, MN Kai E. Nyby, LaPorte, IN, Development Craig Molgaard, Missoula, MT Marc Petersen, Omaha, NE, Endowment Dagmar Muthamia, Long Beach, CA Peter Nielsen, Naples, FL John Mark Nielsen, Blair, NE, Executive Director Brent Norlem, Monticello, MN

Annual Report 29 annual report │ 2015 who we are mission statement Vision The Museum of Danish America celebrates Danish roots and  To be widely recognized as the world’s leading compiler and American dreams. communicator of the history and inspirational achievements of Danish Americans. Core values  To turn the museum and the villages of Elk Horn and We are: Kimballton into one of Iowa’s top destinations for tourists, educators and local family excursions - and to support other  Inspirational: We honor the vision, ambition and diligence local communities featuring Danish-American history. of Danish-American achievers, and we seek to inspire future generations by telling their stories.  To be widely recognized as a thought leader and trendsetter  Deeply rooted: We treasure our Danish heritage, and we in the international museum industry, constantly featuring are deeply committed to our local American communities. new and inspiring experiences for worldwide audiences  Focused on the future: We realize that to keep the past through innovative exhibits, events, publications and online alive, we must always remain part of the future. media tools. staff & interns Executive Director BUILDING & GROUNDS MANAGER BEDSTEMOR’S HOUSE STAFF John Mark Nielsen, Ph.D. Tim Fredericksen Rochelle Bruns Trudy Juelsgaard ADMINISTRATIVE MANAGER DESIGN STORE Buyer Terri Johnson Joni Soe-Butts Barbara Larson Jen Neville ALBERT RAVENHOLT CURATOR OF Collections Assistant Doug Palmer DANISH-AMERICAN CULTURE Chelsea Jacobsen Jill Raysby Tova Brandt, M.A. ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT David Thurston Kathy Pellegrini CURATOR OF COLLECTIONS & DANISH INTERNS REGISTRAR GENEALOGY & LIBRARY ASSISTANT Niels-Peter Gade, Aarhus University, Denmark Angela Stanford, M.A. Wanda Sornson (Exhibits) GENEALOGY CENTER MANAGER & WEEKEND STAFF Ida Jensen, Copenhagen University in Aalborg, LIBRARIAN Terri Amaral Denmark (Genealogy Library) Michele McNabb, M.A., M.L.I.S. Rochelle Bruns Charlotte Keimig, Copenhagen University, DEVELOPMENT MANAGER Beth Rasmussen Denmark (Collections) Deb Christensen Larsen Rodger Rasmussen Johannes Svend Brask Kristoffersen, Copenhagen DEVELOPMENT/SOCIAL MEDIA PLANNED GIVING CONSULTANT University, Denmark (Exhibits and Development) ASSOCIATE Paul Johnson Nicky Christensen AMERICAN INTERN Jennifer Olsson, Johns Hopkins University ACCOUNTING MANAGER (Inventory Assistant) Jennifer Winters

30 Museum of Danish America a year of success

◆◆ Highlights for 2015 at the Museum of Happy Danes on the Plains - An English version of an Danish America include: exhibit created by Danish curator Henrik Bredmose Simonsen exploring how Danish immigrant culture has ◆ ◆The Simple Gift of Walnut Grove, a film by John Richard been maintained over several generations. and produced by the museum, has won numerous ◆ awards, including “Best Short Documentary” at the ◆Sense of Place: Photographs of the Danish Villages by Nordic International Film Festival in New York City Diana Velasco, a Danish photographer who created the and “Best Documentary” at the Chicago Reel Shorts exhibit as a part of an artist-in-residence project funded Film Fest, one of the nation’s leading film festivals by the Iowa Arts Council. focused solely on short films. ◆◆Nude Vases, Cubist Faces: Modernism at Rookwood ◆◆Skal! Scandinavian Spirits - presented by Aalborg Pottery - Following its display in Elk Horn, this and Linie Aquavits and underwritten by Arcus AS exhibit organized by our museum with guest curator of Norway, representing the first time an exhibit we Annemarie Sawkins, Ph.D., was open through March 1, initiated has received support from an international 2015 at Iowa’s oldest cultural institution, The Dubuque corporate donor. Museum of Art in downtown Dubuque. ◆ ◆◆Reached a population of over 250,000 through visits ◆Danish Modern - Design for Living - Our major exhibit to the museum, traveling exhibits, social media, and of over 50 items of Danish Modern furniture and programs and presentations around the country. household wares and occupying over 1,500 sq. ft. completed its nationwide tour, closing at the Figge ◆ ◆Along with the Heartland Chapter of the Rebild Museum in Davenport, Iowa, on June 21, 2015. National Park Society, hosted the Society’s annual ◆ meeting in Omaha and Elk Horn, including a special ◆Eight of the museum’s traveling exhibits were hosted reception at the First National Tower. by fifteen different venues in nine states and reached an audience of over 30,000. ◆◆Participation in numerous festivals and events from the Orange County International Street Fair and December Collections Nights in Balboa Park in California across the country Among the many valuable artifact donations in 2015, the to Grundlovsfest in Croton-on-Hudson, New York and museum received the following: including the long-running Danish-American festival in Greenville, Michigan. ◆◆Diary of Chris Fredericksen, who describes his passage on the Lusitania; donated by Rick Fredericksen, of ◆◆ Continued our partnership with the Petersen House Norwalk, Iowa. Museum in Tempe, Arizona. ◆◆Meat-counter from T.G. Muller’s grocery store in Exhibits Kimballton; donated by the Heritage Society of The museum continued its active exhibits program in 2015. Kimballton, Iowa. ◆◆Skål! Scandinavian Spirits - Organized by our museum, ◆◆Jacket, tie, and hat worn during the 1996 Olympics in this exhibit also represents the first cooperative effort by Atlanta by a co-host for Danish dignitaries; donated by all six of the major Scandinavian-American museums. Klaus Langkilde, Winston, Georgia. ◆◆Glass and Mosaic by Helle Scharling-Todd, a Danish ◆◆Two 8’x4’ panels that include the original pastel study immigrant artist from Southern California. by the Danish-American artist, professor and pastor, F.W. Thomsen, for the Tower of the Four Winds located ◆◆ Home: Sculpture by Dennis Andersen, a sculptor from in Black Elk-Neihardt Park in Blair, Nebraska; donated Atlanta, Georgia, and former board member. by John Thomsen, Brooklyn, New York. ◆◆Air tunnel model to determine structural support for the Tower of the Four Winds; donated by James Iversen, Decorah, Iowa.

By John Mark Nielsen

Annual Report 31 annual report │ 2015

Grants Graduate Student Interns ◆◆Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund In addition, the museum continues to benefit from the ◆◆Eric and Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust work of graduate student interns. Danish interns were again sponsored through a grant from the Scan Design ◆◆Humanities Iowa Foundation, Seattle, Washington, and American interns were ◆◆Iowa Cultural Affairs funded by grants from the Historical Resource Development Program through the State Historical Society of Iowa. ◆◆Iowa Tourism ◆◆Iowa West Foundation ◆◆National Endowment for the Humanities ◆◆Scan Design Foundation ◆◆State Historical Society of Iowa exhibitions In 2015 the museum’s galleries expanded to provide Whether you visit Elk Horn in person or not, we hope that additional space to share art, artifacts, and stories. all members can enjoy the museum’s exhibition program Suitably, the first exhibition to fill that newly-enlarged space through gallery installations, traveling displays, virtual tours, was Skål! Scandinavian Spirits, an exhibition that reached or through the pages of the America Letter. beyond Danish culture to explore the pan-Scandinavian ON-SITE GALLERY EXHIBITIONS IN 2015 traditions of beer and aquavit. The Skål exhibition is a collaboration between the Museum of Danish America and Danish Children Growing Up American five other Scandinavian-American museums, all of whom September 27, 2014 - April 4, 2015 will host the exhibit in turn. So if you missed it in Elk Horn, stay tuned for the chance to see it in other parts of the Exploring Danish Happiness country. October 2014 - April 2015 The Skål exhibition not only marked a milestone in gallery Photography by Diana Velasco: Two Nationalities space and partners, but also in attracting international November 28, 2014 - March 15, 2015 support from Aalborg and Linie Aquavits, and publishing a Curator’s Choice: Art from the Permanent Collection companion book that is a museum best-seller. March 28 - May 10, 2015 A smaller version of the exhibition is also touring the Skål! Scandinavian Spirits country, and might be coming to a festival or Danish club April 24 - October 25, 2015 near you! Glass and Mosaic by Helle Scharling-Todd While launching Skål! on the road, we also concluded the May 23 - September 30, 2015 tour of our previous major traveling exhibition, Danish Home: Sculpture by Dennis Andersen Modern: Design for Living , and rotated through seven other October 22, 2015 - May 8, 2016 exhibitions in the museum’s galleries. Our menu of traveling displays brought Danish-American stories to communities Happy Danes on the Plains from coast to coast. In total, traveling exhibitions appeared November 27, 2015 - April 10, 2016 in 18 different locations in 10 states, reaching an audience of 30,000 people.

By Tova Brandt

32 Museum of Danish America Traveling Exhibitions in 2015 Danish Gymnastics in America Danish Modern: Design for Living Danish Club of Washington, DC Figge Art Museum, Davenport, Iowa Jens Jensen: Celebrating the Native Prairie Nude Vases, Cubist Faces: Modernism at Rookwood Pottery House of Denmark, San Diego, California Dubuque Museum of Art, Dubuque, Iowa Carnegie Library, Perry, Iowa Happy Danes on the Plains Schleswig-Holstein: Turmoil on the Danish-German Border Danish Lutheran Church and Cultural Center, Germanic-American Institute, St. Paul, Minnesota Yorba Linda, California Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Racine Heritage Museum, Racine, Wisconsin Danebod Folk School, Tyler, Minnesota Luck Historical Society, Luck, Wisconsin Søren Kierkegaard: The Global Dane Danish Cultural Center, Greenville, Michigan University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls, Iowa Danish Sisterhood Lodge #15, Milwaukee, Wisconsin Exploring Danish Happiness Danish Sisterhood Lodge #21, Denver, Colorado Danish American Center, Minneapolis, Minnesota Denmark October 1943 Skål! Scandinavian Spirits Nordia House, Portland, Oregon Nordic Heritage Museum, Seattle, Washington Danish Home, Edison, New Jersey Nordia House, Portland, Oregon collections The year 2015 brought to the museum’s curatorial James Iversen, Decorah, IA collections a total of 646 new artifacts. These pieces join the Betty Jacobsen, Chicago, IL larger permanent and education collections in supporting Robert Jensen, Apalachin, NY the museum’s mission and in illustrating the many stories of Kristi Planck Johnson, Bethesda, MD Danish immigrants, their descendants, and the communities, Estate of Jens Kjær, Kansas City, MO groups, and individuals that make up Danish America. Lisbeth N. Kohloff, Golden, CO Thank you to our members and donors for your continued Loeymae Lange, Sun City, AZ and kind support. Klaus Langkilde, Winston, GA Jeanette Lillehoj, Kimballton, IA ARTIFACT DONORS Inger Lundbaek, Mill Valley, CA Michael Abildtrup, West Des Moines, IA John Vogt Masengarb, West Saint Paul, MN Jerry Andersen, Chicago, IL Birgitte Molvig, Chico, CA Nancy Carriel, Northfield, MN John Mark Nielsen, Blair, NE Borge M. Christensen, Rochester, MN Sofie Krøgh Nielsen, Risskov, Denmark Nyla Christensen, Rapid City, SD Liv Norderhaug, Brookfield, WI Danish Home for the Aged, Croton-on-Hudson, NY Rich Patterson, Cedar Rapids, IA Danish Windmill Corporation, Elk Horn, IA Beth M. Pearson, Eldridge, IA Lois Eagleton, Umpqua, OR Adrienne Petersen, Kimballton, IA Roger Essenburg, Fountain Hills, AZ Dave Potratz, Spencer, IA First Baptist Church of Elk Horn, IA Merle Rasmussen, Huxley, IA Rick Fredericksen, Norwalk, IA Mary Ann Richmond, Chestertown, MD Birte Gerlings, Omaha, NE Robert Skene, Webster City, IA Marlene Hansen, Harlan, IA Carl Steffensen, Houston, TX Glen Haselbarth, Minden, NE John Thomsen, Brooklyn, NY Mary Hubbard, Albert Lea, MN Robert Wetzel, Kansas City, KS Anna Huber, Cary, NC Robert Wilson, Kentwood, MI Tiffany Ikkala, Copenhagen, Denmark Claus Windelev, Seattle, WA

By Angela Stanford

Annual Report 33 annual report │ 2015 genealogy center

2015 was certainly a busy and growth-filled year for the Rosa Clemsen, Exira, IA Genealogy Center! We added nearly 500 new immigrant Jill K. Crooker, Park Ridge, IL information folders to our in-house files, in addition to Milton Crum, Helena, MT digital images of and indexes to the church books from Danish Soldier’s Club, Calistoga, CA several local Danish Lutheran churches. Lars Davidsen, Aarhus, Denmark Digitized newspapers and many of our Special Collections Richard Denne, Houston, TX holdings were moved into a new temperature-controlled Barry Edmonds, East Hampton, CT home in the main museum building, allowing us to expand Larry & Janis Fajen, Elk Horn, IA the library collection into the vacated space. First Baptist Church of Elk Horn, IA E. Lee Fitzhugh, Lakeside, AZ Over 450 books and other materials were added to the June Haas, Kimballton, IA collection, so the rearranged shelves are rapidly filling. Scan Jerome Hagstrom, Olathe, KS Design Foundation intern Ida Jensen assisted by entering Hamlin Lutheran Church, Exira, IA newly donated materials and also helped organize our new Anne-Mette Kobberoe Hansell, Drexel Hill, PA storage room. Staff and volunteers – who donated over 2,300 Glen Haselbarth, Minden, NE hours of their time in 2015 – completed 43 translation Elaine Hasleton, Salt Lake City, UT projects and 50 paid research projects, in addition to Barbara K. Hein, Prescott, AZ working with walk-in patrons and responding to email Judy Hill, Exira, IA research questions. Mary Leeper Hubbard, Albert Lea, MN Our summer photo display, Golden Danes, put together Mollie Ingwers, St. Joseph, MI by volunteer Donna Thomas, celebrated the lives of over William P. Jones, District Heights, MD 100 Danish immigrants who lived to the century mark or Svend Jorgensen, Genoa City, WI beyond, and in the process we also gathered information on David M. Jorgenson, Rochester, MN many Danish-American descendants who also reached this Magne Juhl, Viborg, Denmark age. Viola Kilworth, Exira, IA Jeanette Knudsen, Elk Horn, IA For Julefest Genealogy Center Assistant Wanda Sornson Lisbeth Neergaard Kohloff, Golden, CO created a very attractive display about traditional Danish Diane Kratz, Farwell, MN Christmas cookies, samples of which and their recipes could Neva Langgard, Guthrie Center, IA be enjoyed during that celebration. Elizabeth L. Larsen, Cupertino, CA In 2015 we received and/or processed donations Kenneth Larsen, Calistoga, CA from the following individuals and institutions: Luanne Larson, Council Bluffs, IA John Richard Andersen, Verona, WI Jens Birk Lauridsen, Maarslet, DK Leonard Andersen, Sioux City, IA Jeanette Lillehoj, Kimballton, IA Rosalie Andersen, Harlan, IA Ellie Ludvigsen, Castle Rock, CO Kasper Andreassen, Copenhagen, Denmark Inger Lundbaek, Mill Valley, CA Anonymous Richard G. Macdonald, Tremont, IL Karen Friedmann Beall, Santa Fe, NM Jeanette Matteson, Weeping Water, NE Diane B. Beaman, Bath, SD Michele McNabb, Atlantic, IA Anne Birdsall, Floyd, IA Sean & Laurie McNabb, Salt Lake City, UT Syletta Zachreis Freeman Birk, et al., Søby - Ærø, Denmark Kimberly M. Meurer, Atlantic, IA Michael Jon Bithorn, Tallahassee, FL John Mark Nielsen, Blair, NE Susan Brodersen, Jacksonville, FL Stanley Nielsen, Monona, WI Nancy Hansen Chew, Council Bluffs, IA Liv Norderhaug, Brookfield, WI Neal Christensen, Highlands Ranch, CO Robert Ostergaard, Plymouth, MN Nyla Christensen, Rapid City, SD Gaetha Pace, Wiser, ID Rolf Christensen, Gloucester, Ont., Canada Judith Page, Madison, WI Diana Christiansen, Tucson, AZ Pola Ericksen Peters (family of), Omaha, NE

By Michele McNabb

34 Museum of Danish America Lise Petersen, Frederiksberg, Denmark Robert Simonsen, Topeka, KS Mary Lou Petersen, Bettendorf, IA Diane J. Skov, Lacey, WA Patricia M. Peterson, Council Bluffs, IA Sonoma County Public Library, Santa Rosa, CA Margit Andersen Pickering, St. Cloud, MN Charlotte Sorensen, Exira, IA Rod Quanbeck, Milford, IA Marie Louise Sorensen, DeKalb, IL Suzanne Rasmussen, Kirkman, IA Hal Sornson, Omaha, NE Barbara Roberts, Eugene, OR Carl Steffensen, Houston, TX Ann S. Rodda, Tuam, Ireland Leo & Gayle Stuart, Walnut, IA Erik F. Rønnebech, Fredericia, Denmark Ron S. Vig, Holdrege, NE Birgitte Saltorp, Burnaby, BC, Canada Joan M. Tomlinson White, Lincoln, NE Kenneth Sand, Prairie du Chien, WI Phyllis Wittrup, Lakewood, CO Nancy Sand, Kimballton, IA Nina York, Christianstad, Virgin Islands volunteers In 2015 volunteers at both the museum and Genealogy GENEALOGY Center Center contributed a total of 2,995 hours, compared with Marilyn Andersen 3,206 in 2014. Individual volunteers logged from 2.5 Bent Christensen hours to 644, and though we said “farewell” to a few of our June Haas volunteers this past year for a variety of reasons, we gained 3 Ralf & Inga Hoifeldt new ones! Connie Johnson Our volunteers help with a number of tasks including Jeanette Knudsen assisting staff with greeting visitors, data entry, indexing, Erik Høgsbro Østergaard mailings, translations, research, and events such as the Susanne Rasmussen Brown Bag Lunch Series and the annual board meeting held Nancy Sand in October. We also now have volunteers helping with the Lene Sepstrup Jens Jensen Prairie Landscape Park. Charlotte Sorensen Staff could not do what we do on a daily basis without Karma Sorensen assistance from our devoted volunteers - every hour of time Gayle Stuart volunteers give is deeply appreciated. Donna Thomas Carolyn Wittrup The following are volunteers for whom we have documented Atlantic Chapter hours in 2015. We also want to recognize members of the of the Friends of The Danish Immigrant Museum MUSEUM who have been long-time supporters and donors. The Annette Andersen organization provides us with delicious cookies to serve to Rosalie Andersen museum guests during our annual celebrations of Tivoli Fest, Virgil & Joyce Christensen held the weekend preceding Memorial Day, and Julefest, Rosa Clemsen held the weekend following Thanksgiving. Jean (Tina) Hansen Its members include Norma Andersen, Ramona Andersen, Peggy Hansen Marty & Connie Boose, Janet Bornholdt, Mary Ann Chet & Marj Holland Christensen, Jack & Eileen Denne, Clayton Ellingson, Dean Jeanette Lillehoj & Verna Esbeck, Gene & Kathleen Eyberg, Ed & Ileen Earl Madsen Furne, Marcella Gaines, Calvin & Phyllis Hoegh, Chet & Steven Olson Marj Holland, Doris Jensen, Betty Lillard, Fern Lindvall, Dawn Nielsen Merlin & Sonya Mikkelsen, Beverly Nelson, Delores Clara Pedersen Nelson, Bob & Frances Nelson, Glenn & Joan Ohms, Wava Petersen Helen Petersen, Darrell & Bertha Schroeter, and Nadine Joanne Potts Williamson. Karen Rafferty Elva Rasmussen Howard Sorensen

By Terri Johnson

Annual Report 35 annual report │ 2015

Condensed Financial Statements Years Ended August 31, 2015 and 2014 endowment Condensed Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis 2015 2014 The Museum of Danish America’s Assets endowments provide the opportunity cash and Investments...... 4,215,242...... 3,803,680 for members to perpetuate their contributions and at the same time Inventory...... 101,819...... 72,672 help guarantee the museum’s long- Property and Equipment (Net)...... 4,774,678...... 4,681,110 term financial viability. Current market Total Assets...... 9,091,739...... 8,557,462 value as of December 31, 2015, was $3,996,092.08. Liabilities and Net Assets Accrued Payroll Taxes...... 13,415...... 76 Lines of Credit...... 178,500...... 35,000 contracts Payable...... 0...... 423,359 note Payable...... 0...... 335 bequests total Liabilities...... 191,915...... 458,770 In 2015 the museum received Net Assets...... 8,899,824...... 8,098,692 $67,238.51 in bequests total Liabilities and Net Assets...... 9,091,739...... 8,557,462 – $20,713.42 (31%) has been invested in the museum’s endowment funds, and the balance $46,525.09 (69%) Condensed Statement of Revenue and Support, Expenses, has been, or is being used, for special and Changes in Net Assets - Modified Cash Basis for Years ended August 31, projects and programming. The 2015 2014 Museum of Danish America gratefully Support and Revenue acknowledges the following estates, contributions and Support...... 1,748,543...... 1,234,784 trusts and individuals: Admissions and Program Fees...... 18,678...... 18,820 Marianne K. Festersen, Omaha, NE Gift Shop Revenue (Net)...... 47,476...... 42,188 Earl Fries, Des Moines, IA Rita Neergaard Hansen, Kenosha, WI investment and Other Income...... 425,661 ...... 907,023 Carl Johan Larsen, Owatonna, MN total Support and Revenue...... 2,240,358...... 2,202,815 Norma (Larsen) Wilson, Red Oak, IA Expenses program Services...... 861,462...... 768,620 supporting Activities...... 577,764...... 505,892 total Expenses...... 1,439,226...... 1,274,512 Change in Net Assets...... 801,132...... 928,303

Net Assets - Beginning of Year...... 8,098,692...... 7,170,389 net Assets - End of Year...... 8,899,824...... 8,098,692

36 Museum of Danish America merit of recognition The Museum of Danish America permanently recognizes two groups of friends and members who have distinguished themselves through outstanding support, both while living and in their estate plans.

LIFETIME LEGACY GIVING SILVER $100,000 Dennis J. Andersen, Atlanta, GA Five categories reflect all cumulative donations of $25,000 Anonymous (2) and greater from individuals or their estates, foundations, Anton & Gunver M. Berg, Dekalb, IL trusts, and organizations. These names are inscribed on a Esther “E.J.” Carlson Estate, Columbus, OH large plaque at the museum’s entrance. Carl Aage Christensen, Denver, CO During the calendar year of 2015, the board of directors Edna M. Christensen, Atlantic, IA was pleased to add the names of Tom & Jan Christensen, Bettendorf, IA Aalborg and Linie Aquavits, Arcus AS, Hagan, Norway Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA (Bronze) Asta Forrest, Fountain Hills, AZ First Baptist Church, Elk Horn, IA (Bronze) Charles & Joanne Frederiksen, Ames, IA Irving & Elizabeth Jensen Foundation, Sioux City, IA Stewart & Lenore Hansen, West Des Moines, IA (Bronze) Roy & Patricia Hougen, Ames, IA Iowa West Foundation, Council Bluffs, IA And in addition, we acknowledge the following four James D. & Margery Iversen, Ames, IA donors for having achieved a new level of lifetime giving: Clyde & Emma Johnson, Omaha, Ne Martha Jorgensen, Audubon, IA William & Berniece Grewcock, Omaha, NE (Diamond) John & Audrey Kofoed, West Branch, IA Peter Kiewit Foundation, Omaha, NE (Gold) Lowell & Marilyn Kramme, Des Moines, IA Poul Olesen & Benedikte Ehlers Olesen, Eugene, OR Reola Lerager, Wichita, KS (Silver) Lutheran Brotherhood, Minneapolis, MN Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund, Seattle, WA (Platinum) Herbert C. Madison, Washington, DC Adelaide M. Madsen Estate, Cedar Rapids, IA DIAMOND $1,000,000 A.P. Møller And Chastine Mc-Kinney Møller Foundation, Wayne Alwill Estate, Manning, IA Copenhagen, Denmark Anonymous Mark & Lori Nussle, Palos Park, IL William & Berniece Grewcock, Omaha, NE Folmer & Vera Nyby, Michigan City, IN Bruce R. Lauritzen Family, Omaha, NE Poul Olesen & Benedikte Ehlers Olesen, Eugene, Oregon Olga S. Olsen Estate, Watertown, SD PLATINUM $500,000 H. Rand & Mary Louise Petersen, Harlan, IA Gunnar Horn, Omaha, NE John I. Petersen Estate, Kimballton, IA Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund, Seattle, WA Scan Design Foundation, Seattle, WA Norma (Larsen) Wilson, Red Oak, IA Harriet Albertsen Spanel, Bellingham, WA E. Irene Starrett, Audubon, IA GOLD $250,000 Chrystal Hemmingsen Willis Wagner Estate, Seattle, WA Anonymous Wilber Williamson, Des Moines, Ia Mervin Bro, Scottsdale, AZ Marianne K. Festersen Estate, Omaha, NE Peter Kiewit Foundation, Omaha, NE Roy J. & Rita Neergaard Hansen, Kenosha, WI Richard Hellman, Oceanside, CA State Of Iowa

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BRONZE $25,000 Nils & Kathleen Jensen, Portland, Oregon Aalborg and Linie Aquavits, Arcus AS, Hagan, Norway Roland & Joan Jensen, Ankeny, IA Anonymous (2) Iver (Whitey) & Lis Jorgensen, Burnsville, Minnesota Norman C. Bansen Estate, Blair, NE Robert S. Kroman Estate, Elk Horn, IA Mogens & Cindy Bay, Omaha, Nebraska Kulturministeriet, Copenhagen, Denmark Elna N. Bellows, Edina, MN Kurt K. & Joy Larsen, Oneonta, AL Harold W. & Lois M. Berg, Ogden, IA Richard Ledet, Des Moines, IA Egon & Diana Bodtker, Salem, OR Leonard K. & Lenora J. Madsen Estate, Kansas City, MO Sanna And Victor Borge Memorial Fund, New York, NY Marne & Elk Horn Telephone Co., Elk Horn, IA Marie A. Budolfson Estate, Ames, IA Carl & Marilyn Mehr, San Diego, California Cedar Valley Danes, Cedar Falls, IA Area Inez M. Mortensen Estate, Omaha, NE Jack & Barbara Christensen, Yankton, SD Dagmar Muthamia, Long Beach, CA Lamont & Lois Christensen, Elk Horn, IA Einar Schultz Nielsen, Tustin, CA Dolores G. Connelly Estate, Atlantic, IA Hans Thyge & Valborg Nielsen, Denver, CO Country Landscapes, Inc., Ames, IA John Mark & Dawn Nielsen, Blair, Nebraska R. James & Janet Borge Crowle, Saint Michaels, MD Ruth Herman Nielsen Estate, Omaha, NE Danish Brotherhood In America, Highlands Ranch, CO Irene A. Nissen Estate, Cedar Falls, IA Danish Mutual Insurance Association, Elk Horn, IA Eric & Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust, Northbrook, IL Ane-Grethe Olesen & Rory A.M. Delaney, Wayzata, MN Kay Esbeck North, Ames, IA Gordon, Mary Lou & Janice Esbeck, Tipton, Iowa Kai E. & Melody Starr Nyby, Laporte, IN Ramona L. Esbeck, Ames, IA Erik & Jackie Olsen, Glenbrook, NV Sally og Gordon Faber, Urbandale, Iowa Glenn & Mary Ellen Olsen, Atlantic, Iowa First Baptist Church of Elk Horn, IA Peter & Irma Ørum, Saint Charles, IL J. Emory & Edna Fredrickson Estate, Elk Horn, IA Marc & Carlene Petersen, Omaha, NE Margaret Louise Gee Estate, West Des Moines, IA The Rasmussen Family, Des Moines, Iowa Marilyn Andersen Gift & William Gift, Des Moines, Iowa Eugene Robinson, Pensacola, FL Alf & Lili Gregerson, Ridgefield, WA Anelise Sawkins, Minneapolis, MN Caroline L. Hansen, Harlan, IA Shelby County Community Foundation, Shelby County, IA Walter & Vesta Hansen, West Branch, Iowa Shelby County State Bank, Harlan, IA Alma O. Hartvigsen Estate, Harlan, IA Ava Simonsen Estate, Audubon, IA Henningsen Construction, Inc., Atlantic, IA Harold L. Sorenson Estate, Exira, IA Stanley & Helen Howe, Muscatine, IA Wilbur C. Sorenson Estate, Exira, IA Humanities Iowa, Iowa City, IA Lemuel & Edith Sprow Estate, Mound, MN Vern E. Hunter, Fargo, ND Janet M. Thuesen, Falls Church, VA Al & Bridget Jensen, Houston, TX Svend & Lois Toftemark, Eugene, OR Cornelius C.J. Jensen Estate, Edmonds, WA Erik & Lissi Vange, Palatine, Illinois Irving & Elizabeth Jensen Foundation, Sioux City, IA Marion J. Walker Estate, Solvang, CA

For More Information on Lifetime Legacy Giving or Heritage Builders, contact John Mark Nielsen, Executive Director; Deb Christensen Larsen, Development Manager; or Paul Johnson, Planned Giving Consultant (402.201.7024). You may also call the museum at 800.759.9192. Your inquiry will be treated confidentially.

38 Museum of Danish America Joy Ibsen, Trout Creek, MI The Heritage Builders James D. & Margery Iversen, Ames, IA Over the past 32 years, the Museum of Danish America Genevieve Jensen*, Plainview, NE has accomplished much because of special friends and Ruth Jensen*, Ames, IA members who have provided for the museum in their Agnes Johnson*, Garden City, MI estate plans. During 2015 six new Heritage Builders were Clyde* & Emma Johnson*, Omaha, NE added to the plaque, and they are indicated in bold. With Paul & Liz Johnson, Fremont, NE their permission while living or through the permission of Martha Jorgensen*, Audubon, IA their estate’s executors, the names of Heritage Builders are Mogens H. Kiehn*, Scottsdale, AZ permanently inscribed on a plaque in the museum. Joy S. Larsen, Oneonta, AL Dennis J. Andersen, Atlanta, GA Folmer* & Reola Lerager*, Wichita, KS Anonymous (5) Harald Hans Lund*, Higganum, CT Anne Bansen*, Ferndale, CA Tom Lund, Harlan, IA Norman C. Bansen*, Blair, NE Adelaide Madsen*, Iowa City, IA Constance Boggild*, Delray Beach, FL Rudolph* & Margaret Madsen*, Racine,WI Victor Borge*, Greenwich, CT Keith N. McFarland*, New Brighton, MN Judy Brehm, Blair, NE Helga Mikkelsen*, Waverly, IA Marie Budolfson*, Ames, IA Inez M. Mortensen*, Omaha, NE Borge & Lotte Christensen, Tucson, AZ Ruth Rasmussen Nelson*, St. Cloud, MN Charles R. Christensen*, Omaha, NE Einer Schultz Nielsen*, Newport Beach, CA Edna M. Christensen*, Atlantic, IA Jens Nielsen*, Newell, IA Myrvin F. & Anne C. Christopherson, Decorah, IA Karen Madsen Nielsen*, Junction City, OR Dolores Gregersen Connelly*, Atlantic, IA Margaret A. Nielsen*, King City, OR Lydia Sorensen Eriksen*, Waterloo, IA Ruth Herman Nielsen*, Omaha, NE David Esbeck*, Des Moines, IA Raymond* & Irene Nissen*, Cedar Falls, IA Gordon R. & Jan Esbeck, Tipton, IA Eric* & Joan Norgaard*, Glenview, IL Howard Esbeck*, Ames, IA Folmer & Vera Nyby, Michigan City, IN Ramona Esbeck, Ames, IA Caroline Olsen*, Minneapolis, MN Asta Forrest*, Fountain Hills, AZ Olga S. Olsen*, Watertown, SD J. Emory* & Edna Frederickson*, Elk Horn, IA Marian E. (Mittie) Ostergaard, Mission Viejo, CA Charles & Joanne Frederiksen, Ames, IA Dorothy C. Pedersen*, Omaha, NE Earl* & LaVena Fries, Des Moines, IA Archie Petersen*, Harlan, IA Margaret Gee*, West Des Moines, IA John I. Petersen*, Waterloo, IA Gertrude Gronbeck*, Washington, D.C. Lois Petersen*, Atlantic, IA Caroline Hansen*, Harlan, IA Peyton* & Lucia Respess*, Omaha, NE Hans Hansen*, Des Moines, IA Ava Simonsen*, Audubon, IA Laura E. Hansen*, Irwin, IA Bodil Sorensen*, Kirkland, WA Rita Neergaard Hansen*, Kenosha, WI Harold L. Sorensen*, Exira, IA Rosa Hansen*, Hampton, IA Howard & Karma Sorensen, Elk Horn, IA Alma Hartvigsen*, Harlan, IA Halvor Strandskov, Osterville, MA Richard Hellman*, Oceanside, CA Carol Svendsen, Denver, CO Anna Marie Hjuler*, Audubon, IA Margaret Syring*, St. Paul, MN Susanne Hohlen, Monticello, MN Nancy J. Walden, Omaha, NE Gunnar Horn*, Omaha, NE Sandra Wunder, Omaha, NE Roy E. & Patricia Hougen, Ames, IA

*Deceased

Annual Report 39 annual report │ 2015 special appeals During the course of each year, the Museum of Danish EXHIBIT Publication America invites its supporters to make contributions Skål! Scandinavian Spirits to special appeals. The individuals, organizations, or Donors to the online campaign through kickstarter.com foundations listed below contributed to these appeals in are recognized with bold print in the Honor Roll of 2015 (and reflected in the Honor Roll of Contributors). Contributors. Donors to the Summer Appeal and End-of-Year Appeal are included in the Honor Roll of Contributors. TRAVELING EXHIBITS Skål! Scandinavian Spirits VICTOR BORGE LEGACY AWARD Aalborg and Linie Aquavits, Arcus AS, Hagan, Norway R. James & Janet Borge Crowle, Saint Michaels, MD Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund, Seattle, WA Michael & Sanna Feirstein, New York, NY American Swedish Historical Foundation, Philadelphia, PA William & Carol Gordean, Saint Michaels, MD Danish Sisterhood Lodge #15, Burlington, WI Mort & Marcia Hoffman, Warrington, PA Irene Schmidt, Atlantic, IA Terri Johnson, Manning, IA The American Scandinavian Foundation’s Finnish Fund & Lowell & Marilyn Kramme, Des Moines, IA Helen Lee & Emil Lassen Fund, New York, NY Deb Christensen Larsen, Harlan, IA John Mark & Dawn Nielsen, Blair, NE GENEALOGY CENTER Sylletta Freeman Birk, Søby, Ærø, Denmark CURATORIAL CENTER Carol Brigandi, Omaha, NE Community Heritage Society, Kimballton, IA Larry & Janis Fajen, Elk Horn, IA Irving & Elizabeth Jensen Foundation, Sioux City, IA Merlyn & Jeanette Knudsen, Elk Horn, IA Consul Bruce R. Lauritzen, Lauritzen Corporation, Suzanne Gilbert & Brian McNabb, Los Angeles, CA Omaha, NE Michele McNabb, Atlantic, IA ENDOWED CURATOR POSITION J. Lloyd & Janis Pientok, St. Francis, WI (Albert Ravenholt Curator of Danish-American John & Deborah Powers, Austin, TX Culture) Virgil & Charlotte Sorensen, Exira, IA Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund, Seattle, WA GRANTS ELIM CHILDREN’S HOME PROPERTY Collections Department Earl Madsen, Elk Horn, IA National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC Folmer & Vera Nyby, Michigan City, IN Curatorial Center Poul & Benedikte Ehlers Olesen, Eugene, OR Iowa West Foundation, Council Bluffs, IA Harriet Albertsen Spanel, Bellingham, WA State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines, IA Internships ENDOWMENT Danish Interns Marianne K. Festersen Trust, Omaha, NE Scan Design Foundation, Seattle, WA (in special memory of Hans Frederick Festersen) Earl Fries Estate, Des Moines, IA MADSEN Hyggehjørne Rita Neergaard Hansen Estate, Kenosha, WI Jerry & Carolyn Madsen Larson, Saint Paul, MN Norma (Larsen) Wilson Estate, Red Oak, IA Museum Publication EVENTS Iowa Economic Development Authority, Des Moines, IA Sankt Hans Aften STAFF DEVELOPMENT IN DENMARK Shelby County State Bank, Harlan & Elk Horn, IA Anonymous

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40 Museum of Danish America wall of honor The purpose of the Museum of Danish America, among WILLIAM SVENDSEN & MARIE JENSEN other things, is to tell the continuing story of the Danish SVENDSEN (1878) & (1869) Tyler, Minnesota – Alvin immigrant experience and influence in America and the Barenthsen, Powers Lake, ND; Shirley A. (Svendsen) evolving story of Danish-American heritage. Christiansen, Mill Creek, WA; Kitty L. (Svendsen) Mercie, As a way of paying tribute, the Danish Immigrant Wall Marshall, MN; Robert Olsen, Arden Hills, MN; Laura M. of Honor was established in 1992 listing the name of an (Thomsen) Stransky, Durango, CO; Maren A. Stransky, immigrant, their year of entering the United States, and their Durango, CO; Randy Svendsen, Minneapolis, MN; Steven place of settlement. M. Svendsen, St. Marys, GA; Darrel Svendsen; Paul D. Thomsen, Tyler, MN; Anita J. (Thomsen) Young, Eden The immigrants’ stories and family histories, if available, Prairie, MN are part of the growing repository at Museum of Danish America’s Genealogy Center. JEPPE THOMSEN & BODIL MARIE PETERSEN THOMSEN (1893) & (1894) Viborg, South Dakota - Listed here are the names of the immigrants placed on the Alvin Barenthsen, Powers Lake, ND; Jerome C. Jorgenson, Wall in the year 2015: Minot, ND; Marty L. Jorgenson, Minot, ND; Eric CONRAD JOHANNES ERIKSEN (1881) Lawrence, Thomsen, Plainfield, IL; Leon R. Thomsen, Naperville, Kansas – Conrad Dale Eriksen, Fort Collins, CO IL; Lowell A. Thomsen, Tyler, MN; Marvin L. Thomsen, Pipestone, MN; Paul D. Thomsen, Tyler, MN; Joyce E. CHRISTIAN JACOBSEN (1906) Britt, Iowa – Patrick & Jill Morelli, Seattle, WA (Thomsen) Stransky, Durango, CO; Laura M. (Thomsen) Stransky, Durango, CO; Maren A. Stransky, Durango, CO; JOHN (JOHAN) C. KOFOED (1905) West Branch, Iowa Carole A. (Thomsen) Wiese, Worthington, MN; Anita J. – Audrey Kofoed, West Branch, IA; Karen Suchomel, West (Thomsen) Young, Eden Prairie, MN Branch, IA; and Chris Kofoed, West Branch, IA THOMAS JEPSEN THOMSEN (1894) Tyler, Minnesota LAURITS JACOB KRISTENSEN. CAPTAIN (1941) - Jerome C. Jorgenson, Minot, ND; Marty L. Jorgenson, San Francisco, California – Kaj E. Kristensen, San Francisco, CA Minot, ND; Eric Thomsen, Plainfield, IL; Leon R. MARTIN JENSEN ODDE (1904) Thermopolis, Thomsen, Naperville, IL; Lowell A. Thomsen, Tyler, MN; Wyoming – Virginia Odde, Thermopolis, WY Marvin L. Thomsen, Pipestone, MN; Paul D. Thomsen, Tyler, MN; Joyce E. (Thomsen) Stransky, Durango, CO; JOHANNA MATILDA OLESEN (1884) Shelby County, Laura M. (Thomsen) Stransky, Durango, CO; Maren A. Iowa – Shirley Heilesen Doonan, Alexandria, MN Stransky, Durango, CO; Carole A. (Thomsen) Wiese, NIELS OLSEN & KAREN ANDERSEN OLSEN Worthington, MN; Anita J. (Thomsen) Young, (1881) & (1882) Ruthton, Minnesota – Alvin Barenthsen, Eden Prairie, MN Powers Lake, ND; Shirley A. (Svendsen) Christiansen, Mill Creek, WA; Kitty L. (Svendsen) Mercie, Marshall, MN; Robert Olsen, Arden Hills, MN; Laura M. (Thomsen) Stransky, Durango, CO; Maren A. Stransky, Durango, CO; Darrel Svendsen; Randy Svendsen, Minneapolis, MN; Steven M. Svendsen, St. Marys, GA; Paul D. Thomsen, Tyler, MN; Anita J. (Thomsen) Young, Eden Prairie, MN

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Annual Report 41 annual report │ 2015 memorials The Museum of Danish America is the grateful recipient of Karen Haigh gifts made in memory of deceased friends and relatives. Andrew Hansen Clifford K. & A. Veola (Schjodt) Hansen Delbert Andersen Ethan L. Hansen Hakon Andersen John P. & Annie Hansen Judy Andersen Mads Lauritsen Hansen & Christina Rattenborg Hansen Dr. Kenneth N. Andersen Stanley Hansen Lillian Feddersen Barnard Thorvald Hansen Henning Kildalh Bitz Mogens Hempel Ruth Hansen Boast Herbert Hjortsvang Dan Bonde Emery Hoegh Dorothy Pedersen Book Hans & Genevieve Hoiberg Charles E. R. Boye Merlin J. Holland Charlie Brehm Sally Hoppe Max R. Brodersen Valdemar E. Hoppe Robert Warren Brown Joan Ida Hudziak Bendix & Ida Bruun (Brown) Ahlmann “Al” Iversen David Byrd Alfred & Asta Iversen Byriel Family Marion Iversen Carma Marie Johannes Jaeger Jens T. Carstensen Andrew & Gladys (Rasmussen) Jensen C. Clifford Christensen Arne C. Jensen Clarice Christensen Bill Jensen Cliff Christensen Craig Jensen Karl Christensen Ellen Jensen Lloyd Christensen Elmer Jensen Max Christensen Eugene T. Jensen and father Virginia Christensen Harald C. Jensen C. Arthur Christiansen Henry & Alma Jensen Elna Marie Christophersen James & Dagmar Jensen Jens & Elna Christophersen Janell A. Jensen Glen Clemsen Oluf Jensen Elna Nelson Crick Rhonda Jensen Magnus & Esther Cryberg Russell P. Jensen Jens Jorgensen Danger Yvonne Jensen Robert Allen Eagen James Jepsen Edith Eastergard Hans & Carrie Jersild Augusta Mae Eiermann Charles Christian Johnson Dave Esbeck Donald E. Johnson Hans & Mathilda Farstrup Ronald N. Johnson Hans Frederick Festersen Iver & Marie Jorgensen Mrs. Hannah Friis Doc Jim & Minnie Jorgensen E. W. Frost Sylvia Juhl Stella Gibson-Flansburg Karen Margrethe Thomsen-Kadgihn Bernal Gregersen Jimmie Kelgor Harvey H. Greve Ranny & Rhoda Kelloway Ila Hagen Evelyn Kjestina Jessen Kelso

42 Museum of Danish America Tage Ketelsen Anna M. Pedersen Hans Kiehn Gordon Pedersen Mogens Kiehn LeRoy Pedersen Kathryn Kline Lilly Pedersen Christian R. Kloster Niels M. Pedersen Eric Carsten Kloth Hans & Ivy Peitersen Mathias B. Kolding Pola Peters Dennis Krogsgaard Adolf & Marie Petersen Ruth Ellen Kromann Allen & Clara Petersen Kuhres – Rasmussens of Warren, PA Dale Petersen Robert K. Lackey Darwin Petersen Marius Landbo Harry & Frances Petersen Edward Larsen Mr. & Mrs. James Petersen Frederik Emil Larsen Norma I. Petersen Rev. Homer & Eunice Larsen Ruth Petersen Kurt Klarskov Larsen Else Pitcher Paul C. Larsen Delbert Rasmussen Paul M. & Johanne Larsen Junior Marion Rasmussen Richard Larsen Lynn Richmond Donna Lee Larson Gary Rosenboom Nita Larson Andrew & Rosa Rosenkild Dorothea Laursen Winfred M. Ross Marvin P. Laursen Charles E. Routhe James Beckwith Lindberg Kevin Ruggaard Merton A. Lund Knute Ruggaard Harald Hakon Madsen Albert Martin Jensen Schjodt Dr. Paul O. Madsen Egon Simonsen Cayman Marie Catrine Buhl Skow H.C. Mathison Christian A. Skow Mary Julienne Jensen McDonald Harold C. Skow Valborg Henriksen McKinzie Ann L. Slaight Elsie Rasmussen McNabb Rosemary Soe Patricia Ann McNabb Hans Sorensen Ib Melchior Kenneth Sorensen Soren Miller Oluf Peter Edvard Sorensen Lucille Nelsen Delbert L. Steen Larry A. Nelson Neoma Steen Carl Nielsen Poul & Elie Steffensen Hans Thyge Nielsen Eg Sten Jim Nielsen C.A. Stub & Anna Juhl Stub Marie Nielsen Larry Svendsen Marilyn & LeVern Nielsen Emma Hansen Swendiman Maynard Nielsen Christen Moeller Sweningsen Tom Nielsen Jan Thiesen Virginia Nielsen Axel E. Thomsen Eric & Joan Norgaard Peter Thomsen Frances Jensen Norton Ethel (Larson) Torneten Clifford P. Oleson Al Traaseth Elinor Olsen Ardis Tuttle Mary Bethel Olsen Svend Waendelin Ole & Marie Olsen Walter Westergaard Oluf & Vera (Paulsen) Olson Norman Wittrup Raymond Paulsen John & Mary Belle Witzel Carl Wiuff & Valborg Andersen Wiuff

Annual Report 43 annual report │ 2015 in honor The Museum of Danish America receives many June Elaine (Jensen) Holman contributions as gifts to honor beloved family members and Miles Jeffry Hommel friends on special occasions. In 2015 the following people Lena Humber were honored: Kenneth & Edie Jensen Dale Andersen LeRoy B. Jensen Muriel Bacon Christian & Laura Jepsen Jens & Elna Christophersen Niels W. & Ingrid H. Jorgensen Jim & Janet Borge Crowle’s 50th anniversary Yvonne & Daniel Larsen Schleswig-Holstein exhibit at the Danish American Center, Bill & Gloria Layton Minneapolis, MN Lisa, Lori & Lana Danish Club of Tucson Michele Christine McNabb’s birthday Lillian Eggerss Mettie Miller Esther Frost Maerete Nieto’s birthday Aage & Kamma Grumstrup Folmer & Vera Nyby’s 65th wedding anniversary Stew & LeNore Hansen Poul & Benedikte Ehlers Olesen Deborah Jensen Hjortsvang The Roge and Egeland Families Chester J. Holland Angela Stanford’s work at the museum Minna Williams matching gifts in-kind gifts

The Museum of Danish America wishes to thank our The following companies and individuals, through their in- members and donors for initiating matching gifts from the kind gifts, supported the Museum of Danish America in the following corporations and foundations: calendar year of 2015: Assured Life Association Den Danske Pioneer (Elsa Steffensen & Linda Steffensen), Bank of America Hoffman Estates, IL The Boeing Company Chris Fredericksen, Elk Horn, IA Dominion Foundation Harlan Newspapers (Steve Mores and Alan L. Mores), The GE Foundation Harlan, IA Sprint Foundation Leman USA (Steen Sanderhoff), Sturtevant, WI Thrivent Financial Michele McNabb, Atlantic, IA Union Pacific Railroad

44 Museum of Danish America new, complimentary, and gift memberships Throughout 2015 the Museum of Danish America attained Dane Esbeck, Tipton, IA 187 new members, awarded complimentary memberships or John & Mary Esbeck, Tipton, IA received contributions directed towards gift memberships for Nick Martin & Alecia Esbeck, West Branch, IA the following organizations or individuals: Paul Esbeck, Glenwood Springs, CO Aalborg and Linie Aquavits, Arcus AS, Hagan, Norway William & Teresa Esbeck, Tipton, IA Ronald & Theresa Amaral, Elk Horn, IA Carol Faruolo, Milford, CT David Andersen, Coralville, IA Arnold & Alanna Fenske, Winona, MN Rick Andersen, The Villages, FL Maureen Fialkov, Clive, IA Tracey Anderson, Glenwood, IA Christine Finkle, Tumwater, IA Sanne Bagby, Atlanta, GA Nick & Erica Fitzgerald, West Branch, IA Brandon & Christina Baggett, Elk Horn, IA E. Lee & Flora Fitzhugh, Lakeside, AZ Carol Baker, St. Paul, MN Marjorie Foss, Hampton, IA Karen Beall, Santa Fe, NM Mike Miller & Diane Foss, Windsor Heights, IA Anne Beck, Blue Springs, MO Chris Fredericksen, Elk Horn, IA John & Caryn Behr, Willmar, MN Garry & Louise Fredericksen, Indianapolis, IN Kristen Bellur, Bakersfield, CA Gamle Ode, Minneapolis, MN Matt Bennett, Carmel, CA Alan & Marisa Gift, Omaha, NE Paul & Barbara Birkeland, Cloquet, MN Anna Jenks & Gary Gift, Richfield, MN Edward & Bente Bladt, Lumberton, NJ David & Shayla Gift, Pella, IA Molly Bogh, Highland, CA Gary & Paula Glissman, Omaha, NE Scott Bonnesen, Omaha, NE William & Carol Gordean, Saint Michaels, MD Brenda Boyd, Council Bluffs, IA Michael Gross, Plover, WI Karen Breckan, Morgan Hill, CA Keith Haan, Davenport, IA Angela Brewer, Inver Grove Heights, MN Bruce & Brighid Hansen, Plymouth, MN Kent & Annelle Brewer, Tualatin, OR Carolyn Hansen, West Branch, IA Andrea Brooks, Wahoo, NE Gary & Margaret Hansen, Walnut Creek, CA Louise Bruynseels, River Forest, IL Marilyn Hansen, Omaha, NE Mary Buck, Austin, TX Nels & Lori Hansen, Greenville, MI Marilyn Buckelew, Tucson, AZ Stephen & Suzanne Hansen, Tucson, AZ Lawrence & Eileen Sorensen Carlston, Littleton, CO Lell Harboe, Zirconia, NC Christopher & Carolyn Carradine, Malibu, CA Brett Hartnett, Vail, AZ Elizabeth Christensen, Parkville, MO Lars Hastrup, Hastrup & Co A/S, Hornbæk, Denmark Kelsey Christensen, Northampton, MA Michael & Ann Hawks, Buckeye, AZ Paul & Shirley Christiansen, Mill Creek, WA James Hennick, Jr., Exira, IA Steve Christophersen, Clarkston, MI Nancy Henrickson, Kendall, NY Judy Collins, Eugene, OR Sallie Hobbs, Liberty, MO Dania Society of Chicago, Niles, IL Alicia Hodgdon, Whittier, CA Danish Archive North East, Edison, NJ Stephanie Holm, Cedar Falls, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #29, Seattle, WA June Holman, White Bear Lake, MN Danish Cultural Center of Greenville, MI John & Pam Hoppe, Bristol, IL Matthew & Heidi Deuel, Pillager, MN Charles & Lisa MacGuire Huff, Fayetteville, GA Inge Esbech, Brovst, Denmark Jean Jackson, Western Springs, IL April Esbeck, Iowa City, IA Eric Jacobsen, North Liberty, IA Craig Esbeck, Iowa City, IA Bob & Hjordis Jacobsen-Batt, Byron Center, MI

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Ida Jensen, Aalborg, Denmark Old Ballard Liquor Co., Seattle, WA Keith Jensen, Troy, IL Byron & Alis Olsen, Saint Paul, MN Kris Jensen, Bemidji, MN Erik Østergaard, Roskilde, Denmark Orla & Shari Jensen, Templeton, CA Oxide Design Co., Omaha, NE Grethe Johansen, Gilbert, AZ Gaetha Pace, Boise, ID Andrew Johnson, Iowa City, IA Sandra Pace, Yakima, WA David & Michele Johnson, Lawrence, KS Craig Paulsen, San Jose, CA Thor & Darlene Jondahl, Libertyville, IL Jeffrey & Mary Perrill, Peterson, IA Bart Kjolhede, Laingsburg, MI Dr. Finn Petersen, Horsens, Denmark Bob Kjolhede, Belding, MI Niels Petersen, Peel, AR Chris Kjolhede, Fly Creek, NY Philip & Mildred Petersen, Wayzata, MN Jim Kjolhede, Colleyville, TX Ron Petersen, Fairview, OR Charlie & Janet Knight, Papillion, NE Todd Petersen, Volo, IL Jill Kolling, Minneapolis, MN Larry Peterson, Pella, IA Elaine Hinnah & Paul Konopacki, Eureka, MO Alan & Alicia Pitcher, Clearwater, KS Gary & Leonore Kopitzke, Spring Hill, FL Paul Pitcher, Reading, PA Jeremy & Jacqueline Caniglia, La Charlotte – Caniglia Alan Poulsen, Audubon, IA Pastries, Omaha, NE Susan Quist, Centennial, CO Charles Larsen, Blair, NE Ellen Rasmussen, Newell, IA Gary Larsen, Brodhead, WI James & Suzanne Rasmussen, Burlington Junction, MO Verlyn & Carol Larsen, Hutchinson, MN Julie Rasmussen, Hamlin, IA Mary Leichsenring, Ankeny, IA Ketty Rasmussen, Mesquite, TX Leman USA, Sturtevant, WI Jytte Rauh, Bække, Denmark Chris & Deborah Lokke, Cedar, MN Betty Reiman, Maple Grove, MN Tom Lund, Kila, MT Max J. Riekse, Fruitport, MI Christine Lundsberg-Geiger, Buffalo Grove, IL Elaine Rietz, Brookings, SD Cheryl Lustgraaf, Storm Lake, IA Melanie Phoenix & Teresa Robinson, Santa Rosa, CA Phil & Janis Lustgraaf, Crescent, IA Lars Gert Lose, Ambassador, Royal Danish Embassy, Tom & Mariam Mackey, Cedar Rapids, IA Washington, DC Kathleen Magrew, Maple Grove, MN John & Carol Rudisill, Des Moines, IA Leif Olsen & Kirsten Mahr, Valby, Denmark Scandinavian Heritage Foundation, Portland, OR Kate Martinsen, Decorah, IA Helle Scharling-Todd, Ventura, CA Julia McKeever, Defiance, IA Cynthia Schmidt, Treynor, IA Sean & Laurie McNabb, Salt Lake City, UT Jim Skeuster, West Burlington, IA John Mehr, Lake Ridge, VA Louis Slota, Government Camp, OR Gene & Terri Meyer, Atlantic, IA Gerald & Diane Smith, Gregory, SD Chad & Laura Mitchell, Omaha, NE Dianne Snell, Auburn, WA Daniel & Elizabeth Moll, Knightstown, IN Kathy Sonsalla, Webster City, IA Madeline Mongar, Urbandale, IA Colin Sornsen, Papillion, NE John & Cynthia Monroe, Cedar Rapids, IA Richard & Dorothy Stilling, Porter Ranch, CA Patrick & Jill Morelli, Seattle, WA Steven & Diana Svendsen, St. Marys, GA Hal & Melissa Munger, Perrysburg, OH Laura Thomsen, Overland Park, KS Keeli Nelson, Lawrence, KS Donna Thomsen, Abilene, TX Lance & Wende Nielsen, Boise, ID Brian & Jo Tourtelotte, St. Paul, MN Laurits Nielsen, Golden Valley, MN Suzanne Ulrich, Cedar City, UT Warren & Erin Nielsen, Fremont, CA Anthony Vance, Virginia Beach, VA Merete Nieto, Los Alamos, NM John & Connie Vandercreek, Great Lakes, IL Mark & Sandy Nissen, Audubon, IA Niels Ole & Esther Volhøj, Bindslev, Denmark James & Vicki Nordskog, Atlantic, IA Sharon Vonesh, Audubon, IA James & June Norlem, Curtis, NE Mary Lou Webber, Richmond, VA Mogens & Hanne Norlem, Møldrup, Denmark Dan & Shelia Wertz, Buffalo Grove, IL Virginia Odde, Thermopolis, WY Marcia Wessels, Lincoln, NE Jane Wilder, East Flat Rock, NC

46 Museum of Danish America the honor roll of contributors The Honor Roll of Contributors recognizes all who have This year’s Honor Roll of Contributors includes over 2,700 supported the Museum of Danish America during the 2015 individual members and donors from 48 states, Washington calendar year. D.C., territory of Virgin Islands, and 10 countries, namely: It especially recognizes all who attained membership at the Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Italy, various designated levels with cumulative contributions Norway, Singapore, Sweden, and the United Kingdom. amounting to $25 or more, including gifts for annual Additionally, we are pleased to include on the Honor Roll support, designated purposes, memorials, Wall of Honor, our Organization Associate members who contribute $100 Jens Jensen Heritage Path, special appeals, matching gifts, or more to the museum. The Organization Associates are endowment gifts, and gifts-in-kind. listed according to their giving level. Kickstarter donors are indicated in bold.

2015 Annual Leadership Society ORDER OF JYLLAND | $10,000 & ABOVE ORDER OF FYN | $2500 - $4999 R. James & Janet Borge Crowle, Saint Michaels, MD Anonymous Marianne K. Festersen Estate, Omaha, NE Charles & Joanne Frederiksen, Ames, IA Alf & Lili Gregerson, Ridgefield, WA Iowa Economic Development Authority (State of Iowa), William & Berniece Grewcock, Omaha, NE Des Moines, IA Walter Hansen & Carolyn Hansen, West Branch, IA Garey & Sherry Knudsen, Hutchinson, MN Iowa West Foundation, Council Bluffs, IA Jerry & Carolyn Larson, Saint Paul, MN Irving & Elizabeth Jensen Foundation, Sioux City, IA Carl & Marilyn Mehr, San Diego, CA Audrey Kofoed, West Branch, IA Marilyn Meyer, Everly, IA Consul Bruce R. Lauritzen, Lauritzen Corporation, Omaha, NE John Mark & Dawn Nielsen, Blair, NE Earl Madsen, Elk Horn, IA Mark & Lori Nussle, Palos Park, IL Eric & Joan Norgaard Charitable Trust, Crystal Lake, IL Karen Suchomel, West Branch, IA Folmer & Vera Nyby, Michigan City, IN Teespring, LLC, Providence, RI Poul & Benedikte Ehlers Olesen, Bryup, Denmark ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATES Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund, Seattle, WA American Swedish Historical Foundation, Philadelphia, PA Scan Design Foundation, Seattle, WA TK Petersen (Thorvald K. Petersen), Santa Monica, CA State Historical Society of Iowa, Department of Cultural Affairs, Des Moines, IA Norma (Larsen) Wilson Estate, Red Oak, IA ORDER OF BORNHOLM | $1,000 - $2,499 ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATES Richard & Rosalie Andersen, Harlan, IA Aalborg and Linie Aquavits, Arcus AS (Christer Andre ANONYMOUS (2) Olsen), Hagan, NORWAY James & Elizabeth Bramsen, Barrington, IL Rich Inman & Melinda Brown, Littleton, CO | Bente Ellis, San Jose, CA ORDER OF SJÆLLAND $5,000 - $9,999 Paul & Karen Emanuelsen, Royal Oak, MI Gary & Cynthia Larsen Adams, Littleton, CO David & Helen Esbeck, San Diego, CA Erik & Eva Andersen, Croton-on-Hudson, NY Larry & Janis Fajen, Elk Horn, IA Ramona Esbeck, Ames, IA Lyle & Dorothy Stadsvold Feisel, Chestertown, MD LaVena Fries, Des Moines, IA Betty Fellers, Omaha, NE Rita Neergaard Hansen Estate, Kenosha, WI Alden & Birgitte Flanders, North Andover, MA James & Margery Iversen, Decorah, IA Peter Flinch, Alexandria, VA Esther Jensen, Santa Maria, CA Rodney & Rosanne Fulton, Council Bluffs, IA Nils & Kathleen Jensen, Portland, OR William & Marilyn Gift, Clive, IA Lowell & Marilyn Kramme, Des Moines, IA Larry Gregory, Cedar Falls, IA Dagmar Muthamia, Long Beach, CA Charles & Emma Hansen, Mt. Prospect, IL National Endowment for the Humanities, Washington, DC Harold Holliday, Jr. & Consul Anna Thomsen Holliday, Peter & Irma Ørum, Saint Charles, IL Houston, TX H. Rand & Mary Louise Petersen, Harlan, IA Roy & Patricia Hougen, Ames, IA Harriet Albertsen Spanel, Bellingham, WA Humanities Iowa, Iowa City, IA

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Annual Leadership Society, continued Ellen Westergaard Jackson, Whiting, IA Nola Schroeder, Cedar Rapids, IA Bridget Jensen, Houston, TX Flemming & Lynn Smitsdorff, Germantown, WI Craig & Shannon Jensen, Audubon, IA Janet M. Thuesen, Sausalito, CA Erna Jensen, Des Moines, IA Svend & Lois Toftemark, Eugene, OR Irving F. & Carolyn Jensen, Sioux City, IA Philip Vasby, Cambridge, WI Marnie Jensen, Nebraska City, NE ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATES Vera Johnson, Clive, IA The American Scandinavian Foundation, New York, NY Iver & Lis Jorgensen, Burnsville, MN Carroll Control Systems, Inc. (Todd Wanninger), Carroll, IA Karen Karlsson, Monrovia, CA Christopher Ranch LLC (Donald & Karen Christopher), Carl Johan Larsen, Owatonna, MN Gilroy, CA Joy Larsen, Oneonta, AL Danish American Club in Orange County, Huntington Lars Gert Lose, Ambassador, Washington, DC Beach, CA area Karen Lund, Sioux Falls, SD Danish Brotherhood Lodge #15, West Des Moines, IA area Clark & Joan Mathisen, Omaha, NE Danish Brotherhood Lodge #183, Loudonville, NY area Elliott McDonald, Davenport, IA Danish Sisterhood Lodge #21, Denver, CO area Earl Nelson, Racine, WI Den Danske Pioneer (Elsa Steffensen & Linda Steffensen), Peter Nielsen, Naples, FL Hoffman Estates, IL Donald Petersen, Lacey, WA Faith, Family, Freedom Foundation (Kenneth & Marlene Marc & Carlene Petersen, Omaha, NE Larsen), Calistoga, CA Carl Rasmussen & Cindi Rasmussen, Nevada, IA Knudsen Old Timers, Yorba Linda, CA Elva Rasmussen, Elk Horn, IA Rebild National Park Society, Southern California Chapter, Robert & Nancy Rasmussen, Berlin, NJ S CA area Paul & Sharlene Roge, Northbrook, IL Red River Danes, Fargo, ND area Randall & Margaret Ruggaard, Hudson, OH Independent Order of Svithiod, Verdandi Lodge #3, Agnita M. Stine Schreiber Foundation, Inc., Chicago, IL area Shepherdstown, WV

ORDER OF LOLLAND | $500 - $999 David & Paulette Hendee, Omaha, NE Dr. Curtis & Nancy Hoegh, Clive, IA Enis & Karen Alldredge, Carbondale, CO Peder & Doris Hoy, Modesto, CA Dennis Andersen, Atlanta, GA Richard & Edna Jacobsen, Gig Harbor, WA Thomas & Maria Annis, Clive, IA Janet Jensen, Saint Peter, MN ANONYMOUS Orla & Shari Jensen, Templeton, CA Jerald & Ricke Bly, Marshall, MN Steven Jensen, Vashaun, WA Dr. Ronald & Mary Bro, Cedar Falls, IA Bill & Joann Jensen, Urbandale, IA Timothy & Christine Burchill, Jamestown, ND Paul & Elizabeth Johnson, Fremont, NE Borge M. Christensen, PHD, Rochester, MN Hans & Kathy Jorgensen, Loveland, CO Carlo Christensen, Glendale, CA Harris & Carol Jorgensen, Dike, IA Ellen Christensen, Temecula, CA Jon Frega & Elly Jorgensen, Prairie Village, KS Erik & Lone Christensen, Brown Deer, WI Ronald & Betty Knapp, Gibson City, IL Ingrid Christiansen, Brookline, MA Mogens Knudsen, Omaha, NE Steve Christophersen, Clarkston, MI Kaj & Eva Kristensen, Corte Madera, CA Robert & Birgit Coffman, Iowa City, IA Dean & Barbara Larsen, Overland Park, KS Reinhard & Pamela Danger, Rochester, NY Paul Larsen, Copperopolis, CA Shirley Doonan, Alexandria, MN Rev. William O. & Antoinette Lawson, Green Bay, WI C. Dale Eriksen, Fort Collins, CO Jeanette Lillehoj, Kimballton, IA Dr. Randy & Kelly Esbeck, Cumming, GA Bill Lindborg, Los Angeles, CA Cora Fagre, Loveland, CO Renate Madsen, Madison, WI Michael & Sanna Feirstein, New York, NY Sean M. & Laurie Sartorio McNabb, Salt Lake City, UT Margrethe Feldman, Los Alamos, NM Egon & Laina Molbak, Clyde Hill, WA William & Carol Gordean, Saint Michaels, MD Lisa Nielsen, Thurmont, MD Frederick “Fritz” Hansen, Wichita, KS Michael Danforth & Eva Nielsen, Chicago, IL Johanne Hansen, Des Moines, IA Shelley Nielsen, Greeley, CO Kirsten Havrehed, San Francisco, CA Brent & Shirley Norlem, Monticello, MN Frank & Jerri Hemmingsen, Elk Horn, IA Dr. Erik & Jackie Olsen, Pleasanton, CA

48 Museum of Danish America Duane Pedersen, Ames, NE Norman & Lola Danielsen, Randolph, KS Lloyd & Vickey Pedersen, Medford, OR Leif & Sine Duus, Minneapolis, MN Martin Pedersen, Bennington, NE Don & Anne Eppley, Omaha, NE Everett & Doreen Petersen, Hampton, IA Dr. Gordon & Janice Esbeck, Tipton, IA Dr. Jorgen & Martha Rasmussen, Ames, IA Laura Folden, Minneapolis, MN Leroy & Nancy Sand, Kimballton, IA Tim & Cindy Fredericksen, Elk Horn, IA Jerry Schrader, DVM, Elk Horn, IA Chris & Jan Glintborg, Elgin, IL Marc & Barbara Shelstrom, Lancaster, WI Gary & Paula Glissman, Omaha, NE Chuck & Gwynn Siemen, Lexington, KY Christine Hansen, Washington, DC Delmar Smith, Roseville, MN Ingrid Hansen, Lincoln, NE Douglas & Wanda Smith, Atlantic, IA James Kasper & Lucy Hansen, Tipton, IA Dr. Peter & Eva Stonebraker, Deerfield, IL Roger & Natalie Hansen, Carroll, IA Mark & Cheryl Strandskov, Mount Pleasant, MI Roger & Marilyn Hanson, Cedar Falls, IA Helen Stub, Minneapolis, MN Wayne & Anna Haverland, Walcott, ND Pearl Swank, Poplar, MT Claude & Harriet Hayes, Decorah, IA Lou Ann Thomsen, Olathe, KS Mark & Joann Hendrickson, Wausau, WI Charlene Villars, Minden, NE Rev. Alan Hanson & Mary Henriksen, Omaha, NE Evan & Maria Kramme Williams, Summit, NJ Harold Hoiberg, Silver Springs, MD ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATES Raymond & Joyce Holland, Bettendorf, IA Akavith Club, Saint Charles, IL Martin & Lauren Holst, Cedar Falls, IA Andersen Windows (Sarah J. Andersen), Bayport, MN Clement & Phyllis Hunter, Oregon City, OR Bygghouse LLC (Scott Hedges), Ann Arbor, MI Robert Jennings, Muskegon, MI Community Heritage Society, Kimballton, IA Darrell Jensen, Audubon, IA Danebod Lutheran Church, Tyler, MN Elaine Jensen, Merritt Island, FL Dania Society of Chicago, Niles, IL Finn Vang & Laetitia Jensen, Glen Allen, VA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #1, Omaha, NE Terrence Jensen, Ames, IA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #14, Kenosha, WI Dolores Johnson, Iowa City, IA Heartland District of the DBIA, Des Moines, IA area Joyce Johnson, Raleigh, NC Kirsten’s Danish Bakery (Paul & Kirsten Jepsen), Hinsdale, IL Lynn & Connie Johnson, Exira, IA Leman USA (Steen Sanderhoff), Sturtevant, WI Tom & Jerre Karl, Loudon, TN Olsen, Muhlbauer & Co., L.L.P., Carroll, IA Ronald & Diana Kay, College Station, TX The Rasmussen Group, Des Moines, IA Dr. Leo H. Kirchhoff, Chico, CA Rebild National Park Society, Inc., Illinois John Kirwan, Bellevue, NE Paul & Margit Kjeldbjerg, Prospect Heights, IL Finn & Margrethe Knudsen, Evergreen, CO ORDER OF FALSTER | $250 - $499 Christopher & Claire Kramme, Uccle, Belgium Jerry & Shirley Andersen, Chicago, IL Dr. William & Judith Larsen, Scottsdale, AZ T. R. Andersen, Audubon, IA John Leistad, Elk Horn, IA Edwin & Ethel Barker, Iowa City, IA Jacquelyn Lewis, Harlan, IA Dale Beck, Maricopa, AZ Erik Lillehoj, West Friendship, MD Bedstemor’s House Donations, Elk Horn, IA The Family of James & Sara Jane Lindberg, Donald Best, Los Angeles, CA Iowa City, IA Thomas & Molly Boast, Brooklyn, NY George & Kristen Lund, Scottsdale, AZ Egon & Diana Bodtker, Salem, OR Steven Lund, Yuma, AZ Sandra Boeskov, Seattle, WA Alan & Patricia Madsen, Champaign, IL Guy & Elizabeth Boye, Franklin, TN Francis Madsen, Holladay, UT Thomas & Linda Brandt, Minneapolis, MN Wayne Madsen, Simi Valley, CA Dr. John Roof & Beth Bro-Roof, Cedar Rapids, IA Bruce & Linda Magelky, Houston, TX Everett & Louise Brown, Indianola, IA Rich & La Donna Matthes, Naples, FL Staci Byrd, Denton, TX Gladys McCrory, Atlantic, IA Linda Carlson, Leonardtown, MD Michele McNabb, Atlantic, IA Christopher & Carolyn Carradine, Malibu, CA Duncan & Kathryn Meldrum, Mertztown, PA Brent & Deanne Christensen, Alexandria, VA John & Karen Molgaard, Atlantic, IA David & Elizabeth Christensen, Boise, ID Patrick & Jill Morelli, Seattle, WA Don & Arda Jean Christensen, Salt Lake City, UT Alan & Donna Christensen Mores, Harlan, IA Christofer & Laurie Christiansen, Ridgefield, CT Steve & Michelle Mores, Harlan, IA Paul & Shirley Christiansen, Mill Creek, WA Eric & Ruth Nielsen, Antioch, IL Robert & Martha Christiansen, Scottsdale, AZ Gordon Nielsen, Tulsa, OK Hans J. Clausen, West Hills, CA Marlin & Charlotte Nielsen, Des Moines, IA Rosa Clemsen, Exira, IA Larry & Sherry Northup, Ames, IA

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Virginia Odde, Thermopolis, WY Bonnie Bates, Sioux City, IA Eric & Lisa Olesen, Racine, WI Virginia Beck, Colorado Springs, CO Byron & Alis Olsen, Saint Paul, MN Ralph & Carmen Becker, Fenton, MO Kenneth & Wilma Olson, Cedar Falls, IA Roger & Margo Behler, Avon, CO Ann Ostergaard, Pittsburgh, PA Frank & Julie Bellon, Cedar Rapids, IA Lukas Petersen, Omaha, NE Matt Bennett, Carmel, CA Svend & Grethe Petersen, Bloomington, MN Anton Berg, DeKalb, IL Mark Pedersen & Dr. Joseph Price, Omaha, NE Jean Berg, Fargo, ND Norman & Rita Riis, Boulder, CO Robert & Betty Berg, DeMotte, IN Barbara Roberts, Eugene, OR Gerry & Grete Berndt, Shawano, WI Edith Skene, Ventura, IA Erna Berthelsen, Albert Lea, MN Martha Staby, Loveland, CO Aase Besson, Lake Oswego, OR Kip & Laura Stransky, Durango, CO Dr. Signe T. Nielsen Betsinger, Falcon Heights, MN Kirsten Nielsen Strnad, Faribault, MN James & Deb Bieker, Elk Horn, IA Nick Temali, Mahtomedi, MN Royal & Shirley Bierbaum, Griswold, IA Col. Paul J. & Becky Thompson, Woodbridge, VA Horace & Barbara Bjorn, Creston, IA Peter & Sharon Toxby, Bellevue, WA Edward & Bente Bladt, Lumberton, NJ Evelyn Walker, Warren, MI Patricia Blake, Ankeny, IA Norman Westergaard, Sloan, IA Steve & Jana Boettger, Harlan, IA Sandra Wunder, Greeley, CO Per & Nora Bogehegn, Elk Grove, Village, IL ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATES Arvid Bollesen, Tustin, CA A & A Framing (Annette Andersen), Kimballton, IA P. K. & Gloria Bonde, Longmont, CO Bien Publishing Inc. (René Gross Kærskov, Publisher), Richard Bonnesen, Aurelia, IA Pacific Palisades, CA Cynthia Borden, Leesburg, VA Danish Brotherhood Lodge #35, Homewood, IL area John & Margie Bornhoft, Tyler, MN Danish Club of Tucson, Tucson, AZ Byron & Diana Boysen, Argyle, WI Harlan Newspapers (Steve Mores and Alan L. Mores), Preben & Anne Dorte Brandenhoff, San Francisco, CA Harlan, IA Steven Olson & Tova Brandt, Harlan, IA Hastrup & Co A/S (Lars Hastrup), Hornbæk, Denmark Otto & Minna Brask, Kirkland, WA O & H Danish Bakery (Eric Olesen), Racine, WI Arne & Angel Brinkland, Orange, CA Shelby County State Bank, Harlan, IA & Elk Horn, IA James & Donna Brittsan, Sanford, FL Bernice Bro, Ames, IA ORDER OF AMAGER | $100 - $249 Douglas & Glenda Bro, Claremont, CA Ernie & Marilyn Abariotes, Blair, NE Eugene & Ruthe Brocker, Anita, IA Michael & Linda Abildtrup, West Des Moines, IA James & Annette Brown, Mishicot, WI James Petersen & Erica Agesen, Medford, OR Jytte Svarre & Erik Bruun, Plymouth, MN Andrew & Kelli Alldredge, Overland Park, KS Wm. Bullion, Chicago, IL Ingrid Ancker, Yorktown Heights, NY Betty Cahoon, Iowa City, IA Ann Andersen, Cornelius, NC Ray & Tove Carver, Lancaster, CA Ardean & Annebell Andersen, Aurora, NE Paul & Eileen Cash, Ames, NE Dale & Nancy Andersen, Princeton, IL Christian & Cecily Castenskiold, Rancho Santa Fe, CA Harvey & Carol Andersen, Austin, TX Hal & Avril Chase, Des Moines, IA Inger Andersen, St. Louis, MO Bent Christensen, Huntington Beach, CA Jorgen & Donna Andersen, Arcadia, CA Rev. C. J. Christensen, Madison, WI Marilyn Andersen, Center Point, IA Caroline Christensen, Chicago, IL Robert & Linda Andersen, Avoca, IA Dennis & Judy Christensen, Cedar Falls, IA Ron & Diane Andersen, Council Bluffs, IA Don & Annegrethe Christensen, Tucson, AZ Ruth Andersen, Fresno, CA Frank & Edith Christensen, Shoreline, WA Tim & Janice Andersen, Audubon, IA James & Joy Christensen, Elk Grove Village, IL Darrell & Milda Anderson, Luck, WI John & Jean Christensen, Fort Dodge, IA Elwyn & Susan Anderson, Orangeville, IL Kevin & Sue Christensen, Omaha, NE Karen Anderson, Des Moines, IA Dr. Paul & Sue Christensen, Rockford, IL Keith & Paula Anderson, Gaylord, MN Raymond & Ramona Christensen, Rosemount, MN Consul Craig & Chris Andrews, La Jolla, CA Robert & Joyce Christensen, Park Ridge, IL Anonymous Dr. Tom & Ann Christensen, Colorado Springs, CO Donald & Karen Antonel, Atascadero, CA Vaughn Christensen, Blair, NE Ron & Jan Arkfeld, Defiance, IA Virgil & Joyce Christensen, Harlan, IA Dr. Jergen & Jean Barber, Waukesha, WI A. Gwendolyn Christiansen, St. Paul, MN Dennis Barten, Kirkwood, MO Dr. Dale & Laurel Christiansen, Dannebrog, NE Carol Bassoni, Gilroy, CA Monty & Connie Christiansen, State College, PA

50 Museum of Danish America Philip & Deborah Christiansen, Omaha, NE Frank & Christie Jensen Gehringer, Omaha, NE John & Birgitte Christianson, Minneapolis, MN James & Catrine Giery, Myrtle Beach, SC Ardyth Christoffersen, Greenfield, IA Clyde & Nathalie Givens, Jr., Daleville, VA Dr. Myrvin & Anne Christopherson, Decorah, IA Johannes & Roelie Goddik, Dayton, OR Anita Clark, DeLand, FL Steve & Ann Godwin, Medford, OR Edmund Clausen, Oakland, CA Gerda Gomes, Leesburg, VA Robert & Joan Coffey, Menomonee Falls, WI Todd Graham, Mansfield, MA Mary Cole, Tucson, AZ Senator & Mrs. Charles E. Grassley, Arlington, VA Susan Coleman, Los Angeles, CA Arne Graversgaard, Corral de Tierra, CA Bent & Lee Collin, Washington, MO Kenneth & Evelyn Gregersen, Gold Canyon, AZ Judy Collins, Eugene, OR James & Sareta Brix Gregory, Collierville, TN Richard & Marlys Cook, West Des Moines, IA Doris Greve, Walnut, IA John & Marcia Copeland, Plymouth, MN Joanne Greving, Elk Horn, IA Dale & Eunice Cox, Swedesburg, IA Erling Grumstrup, Solvang, CA Henry & Carol Crain, Davenport, IA William & Lois Gydesen, Inver Grove Heights, MN Jeff & Cherisse Croll, Castle Rock, CO Keith Haan, Davenport, IA Michael & Betty Ann Dall, Colorado Springs, CO John & Hertha Haas, Harlan, IA Ken & Shirley Davidson, Fairfax, IA John & Nancy Hackley, Burnsville, MN Marvin & Shirley Davis, Ames, IA Archibald Hansen, Wilmington, NC Dr. Paul & Marianna Delafield-Melichar, Edina, MN Bruce & Brighid Hansen, Plymouth, MN Matthew & Heidi Deuel, Pillager, MN Carolyn Hansen, West Branch, IA Gunther & Tove Dierssen, White Bear Lake, MN Dr. David & Margaret Hansen, Ames, IA Mette Djokovich, Orange, CA Donald Hansen, Minneapolis, MN Dan Donham, Junction City, OR Garold & Nancy Hansen, Bagley, IA Roger & Ellen Doty, Brownsburg, IN Joe & Rose Jean Hansen, Des Moines, IA William & Doris Duff, Weeping Water, NE Keli Hansen, Ackworth, IA Laurine Eden, Britt, IA Mia Hansen, Tucson, AZ Sam & Pia Edgar, Aurora, CO Dr. Paul & Joyce Hansen, Lincoln, NE Barry & Winnie Edmonds, East Hampton, CT Peder & Andrea Hansen, Omaha, NE Robert & Lillian Eggerss, Lincoln, CA Dr. Peter & Karolee Hansen, Kenai, AK Stephen Beck & Candice Eggerss, Berkeley, CA Robert Hansen, Minnetonka, MN Delos & Karen Eilers, Cottage Grove, MN William Hansen, Overland Park, KS Randi El-Selehdar, Potomac, MD Gary & Rita Hanson, Lee’s Summit, MO William Emanuelsen, San Pedro, CA Judy Hanson, Lake Crystal, MN Dr. Edward Esbeck, Mill Valley, CA Dr. Verlan & Helga Hanson, Blair, NE Roger & Marian Esbeck, Panora, IA Jon & Mary Hart, Decorah, IA Shirley Esbeck, Elk Horn, IA Margaret Hatcher, Harlan, IA Eric Faaborg, Cedar Rapids, IA William & Dorothy Hawkes, Fairfield, CA John & Janice Faaborg, Columbia, MO Ellen Head, Montrose, SD Sally og Gordon Faber, Urbandale, IA Lars Hedegaard, Danville, CA Daniel MacMillan & Juleann Fallgatter, Washington, DC Christian Hedegaard-Schou, Sun City, AZ Myrtle Felkner, Centerville, IA C. Steven & Lynda Hegg, Holland, MI Dr. Arnold & Alanna Fenske, Winona, MN Ruth Heggen, Wells, MN Gloria Fiedler, Davenport, IA Michael & Jill Hennick, Blair, NE Sue Fisher, Des Moines, IA Kent & Carole Henning, Johnston, IA Dean & Julie Flesner, Marietta, GA Dr. Gerry & Jill Henningsen, Monument, CO Nan Nixon & Hans Flinch, Chapel Hill, NC Alicia Henriksen, Chicago,IL Ben Hong & Annette Floystrup, Oakland, CA Ardyce Henriksen, Mesa, AZ Roland Fog Belle, Mead, NJ Glenn Henriksen, Armstrong, IA James & Judy Fogdall, Cedar Falls, IA Marie Henriksen, Arco, MN Janice Forney, Waukee, IA Dr. Paul & Kristy Henriksen, Pipestone, MN Margaret Foster, Des Moines, IA Per & Laurie Hesel, Pawnee City, NE Raymond & Virginia Frandsen, Minneapolis, MN Dr. John & Barbara Hill, Camarillo, CA Don & Beverley Freberg, Prairie Village, KS Jeene Hobbs, Blair, NE Mark & Barb Frederiksen, Peyton, CO Graham & Norma Hoeg, Lake View, IA Sylletta Freeman Birk, Søby Ærø, Denmark Calvin & Phyllis Hoegh, Elk Horn, IA Paul & Janet Friis, West Branch, IA Isabel Hoegh, Atlantic, IA Larry & Carol Frost, Ashland, NE Cindy Hoffman, Asburn, VA Charlotte Gabelhaus, Omaha, NE Ralf & Inga Hoifeldt, Urbandale, IA Brian & Margaret Garrett, Centennial, CO Janet Hoins, Waverly, IA

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Chester & Marj Holland, Atlantic, IA Herbert & Carol Jorgensen, Green Lake, WI Donald & Bonnie Holm, Chandler, AZ James & Linda Jorgensen, Blair, NE Steve & Mary Holmes, Madrid, IA Paul & Karen Jorgensen, Eugene, OR Willi Holst, El Paso, TX Karen Jorgensen-Reynolds, Moline, IL Poul & April Hornsleth, Gulfport, FL Jerome & Patricia Jorgenson, Minot, ND Norma Horswell, Lyndhurst, OH Marty Jorgenson, Minot, ND O. James Horton, Scottsdale, AZ Richard & Rita Juhl, Minneapolis, MN Hal & Suellen Hudson, Pensacola, FL Roy Julie, Queenstown, MD Karen Hudson, Bondurant, IA Marybeth Kantner, Arvada, CO Don Lenef & Joy Ibsen, Ontonagon, MI Cathy Karr, Monona, WI Kent & Marge Ingerslev, Elk Horn, IA Corinne Kellar, Sun City, AZ Lis Ingerslev, Upland, CA William & Joan Kelso, The Villages, FL Herta Iversen, Oak Lawn, IL James & Beverly Keltner, New Auburn, WI Jean Jackson, Western Springs, IL Thelma Kerkman, Maquoketa, IA Allan & Blanche Jacobsen, Audubon, IA Eric & Ginger Ketelsen, Rochester, MI LaVonne Jacobsen, San Francisco, CA Leroy & Joan Kiertzner, El Monte, CA Nadine Jacobsen, Elk Horn, IA June Goldman & Karl Kiilsholm, Okoboji, IA William & Connie Jacobsen, Ralston, NE Virginia Kjolhede, Mt. Pleasant, MI Christopher Calvin & Donita Jacques, Fountain Inn, SC John & Ramona Klaasmeyer, Omaha, NE Marie Jaeger Nielsen, Solvang, CA Don & Petie Kladstrup, Paris, France Scot & Joellen Janssen, Stacyville, IA Richard & JoAnn Kleber, Northfield, MN Marcia Jante, New Berlin, WI Luther & Doris Kloth, Milwaukee, WI Joann Jarvis, Omaha, NE George & Carole Knaub, Richmond, TX Geraldine Jasan, Northfield, MN Janet Knudsen, Overland Park, KS Daniel Jensen, Columbus, OH Merlyn & Jeanette Knudsen, Elk Horn, IA Douglas Jensen, Des Moines, IA Roger & Nancy Knudsen, Winesburg, OH Dwight & Patricia Jensen, Iowa City, IA Svend & Elin Koch, Cedar Falls, IA Elise Jensen, Newell, IA Chris & Lisa Kofoed, West Branch, IA Glenn & Marjorie Jensen, Marion, IA David & Jan Kolding, Bismarck, ND Harold & Carole Jensen, Ames, IA Elaine Hinnah & Paul Konopacki, Eureka, MO Inger Jensen, Waterloo, IA Gary & Leonore Kopitzke, Spring Hill, FL Jack Jensen, Chicago, IL William & Charlotte Kraft, Fall Creek, WI Jerald & Peggy Jensen, Fountain Valley, CA Robert & Ruth Kramme, Des Moines, IA Rev. Kenneth & Bonnie Jensen, Albert Lea, MN Ove Krebs, Willow Street, PA Mark & Tracy Jensen, Moorhead, MN Hans & Dawn Kristensen, Crystal Lake, IL Mary Ellen Herbert & Paul Jensen, Staten Island, NY John & Helene Kristensen, Monrovia, CA Maynard & Rose Marie Jensen, Elk Horn, IA Dale & Karen Krog, Tracy, MN Virginia Jensen, Roseville, CA Glenn Krog, Lake Benton, MN Paul & Ann Jeremiassen, Olney, MT Robert & Joan Krogh, Blair, NE Dr. Paul & Marilyn Jersild, Norfolk, VA Sonja Kromann, Everett, WA Delores Jespersen, Des Moines, IA Elaine Krueger, Elmwood Park, IL Jes & Gerda Jessen, Yuma, AZ William Kuhre, Athens, OH Doris Johansen, Milan, IL George & Tina Landbo, Gilbert, AZ Margaret Johansen, Luck, WI Kristine Lapehn, Centennial, CO Ivan Johnsen, Long Beach, CA Allan & Reta Larsen, Elk Horn, IA Andrew & Leah Johnson, Omaha, NE Curtis & Mary Larsen, Helena, MT Beverly Johnson, Seattle, WA Daniel & Rosemarie Larsen, Overland Park, KS Bruce Johnson, Lincolnshire, IL Douglas & Virginia Larsen, Polk City, IA Charles & Barbara Johnson, Las Vegas, NV Edith Larsen, Elk Horn, IA Senator David & Vid Johnson, Ocheyedan, IA Kent & Beverly Larsen, Polk City, IA Dennis & Carole Johnson, Morris, MN Knud & Paula Larsen, Roseburg, OR Inge Johnson, Tuscumbia, AL Philip & Florence Larsen, Blair, NE Julianne Johnson, Columbus, OH Richard & Karen Larsen, Santa Rosa, CA Kris & Michelle Johnson, Brimfield, IL Consul W. Daniel & Yvonne Larsen, San Diego, CA Dr. Kristi Planck Johnson, Bethesda, MD Natalie Larson, Hobe Sound, FL Verlee Johnson, Atlantic, IA Paul & Carol Laursen, Crawfordsville, IN Vernon & Margaret Johnson, Beaverton, OR Reginald & Jerilyn Laursen, Decorah, IA Dr. Thor & Darlene Jondahl, Libertyville, IL Dr. Arlo & Joann Ledet, Huxley, IA Dr. Carl J.C. Jorgensen, Fort Collins, CO Phyllis Lentz, Aurora, IA Don & Joyce Jorgensen, Ripon, WI Jerry & Virginia Leppart, Eden Prairie, MN

52 Museum of Danish America Gracie Lernø, Simi Valley, CA George & Inge Nord, Reedley, CA Carole Liljedahl, Missouri Valley, IA John & Janet Norton, Moline, IL John & Agnete Lind, Clarinda, IA Andy & Diana Nyby, Humble, TX Kenneth & Beverly Lind, Waterloo, IA Allan & Ruth Nyegaard, Eugene, OR Jeff & Gerta Sorensen-London, Chicago, IL James & Carol Nymann, Georgetown, TX Jean Lowe, Fullerton, CA Lowell Olberg, Wheaton, IL John & JoAnn Luedecke, Colorado Springs, CO Norman Oleson, Cedar Falls, IA Lilian Lykke, Anaheim, CA Robert Olsen, Carroll, IA Maurice Lykke, Fargo, ND Robert Olsen, Houston, TX Ole Lyngklip III, New York, NY Robert & Connie Olsen, McCook, NE Jette Mackintosh, Birkerød, Denmark Robert & Marjorie Olsen, Arden Hills, MN Judy MacNab, Mequon, WI William & Beverly Olsen, Rochester, NY Edgar Madsen, Princeton, NJ William & Ruth Olsen, Warren, MI Renee Madsen, Omaha, NE Duane & Karolyn Ortgies, Massena, IA Donald & Shirley Mann, Murrieta, CA Leland & Helen Osborne, Belmont, CA Debra Marple, Ames, IA Marian ”Mittie” Ostergaard, Mission Viejo, CA Ronald & Barbara Martin, Morrison, CO Gaetha Pace, Boise, ID Zona Mathison, Moorhead, MN Hillary Parker, Carter Lake, IA Craig & Joan McKee, Montezuma, IA Richard & Marion Patterson, Cedar Rapids, IA Toni McLeod, Fargo, ND Steve & Mimi Payne, New London, MN Dan & Harriett McMahill, Cedar Falls, IA Diane Pedersen, Austin, TX Jesper & Hanne Michelsen, Palatine, IL Donna Pedersen, Luck, WI Daniel & Alice Mikel, West St. Paul, MN Paul Pedersen, St. Charles, IL David & Pauline Mikkelsen, Silverton, OR Paul & Marolyn Pedersen, Kodiak, AK John & Merrilee Miller, Omaha, NE Wilma Pedersen, Iowa City, IA William & Martha Miller, Bloomington, IL Dave & Melinda Pell, Jackson, MN Gordon & Carol Mills, Dubuque, IA Celius & Rosemary Petersen, Elk Horn, IA Jan Milroy, Des Moines, IA Donald & Alice Petersen, Park Ridge, IL George & Deborah Misner, Delhi, NY Dr. Finn Mayntz Petersen, Horsens, Denmark Dr. Craig Molgaard & Dr. Amanda Golbeck, Missoula, MT Harry Petersen, Vandalia, OH Bent & Lise Mortensen, Dania Beach, FL Inger Petersen, Lewisburg, TN Joel & Carla Mortensen, Minneapolis, MN Lisa Petersen, Owings, MD Robert & Glennda Mortenson, Elk Horn, IA Lyle & Wava Petersen, Elk Horn, IA Robert & Stella Mosborg, Lisle, IL Dr. Peter & Shirley Petersen, Canyon, TX Kirsten Moss, Fredericksburg, TX Raymond Petersen, Aurora, NE Rev. Jørn & Bodil Muller, Hillsboro, OR Robert & Sandra Petersen, Loveland, CO Katheryn Mullins, Solvang, CA James & Joanne Peterson, Minneapolis, MN Wilfred Murray, Oregon, IL Larry Peterson, Pella, IA Eugene & Shirley Nelsen, Saint Peter, MN William & Shirley Pickett, Oakdale, MN William & Margie Nelsen, Saint Peter, MN Ronald Pigg, Omaha, NE Darold Nelson, Omaha, NE Nancy Porter, Iowa City, IA Dick & Norma Lange Nelson, Elk Horn, IA Joanne Potts, Elk Horn, IA James & Karen Nelson, Delavan, WI Kenneth & Karen Putt, Jr., Red Lion, PA Marvin & Sandra Sue Nelson, Enumclaw, WA Arvin Quist, Oak Ridge, TN Mary Nelson, West Lafayette, IN Douglas, Raichle, Lawrenceville, NJ Richard & Karen Nelson, Albert Lea, MN Ann Marie Rasmussen, Durham, NC Roger Nelson, Kenosha, WI Clark & Joanne Rasmussen, West Des Moines, IA Timothy Nelson, Madison, WI Curtis Rasmussen, Adel, IA Andrew & Kathryn Nielsen, Greeley, CO Erik & Elizabeth Rasmussen, Arlington, VA Consul Karen Nielsen, Overland Park, KS Finn & Bente Rasmussen, Houston, TX David & Gail Nielsen, Urbandale, IA L. Dale & Helen Rasmussen, Omaha, NE Ellen Nielsen, Boone, IA Sigrid Rasmussen, Junction City, OR John W. & Elizabeth Nielsen, Blair, NE Dr. Reimert & Betty Ravenholt, Seattle, WA Larry Nielsen, Carroll, IA Shirley Reed, Holt, MI Leif & Diana Nielsen, Chicago, IL David & Marjorie Reerslev, Junction City, OR Lori Nielsen, Blair, NE Bonita Refshauge, Cedar Falls, IA Michael & Karma Nielsen, Altoona, IA Dewey & Sharon Reis, Denison, IA Robert & Arleen Nielsen, Bannockburn, IL Greg & Karen Rice, Ennis, MT Steve & Susan Nielsen, Bainbridge Island, WA Joyce Ford & Jim Riddle, Winona, MN W. Clayton Nielsen, Solvang, CA Tom & Judy Rine, Omaha, NE

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Roland & Barb Rinell, Urbandale, IA Alan & Lorene Thomsen, Fremont, NE Dennis & Linda Robertson, Manchester, IA Burdette & Nancella Thomsen, Apple Valley, CA Thomas & Consul Eva Robinson, Butler, PA Judith Thomsen, Glendora, CA Earl & Constance Rogers, Omaha, NE Carl & Anna Jean Thordahl, Rochester, NY Gary & Lynne Rosenkild, Casa Grande, AZ James & Bonnie Thordahl, San Clemente, CA Deloris Ross, Austin, MN John Thorup, Tucson, AZ Vergene Routhe, Shoreview, MN Theodore & Mary Thuesen, Hickory, NC Robert Rubel, Kellogg, IA Kristian & Lora Lee Pedersen-Thusholt, Rosemount, MN Theodore & Jenny Susan Rudberg, Emerson, NE Odin Tidemand, Mashpee, MA Rita Ruggaard, Fountain Hills, AZ Tom & Karin Tilman, Anderson, CA Terry & Karn Ryken, Chelmsford, MA Karen Tinkham, Litchfield Park, AZ Kenneth & Carolyn Sand, Prairie du Chien, WI Mary Topp, Mankato, MN Richard & Lori Sand, Kansas City, MO Larry & Dr. Charlotte Travis, San Antonio, TX James & Jerrie Savery, Carroll, IA Consul Steven L. Tuchman, Indianapolis, IN Stephen & Helen Sawtell, Omaha, NE Tom & Phyllis Tucker, Corydon, IN Donald & Jane Scaro, Edgerton, KS Arlen & Asta Twedt, Ankeny, IA Leroy & Norma Schafersman, Arlington, NE Lily Uhren, Brookfield, WI Earl & Connie Schell, Fort Covington, NY Donald & Kelli Valade, Allen, TX Ellen & Claire Schloenvogt, Lincoln, CA Larry Valade, Fredericksburg, VA Irene Schmidt, Atlantic, IA Thomas Van Hon, Des Moines, IA Richard Schmitt, Patterson, GA Anthony Vance, Virginia Beach, VA Bente Shoar, Napa, CA Katrine Vange Keller, Wilmette, IL Michael & Judith Showalter, Palmetto, FL Borge & Judith Villumsen, Greeley, CO Phyllis Shrader, Gainesville, VA Winston & Linda Wade, Scottsdale, AZ Betty Shults, Sun City, AZ Steffen Waendelin, Birmingham, AL James & Pat Simms, Carlisle, PA Nancy Walden, Des Moines, IA Robert Simonsen, Topeka, KS Evelyn Ward, Greeley, CO Harold Slaight, Omaha, NE Thomas & Diann Weinman, Des Moines, IA Waldo Smeby, Mason City, IA Alan & Judy Wenell, Columbia, MD LaVerne & Joyce Smith, Elk Horn, IA Birgit Werth, Evanston, IL Mark & Barb Smith, Elk Horn, IA Pamela Whitmore, Des Moines, IA Dianne Snell, Auburn, WA Richard & Mildred Wilcox, Cherry Hill, NJ B. Joan Sorensen, Richardson, TX Harold & Ruth Williams, Leavenworth, KS Erik Sorensen, Knoxville, IA Mike & Kim Williams, Omaha, NE Harald & Carol Ann Sorensen, Albuquerque, NM Robert & Jeanette Williams, Springfield, MO Howard & Karma Sorensen, Elk Horn, IA Michael & Carol Wilson, Fountain Hills, AZ Margaret Sorensen, Minneapolis, MN Merlyn & Sonna Winther, Spencer, IA Robert & Nancy Sorensen, Lincoln, NE Don & Phyllis Witzel, Palmer, AK Susanne Johansen & Ole Sorensen, Sunds, Denmark Søren & Sue Wolff, Holland, MI Vera Sorensen, Bartlett, IL Douglas & Kirsten Wood, Chino, CA Paul & Marie Sørensen, DeKalb, IL John & Deborah Schou Wood, Oklahoma City, OK Rodney & Zola Sornson, La Jolla, CA Eugene & Sherrill Wright, Stillwater, MN Wanda Sornson, Elk Horn, IA Nina York, Christiansted, St. Croix, Virgin Islands Kenneth & Lois Stangeland, Elmwood Park, IL Alvie & Katherine Young, Ames, IA Alan & Susan Steen, Elk Horn, IA Debra Yurosek, Bakersfield, CA Carl & Frances Steffensen, Houston, TX ORGANIZATION ASSOCIATES Halvor & Laura Strandskov, Osterville, MA Atlantic Friends of The Danish Immigrant Museum, Barbara Sullivan, Fort Collins, CO Atlantic, IA area Jay Mead & Carol Svendsen, Denver, CO Boose Building Construction (Marty & Connie Boose), Steven & Diana Svendsen, St. Marys, GA Atlantic, IA Jason Swalve, Rancho Mirage, CA Copenhagen Imports (Jorgen Hansen), Phoenix, AZ A. Einar & Arlene Swanson, Leawood, KS Ringsted Danish American Fellowship, Ringsted, IA Barry & Marianne Swanson, Littleton, CO Danish Brotherhood Lodge #16, Minden, NE Jill Hardy & Charles Sweningsen, Boulder City, NV Danish Brotherhood Lodge #268, Junction City, OR Agnete Temali, Shoreview, MN Danish Brotherhood Lodge #283, Dagmar, MT James & Judith Tennant, Greenville, SC Danish Brotherhood Lodge #29, Seattle, WA Phillip & Neoma Thomas, Ames, IA The Danish Home, Chicago, IL Edel Thompson, Ashland, VA Danish Mutual Insurance Association, Elk Horn, IA Randy & Becky Thompson, Exira, IA Danish Sisterhood Lodge #4, Chicago, IL Susan Thompson Hill, Carlisle, IA Danish Sisterhood Lodge #102, Des Moines, IA

54 Museum of Danish America Danish Sisterhood Lodge #15, Burlington, WI Margaret Carlson, Sauk Centre, MN Danish Sisterhood Lodge #20, Kenosha, WI John & Sondra Carver, Decorah, IA Daugbjerg & Associates (Consul & Mrs. Ray Jens Amy Christensen, Billings, MT Daugbjerg), Brenham, TX Carl Christensen, Boulder, CO Danish Brotherhood Centennial Lodge #348, Eugene, OR Mary Ann Christensen, Atlantic, IA Elk Horn-Kimballton Optimist Club, Elk Horn, IA Darwin Clausen, La Crescent, MN Gyldendal (Ole Knudsen), Copenhagen, Denmark Donald & Mary Clausen, Orlando, FL Hacways (Helene A. Christensen & Nanna A. Christensen), Gary Clausen, Elk Horn, IA Hals, Denmark Philip & Sally Clausen, Ames, IA Harmony Information Systems (Mikesha Love), Reston, VA Susan Conner, Bend, OR Heartland District of the Danish Sisterhood, Johnston, IA area Mary Copp, Elk Horn, IA Main Street Café (Sune & Barbara Frederiksen), Berea, KY Katharine Cross, Plantation, FL NE/CO District Danish Sisterhood, Lincoln, NE area Nellie Curran, Pittsburgh, PA Nelsen and Nelsen, Attorneys at Law, Cozad, NE Marie Dahlman, Seal Beach, CA Outlook Study Club, Elk Horn, IA area Danish Sisterhood Midwest District, Elmwood Park, IL area Pacific NW District Lodges Danish Brotherhood, Edmonds, WA Laurie Dauber, West Branch, IA Proongily (Cynthia McKeen), St. Paul, MN Jack & Eileen Denne, Atlantic, IA Scherers Architectural Antiques (Manuel & Jeri Herrera), E. Joe & Frances Dieu, Sequim, WA Lincoln, NE William & Leah Doherty, Roseville MN Symra Literary Society, Decorah, IA Christine Douglas, Burlingame, CA Maurice Dunn, Olathe, KS ORDER OF LÆSO | $50 - $99 Tracy Deutmeyer & Matt Edwards, Ankeny, IA William & Judy Ellerman, Dallas Center, IA Kathleen Abernathy, Glendale, AZ Norman Enhorning, Queensbury, NY LeRoy & Sharlene Albertsen, Carroll, IA Johanne Ervin-Gade, Oakdale, CA Albuquerque Scandinavian Club, Albuquerque, NM Nathan & Alison Esbeck, Maplewood, MO Ronald & Theresa Amaral, Elk Horn, IA David & Susan Everson, Saint Louis, MO Keith & Marilyn Andersen, Harlan, IA Elaine Faaborg, Seattle, WA Kenneth Andersen, Durham, NH Roger & Diana Faaborg, Loveland, CO Roger & Joan Andersen, Ames, IA Joan Felkner, Centerville, IA Howard & Joan Anderson, Turtle Lake, ND Margrethe Flanders, Melrose, MA Paul Anderson, Napa, CA Mike Miller & Diane Foss, Windsor Heights, IA Beverly Aper, Naperville, IL Chris Fredericksen, Elk Horn, IA Hans & Gwenna Appel, Emmetsburg, IA Darrell & Lenore Frederiksen, Elk Horn, IA Robert & Else Arnold, Madison, WI Ruby Frost, Maple Plain, MN Leland Avery, Selma, CA Craig & Jean Gifford, West Des Moines, IA Erik & Yelva Baelum, Glenview, IL Albert Girtz, Mankato, MN Alvin & Bernice Barenthsen, Powers Lake, ND Jack & Lee Grandin, Darien, IL Richard & Jan Barnes, Rogersville, MO John & Esther Grindberg, Circle Pines, MN Anna Bates, Orem, UT Earl & Virginia Gritton, Madison, WI Todd & Nicky Bauerkemper, Anita, IA Richard & Nancy Gross, Greenfield, IA Karen Beall, Santa Fe, NM Lynn & Inga Grove, Wilmington, OH Floyd “Sonnie” & Diane Beaman, Bath, SD Neil & Arlene Grover, Staples, MN Grace Beck, Omaha, NE Arnold & Doris Gude, Elk Horn, IA John Beck, Spokane, WA Lowell & Esther Haahr, Newell, IA Arthur & Betty Beckman, Omaha, NE Lenore Hageman, Hinton, IA Alice Bekke, Minneapolis, MN Paul Haigh, Overland Park, KS Inez Benjes, Craig, NE Anette Hansen, Madison, WI Paul & Barbara Birkeland, Cloquet, MN Bo & Lisa Christensen Hansen, Rancho Palos Verdes, CA Hugo & Mary Ann Block, Neponset, IL Erik & Greta Hansen, Mount Pleasant, WI Ronald & Kathy Block, Harlan, IA Kai Hansen, Mercer Island, WA Sally Blount, Des Moines, IA Lydia Hansen, Rockford, IL Diane Bowe, Seattle, WA Neil Hansen, Des Plaines, IL Keith & Janice Bowman, Des Moines, IA Paul Hansen, Elk Horn, IA Judith Brehm, Blair, NE Roland & Peggy Hansen, Elk Horn, IA Carol Brigandi, Omaha, NE Shirley Hansen, Edina, MN Brian Bro, Sugar Land, TX Verdell Hansen, Harlan, IA Sandra Brummund, Elkhorn, NE Duane & Carol Hanson, Buffalo, MN Bruce & Susan Bryan, Franktown, CO Kent & Connie Hanson, Glendora, CA Marcia Buboltz, Lewis, IA Lee & Charla Hardesty, Fair Oaks, CA

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Robert & Carolyn Harvey, Battle Creek, MI David Laursen, North Canton, OH Dallas Havick, Harlan, IA Lea Lautenschlager, Salem, VA Larry & Kristen Healy, Loveland, CO Elana Lepkowski, Los Angeles, CA Doris Hedgcock, Colorado Springs, CO Joe Liedtke, Seattle, WA Timothy & Natalie Heer, Santa Cruz, CA Dewey Linden, Walnut, IA Alan & Deborah Henke, Fitchburg, WI Larry & Doris Lubbert, Decorah, IA Harry & Jeannine Henriksen, Mahomet, IL Jenny Mackenzie, Fargo, ND Howard & Rhoda Henriksen, Harlan, IA Donald & Andrea Maddock, Ypsilanti, MI John & Mary Hess, Somerset, CA Bill & Dixie Madsen, Cedar Falls, IA Don Christensen & Jackie Hill, Minneapolis, MN Carl Marckmann, Prescott, AZ Sallie Hobbs, Liberty, MO Gilbert & Ella Marten, Ames, IA Kathleen Hoegh, Des Moines, IA Carol Martin, Detroit Lakes, MN Mort & Marcia Hoffman, Warrington, PA Michael Martin, North Saint Paul, MN Spencer & Betty Holland, Colorado Springs, CO Eric & Herta Matteson, Rochester, MN Donald & Ann Louise Holm, Lincoln, NE John & Cyndi McKeen, St. Paul, MN Katherine Hoover, Lincolnshire, MN Suzanne Gilbert & Brian McNabb, Los Angeles, CA Ronald Hoppe, Niles, IL Helen McRoberts, Ames, IA Curtis Hougen, Blair, NE Darrell & Kitty Mercie, Marshall, MN Margaux Hovda, Des Moines, IA Margaret Metcalf, Houston, TX Ruth Hovden, Minneapolis, MN David Miller, Minneapolis, MN Rod & Hannelore Jasa, Omaha, NE Pamm Minden, St. Cloud, MN Dale & Barbara Jensen, Ellendale, MN Ivy Mitchell, Rochester Hills, MI Earl & Eileen Jensen, Minnetonka, MN John & Pauline Mitchell, Minneapolis, MN Erik & Mary Jensen, Franktown, CO Leland & Virginia Molgaard, Ames, IA George & Dorothy Jensen, West Des Moines, IA Birgitte Molvig, Chico, CA Ida Jensen, Aalborg SØ, Denmark Jill Mortensen, Millville, NJ Jennifer Jensen, Omaha, NE Wayne & Emma Mortensen, Scotia, NY John Jensen, Elk Horn, IA Leona Bro Mulholland, Moscow, ID Ronald & Marlene Jensen, Rochester, MN Douglas & Ingrid Neale, Decatur, GA Lynda Jeppesen, Oak Park, IL Lloyd Nelsen, Kimballton, IA Tove Jespersen, Minneapolis, MN Beverly Nelson, Atlantic, IA David & Karen Johnson, Petaluma, CA Keeli Nelson, Lawrence, KS Harry & Rowena Johnson, Lexington, KY Verne & Ilene Nelson, Harlan, IA Niel Johnson, Independence, MO Loyd & Marie Neve, Omaha, NE Quentin & Marie Johnson, Lincoln, NE Liane Nichols, Cedar Falls, IA Rich Johnson, Park Ridge, IL Glenn & Marie Nicholson, Loveland, OH Royce & Peg Johnson, Iowa City, IA Alan & Susan Nielsen, Richfield, MN Terri Johnson, Manning, IA Phyllis Nielsen, Yankton, SD H. John & Doris Jones, Elk Horn, IA Raymond & Marilyn Nielsen, Algona, IA Alice Jorgensen, Ferndale, MI Ronald & Patricia Nielsen, Cedarburg, WI Floyd & Dorothy Jorgensen, Bemidji, MN Stanley Nielsen, Monona, WI Tove Jorgensen, Lone Tree, CO Alfred Nyby, Culver, IN Andreas Justesen, Singapore Donald & Barbara Olsen, Rochester, MN Ruth Karr, Omaha, NE Gerald & Murnell Olsen, Scandinavia, WI Ellinor Kasuga, Southold, NY Roger & Dorothy Olson, Blair, NE ArleneKeith, West Liberty, IA Norma Opperman, Ralston, NE Emmett & Anne Keller, Chippewa Falls, WI Erling & Henny Overgaard, Bixby, OK Robert & Ruth Kenaley, Le Mars, IA Ivan & Patricia Paulsen, Walker, MN Donna Kirschenmann, Waverly, IA Bente Pedersen, Junction City, OR Esther Knudsen, Spokane, WA Bente Fuller & Ida Pedersen, Lincoln, NE Sonja Knudsen, Rock Island, IL Curt Pedersen, Tucson, AZ Leo & Mary Beth Lake, Minneapolis, MN Georg & Nina Pedersen, Seattle, WA Betty Hughes Larsen, Harlan, IA Hans & Jeanette Pedersen, Haines City, FL Beulah Larsen, Fremont, NE Ole Pedersen, Pacific Grove, CA David & Bernice Larsen, Gretna, NE Anne Petersen, Chicago, IL Deb Christensen Larsen, Harlan, IA Clifford Petersen, Hoffman Estates, IL Donald Larsen, Portland, OR Don & Terry Petersen, Whitefish, MT Consul John & Jilliann Larsen, Scottsdale, AZ Ernest Petersen, Lomita, CA Rodney Larsen, Kingaroy, Queensland, Australia Glen & Katherine Petersen, Huxley, IA Arthur & Cheryl Ann Laursen, Omaha, NE Helen Petersen, Atlantic, IA

56 Museum of Danish America Janis Petersen, Urbandale, IA Henry & Mardell Walter, Elk Horn, IA Philip & Mildred Petersen, Wayzata, MN Bonnie Warrington, Decorah, IA William & Margaret Petersen, Mazeppa, MN Mary Lou Webber, Richmond, VA John Peterson, Fairview Heights, IL Elsa West, Aurora, CO William & Mary Phillips, Council Bluffs, IA Pete & Bonnie West, Denver, CO J. Lloyd & Janis Pientok, St. Francis, WI Dick & Joan White, Lincoln, NE Ellen Posadas, Silverdale, WA Carole Wiese, Worthington, MN Kristian & Susan Poulsen, Sierra Madre, CA Hope & Rex Wilhelm, Stuart, IA Lennard Rambusch, Pelham Manor, NY Carl & Alice Wilhjelm, Pompton Plains, NJ Lars & Bente Rasmussen, Libertyville, IL Marilyn Wittrup, Scituate, MA Michael & Suzanne Rasmussen, Kirkman, IA John & Gail Ann Witzel, Bloomington, MN Ove Rasmussen, San Antonio, TX Anna Rasmusson, Moorhead, MN ORDER OF FANO | UNDER $50 Wendell & Grace Rehnblom, Des Moines, IA Per Aannestad, Fountain Hills, AZ Donald & Karma Roberts, Marana, AZ Mark Ahlstrom, Roseville, MN Pamela Ruben, Menomonee Falls, WI Anders Sand, Kansas City, MO Bruce & Wendy Allen, Highlands Ranch, CO Grete Schioler, Kettering, OH Allen County Public Library, Fort Wayne, IN Karen Schneider, Cincinnati, OH AmazonSmile Foundation, Seattle, WA Steven & Kathleen Schou, Minneapolis, MN Arlan & Carol Andersen, Dike, IA Darrell & Bertha Schroeter, Exira, IA Edwin Andersen, Plymouth, MN Carolyn Scofield, Chula Vista, CA Lillian Andersen, Kenosha, WI Jay & Peggy Scott, Mesa, AZ Margaret Andersen, Livermore, CA Gary & Donna Simmer, Des Moines, IA Margaret Andersen, Omaha, NE Ole & Eva Sindberg, Cary, IL Michael Andersen, Lompoc, CA Erik Sjoberg, Brainerd, MN Rick & Shon Andersen, Marne, IA Vinette Skow, Hot Springs, SD Roger & Jackie Andersen, Elk Horn, IA Selma Sloth, Minneapolis, MN Jeanette Anderson, West Linn, OR J. Christina Smith, Malden, MA Paul & Lynne Anderson, Omaha, NE Joan Smith, Boone, IA Peter & Debra Anderson, Dover, NH David & Ellen Solevad, Washougal, WA Tracey Anderson, Glenwood, IA Theodora Sonntag, Pearl River, NY James & Rose Andrews, Wilkesboro, NC Architecture Foundation of Oregon (Gloria Jarrett), Sons of Norway, Solglimt Lodge #1-547, Cedar Falls, IA Portland, OR Ann Sorensen, LaVista, NE Jimmy & Esther Sorensen, Wood Dale, IL Jillayne Arena, Celebration, FL Per Argentine, Pittsburgh, PA Virgil & Charlotte Sorensen, Exira, IA Judith Stalnaker, Denver, CO Dwayne & Nancy Armbrust, Elkhorn, NE Holden Statham, Courtenay, British Columbia, Canada Arlie & Ardys Askelson, Indian Hills, CO Michele Atwood, Los Angeles, CA Helen Steen, Clinton, IA Linda Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL Jean Aulner, Omaha, NE Jim & Bonnie Strachota, Hubertus, WI Sanne Bagby, Atlanta, GA Maren Stransky, Durango, CO Brandon & Christina Baggett, Elk Horn, IA William & Barbara Strauss, Mesa, AZ Jennifer Bailey, Adel, IA Kendall Baller, Bryn Mawr, PA Barbara Struckman, West Babylon, NY Holger Stub, Medford, NJ Diane Baum, Cedar Falls, IA Christine Beasley, Fircrest, WA Ann Svendsen, Tyler, MN Randy & LuAnn Svendsen, Minneapolis, MN Birgit Beaudette, Columbia, SC Marilyn Swanson, Boulder City, NV Paul & Donna Bebensee, Des Moines, IA Nancy Thompson, Urbandale, IA Marion Beck, Birmingham, MI Eric Thomsen, Plainfield, IL Richard & Shirley Beck, Omaha, NE Joyce Thomsen, Durango, CO Thomas & Amy Beckmann, Longmont, CO Leon & Linda Thomsen, Naperville, IL John & Jane Beekman, Muncie, IN Lowell Thomsen, Tyler, MN John & Caryn Behr, Willmar, MN Paul & Alma Thomsen, Tyler, MN Kristen Bellur, Bakersfield, CA Wendy Rahbek Thomsen, Store Heddinge, Denmark Ray & Sandra Benter, Des Moines, IA John & Gitte Toben, Marietta, GA Delia Benton, Guthrie Center, IA Clara Bergan, Saint Paul, MN Austin & Ruth Turney, Lawrence, KS Johanna Bergan, Decorah, IA Lynn Utter, Devon, PA William & Marion Vierow, Saco, ME Dennis & Linda Berge, Atlantic, IA Rico Bergholdt Hansen, Odense, Denmark Sharon Vonesh, Audubon, IA William & Joanne Waghorne, Lapeer, MI Helen Bergman, Britt, IA

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Karen Bernard, Janesville, WI Andrew & Kathleen Creighton, Indian Head Park, IL Jonah Berquist, San Francisco, CA LaVerna Crooks, Darien, IL Aleeta Bice, Kimballton, IA Gloria Culpepper, Long Beach, CA Gary & Vivian Biesecker, High Point, NC Linda Czarnecki, Papillion, NE Joe & Amy Black, Hastings, NE Joe & Susan Dale, Red Oak, TX Marcia Blackman, Milwaukee, WI Lyle & Judy Damgaard, Arvada, CO Betty Boeck, Denison, IA Dania Ladies Society, Elk Grove Village, IL area David & Nancy Boettger, Harlan, IA Danish Sisterhood Lodge #90, Lincoln, NE Deloris Bollin, Litchfield, MN Arthur De Bow, Portland, OR Shield Bonnichsen, Tucson, AZ Joan Detjens, Galesville, WI DeWitt & Shirley Booth, Mt. Pleasant, IA Raymond & Rosalie Dietrich, Muscatine, IA Brenda Boyd, Council Bluffs, IA Mark & Nadine Dobbe, Ames, IA Janice Bradley, Fort Gratiot, MI Georgina Dominguez, Tucson, AZ Dee Bradley Grimsrud, Madison, WI Bruce Dugstad, San Francisco, CA Gunter & Jane Brakner, Bemidji, MN Jay & Jean Dunn, Castle Rock, CO Timothy Brandis, Portland, OR Michael & Patricia Kragh-Durfee, Milwaukee, WI Marilyn Brandt, Cleveland Heights, OH Jolene DuVall, Audubon, IA Donald & Lorraine Braun, Cedar Falls, IA Lois Eagleton, Umpqua, OR Karen Breckan, Morgan Hill, CA Jeffrey & Susan Edwards, Audubon, IA Louis & Elaine Bredesky, Jr., Des Moines, IA Dorothy Ekblad, Lincoln, NE Barbara Breining, West Des Moines, IA Clayton Ellingson, Atlantic, IA Dawn Breining, Des Moines, IA Ted & Vicki Ellis, Emmetsburg, IA Kent & Annelle Brewer, Tualatin, OR Christie Ericson, Anchorage, AK Henry & Patricia Brock, Selma, CA Carl & Kathie Esbeck, Columbia, MO Solveig Brodsky, Palo Alto, CA Dean & Verna Esbeck, Atlantic, IA Andrea Brooks, Wahoo, NE Jennifer Ewing, Urbandale, IA C. Milton & Elaine Brostrom, St. Peter, MN Dorothy Eyberg, Arispe, IA James & Cherry Brouwer, Bemidji, MN Spencer & Lilia Fallgatter, Chandler, AZ Ken & Bernie Brown, Raleigh, NC Carol Faruolo, Milford, CT Louise Bruynseels, River Forest , IL Anne Fege, San Diego, CA Leo & June Buchan, Florence, AZ Ken Feisel, Brooklyn, NY Mary Buck, Austin, TX Janet Fenton, Grand Island, NE Michael & BebeAnna Buck, Eau Claire, WI Richard & Julienne Ferry, Harlan, IA Christopher & Lori Burgess, Urbandale, IA Sigrid Festersen, Omaha, NE Norma Burnham, Marion, IA Maureen Fialkov, Clive, IA Beth Camero, Fair Oaks, CA Christine Finkle, Tumwater, WA Jack & Christine Canfield, New Brighton, MN E. Lee & Flora Fitzhugh, Lakeside, AZ Lois Cardinal, Littleton, CO Foodtours eu, Valby, Denmark Lawrence & Eileen Sorensen Carlston, Littleton, CO Dean & Kim Foresman, Atlantic, IA David & Joelene Carper, Clarinda, IA Edith Forsch, Kansas City, KS Tommy Cash James Frazier, Philadelphia, PA Michele Caskey, Mount Pleasant, WI Garry & Louise Fredericksen, Indianapolis, IN Alex Cheser, Willisburg, KY Cynthia Friis, Minnetonka, MN Doris Christensen, Audubon, IA Marian Froker, Exira, IA Elizabeth Christensen, Parkville, MO Esther Frost, Sun City West, AZ Fred & Dorothy Christensen, Caldwell, ID Dale Jay Andersen & Patricia Funk, Omaha, NE Jens & Nyla Christensen, Rapid City, SD Milda Gade, Canon City, CO Louis & Anna Christensen, Mercer Island, WA Jerry & Sandra Gallagher, Castle Rock, CO Preben Christensen, Ballwin, MO Ole Galsgaard, Houston, TX Rodger & Brian Christensen, Union, IA Shirl Gandenberger, Pony, MT Timothy Christensen, Silvis, IL Joe Ganem, Long Beach, CA Verda Christensen, Baton Rouge, LA William & Sharon Garbett, Muskego, WI David Christensen Design Management, Bellingham, WA Stephen & Barbara Gardner, Centerville, IA Carol Christiansen, West Des Moines, IA Michael & Kristin Garey, Hovland, MN Richard & Laura Clark, Manning, IA Ronald & Beverly Gear, Muscatine, IA Bill & Willa Cleary, Arlington, VA Michele Gelli, Forli, Italy Larry & Nancy Cohen, Persia, IA Lyndell Gibbs, Midland, MI Neil Collins, Poinciana, FL William & Katherine Gibson, Aurora, IA Jørgen & Conny Conradsen, Roswell, GA Tim Gier, Montgomery Village, MD Kay Cota, Sergeant Bluff, IA Susan Gilbert, Northampton, MA Ruth Crandall, Wheeling, IL Avery Glasser, New Orleans, LA

58 Museum of Danish America Susan Goodhope, Vernonia, OR Joyce Houck, Zephyrhills, FL Google, Inc., Mountain View, CA Arthur & Mary Hovick, Muscatine, IA Otto & Kirsten Gotzsche, Minneapolis, MN Charles & Lisa MacGuire Huff, Fayetteville, GA Ardis Grace, Fort Calhoun, NE Don & Lila Rae Huff, Anita, IA Lene Graff, East Dundee, IL J. Keith & Marilyn Hultquist, Muscatine, IA Jacob Grier, Portland, OR Jenette Bergstrom & Charles Hunt, Macedonia, IA Michael Gross, Plover, WI JoAnn Hunt, Lu Verne, IA June Haas, Kimballton, IA K. L. & Margie Lou Husse, Bellevue, WA Anne M. Haber, Colorado Springs, CO Michael & Hedy Hustedde, Davenport, IA Kendra Hadlock, Portland, OR Allen & Roberta Hye, Spring Valley, OH Patricia Hall, Plymouth, MN John Hyltoft, Luray, VA Aase Hansen, Burbank, CA Maja Ingeman, Minneapolis, MN Anna-Lisa Hansen, Villa Park, CA Chelsea Jacobsen, Kimballton, IA Charles Hansen, Atlantic, IA Eric Jacobsen, North Liberty, IA Gary & Margaret Hansen, Walnut Creek, CA Janice Jacobsen, Elk Horn, IA Ivan & Jan Hansen, Harlan, IA Susan Jacobsen, Minneapolis, MN Jorgen & Mary Jo Hansen, Bradenton, FL Louis Nielsen & Marcia Jante, New Berlin, WI Kathleen Hansen, Ankeny, IA Doris Jensen, Atlantic, IA Linda Hansen, Exira, IA Erving & Beverly Jensen, Lake St. Louis, MO Lyle Hansen, Guthrie Center, IA Jack & Opal Jensen, Arlington, NE Marilyn Hansen, Manning, IA John & Marion Jensen, Naperville, IL Marilyn Hansen, Omaha, NE Jorgen Jensen, Denver, CO Phil Sorensen & Donna Hansen, Lincoln, NE Kathryn Jensen, Minneapolis, MN Robert & Connie Hansen, Sioux City, IA Keith Jensen, Troy, IL Robert & Illa Mae Hansen, West Bend, WI Kris Jensen, Bemidji, MN Ronald & Wendy Hansen, Holts Summit, MO Mark & Pamela Jensen, Council Bluffs, IA Stephen & Suzanne Hansen, Tucson, AZ Timothy & Sharon Jensen, Blair, NE Willis & Marjorie Hansen, Elk Horn, IA Vincent & Phyllis Jensen, Audubon, IA Lell Harboe, Zirconia, NC Grethe Johansen, Gilbert, AZ Rhonda Hardy, Ames, IA Harry & Christine Johansen, Luck, WI Anne Marie Hart, Wahoo, NE Alice Johnson, Watertown, MA Brett Hartnett, Vail, AZ Alice Johnson, Tucson, AZ William & Beverly Hartranft, Elk Horn, IA Ann Johnson, Manson, IA Elaine Hasleton, Centerville, UT Barry & Ardell Johnson, Watertown, SD William & Geraldine Hastrup, Fresno, CA Benjamin & Suzanne Johnson, Streamwood, IL Burnell & Patricia Haven, Independence, IA Daniel & Brenda Johnson, Litchfield, MN Joy Heckman, Johnston, IA Harry & Jerry Johnson, Pasco, WA Erik Hedegaard, Missouri City, TX Marlys Johnson, Bettendorf, IA Nicole Heersema, Lexington Park, MD Mary Jane Johnson, Marietta, GA Paul Helgeson Robert & Donna Johnson, Sioux Falls, SD Anny Hempel, Flourtown, PA Shirley Johnson, Temecula, CA Dana Hendee Bork, Saint Paul, MN Sharon Jones, Prairie City, IA Joanne Henderson, Ankeny, IA Jerry & Janet Jorgensen, St. Charles, IA Nancy Henrickson, Kendall, NY Avis Jorgenson, Tucson, AZ Kirsten Hensley, Ann Arbor, MI Jean Kaldahl, Port Townsend, WA Stanley Hess, Bremerton, WA Penny Karrer, Sioux Falls, SD John Hester, Hackettstown, NJ Jim & Inga Keldsen, Walnut Creek, CA Joan Hill, Brainerd, MN Karen Kelley, Corinth, MS Judy Hill, Exira, IA Donna Kelly, Audubon, IA Anita Hinners, Humboldt, IA Gladys Kempe, Tustin, CA Josh & Stella Hirsch, Marina del Rey, CA Catherine Kerst, Silver Spring, MD J. Allan & Susan Hjelle, Elk Horn, IA Romayne Kilde, Moorhead, MN Alicia Hodgdon, Whittier, CA Lise Kildegaard, Decorah, IA Jens & Kathleen Hoffding-Jensen, Rockford, MN Darrell & Viola Kilworth, Exira, IA Irene Hogan, Moorhead, MN Eddie Kim, Falls Church, VA Eric & Karen Hoiberg, Ames, IA Kenneth & Jeanette Kinsey, Iowa City, IA Claudia Holcomb, Altoona, IA Andy & Fern Kissel, Elk Horn, IA Stephanie Holm, Cedar Falls, IA Frances Kittelmann, Washingtonville, NY Gail & Teresa Holmes, Omaha, NE Jytte Klarlund, Lawrence, KS Linda Holz, West Des Moines, IA Howard Klitgaard, Milwaukee, WI Margaret Hoover, Lewisburg, PA Roger & Patricia Klotz, Anaheim , CA

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Charlie & Janet Knight, Papillion, NE Margaret Magnan, Detroit Lakes, MN Kevin Knitt, Stevens Point, WI Wayne & Eleanor Magnuson, Omaha, NE Michael & Alice Knoop, Minot, ND Kathleen Magrew, Maple Grove, MN Marie Knudsen, Hamilton, OH Diane Manown, Sheboygon, WI Wayne & Jana Knudsen, Emporia, KS Mary Jane Mardesen, Rushmore, MN Jean Knudson, Kimberling City, MO Les & Aveline Marks, Omaha, NE Pat Knuth, Leavenworth, KS Alex Marten, Washington, DC Jill Kolling, Minneapolis, MN Else Martin, Moss Point, MS Duane & Carol Kropf, Kimballton, IA Nora Martinez, Bothell, WA George & Phyllis Krumrey, Des Moines, IA Kate Martinsen, Decorah, IA Shirley Kuebrich, Urbandale, IA John Vogt Masengarb, West St. Paul, MN Shirley Kuhlman, Denver, CO Jenny Mathiasson, Cambridge, United Kingdom Kirsten Kuzmanic, Chino Valley, AZ Jeannette May, Richardson, TX Karl & Inge Lamberg, Eugene, OR Nancy Maynard, Davis, CA Jim & Mary Louise Landfried, Cambridge, MA Suzanne McCoy, Spirit Lake, IA Jackie Lang, Fargo, ND Melissa McEwen, Chicago, IL W. Robert Lang, Lansdowne, PA S. Catherine McIntire, Golden Valley, MN Neva Langgaard, Guthrie Center, IA Julia McKeever, Defiance, IA Laverne Lansman, Audubon, IA Adam McQuery, San Antonio, TX Carol Larsen, Chicago, IL Brian Meacham, New Haven, CT Gary Larsen, Brodhead, WI Bruce & Kristie Hansen-Mendez, Chicago, IL Glenn Larsen, Solway, MN Florence Meng, Lopez Island, WA Jerol & Jo Ann Larsen, Zearing, IA Eugene & Susie Meyer, Blair, NE Lee & Karen Larsen, Sioux Falls, SD Gene & Terri Meyer, Atlantic, IA Sonya Larsen, Iowa City, IA Merlin & Sonya Mikkelsen, Atlantic, IA Verlyn & Carol Larsen, Hutchinson, MN Terry & Gail Miller, Clarion, IA Vernon & Dorothy Larsen, Audubon, IA Kirsten Mitchell, St. Paul, MN Birthe Larson, Santa Barbara, CA Diane Moen, Mondovi, WI Lene Laughner, Green Valley, AZ Daniel & Elizabeth Moll, Knightstown, IN Chris & Margaret Laursen, Sault Ste Marie, MI Roger & Marilyn Moller, Lakeville, MN Harold & Barbara Laursen, Kearney, NE Madeline Mongar, Urbandale, IA Verner & Barbara Laursen, Appleton, WI John & Cynthia Monroe, Cedar Rapids, IA Verner & Nadine Laursen, Concord, CA Ingvill Montgomery, Portland, OR Robert & Sarah Leander, Spring, TX Robert & Ellinor Montgomery, Tucson, AZ Robert Libkind, Philadelphia, PA David Morehouse, Hopkins, MN Kai & Inger Licht, Canton, OH Patricia Morgan, Ottumwa, IA Galen & Marcy Lillethorup, Omaha, NE Olga Morse, Tulsa, OK Richard & Ellen Lindauer, Bellevue, NE Adele Mortensen, Santa Rosa, CA Fern Lindvall, Atlantic, IA Else Mortensen, Bonner Springs, KS David & Sandra Lingard, Van Horne, IA John & Minna Mortensen, Brook Park, OH Dennis & Sharon Littlejohn, Des Moines, IA Hope Mosier, Sioux Falls, SD Harry & JoAnne Lockhart, Harrisonburg, VA Carol Mueller, Glenview, IL Stephen Loiaconi, Arlington, VA Hal & Melissa Munger, Perrysburg, OH Chris & Deborah Lokke, Cedar, MN Inge Nagata, Littleton, CO Susan Loschenkohl, Minneapolis, MN Paul & Kaye Namkoong, Hollister, CA James & Gladys Lundquist, Davenport, IA Alan Clark & Renee Neff-Clark, Westwood, KS Christine Lundsberg-Geiger, Buffalo Grove, IL Agnes Nelsen, Alta, IA Cheryl Lustgraaf, Storm Lake, IA Delores Nelson, Atlantic, IA Phil & Janis Lustgraaf, Crescent, IA Doreen Nelson, Minden, IA Gene & Inger Lutz, Cedar Falls, IA Jeneen Nelson, Rocky Ford, CO Mark & Fae Lykke, Spencer, IA Paul & Sandra Nelson, Ames, IA Emily Lytle-Painter, Los Angeles, CA Lenette Nelson Schwinn, Lincoln, NE Robert & Joy Maag, Lincoln, NE Larry & Wendy Neppl, Omaha, NE Jared MacAdam, Upper London, Ontario, Canada Alger & Nancy Nielsen, Cedar Springs, MI Craig Madsen, Cary, NC Anne Mette Nielsen, Copenhagen, Denmark George & Julie Madsen, Omaha, NE David Nielsen, Winfield, KS John Madsen, Clifton Heights, PA Diane Nielsen, Omaha, NE Paul & Barbara Madsen, Ottumwa, IA Flemming & Annelise Nielsen, Ishøj, Denmark Robert & Mabel Madsen, Elk Horn, IA Gail & Nancy Nielsen, Fremont, NE Richard Maeglin, Muscatine, IA Helen Nielsen, Exira, IA Joseph & Kristy Maggiore, Omaha, NE Donald & Patricia Nielsen, Audubon, IA

60 Museum of Danish America John & Barbara Nielsen, Fremont, NE Lois Peterson, Omaha, NE Joseph Mariano & Karen Nielsen, Chicago, IL Richard & Brenda Peterson, Lincoln, KS Kathryn Nielsen, Green Bay, WI Virgil & Marlene Peterson, Coon Rapids, MN Margaret Nielsen, Harlan, IA Jenny Pfafflin, Chicago, IL Mike & Barb Nielsen, Council Bluffs, IA Charles & Elizabeth Philipsen, Asheville, NC Patricia Nielsen, Blair, NE Helen Pitman, Mesa, AZ Simon & Hannah, Nielsen, Sønderborg, Denmark Clayton & Janet Porter, Adel, IA Vagn & Karen Nielsen, Sonoma, CA Alan Poulsen, Audubon, IA Frederick & Julie, Nielsen-Fuhrmann, Woodbury, MN John & Deborah Powers, Austin, TX Robert & Karma Nilsen, Salinas, CA Helen Prall, Carlisle, IA Dan & Frannie Nissen, Elk Horn, IA Florence Pueschel, Des Moines, IA Mark & Sandy Nissen, Audubon, IA Phyllis Quarg, Lakeside, CA Brian Nixon, Washington, DC John & Marjorie Quist, Omaha, NE Wilmer & Freda Noll, Ida Grove, IA Susan Quist, Centennial, CO James & Vicki Nordskog, Atlantic, IA James & Bonnie Raasch, Cedar Rapids, IA Jeff Nordstrom, Castle Rock, CO John Race, Elkhorn, WI Dennis & Kathleen Norgaard, Harlan, IA Benjamin Rajamaki, Salt Lake City, UT Stacy Norris, Virginia Beach, VA Berger & Jo Rasmussen, Kenosha, WI Northwest Danish Association, Seattle, WA Bob & Martha Rasmussen, Fairfield, IA John & Janet Nothnagel, Hyde Park, NY Ellen Rasmussen, Newell, IA Dick & Marit Nowlin Erling & Ruth Rasmussen, Fairfield Bay, AR Douglas & Karen Nute, St. Michael, MN Gordon & Virginia Rasmussen, Sycamore, IL Richard & Marie Odgers, Lincoln, NE Julie Rasmussen, Hamlin, IA Hank & Shari Olesen, Woodstock, IL Kent Rasmussen, Apache Junction, AZ Arlyce Olsen, Missouri Valley, IA Lawrence & Doris Rasmussen, Harlan, IA Charles & Jane Olsen, Leawood, KS William & Christine Rattenborg, Fort Collins, CO Patti Olsen, Shoreline, WA Donna Rector, Green Valley, AZ Søren Olsen, Jacksonville, OR Mark & Sharon Redfern, Helena, MT Matthew Olson, Newtown Square, PA Julie Regina, Lakeville, MN Roger & Judy Olson, Gray, IA Barbara Rehmeier, Henderson, NV Ryan O’Malley, New York, NY Barbara Rennert, Omaha, NE Elsa Orescan, Wilmington, DE Howard Rescot, Des Moines, IA Simon Ottervald, Stockholm, Sweden Russell & Idella Richardson, Ames, IA Russ & Dorothy Overgard, Lakewood, CO Sonja Richardson, Laguna Niguel, CA Ron & Nancy Owen, Audubon, IA William & Rusti Riddle, Colfax, IA Sandra Pace, Yakima, WA Max J. Riekse, Fruitport, MI Helen Parker, Carter Lake, IA Gregory & Merna Rierson, Casper, WY Jerry & Connie Paul, Woodland Park, CO Elaine Rietz, Brookings, SD Elaine Bakke & Larry Paulsen, Savage, MN Mike & Lisa Riggs, Elk Horn, IA Robert & Gloria Paulus, Belmont, CA Ryan Riley, Lawrence, KS Derek & Maren Peck, Ankeny, IA Everett & Randee Rissler, Arvada, CO Clara Pedersen, Elk Horn, IA Chris & Karen Robb, Lenexa, KS Donald & Audrey Pedersen, Pea Ridge, AR Vivian Rock, Spencer, IA Erik Pedersen, Solvang, CA Susann Rogberg-Lavars, Corralitos, CA Katherine Pedersen, New Richmond, WI Richard & Sonja Rollins, Summerfield, FL Loetta Pedersen, Superior, NE Anna Ronne, Salt Lake City, UT Jeffrey & Mary Perrill, Peterson, IA William & Ann Roof, Avoca, IA Elmer Petersen, Galesville, WI Mark & Tammy Rosenberry, Granger, IA Gail & Evelyn Petersen, Exira, IA Beth Rosenquist, Omaha, NE Gerald & Loretta Petersen, Audubon, IA Eleanor Rosenquist, Omaha, NE John Petersen, Kennesaw, GA Darin Rosenvold, Pewaukee, WI Lawrence Petersen, Lake Forest Park, WA Andy Rosequist, Boston, MA Lynden & Thelma Petersen, Aurora, CO Birgitte Ross, Lakewood, CO Mark Petersen, Beaverton, OR Douglas & Barbara Rossbach, Humboldt, IA Michelle Petersen, Iowa City, IA John & Karin Ross-Gibbins, San Diego, CA Niels Petersen, Peel, AR Carolyn Rovner, Centennial, CO Terry & Norma Petersen, Washburn, ND John & Carol Rudisill, Des Moines, IA Carol Peterson, Omaha, NE Thomas & Donna Ryterske, Lily Lake, IL Gary & Carolyn Peterson, Rochester, MN Esther Sand, Carroll, IA Karen Peterson, Kittery, ME Earl & Ruth Sande, Adel, IA Larry & Marilyn Peterson, Grove City, OH Stephanie Sayaloune, Chadron, NE

Annual Report 61 Marilyn Schaefer, Cedar Falls, IA Mary Thomas, West Allis, WI Thomas Schattauer, Decorah, IA Finn Thomsen, Aalborg, Denmark Cynthia Schmidt, Treynor, IA Laura Thomsen, Overland Park, KS Dwain & Ellen Schmidt, Rodney, IA Miriam Thomson, Kahoka, MO John & Marylin Schmidt, Alamogordo, NM Donna Thorne, Abilene, TX Constance Schneider, Lincoln, NE Fritz & Janice Tiarks, Harlan, IA Eldo & Dee Schornhorst, Iowa City, IA Brian & Jo Tourtelotte, St. Paul, MN Carol Schroeder, Madison, WI Michael & Lis Trent, Sun City West, AZ Janet Schroeder, Cedar Rapids, IA James & Gerd Tuchscherer, Lino Lakes, MN Trevor Schroeter, Forest Grove, OR Patricia Turner, Brush, CO Lori Schultz, Harlan, IA Suzanne Ulrich, Cedar City, UT Connie Scott, Sidney, IA Eric & Tasha Unkenholz, Rapid City, SD Joann Scott, North Hollywood, CA Molly Van Austen, Wilsonville, OR Dix & Linda Scranton, Norfolk, NE Jon & Mary (Bro) Van Gerpen, Moscow, ID Daniel Searing, Washington, DC John & Connie Vandercreek, Great Lakes, IL Preben & Lene Sepstrup, Malling, Denmark David & Bente Vinci, Skokie, IL Patricia Severson, Clear Lake, IA Erik & Kaja Voldbaek, Lake Oswego, OR Steven & Cynthia Shove, Gig Harbor, WA Niels Ole & Esther Volhøj, Bindslev, Denmark Renee Showalter-Hanson, Minnetonka, MN Judith Walden, Des Moines, IA Jon & Romona Shramek, Hiawatha, IA Merle Walling, Polson, MT Betty Sievers, Audubon, IA Eric Wallstedt, Sunland, CA James & Jane Simon, Ames, IA Donald & Peggy Watkins, Omaha, NE Arnold & Helen Skov, Alden, MN Aleen Weaver, Atlantic, IA Doris Skow, Santa Clara, CA Mark & Amy Werner, Pekin, IL Jim Sleister, West Burlington, IA Dan & Shelia Wertz, Buffalo Grove, IL Shirley Small, Fremont, NE Marcia Wessels, Lincoln, NE Edgar & Louella Smith, Moorhead, MN Roberta Westergaard, Tucson, AZ Edna Smith, South Dayton, NY Henrietta Wheeler, Rochester, MN Gerald & Diane Smith, Gregory, SD Rosalie Wiand, Pulaski, WI Randall & Marie Smith, Lincoln, NE Sarah Wiebenson, Portland, OR Marc Solondz, Livingston, NJ Glen & Lola Wiese, River Falls, WI Carl & Gloria Sorensen, Glendale, CA Carol Wilcox, Atlantic, IA Dale Sorensen, Clear Lake, IA Jane Wilder, East Flat Rock, NC Jorgen & Gerda Sorensen, Eugene, OR Birthe Willis, Goleta, CA Margaret Sorensen, Grand Island, NE Katherine Wilson, Wheeler, WI Martin & Linda Sorensen, Lombard, IL Elaine Winkler, Plymouth, MN Richard & Carol Sorensen, Independence, MO Jennifer Winters, Elk Horn, IA Robert & Nerita Sorensen, Walnut, IA Phyllis Wittrup, Lakewood, CO Sandra Sothman Tighe, Atlantic, IA Joseph & Kirsten Wodushek, West Bend, WI Peter & Karolyn Spirup, Oregon City, OR Karen Wolz, Houston, TX Marc & Virginia Sprenger, Ottumwa, IA Jennifer Worl Rasmussen, Omaha, NE John & Martha Squire, Des Moines, IA Michael & Nancy Christensen Wright, San Carlos, CA Virginia Stafford, Ames, IA Brian Wu, San Carlos, CA Matthew Schipper & Angela Stanford, Neola, IA David Wyker, Central, SC Edward & Caryl Steenberg, Circle Pines, MN Todd & Diane Zygmontowicz, Troy, MI Elsa Steffensen, Hoffman Estates, IL Ruth Steffensen, Paradise, CA Kenneth Steiness, Phoenix, AZ Carol Steinmetz, Muscatine, IA Jens-Ejnar Stephansen, Aalborg, Denmark corrections Richard & Dorothy Stilling, Porter Ranch, CA David & MaryAnn Stokes, Livonia, MI Every effort has been made to ensure that all information Arlene Stork, Arlington, NE contained in the 2015 Annual Report of Contributions Kurt & Susan Stotts, Des Moines, IA is accurate. We respectfully regret and apologize for any Annalee Strandskov, New Brighton, MN omissions, misspellings, or misplacements. Please contact the Sherry Stratton, Portland, OR Development Department with any questions or corrections. Tyler Swanson, Houston, TX Martin & Hanne Taekker, Eugene, OR Joe & Jean Talamantes, Paradise, CA Joan Tange, Cedar Falls, IA Mabel Terry, Muscatine, IA

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