…and traditions of Scandinavian ornament. Liz owns and operates Crown Trout Jewelers in Lanesboro, Minnesota. Visit her website crowntroutonline.com. Want to go deeper? Join Liz when she teaches with Vesterheim…
Innovator & Inventor Profile: Keith Elwick
…to manufacture the Elwicks’ flail-type spreader. In England, the Howard Rotavator Company manufactured the spreader. The spreader was named the best new farm implement at the 1963 Royal Farm Show….
Party Line
…gather in community to play, listen, and dance together, we can take an idea from those who went before us and do the best we can. Read the full article…
Planned Giving: Making a Difference
…want to make sure Vesterheim’s mission is carried on, and one of the best ways to do that is to make a substantial gift. One of our only opportunities to…
Vesterheim Family Activities
…one. Check out one of the best ones in Vesterheim’s collection here. Download the PDF here. Norwegians have beautiful traditional patterns that they used in weaving their coverlets or blankets….
2019 Textile Study Tour to Denmark and Norway
…“monster” weaving that goes up the walls and across the ceiling at the museum on the island of Osterøy? We’ve seen it—and met the weaver responsible! But the very best…
Caring for the Collection
…of objects to and from the collection. Jennifer feels the best part of her job is sharing the objects, books, and archival materials and connecting people to the collection. The…
Hardanger Fiddles with Karen Rebholz
…Best of Show and People’s Choice awards in The National Norwegian-American Folk Art Exhibition in 2019, and is a two-time folk-art fellowship recipient from the American Scandinavian Foundation. Collection Connections…
Knifemaking Self-Critique from Paul Rohrbacher
…copper being thin, reaching 1100 degrees was quick, so the question was—What was the best solder to use? Choice: plumber’s solder, 95% tin/5% silver melts at 400 F, or electrical…