…will give direct support to Vesterheim that costs you nothing. Vesterheim’s Endowed Funds illustrate how private contributions make a difference to our long-range vision for serving future generations. These funds…
Awards for Embellishment Exhibit
…have met so many wonderful, talented people through rosemaling. Norwegians of old who lived where winters were long and dark felt the need to brighten their homes with rosemaling. This…
Private: Vesterheim Page Elements
…other U.S. wars. Vesterheim Museum has an archive of historic photographs and documents related to Norwegian-American history and culture. To make more of Vesterheim’s collections accessible, we are offering this…
Bløtkake Recipe by Darlene Fossum-Martin
…center of the cake may sink slightly.) When cool, remove the cake from the pan and slice it into two layers. *Different brands of flour can make a significant difference…
Member Spotlight: Jim and Kathleen Almelien
…are homemade,” explained Kathleen. Jim grew up in a Norwegian family of dairy farmers. His grandparents immigrated to the United States in 1901, coming through Quebec and eventually settling in…
New Nordic Cuisine Exhibit Closing Event
…an on-site reception and gallery talk with Tova Brandt, Executive Director and Albert Ravenholt Curator of Danish-American Culture at the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, Iowa, and, curator…
Vesterheim Welcomes New Trustees – 2020
…homestead beginning in 1854. Mannes and his wife Eldbjørg Djønne-Stuve became the owners of the Cleng Peerson homestead, which they had listed on the National Historic Register. Rachel Reitan, a…
Stepping Into Her Family’s Legacy
…Kate Rattenborg Kate Nelson Rattenborg grew up in Decorah, just half a block from the Egge-Koren House back when it was located on the Luther College campus. She would go…
Oneota Community Food Co-op Supports Vesterheim
…for local, organic, bulk and fairly traded food and goods. Community education and support regarding healthy, responsibly sourced food is a directive of the Co-op’s Organizational Ends. Oneota Co-op has…
Interview with Emily Vikre
…her why she makes these foods and continues to make them. And she says “It’s just what good Norwegian moms do.” In response, you wrote: “The foods we make are…