…that produced these schools and even helped some survive into the present day. Laurann Gilbertson Deaconesses, women called to serve the church and humankind, come from a tradition dating from…
Oneota Community Food Co-op Supports Vesterheim
Vesterheim’s Nordic cooking programs are supported in part by a generous gift to the Vesterheim Annual Fund from the Oneota Community Food Co-op. Oneota Community Food Co-op is a 49-year-old…
Vesterheim Receives Grants During COVID-19
…shaped an equity-focused trust-based philanthropic investment model to ensure that rural communities, Indigenous communities, and communities of color were integral voices in the funding process. The funds received by Vesterheim…
Announcing Vesterheim Commons
…recent Heritage Park project and are excited about this next phase and the benefits it brings to the community, both locally and globally,” he continued. The project plays an important…
Vesterheim Welcomes New Trustees – 2020
…30 years, he has owned and operated Erdman Engineering, P.C. Some notable City of Decorah projects completed by Erdman Engineering include Trout Run Trail, reconstruction of Luther College campus street…
Folk Art Residency Program
…and project, each artist must fill out their own application and explain the desired collaboration through their application materials. The proposed project must have a narrow focus and the research/project…
O. Jay and Pat Tomson: Dedicated to Helping People
…a small wheat farm at the time. They later settled in Stratford, Iowa, a small Swedish community. “We were the only people of Norwegian descent in the community. My father…
Lorie Reins Schweer
…serve to enhance and magnify the community-building and connections that are already taking place!” Support Vesterheim’s Community for Decades to Come: Learn How Your Planned Gift Makes a Difference There…