…program presented by PBS Wisconsin – is in its third season and focuses on travel around the Upper Midwest. Season 3 features 12 locations in six states. The filming for…
The Dayton House
…California.” They left in April of 1864. In more recent years, the building has been the Dayton House Café and Art Haus Annex. The building now houses offices for the…
Vesterheim’s Commitment to Address Racism
…and terminology that is used in forums such as Vesterheim magazine and other publications to ensure that Vesterheim uses inclusive language that doesn’t inadvertently exclude. Exploring potential partnerships with other…
Interview with Emily Vikre
…you use local maple syrup. You also have a gin that uses sumac, a local foraged flavor. Was some of this inspired by the New Nordic movement? EV: I would…
A Legacy of Women in Norwegian Music History
…by today’s trained musicians and educators. In an attempt to rectify the situation in a small way, this article focuses on the achievements of three Norwegian women composers: Agathe Backer-Grøndahl,…
Podcast Features Vesterheim
…Vesterheim, as well as Chris’s roots to NE Iowa and lifelong connections to Decorah. Rhymes With Decorah features positive stories and focuses on answers for big challenges from across the…
Luren Singers Host Sangerfest on 150th Anniversary
…will be in the Center for Faith and Life at Luther College on June 2, 7:00 p.m. During the concert, over 200 men from ten Midwest Norwegian-American male choruses will…
Luren Singing Society and Norwegian Male Choruses in America
An article from Vesterheim, Vol. 7, N0. 2, 2009 – That Old Norwegian Song and Dance by John Robert Christianson. In the year 1868, four young immigrants from Norway came…
Dressing with Purpose Wins Award
…paradigms to bring new insights into the study of national costume, focusing on current uses outside the museum context, including everyday forms of curation and creative transformation. Dedicated to Barbro…
Birchbark Weaving with Beth Homa Kraus
…making and harvesting and looks at its historical uses. Find out more about what she’s teaching at Vesterheim here. Collection Connections is a series of Vesterheim-hosted conversations between the museum’s…