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The Nordic Heritage Museum shares Nordic culture with people of

all ages and backgrounds by exhibiting art and objects, preserving

collections, providing educational and cultural experiences, and

serving as a community gathering place.

2013 Annual Report | February 18, 2014

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From the President

Irma Goertzen

Irma Goertzen, Board President

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Once again it is my opportunity to wish you a

Happy New Year and share a few words about

the continuing growth and success of the Nordic

Heritage Museum. Each year we move closer

to realizing our goal of a new facility, and it is

through this hard work and the enduring Nordic

spirit that we will succeed.

The Museum’s achievements can only be attrib-

uted to the wonderful support of our Members,

volunteers, trustees, and staff. This past year

we successfully exceeded our budgetary goals,

increased our membership and attendance, and

enhanced the quality of our exhibitions and

programs. We saw another record year for our

Auktion, Yulefest, and Viking Days events.

Our exhibitions received substantial press cover-

age and critical acclaim, including a glowing

review of Ørnulf Opdahl’s exhibition in The

Seattle Times, exhibition features in back-to-

back issues of Seattle Magazine, and television

features on Nancy Guppy’s ArtZone and King5’s

Evening Magazine, among much more print,

broadcast, radio, and online coverage. With each

success, we continue to build on the inevitability

of a new home.

The year saw several substantial gifts to the

Museum Capital Campaign, including a $1 mil-

lion grant from the Washington State Heritage

Capital Fund, a $500,00 gift from Barbro Osher,

and a $250,00 contribution from Earl and Denise

Ecklund. I also want to offer my sincere thanks

and applaud the wonderful contributions made

by Board member Floyd Jones, who retires this

year after nine years of service. Floyd had already

made a number of substantial contributions to

the Museum and Campaign, but in 2013 — and

in response to a challenge — Floyd stepped

up and pledged an additional $1 million to the

Museum. Thank you, Floyd, from all of us!

The Capital Campaign continues to be a major

focus of the Board’s efforts. We have only

$16 million of $45 million left to raise toward

achieving our goal of a new Museum on Market

Street. I know that we are all anticipating the

day that we can open those doors. Our plan for

2014 is to begin the next phase of architectural

drawings, design, and permitting, while we raise

the remaining funds necessary for construction.

This will require that those who have not yet

made a pledge to please come forward and be

generous.

The Nordic Heritage Museum is a major cultural

organization in our community, and it is only

with your continued support that we will pros-

per. I personally thank each and every one of you

who have already made a gift to the Campaign,

and look forward to sharing my gratitude with

those of you will be making a gift in the coming

year.

NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM FINANCIALS 2013 UNAUDITED 2012 AUDITEDREVENUE Contributed Revenue 2,530,542 1,568,981 Earned Revenue 1,018,190 599,527 Total Public Support and Revenue** 3,548,732 2,168,508

EXPENSES Program Services 1,061,065 968,081 Management and General 279,228 253,540 Capital Campaign 367,557 332,738 Fundraising 153,668 134,284 Total Expenses 1,861,518 1,688,643 Change in Net Assets 1,687,214 479,865

BALANCE SHEET Total Assets 14,143,588 12,325,535 Liabilities 91,455 113,571 Total Net Assets 9,828,082 12,211,964 Net Assets, Unrestricted 9,335,123 9,208,600 Net Assets, Temporarily Restricted 2,804,164 1,219,192 Net Assets, Permanently Restricted 2,004,304 1,784,172 Total Liabilities and Equity 14,143,588 12,325,535

** Revenue fi gure aligns with 990 and is reported net of special event costs, cost of good sold, investment gains, in-kind gift and distributions.

From the Treasurer

Hans Aarhus

The Nordic Heritage Museum continued to ex-

pand its operations in 2013, as we look forward

to a new facility on Market Street. The Museum

grew its operational revenue from $1.49 million

in 2012 to $1.65 million in 2013, and 2013

actual net income outperformed projections by

an impressive $83,000.

We saw our Auktion, Yulefest, and Viking Days

events generate record numbers in attendance

and revenue. Grant support from both public

and private foundations continued to grow.

Revenue from program fees totaled $63,000,

and revenue from donations, special events, and

grants outperformed budget by a combined sum

of $78,000.

Earned revenues including program fees, facility

and rental income, gift shop sales, admissions,

interest, and membership fees represented

approximately 42% of a total income of nearly

$700,000.

The Capital Campaign position was further

bolstered this year by several substantial gifts,

including a $1 million pledge from Floyd Jones, a

$500,000 gift from the Barbro Osher Pro Suecia

Foundation, and a $250,00 commitment from

Earl and Denise Ecklund. We also received a $1

million grant from the Washington State Heri-

tage Capital Fund. These gifts helped bring the

Museum’s 2013 Capital Campaign contribution

total to $2.75 million.

The hard work and fi scal diligence of our staff

and volunteers continues to yield positive,

responsible fi nancial results, and the Museum

closed 2013 with a very strong cash position of

$1.7 million.

The Museum enters 2014 in a great position that

will allow for further expansion and growth in

our programming and Capital Campaign efforts

on our path to the new Museum on Market

Street.

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It was a wonderful 2013 here at the Nordic

Heritage Museum! Once again, our diverse exhi-

bitions and public programs saw record atten-

dance numbers, our institutional reach continued

to expand, and our fi nancial performance saw us

exceed expectations.

We began the New Year with the critically ac-

claimed visiting exhibit Bad Art? 1,000 Birch

Board Pictures from Sweden, which explored the

boundaries between kitsch and fi ne art. Con-

currently, the group exhibit The Impression of

Amundsen: Roald Amundsen’s South Pole Expedi-

tion 1910–1912 saw several artists interpret the

diary entries of the famed Norwegian explorer.

In March, Danish-Norwegian artist Karen Bit Vejle

introduced Museum visitors to psaligraphy — the

art of paper cutting — by way of her stunning

paper cut exhibit Scissors for a Brush, which set a

new record in exhibition attendance. Four original

paper cuts by Hans Christian Andersen were also

presented as part of the exhibit, provided on loan

from the Hans Christian Andersen Museum in

Odense, Denmark.

Our summer began with Ørnulf Opdahl: Mood

Paintings of the North, showcasing works by

Norway’s most distinguished landscape painter.

We closed out the year with the exhibit Dressing

Swedish: From Hazelius to Salander, along with

Eino: 50 Years of Making Sculpture, highlights

from Finnish sculptor Eino Romppanen.

In 2013 we celebrated the fourth year of our

annual Nordic Lights Film Festival, which featured

award-winning fi lms from Denmark, Finland,

Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Soup & Cinema,

our other popular fi lm series, grew its following

impressively for this series of afternoon screenings

From the CEO

Eric Nelson

Eric Nelson, CEO

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at the Museum. The 28th Annual Northern Lights

Auktion was a great success, as were our annual

Viking Days and Yulefest weekends. All of these

events exceeded projections in both revenue

and attendance. We were also pleased to host a

reception for the Icelandic Trade Delegation this

fall, and a visit from Danish Ambassador Peter

Taksøe-Jensen in November.

We were proud to present the premier issue of

Nordic Kultur in 2013. This magazine showcases

our mission in an entirely new way and is another

great benefi t of Musuem membership.

The Museum received tremendous fi nancial sup-

port from our Members and patrons, and also

benefi ted from the generosity of a number of

funders, partner organizations, and foundations.

Special thanks to Scan|Design Foundation by Inger

& Jens Bruun, Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Founda-

tion, 4 Culture, ArtsFund, and the Seattle Offi ce

of Arts & Culture.

There were also a number of generous bequests

last year, including gifts from the Estates of Nancy

Thilberg, Helen Lee, and Theodora Mae Speer.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank all

our donors, volunteers, and staff for their tremen-

dous support of this organization. As we look

ahead to 2014, an exciting variety of programs

and exhibitions are in development, and as always

I look forward to seeing you here at the Nordic

Heritage Museum.

Eric Nelson

Chief Executive Offi cer

exhibitionsExhibitions in 2013

Our exhibition team continued on the phased

approach to implementing upgrades to The

Dream of America, with final sections to be com-

pleted in early 2014. Upgrades include editing

and streamlining of text, replacement of existing

signage, and the addition of photographs and

artifacts from the Museum’s collection. The team

is also preparing a reinterpretation of the third

floor National Galleries, highlighting the fact that

these exhibitions are volunteer generated.

Visiting exhibitions at the Nordic Heritage

Museum reflected the Museum’s mission to

share the richness and diversity of Nordic history

and culture. Members, visitors, and press alike

have responded with enthusiasm, resulting in

increased attendance and attention.

The year began with the exhibition Bad Art?

1,000 Birch Board Pictures from Sweden,

which opened in 2012 and ran through March 3,

2013. The visiting exhibition schedule continued

with:

The Impression of Amundsen: Roald Amund-

sen’s South Pole Expedition 1910-1912

(01.18–03.03.13) looked at Roald Amundsen’s

personal diary from his South Pole expedition

through the eyes of three Norwegian artists. Tore

Hansen, Ulf Nilsen, and Håvard Vikhagen were

invited by the Fram Museum in Oslo, and Nor-

wegian publishing company Art Pro As, to read

Amundsen’s diary and create artworks inspired

by the experience.

Scissors for a Brush (03.22–06.16.13) show-

cased large-scale paper cuts by Danish-Norwe-

gian artist Karen Bit Vejle. Using scissors and pa-

per to create her works, Vejle creates a stunning

world, and the exhibition garnered considerable

public attention as it made its United States pre-

miere. The exhibition broke attendance records.

A special addition to the exhibition at the Nordic

Heritage Museum was four original paper cuts

by Hans Christian Andersen, on loan from the

Hans Christian Andersen Museum in Odense,

Denmark.

Ørnulf Opdahl: Mood Paintings of the North

(06.28–09.01.13) featured new oil paintings by

Norwegian painter Ørnulf Opdahl. Highlighting

Opdahl’s abstracted landscapes influenced by

western Norway’s dramatic coastline, the exhibit

exposed American audiences to this acclaimed

Norwegian artist.

Dressing Swedish: From Hazelius to Saland-

er (09.13–11.10.13) explored what it means to

“dress like a Swede,” from the traditional folk

costumes collected by Artur Hazelius, founder

of Stockholm’s Nordiska Museet, to re-created

Swedish traditional dress worn in America, to

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the hard-edged fashions of Lisbeth Salander,

anti-heroine in Stieg Larsson’s Millennium Trilogy.

Pull, Twist, Blow: Transforming the King-

dom of glass (12.13.13–04.27.14) sheds

light on contemporary glass art in Sweden and

how young, innovative artists address the new

potential of glass in the Nordic region. Included

are works by Peter Hermansson, Annika Jarring,

Åsa Jungnelius, Ingalena Klenell, Simon Klenell,

Helena Kågebrand, Matilda Kästel, Ludvig Löf-

gren, Fredrik Nielsen, and Karl-Magnus Nilsson.

Specifi cally for this exhibition, each of the artists

selected objects from the Glass Factory’s exten-

sive collection to use as a reference to create

their own original work. The pieces that served

as inspiration are by Monica Backström, Kjell

Engman, Hertha Hillfon, Ulrica Hydman-Vallien,

Erik Höglund, Vicke Lindstrand, Bengt Lindström,

and Bertil Vallien.

In addition to the exhibitions in the main galler-

ies, the second-fl oor hallway exhibition space

featured displays throughout the year. The year

began with a rosemaling exhibit featuring work

from the Museum’s Craft School.

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The Museum’s collection of model ships has

been highlighted in an ongoing exhibition,

Miniature Ships, grand Stories. The rich

variety of models on display includes Viking

ships, the Swedish warship Vasa, and Pacifi c

Northwest fi shing boats.

Fishing for the Russians: Marine Resources

company 1978-1989 (05.21–08.25.13) pre-

sented a short history of the Marine Resources

Company, a joint U.S.-U.S.S.R. fi shing venture

in waters off the coasts of Washington, Oregon,

California, and Alaska during the last decades of

the Cold War.

Eino: 50 Years of Making Sculptures (09.27–

12.07.13) showcased work of Finnish-American

artist Eino Romppanen, celebrating his 50th year

as a stone sculptor. Focusing primarily on his

stone sculptures, the exhibition provided a win-

dow into the development of Eino’s formal and

thematic repertoire, his preoccupation with the

relationship between nature and culture, human

body and landscape, as well as his exploration of

sculptural form.

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Programs in 2013

A wide range of programs were held at the

Museum. These included children’s and youth

programs, Craft School classes and workshops,

exhibition tours, film screenings, a PechaKucha

event, lectures, book talks, and concerts.

Children’s and Youth ProgramsIn 2013, more than 3,600 children participated

in educational programming offered by the

Museum. These offerings included a school tour

program, which led groups on guided tours of

The Dream of America exhibit, as well as hosting

self-guided school groups. In addition, four out-

reach trunks (Immigrants, Nordic Folk Art, Trolls/

Norse Gods, and Vikings) were used by hundreds

of children throughout greater Seattle.

Special programs for children and families were

included as part of Viking Days, Syttende Mai,

and Yulefest where children’s craft projects,

visits with Santa, and Nordic folk music and

dancing were available. In addition, a LEGO

workshop was well-attended, as was the annual

Pippi Longstocking Swedish pancake breakfast,

a special performance of Thumbelina by the

Oregon Shadow Theatre, the Museum’s summer

camp program, and kids’ workshops that directly

related to visiting exhibitions at the Museum.

The Nordic Stories monthly preschool reading

program was a great success in its sixth year, and

the local children’s Scandinavian dance group

Barneleikarringen continued to practice at the

Museum and performed at several Museum

events.

The Nordic Heritage Teen Council saw the

participation of nine local teens. During the

winter session, the teens researched artifacts

and mounted an exhibit which is currently on

display at the Museum. In the spring session they

explored the idea of food heritage, concluding

with a “Nordic Cook-Off,” which family and

members of the public attended.

Craft School and Adult Education ProgramsBuilding on the strength of the Nordic Heritage

Museum’s collections of traditional arts, Craft

School participation grew significantly, with

more than 600 people taking part in classes

and workshops on woodcarving, rosemaling,

paper art, knitting/sewing/textiles, and Nordic

beers/drinking songs. Viking Days featured spin-

ning, weaving, and woodcarving demonstra-

tors, as well.

The Nordic American Voices (NAV) Oral History

Project team edited material for the one-hour

film on Finnish war children’s experiences of mi-

gration based on the interview project dedicated

to this subject matter.

The Nordic Heritage Museum was the recipient

of the 2013 Association of King County Histori-

cal Organizations Virginia Marie Folkins Award

for the book Voices of Ballard and Beyond:

Stories of Immigrants and Their Descendants in

the Pacific Northwest. This acclaimed recognition

was followed by the 2013 Project of Excellence

Award granted by the Washington Association

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programs

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of Museums, for the NAV Project. 2013 brought

numerous invitations for NAV Steering Commit-

tee Chair Gordon Strand (who was also awarded

the honor of Norwegian of the Year by the

Norwegian-American Chamber of Commerce),

Steering Committee member Mari-Ann Kind

Jackson, and Chief Curator Lizette Gradén to

speak about the enduring legacy of oral history

projects undertaken by Museum members. The

book Voices of Ballard and Beyond was rated a

top item in the gift shop.

The 19th Annual Raoul Wallenberg Dinner took

place at the Museum on October 24, 2013.

This unique event brings the Nordic and Jewish

communities together to honor the legacy of

Raoul Wallenberg, who is credited with saving

thousands of lives during the Nazi occupation

of Hungary. Olle Wästberg, Swedish politician,

diplomat, journalist, and businessman, was the

keynote speaker at the event and talked about

Raoul Wallenberg’s life and work.

Public Programs In 2013, more than 2,300 adults participated in

public programs offered by the Museum. These

programs are wide ranging and include docent-

led tours, both The Dream of America exhibit

and the visiting exhibits. In addition, special

groups enjoyed curator-led tours, and a much

appreciated artist/chief curator–led volunteer

and staff tour program was introduced.

Tours and lectures with visiting artists were

among the successful programming accompa-

nying exhibitions. During Scissors for a Brush

the Museum hosted lectures and workshops

on paper cutting. Featured artist Karen Bit Vejle

offered fi lled-to-the-brim gallery walk-throughs.

A lecture by local paper artist Nikki McClure pro-

vided insights into paper cutting with excelsior

blades as opposed to scissors.

Dressing Swedish generated successful tours

and lectures. Participating artist and designer

Laurie Jacobi’s talk on design and identity; a folk

costume fashion show, organized in partnership

with Skandia Folkdance Society; and an evening

event focused on Nordic fashion and empower-

ing women were among the programs.

Lectures related both to the Miniature Ships,

Grand Stories exhibition and the permanent

display of the Nordic Spirit included “The Devil

is in the Details: Recent Research on the 1628

Swedish Warship Vasa” by Seattle-born nautical

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archaeologist, Nathaniel Howe. Jay Haavik, who

was the lead carver on a project to construct a

copy of the Oseberg ship using Viking-age tech-

niques and tools, gave a talk about the Oseberg

ship, its finds, and the making of the replica.

Expanding on the Museum’s core exhibitions, an

Immigration Series with lectures and workshops

took place in the fall. Highlights were the Living

Voices performing their piece Island of Hope and

the “America Letters” arranged with the Scandi-

navian Language Institute.

In February, the Museum and PechaKucha

Seattle, hosted its second PechaKucha event to a

packed audience, this year exploring the theme

“Bad Art Makes Good: Adventures in Kitsch and

Beyond” in support of the exhibition Bad Art?

1000 Birch Board Pictures from Sweden. Using

PechaKucha’s trademark 20 slides x 20 seconds

format, the event brought together a wide array

of presenters who examined the impact of kitch

and contemporary folk art. Among the speakers

were Marlow Harris, Kelly Lyles, sculptor Thomas

Vrba, and Ida Ottesen.

Moreover, the Museum hosted four book talks

and signings on recent publications on Nordic

culture. Highlights included Barbara Sjoholm,

who presented the entrancing narrative of Emilie

Demant Hatt’s nine-month stay in the tent of a

Sámi family in northern Sweden in 1907–08, an

early contribution to ethnographic writing.

FilmIn January, the Museum presented the fourth

annual Nordic Lights Film Festival, a partnership

between the Museum, domestic and interna-

tional film institutes, Scandinavian film festivals

across the United States, and the Seattle Interna-

tional Film Festival (SIFF). The popular three-day

festival presented contemporary, award-winning

films from Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway,

and Sweden.

To follow up on the film theme, the Museum

continued to build the popular Soup & Cinema

program, which features Nordic movies along

with a wholesome lunch, to ever growing

crowds.

MusicThe 18th annual Mostly Nordic Chamber

Music and Smörgåsbord Series — featuring

five concerts, dedicated to one of the Nordic

countries — was among several well-received

music programs. This included a performance by

Denmark’s Harald Haugaard and Helene Blum

in June and the Novus Project who performed a

concert devoted to Grieg in the fall.

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In addition to its active programmatic calendar,

the Museum Collections staff continued to work

with volunteers to hone the library, complete

inventory, and catalog acquisitions. Staff assisted

scholars, educators, and members of the public

with inquiries related to historical and contem-

porary Scandinavia, especially those related

to the folk music and dance holdings of the

Gordon Ekvall Tracie Music Library.

Through the Nordic American Voices Oral History

Program the Museum continued to record life

histories through interviews, bringing the total

to more than 300 just since 2009 — material

that has become part of the Museum’s perma-

nent collection.

The collection of artifacts, photographs, and ar-

chival material continued to serve as a resource

for exhibitions and further research into the

Nordic identity and heritage of immigrants to

the Pacifi c Northwest.

2013 Donors to the Permanent collection

Judith H. Dern

Hilda M. Krahn

Laura A. Wideburg

Jahn Hedberg

Judith England

Mina Larsen

Marvin Nelson

Harold A. Jr. Pebbles

E. Norman Westerberg

Beverly Witte

Shirley Ballard

Leonard Petersen

Andrea Torland

Elroy Christenson

Steve Pettersen

Ted Foss

Else Odegaard

James & Marilyn Bergstrom

Shirley Ballard

Jon Halgren

Kathi Rotunda

Doug Dixon

Shelby A. Gilje

Donna Hegstrom

Hanna Helmersen

Margaret Hlastala

Mary Mohler

Reidun Holt

Lise Orville

Kirsten Qvigstad

Judy Mallory

John Hendrickson

Carina Halgren

Per & Inga Bolang

Lena Powers

Eva Johansson

Ida Ottesen

Anna Lovell

Dorothy Byrne

Jette Bunch

Sofi a Taylor

Kristine Leander

Shirley Ballard

Jens Eysteinsson

Birgitta Glass

Ruth Bye

Arlene S. Empie

Alan S. Hall

Peter Henning

Wilma C. Kamb

Terje Leiren

Florrie Reep

Erna Williams

Brenda Christenson

Dagmar O’Brien

Kirsten Chalfen

Christine Anderson

Mimmi Fulmer

Kathy Brandstetter

Jan Brekke

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Collections in 2013

collections

Nordic Spirit The Nordic Spirit remains under its canopy on the

west side of the Museum building. The Museum

worked with nautical archaeologist Nathaniel

Howe and implemented a second treatment to

prevent pests, followed by a reapplication of pine

tar to the ship’s hull for long-term preservation.

The National Park Services are documenting Nor-

dic Spirit as part of a grant project to investigate

the use of digital photogrammetry as a tool to

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Erling Berg

Jay Haavik

Ken Jacobsen

Richard Lerud

Elizabeth Kohl

Osmund Kvithammer

Dagmar O’Brien

Julie Svendsen

Eero Tetri

Inga Blackinton

Beverley Sperry

Nancy Marentette-Grigsby

Georgia Kravik

Ruth Bye

Beverly Smaby

Clint Staaf

Elaine Everitt

Kathi Ploeger

Elaine Everitt

Alice Sagstad

Lillian Young

Bill Matthiesen

Aune Ruble

Marilyn Thompson

Sally Jepson

Erma Petersen

Syrene Forsman

Terttu Gluckmann

Bruce Hevly

Desiree Omdal

Robert Hegstrom

Birgit Amundson

June Kilgore

Mike & Lisa Miller

Terence Cheetham

James & Rainy Husband

Eino Romppanen

Anna Christensen

Louis Christensen

Theodore (Ted) Fosberg

Rolf Friele

Flemming Sorensen

Pam Thorstenson

Kate Wahls

Teresa Long

Vija Rauda

Lori Talcott

Aase Aadland

Anne-Lise Berger

Norma Hanson

Marilee Knudsen

Liisa Mannery

Edith Burkhalter

Stig Anderson

Dan Harrison

Chris Gruber

Lee Whitehill

Harry Solheim

Mike & Lisa Miller

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monitor the change in a historic vessel’s shape

over time. The grant from the Institute for Mu-

seum and Library Sciences was awarded to The

Center for Wooden Boats and includes a group

of technical experts from around the country,

Howe counted in. Nordic Spirit is one of several

boats being used to demonstrate the concept.

A series of lines drawings and computer models

will be produced of the vessel.

Flemming Sorensen

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Development in 2013

In 2013 the Development team came to-

gether through hires and promotions all led by

Development Director, Jan Woldseth Colbrese.

The team saw unprecedented support in 2013.

With tremendous gratitude, we recognize that

whether you are a Member, an Annual Cam-

paign donor, Capital Campaign supporter, or a

Nordic Legacy Circle member, your generosity

truly makes a difference at the Nordic Heritage

Museum. Thank you!

Funds to support museum day-to-day opera-

tions are raised in a variety of ways: member-

ship dues, the Annual Campaign, bequests or

planned gifts, grants/sponsorships, and special

event revenue, which include the highly success-

ful Northern Lights Auktion, Viking Days, and

Yulefest. These contributions allow the Nordic

Heritage Museum to allocate dollars to the areas

of greatest need. In 2013, actual dollars raised

for general day-to-day support exceeded 2012

actuals by almost 9%.

The Capital Campaign for the new facility on

Market Street saw great success in 2013 as well

developmentdevelopment

as momentum built for the completion of this

project. Highlights of 2013 include $1 million

allocation as a Heritage Capital Project Grant

through the Washington State Legislature, long-

time supporter Floyd Jones’s $1 million increased

support, Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Founda-

tion pledge of $500,000, and Earl and Denise

Eklund’s gift of $250,000.

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Special Events

cess, grossing more than double 2012’s Salmon

BBQ. This year’s festival also presented an excit-

ing opportunity to partner with 20th Century

Fox Home Entertainment and its hit television

series Vikings, a relationship we look forward to

continuing at next year’s Viking Days.

During the 36th Annual Yulefest on November

23 and 24, record numbers of attendees got an

early start on their holiday shopping, patron-

izing a variety of local and regional merchants

and stopping for lunch in the Nordic Café or

a snack at the Kaffestuga on their way to visit

Santa. Music also fi lled the halls, with traditional

performers on three stages. The festival’s newest

aspect, the Gifts-to-Go Silent Auction, drew

a large number of participants who bid on a

variety of great Christmas presents. Overall the

event saw increases in revenue across the board

and remains a community favorite.

Inspired by the great popularity and success of

all events in 2013, the Museum is planning some

additions to the 2014 event calendar including a

Nordic Dinner Series, which begins with Norway

on 17th of May, and a 5k run that will kick off

Viking Days.

special events

A benchmark year for special events, 2013 saw

record attendance, revenue, and sponsorship

numbers. Highlights included a sold-out North-

ern Lights Auktion in the spring, a successful

revamp of the Viking Days Salmon BBQ in the

summer and the introduction of the Gifts-to-Go

Silent Auction at Yulefest in the winter. These

events not only contributed to general opera-

tions, but also broadened the Museum’s audi-

ence locally and internationally.

The 28th Annual Northern Lights Auktion, held

Sunday, April 29 at the Seattle Grand Hyatt, was

the culmination of months of planning by the

Auktion Committee, led by Co-Chairs Berit Sjong

and Linda Christenson. During the champagne

reception, attendees bid on a wide array of silent

auction lots including hand-crafted furniture,

travel packages, wine, and Nordic spirits.

After the silent closings, guests were presented

with a four-course dinner during the live auction,

which featured a 2012 Volvo S80 generously

donated by John and Berit Sjong. Highlights for

the evening included a tribute to Board President

Irma Goertzen and a successful Fund-A-Need ef-

fort. Finally, new and increased sponsorships not

only helped the Auktion exceed its goal but also

strengthened the Museum’s relationships with

local and national businesses.

The 30th Annual Viking Days featured the

crowd-pleasing Viking Encampment, traditional

music on three stages, and record-breaking

numbers for the Swedish Pancake Breakfast,

Viking Grill, Valhalla Beer Garden, and Scandina-

vian Food Hearths. Over the course of the week-

end of August 17 and 18, attendees enjoyed

demonstrations of traditional craft work and

handiwork presented by local merchants. Per tra-

dition, Saturday evening featured a Salmon BBQ,

but this year’s event was moved outside while

local bands provided entertainment to eager

salmon enthusiasts. The result was a great suc-

Nordic Heritage Museum 2014 Special Events

May 10, 2014: Northern Lights Auktion – Grand Hyatt Seattle

May 17, 2014: 200th Anniversary of 17th of May

May–October, 2014: Nordic Dinner Series

August 16, 2014: Run Like a Viking 5k

August 16–17, 2014: Viking Days

November 22–23, 2014: Yulefest

Thank You to Our Champion Level Sponsors:

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Membership

We thank all our Members whose continued

support has helped make the Nordic Heritage

Museum a strong and vibrant community. 2013

was a banner year for new growth with over

400 new Members joining the Museum, which

currently stands at 2,507 households. Welcome

to our newest Members! Through membership

dues we are able to provide enlightening educa-

tional programs for adults and children, engag-

ing exhibitions, and exciting community events.

In 2013, Members enjoyed a variety of benefi ts

including discounts in the Gift Shop, Member-

only previews, free admission to the Museum,

and the new annual magazine, Nordic Kultur. As

we continue to grow and increase the number

of Members, new benefi ts are set to be intro-

duced in 2014. The Museum website and Nordic

News, your membership newsletter, have all the

information on your expanded benefi ts and how

you can share the Nordic spirit.

President’s ClubA special thank you goes to our President’s Club

Members who support the Nordic Heritage

Museum with a minimum annual commitment

of $1,000 and our Nordic Round Table Members

with a minimum annual commitment of $5,000.

In 2013 the President’s Club enjoyed a luncheon

with a musical concert by Lisa Bergman and a

Summer Party at the Museum of History and

Industry with a book talk about the history of

American Seafoods, Pride of the Sea. The Nordic

Round Table Members were invited to a special

dinner with visiting artist Ørnulf Opdahl and

were able to discuss with him his inspiration and

process for the exhibit Mood Paintings of the

North.

Thank you again for being a Member of the

Nordic Heritage Museum! Please help us share

the Nordic spirit by encouraging membership to

those who may enjoy becoming a part of our

community. For more information about member-

ship at the Museum or to give the gift of mem-

bership, contact Katy Ahrens at 206.789.5707

ext. 33 or katya@nordicmuseum.org.

Members of the Nordic Round Table and

President’s Club are listed on page 17.

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Nordic Legacy CircleNordic Legacy Circle Members are individuals

who have made the committment to include the

Nordic Heritage Museum in their estate plans. If

you would like more information about planned

giving or have plans to include the

Museum in your estate planning, call Jan

Woldseth Colbrese at 206.789.5707 ext. 39

or email janwc@nordicmuseum.org. And if you

have already included the Museum in your estate

plan, we thank you! Please notify us so that we

may recognize you as a member of the Nordic

Legacy Circle. If you prefer to make an anony-

mous gift, please do let us know as well. Your

privacy will be respected and we will be glad to

help you make sure your gift will be used exactly

as you intend.

2013 Nordic Legacy Circle Members

Lars Andreasson

Pirkko and Brad Borland

Patricia and Robert Charlson

Todd Clayton

Peggy Jorgenson Cooper

Nancy Debaste

Paul and Ellen Duernberger

Shirley Fjoslien

Jon and Susan Hanson

Inga Hemming

Olavi Hiukka

Rolf Hokansson

Curtis Jacobs

Mari-Ann Kind Jackson

Bill and Michelle Krippaehne

Egon and Laina Molbak

Karoline Morrison

Eric and Yvonne Nelson

Russell and Arlene Oberg

Gordon Olson

Eric and Ingrid Pearson

Georg and Nina Pedersen

Nina Pedersen

Kathi Ploeger and Don Meyers

Gustav Raaum

Ann Ringstad

Dean Robbins

JoAnne Rudo

Vivian Sandaas

Chris Siddons

Carol and Norman Sollie

Monica Stenberg

Gordon Strand

Frank and Jennifer Swant

Pam Thorstenson

Jacklyn Toman

Don

Mey

er

Volunteers

For more than 30 years, volunteers have been the

heart and soul of the Nordic Heritage Museum,

and they continue to play a vital role in the Muse-

um’s success. More than 330 volunteers support

every area of the Museum, caring for collections,

capturing stories, providing administrative assis-

tance, and maintaining our building. They serve

on advisory committees, give tours and answer

questions, bake goodies and promote member-

ship. And they drive our biggest special events

and fundraisers. The contribution of thousands of

hours of time and exceptional talents ensures the

Museum continues operating smoothly, and their

support and dedication enables us to fulfi ll our

mission of sharing the Nordic spirit.

This year we implemented on-line volunteer ap-

plications and event sign-up forms, and convert-

ed the Viking Bugle and Visitor Services Schedule

to an electronic format. We also developed a

“Volunteer Web Portal” for the Visitor Service

volunteers to view information and schedules in

real time. And we enhanced the volunteer page

on the Museum’s website, adding photos as well

as hyperlinks to the volunteer application, the

electronic Viking Bugle, and the Volunteer Web

Portal. As a result of these changes, we have

increased effi ciency in recruiting and scheduling

volunteers, reduced our printing and mailing

costs, and continue to attract younger volunteer

applicants.

At the Spring Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and

Awards Ceremony, the following distinguished

volunteers were honored with the Director’s

Award: Mina Larsen (Norway Room), Edla

Deppman (Special Events), Paul Jacobson (Admis-

sions), Emily McDade (Collections), Ron Hornung

(Thursday Crew), Mari-Ann Kind Jackson (NAV)

and Dylan High (Teen Council). Margaret Lidberg

was awarded Volunteer of the Year for her con-

tinuing leadership in the kitchen at special events

and fundraisers throughout the year.

For more information about volunteering,

contact Michael Ide, Volunteer Coordinator,

at 206.789.5707 ext. 12 or

michaeli@nordicmuseum.org.

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2013 Contributions to the Nordic Heritage Museum

donors

NORDIC ROUND TABLE

Brandon Benson

Francisca Erickson

Irma and Don Goertzen

Jeff and Linda Hendricks

Allan and Inger Osberg

Everett and Andrea Paup

Einar and Emma Pedersen

President’s ClubHans and Kristine Aarhus

Birney Adams and Lotta Gavel-Adams

Stig and Ruth Andersen

Curtis and Kimberly Arnesen

Catherine Arnold

Bjorn Bayley

Per and Inga Bolang

Pirkko and Brad Borland

Erik and Berit Breivik

Jette Bunch

Lowen Clausen

Jan and Mike Colbrese

Ross and Lynn Davidson

Peter Davis and Kristiann Schoening

Anne-Lise Deering

Doug and MaryAnne Dixon

Earl and Denise Ecklund

John and Linda Ellingboe

Raymond and JoAnne Eriksen

Synnøve Fielding

Anita Fjortoft

Jon Halgren

Jon and Susan Hanson

Ruth and Preben Hoegh-Chris-tensen

Hotel Ändra

Ken and Rachel Jacobsen

Ernst and Linda Jensen

Floyd Jones

Lars Jonsson and Laurie Mc-Donald Jonsson

Sven and Marta Kalve

Lars Knudsen

John Larsen and Gale Picker

Georgene and Richard Lee

Lockhaven Development Co

Bertil and Jarene Lundh

Marilyn and Rodney Madden

John and Hanna Liv Mahlum

Leif and Cindy Mannes

Egon and Laina Molbak

Lyle Morse and Valinda Morse

L. Wayne and Alice Jean Moses

Eric and Yvonne Nelson

Kaare and Sigrunn Ness

Norwegian Commercial Club

Ozzie and Joan Nordheim

Russell Oberg

Pacific Fishermen Shipyard, Inc

Darryl and Jane Pedersen

Georg and Nina Pedersen

Rick Peterson

Arthur Price and Margaret Berge Price

Gustav Raaum

J. Rogers and Christine Ingebritsen

Börje and Aase Saxberg

Mell Schoening

Chris Siddons

Yara Silva and Lars Matthiesen

Berit and John Sjong

Jacqueline Sorensen-Pinch

Sonja Sorvik

Maria Staaf and William Jones

Birger Steen

Gordon Strand

Arlene Sundquist Empie

Donald and Kay Thoreson

Pam Thorstenson

Lisa A. Toftemark

Svend and Lois Toftemark

Tor and Ingrid Tollessen

Dorothy Trenor

Debbi and Larry Vanselow

Margaret and Richard Wright

IndividualsKaren A. Aaltonen

Myrna Aavedal and Edmund Schramko

Peggy Adams

Kristina Adams Waldorf

Karin Ahlstrom Bean

Ed Ahrens

Richard and Constance Albrecht

Susan and Richard Alvord

Myrna B. Amberson In Memory of Tandy and Anna Ben-

son, parents of Myrna B. Amberson

Stig and Ruth Andersen In Memory of Edith Kilgren

A. Gerald Anderson

Paul and Beth Anderson

Roger Anderson and Gene Ampon

Marilyn C. Anderson

Doug Anderson In Memory of Ben Anderson

Julie Anderson Miller

Lars Andreasson

Brenda Andrews

Carlton Appelo

Evelyn Arrigoni

Odd and Tove Askilsrud

Randi Aulie

John and Carol Avery In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Lenore Bailey

Per A. Bakken

Karen and Randy Barber

Veronica Barnes

Ken Bartanen

Ellen Margrethe Beck

Birgitta Beck

Glen and Susan Beebe In Memory of Norma Beebe

Arlene Bemben

Velta and Andy Benson

Patti Benson

Nan Bentley

Ross H. Berg

Matt and Aslaug Berge

Keith and Kathy Biever In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Alan Black

Robert and Connie Blair

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donors

Eileen Blume

Allan and Trish Bodine

Laurie Boehme

Sandra Boeskov In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Per and Inga Bolang In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Rebecca Bolin

Robert K. Born

Rob Born In Honor of Robert K. Born

Carol Borson

Audrey Bowers

Melissa Bowers

Ellen Bowman and Gary Morse

John Brazel and Quynh Nguyen

Emily Bregger Marks

Dr. Per and Berit Brevig

Herb Bridge

Suzanne and Barry Broback In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Marlene Broemer

May-Britt Brooks

Pamela Brooks

Judy Browning

Robert and Margaret Bruland

Ward and Boni Buringrud

Dennis and Winifred Burton

Henning and Greta Buus

Kirk and Ruth Bye

Jean and Donald Camp

Jan Carline and Carol Sue Ivory-Carline

Grace Carlsen-Jones and Roger Jones

Lynda Carlson

Perdy Carlson In Memory of John Hendricks

Tim and Kathy Carlson

Jean Carlson

Nancy Carrs Roach

Emily Carter

Steve and Liz Cedergreen

Diane Chapman

Joan Christ and Tom Everill

Else Christensen

Erika Christoffersen Sweger

Caryl Clark

Marianna Clark

Beverly Coates

Yvonne A. Collins

Alexander and Joanna Conrad

Stephen Conway and Jan Kvamme In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Fran Cook

Laura Cooper and Stuart Mork

Dee Corbett

Peggy Curtis

Renée Dagseth

Ragnar Dahl

Karrin Daniels and Erin Schadt

Dan and Andrea Daniels

Danish Brotherhood Lodge #29 In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Danish Club of Tucson

The Danish Lodge #75

Gladys Davidge

Thomas G. Davidson

Denae Davis

Letitia and Don Davis

Susan Day

Nancy Debaste

Daphne Dejanikus

Jan E. Delismon

Chris and Nancy Doran

Joy and Bob Drovdahl

Annette Eaton

Earl and Denise Ecklund In Memory of Inga-Marta Ahman &

John Hendricks

Ruby Ecklund

Betty Edwards

Sandra Egtvet

Joan Eisenhardt In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Lars Aage Eldoy In Memory of Hans Mauritzan

Joyce Emilson

Gay and Dianne EngelsenJudith England

Eric Erdahl In Honor of Lynn Moen In Memory of Morris Moen

GeorgeJean Erickson

John Erickson In Memory of Fred Erickson and O.A.

“Al” Erickson

Joyce Erickson and Kenneth Brown

Karen and Jim EricksonSigmund and Torborg Eriksen

In Memory of Hans Mauritzan

Goran Eriksson

Olav Esaiassen

Thomas and Willy EvansHannah Eymann

Anna Louise Falck

Barbara and Frank Fanger

Geoff and Joan Ferguson

Nancy and Donald Ferkingstad

Joyce Ferm

Shirley Fjoslien

Damian and Geraldine Flynn

Paul Forseth In Memory of Olaf Forseth

C.R. Kelly Foss

James and Anna Freyberg In Memory of Dan Thompson

Asmus Freytag and Laura Wideburg

Paul Friis-Mikkelsen and Rita Hackett

Richard S. Frith

Alan and Lisbeth Fritzberg

Anni Fuller

Edward and Helen Funfar In Memory of Morris Moen

Pamela Gaertner

Janet Galvin In Memory of Arvo and Margaret

Kallio

Eleanor and James Gamble In Memory of John Hendricks

Gary and Miriam Ganrud In Memory of Hans Mauritzen

Andrew Gardner

James and Marilyn Giarde

Kari Gilje

Shelby Gilje In Memory of Ruth Collard

Wilmot and Mary Gilland

Kare and Aase Gjolmesli

Britt and John Glomset

Karin Gorud Scovill

Sharon and Gary Greenwood

Bill Greger

John and Liz Groshell

Karin Gustafson

Karen and Don Gwilym

Greta Haagensen-Roseberg and Lee Roseberg

In Memory of Fredrik Hedman & Mary Viken

Anne Marie Habegger

Barbara and C. Haberman

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donors

Rita Hackett

Marion and James Hafterson

Bengt Hag

James and Ida Hagen In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Karen Hall

Leif Hansen

Norman R. Hansen

Rigmor Hansen

Geraldine Hansen

Richard and Marilyn Hanson

Jon and Susan Hanson In Memory of John Hendricks,

Olaf Kvamme, Morris Moen, Roald Pedersen & Marvin Stone

D. Elizabeth Anderson and Lloyd Hara

In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Bill Harbert In Memory of Nancy Strand Harbert

Fred and Karin Harder

Randall Hardy

Sandy Haug In Memory of John Hendricks

Peter Haug In Memory of Leif Ovstedal

Wally and Kristin Haugan

Renee Haugland

Anna Kristin Hauksdottir

Maurice and Gwena Hedlund

John Heggem

Mary Henry In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Lawrence Henshaw In Memory of Arlene Oberg

Leroy and Susan Hermansen

Richard Hermansen

Bruce Hevly

Val and Joe Hillers

Julie Hillers

Edie Hilliard

Suzanne M. Hittman In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Ruth and Gene Hockenbery

Sheila Holtgrieve

Betsy Hood

Charlotte Hood

C. Leon and Dorothy Hopper

Don and Anne Hornnes

Tore Hoven

Stan and Doris Hovik

Wendy Howard In Honor of Don and Letitia Davis

Susi Hulbert

Pamela Hunter

Robert E. and Mary R. Hunter

Lois Huseby

Maurie Inglis and Verda Mosier

Roy and Bette Inui In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Patricia Itzen and George Burmeiste

Laurie Jacobi

Gert and Lyla Jacobsen In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Phil and Effie Jacobson

Paul and Carole Jacobson In Honor of Johan and Anna Jako-

bsson

Kristen Jarvis

Gurli Jensen In Memory of Kolbjorg Madsen

Violet Jesberg

Anna Marie and Einar Johanson

Carl and Ellen Johanson

Theodore and Linda Johnson

Ray F. Johnson

Richard Johnson

Glen and Susan Johnson

Jerome and Susannah Johnson

Bernice Johnson and Beverly Fes-haraki

In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

David Johnson

Robert L. Johnson

Muriel Johnson In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Kathryn Johnston

Bob and Oddny Johnston

Susan Johnston and Jerry Holling-sworth

Paul and Lillian Johnston

James and Dianne Johnston

Patricia Jolin

Stan Jonasson and Linda Jangaard

Nancy J. Jones

Valdean Jones

Jacob and Ellen Jordal

Elaine Jorgensen

Ellen Juhl

Pat and Paul Kaald

Kenneth and Helen Kack

Norma Kageyama

Sven and Marta Kalve In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Ron Karjala

Mari Karlstad

Christina and Michael Katsaros

Daniel Kaylor In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Arnold and Martha Kegel

Ginny Kettunen In Memory of Klaus and Selma Ket-

tunen

Doug Kilgren In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Neil and Debbie Kilgren

Lois and Doug Kimball

Mari-Ann Kind Jackson In Honor of Dolly Kenney’s 101st

Birthday & Gordon Strand’s Birthday In Memory of Joanne Jonsson, Olaf

Kvamme, Morris Moen & Randi Reinholt Ryan

Inger Kjosnes

Janet F. Klemperer-Broudy In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Marcia Knadle

Maggie Knowles

Constance Knudsen

Henning Knudson

Jack and Ginger Knutsen

Shirley and Lowell Knutson

Christine Koll In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Mark Kolner

Bo and Ulla Kordel

Norma Kosche

Jackie Kozdras

Solveig Kraakmo

Paul Kromann

Sonja Kromann

Bergljot Krossen In Memory of John Hendricks

Clarine and Reuben Kvamme In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Frances Kwapil

Helen R. Kyllo In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Nils and Lois Ladderud

Gunbjorg Ladstein

Einar and Elsie Langesater

Eric Larson and Teresa Bigelow

Jonas Larsson

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Mary Lawrence

Daniel and Eleanor Laxdall

Jane Isakson Lea and James Lea

Kristine Leander

Solveig Lee In Memory of John Clifford Matterand

Helen Lee

Berit and LeRoy Lehner

Shannon Levy

Bergliot Lie

Kerstin Liland

Vivi-Anne Lindback and Eckhard Schipull

Kathleen Lindberg and David Skar

Mary Lindholm

Kathleen Lindlan

Chester Lindsey

Olaug C. Lindsey In Memory of Mr. and Mrs. Oscar

Mathiesen

Linda Lingle

Robert and Vicki Loe

Jette Lord

Robert and Joyce Lorentzen

Sharon Lucas

Gil and Berit Lund

Stuart and Dorothy Lundahl

Alan Lundeen

Swanhild MacPherson

Sandra Madden

Pam and Vince Madden

Lois and David Madsen

Robert and Beverly Magnusson In Memory of Harald Sigmar

Mary L. and Sean Walter Mahoney In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Dave and Peggy Mainer

William and Margaret Manikowski In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Adelle Manikowski In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Cindy and Leif Mannes In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Anne M. Marchand

Mary Masterson

Elaine Mathies

Elaine McClure

Norman McDonell

Robert McEwen In Memory of Andrew and Sofi a

Freeland

Laurie McKay

Laura McMahan

Patricia and Christian Melgard

David and Anita Mellor

Bruce and Carol Meyers

Jennie Mildes

Edith Miller

Joan Miller

Jill Miller and Michael Boyd

Odd and Helga Moen

Mary Mohler and Vincent Jolivet

Egon and Laina Molbak In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Diane Morgan

Carmen and Fred Morris In Memory of Roy Holmlund

L. Wayne and Alice Jean Moses

Hans and Mary Mueller

Lynette Myers

Connie Nelson and Robert Weaver

Sharon L. Nelson

Robert and Blanche Nelson In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Marvin and Sandra Nelson

Andrew L. Nelson

Joan Nelson Schuller In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Magne and Berit Nes

Michael and Laura Ness

Mark Nesse and Janice Henning

Karen and Gary Newbill

Donald and Melissa Nielsen

Carol Nilson

Edward Nunes

Catherine Oberg

Rosemary K. Odom In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Delmar and Rowena Olden In Memory of Winifred Olden

Diane and Rich Olsen

Claudia and Martin Olsen

Vern and Martha Olsen

Kenneth Olsen

Christy Olsen Field and Carl Field

Shawn Olson

Leanne Olson and Jim Bailey

Elisabet Orville

Inger and Allan Osberg In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Robert and Jeanette Ostrom

Carol Oversvee Johnson

Katherine Oxos-Sandoval In Honor of Rolf and Mary Oxos

Jerry and Carole Packard

Johanna and Bill Padie

Anne and Dudley Panchot

Karen and Jim Pauley

Paul Kuniholm Pauper In Memory of John Emil Kuniholm

Marjorie Pearson

Eriann Pearson and Harry Cooker

Eric and Ingrid Pearson

Kathryn Pearson

Winnifred Pedersen In Memory of C.E. Pedersen

Dean Pedersen

Michael and Mary Pedersen

June Peifer

Ray and Ruth Pennock

Jill and Eivind Perander

Judith Peterick

Dennis and Aud Petersen In Memory of John Hendricks

Nedra Peterson

Zaiga Phillips

Glenn Phillips and Ruth Klemola-Phillips

Mark and Lola Pitzner In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Andrew and Marianna Price

Solfrid Price

Greg Pursell

Mark and Janice Quam

Kirsten Qvigstad In Memory of Nils Dragoy

Gary Ramstad

Alan Randall

Arnold and Asbjorg Rasmussen

Vija Rauda

Janet Rauscher In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Edie Reclusado

Paul and Beatrice Reiss

Christine L. Reynolds In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Kenneth Richstad

Ed and Marjorie Ringness

Julia Ringrose

Kathleen Robel

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donors

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Darren Robertson

Alison Robinson

Elsie Mabel Rockness

Walter Roland

Oddvar and Sharleen Ronhovde In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Judi and Gordon Rowand In Memory of Halvor and Mickey

Halvorson

Robert Rudine and Janet Yoder In Memory of Volfred Fabian Rudine

JoAnne Rudo

Janet Ruud

Halvor and Myrtle Ryan

Peggy and John Saari

Randi Saboe

Alice Sagstad

Joseph Saitta and Virginia Aldrich

Victoria Sangrey-Hunter and Tim Hunter

Ariadna Santander and Paul Norlen

Terry Sateren

Lisa Sawtell

Paige Schadt

Patty Schafer

Audrey Schatz

Rose Ann Scott

Timothy and Erin Scott In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Esther Sellers

Scott Shane

Marilyn Sheldon In Memory of John Hendricks

& Edith Kilgren

Chris Siddons In Memory of Iris Malmevik Bryant

Arnfridur Sigurdardottir

Shirley Jo Hanna Sigurdson

Sally Simpson

John and Berit Sjong In Memory of Hans Mauritzan

Ervin and Florita Skov In Memory of Edith Kilgren

A.J. and Linda Skurdal

Patsy and Larry Small

Carol Smith and William Gilbert

Dianne Snell

Susanne Snortland

Doris Snow

Louise Solheim

Sons of Norway, Edmonds Lodge 130

Sons of Norway, Leif Erikson Lodge 1

Sons of Norway, Vesterdalen Lodge 2-31

Flemming and Lexie Sorensen In Memory of Edith Kilgren

Janice Sorensen

Anker and Ruth Sorensen

Daniel Sorenson

Henrik Sortun In Memory of Doris Sortun

Sonja Sorvik

Claude and Susan Soudah

Estate of Theodora Speer

A. Dean and Edith M. Stageberg In Memory of Olaf Kvamme

Jim and Sonja Staley

Kathleen Stamm In Honor of Elvira Kenney’s 101st

Birthday

Richard and Donna Stenerson

Elaine Stevens

David A. Storm

Gordon Strand In Memory of John Hendricks

& Morris Moen

Karen Strand

Susan Strawn

Frederick Bengt Strom

Peter and Leslie Strong

Mary and John Stumph

Lea and Rick Sund

Erik Sundholm

Wendy Sundquist

Robert and Mary Jo Svendsen

Svino Enterprises In Memory of Hans Mauritzan

Amy Swanson King and Geoffrey King

Hildur Swasand

Carl Swenson and Jean Eastman Swenson

Phyllis M. Swenson

Carrie Sylvester

Anna Syrjakari

Arlene and Ernest Templin

Jennifer Tenlen

Aaron Thiese

Estate of Nancy Thilberg

Thomas Thompson and Cynthia Moore

Solveig Thomson

Eric Thorsen and Maureen Brinck-Lund

Valerie Thorson

Donald and JoAnn Thuring

Ron and Whitney Tjerandsen

Cyndi Toms

Karen and Peter Torelli

Louise Torseth

Joan Tracy In Memory of Lillian Vernhardson Fries

Ann Tuohy

United Finnish Kaleva Brothers & Sisters Lodge #11

Gary and Caryl Utigard

Joan Valaas Ferguson

Silvia Vilchos

Richard and Eivor Von Hagel

Raiti Waerness

Wallace and Donna Walsh

Jill Wasberg

Eric B. Watness

Marianne Forssblad and Roland Wedenström

In Honor of Gordon Strand’s Birthday In Memory of John Hendricks,

Joanne Jonsson, Olaf Kvamme & Morris Moen

Norm Werner

Orville Westlund In Memory of Alice Westlund

Wendel Wettland

Theodore and Janet White

Don Wick

Dorothy Wicklund

Ann Widditsch

Robert and Mary Ann Wiley

Karin and Colin Williams

Archer Wirth

Robert and Elsie Wishon

Glorianne Wollen

Jim Wood

Ginny and Ed Wortman In Memory of Don and Ellie Nygard

Blanche and Harold Yaphe In Memory of John Hendricks

2013 Contributions to the Nordic Heritage Museum

donors

CAPITAL CAMPAIGN DONORSGifts of $1,000 and greater

$5,000,000 +Allan and Inger Osberg,

Osberg Family Trust and Osberg Construction Company

Einar and Emma Pedersen

$1,000,000 - $4,999,999Barbro Osher Pro Suecia

FoundationCity of SeattleFloyd and Delores Jones

FoundationJane Isakson Lea and

James LeaKaare and Sigrunn NessEinar Sr. and Herbjorg

Pedersen FamilyScan|Design Foundation

by Inger and Jens BruunState of Washington

$100,000 - $499,999Jan and Priscilla Brekke

Earl and Denise Ecklund

Peter Henning

Stan and Doris Hovik

Koon Family Trust

Nesholm Family Foundation

Donald and Melissa Nielsen

Everett and Andrea Paup

Reimert and Betty Ravenholt

Dean Robbins

Chris Siddons

Barbara and Marvin* Stone

Judy and Norman Thordarson

Leo Utter*

$50,000 - $99,999Pearl* and Ben* Graham

Skandia Music Foundation

Judith Tjosevig*

$25,000 - $49,999Per and Inga Bolang

Karen Koon and Brad Edwards

Ragnar Dahl

Danish Brotherhood Lodge #29

Sandra Egtvet

John and Linda Ellingboe

Arlene Sundquist Empie

Francisca Erickson

James Feeley

Gunilla and Jerry Finrow

Finland Room Committee

H. Weston Foss

Asmus Freytag and Laura Wideburg

Lisa Garbrick

Glacier Fish Co., LLC

Richard and Marilyn Hanson

Carina Halgren

John Martin Hansen

Harbor Enterprises, Inc.

Jeff and Linda Hendricks

Woody and Ilene Hertzog

Kristiina Hiukka

Ruth and Preben Hoegh-Christensen

Roy Holmlund

Karen Holt

Gunnar Ildhuso

Curtis Jacobs

Ernst and Linda Jensen

Isabella Backman Johnson

Carol Oversvee Johnson

Steven Jones

Jacob and Ellen Jordal

Martha Fagnastol Kegel

Shirley and Lowell Knutson

Leadership Tomorrow Alumni Association

John S. Legg

C. Stephen Lewis and Donna Lewis

Limback Lumber

Elmer and Joan Lindseth

Svenn and Elaine Lovlie

Olav Lunde

Patricia J. Lundgren

Florence Lundquist

Birgit Lyshol

Jon Magnusson

John and Hanna Liv Mahlum

Josephine Mahon and William Mahon

Leif and Cindy Mannes

Ronda and Brad Miller

Egon and Laina Molbak

Stuart Mork and Laura Cooper

Kay Most

Susan and Russell Ness

Sigurd and Else Odegaard

Cindy and Ron Olander

Richard and Kay Olsen

Pacifi c Nordic Council

Kathryn Pearson

Walter Pereya

Erik Pihl

Eilert and Virginia Prestegaard

Evan T. Pugh

Megan and Greg Pursell

Gustav and Claire* Raaum

Ed and Marjorie Ringness

Ringstad Enterprises

E. Paul and Gayle Robbins

Rotary Club of Ballard

ScanSelect, Inc.

Ralph Schau

Yara Silva and Lars Matthiesen

Edward Smith

Sons of Norway, Hovedstad Lodge #94

Gordon Strand

Norman and Phyllis Swenson

Dorothy Trenor

Trident Seafoods Corporation

Debbi and Larry Vanselow

Raiti Waerness

Colleen White

Karin and Colin Williams

Dale Wright

Margaret and Richard Wright

Honorary gifts to the Capital CampaignDaughter, Lisa Toftemark

by Svend and Lois Toftemark

Icelandic Heritage and Ballard Rootsby Judy and Norman Thordarson

Aaron and Marni Kahn’s weddingby Mari-Ann Kind Jackson

Darren Brownby Ruth and Richard Brown

Her deep Nordic roots and families by Gertrude Glad

Her grandmother, Elna Solberg Haynesby Kari Brothers

His father Gunnar Fredrikson in Swedenby Fred Fredrikson

Ivar Reiten’s birthdayby Kirk Reiten, Steven Reiten, Alice Swinland, and Randal Wiant and Kristi Wiant

Jens and Erna Nielsenby Donald and Melissa Nielsen

Kathleen and Keith Stamm’s 40th anniversary, and Jan Knutson and Ed Hutchinson’s marriageby Mari-Ann Kind Jackson

Marianne Forssblad’s Retirementby Rotary Club of Ballard

Maurice Nysetherby Eldon and Shirley Nysether

Olavi Hiukka’s 50th Birthdayby Pirkko and Brad Borland, Hank Chin and Soo Kyung Chin, Pekka Jaske and Mari Jaske, Raisa Kaufman, Jari Koponen and Minna Koponen, Rolf Laderach and Minna Gronlund-Laderach, Richard and Carolyn Luark, Marvin and Sandra Nelson, Luis Salazar and Yolanda Leon, and Vesa Suomalainen

Pat Loftin’s 70th Birthdayby Tom Herche, Elsa Wise, and Richard T. Wise

Sonya Campion, 2006 Edward E. Carlson Outstanding Alumni Awardby Leadership Tomorrow Alumni Association

The marriage of Collin and Deanna Maddenby Richard and Elizabeth Marquardt

Memorial Gifts to the Capital CampaignFinn Andersen

by Margrethe Andersen

Sverre Mogens Andersenby Josephine and William Mahon

Marie Haga Andersonby Susan and Russell Ness

Raymond Bentsonby Patricia Carey

Darold Brekke from the L.T. Raymond family and Paul Raymond, and grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Lars Brekkeby Dorothy Raymond

Bjarne Bringedahlby Marilyn Bringedahl

Sonja and Finn Buerby Gro Buer

Capital Campaign Gifts as of 12/31/13

Irma and Don Goertzen

GranCorp Holdings

Georgene and Richard Lee

Marilyn and Rodney Madden

Karl Momen

Peach Foundation

Albert Victor Ravenholt Fund of Seattle

Seattle Foundation

Patsy and Larry Small

Louise Solheim

Svend and Lois Toftemark

$10,000 - $24,999Anonymous

Karin Ahlstrom Bean

The Boeing Company Matching Gifts Program

Patricia and Robert Charlson

Nancy and Etienne* Debaste

Gertrude Glad

Jon Halgren

Gary L. Johnson

Marta and Sven Kalve

Olaf Kvamme*

Leif Erikson International Foundation

Alice Ness

Eldon and Shirley Nysether

Andrew and Marianna Price

Börje and Aase Saxberg

Swedish Finn Historical Society

Donald and Kay Thoreson

$1,000 - $9,999Hans and Kristine Aarhus

Birney Adams and Lotta Gavel-Adams

Rick and Marlene Akesson

Richard and Constance Albrecht

Chris and Terrie Rae Anderson

Electa Anderson

Stig and Ruth Andersen

Steven J. Barker

Brandon Benson

Patti Benson

Keith and Kathy Biever

Herb Bridge

Jette Bunch

Gloria Mae Campbell

Jean Carlson

Elaine and Richard Carpenter

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Her husband, Robert W. Burwell Sr.by Jennie Burwell

Sigrid and K. Einar Carlsonby Barbro Carlson Ulbrickson

Eva Leier Carlstromby Hansine Frostad, and Frank Hofmeister

James Theodore Douglas, son of Rue Gullickson Douglas and James S. Douglasby Marcia R. Douglas

Al Edwardsby David Savage and Laurie Medill

Philip A. Egtvetby Sandra Egtvet

Fred Ericksonby John Erickson

Opal Ericksonby Edna Eckrem, and Amy Erickson

Her Parents, Gjøri and Ivar Fagnastølby Martha Fagnastol Kegel

Reidar Fammestadby Family of Reidar Fammestad

His mother, Vera C. Feeleyby James Feeley

Andrew and Sofia Freelundby Robert McEwen

Svein Giljeby Richard Johnson, Mari-Ann Kind Jackson, and Gustav Raaum

Kathi Goertzenby Floyd Jones, and Mari-Ann Kind Jackson

Her grandmother Amanda Sundquist Greenby Dorothy Owens

Margaret Joyce Northfield Gustavsonby Bethany Sugawara

Christopher R. Graffby Mari-Ann Kind Jackson

Fern Gwinby Taku Graphics

Guttorm and Andora Halsenby Michael Bigney-Russell

Nancy Strand Harbertby Bill Harbert

Sverre Hatleyby Barbara and Frank Fanger

Ole Hendricks and Norman Carl Andersonby Electa Anderson

His wife Helen Serine Henningby Peter Henning

Anna Hodgsonby Donald Kerr, and Jon Magnusson

Henry and Ina Holmaby Rick Akesson and Marlene Akesson

Louise Modine Horandby Fritz Horand

Orthos Husebyby Donald and JoAnn Thuring

Eric Håkanssonby Rolf Hokansson

Shirley Jacobsby Richard Johnson

Bessie Haugen Johnsonby Anonymous

Yvonne Johnsonby Richard Johnson

Oscar Jorgensonby R. R. and Hedda Reid

Jan Korenby Shirley and Eldon Nysether

Ove and Edith Kilgrenby Jolie Bergman

Ove Kilgrenby Edith Kilgren

Jon Knudsenby Elise Knudsen

Bill Kristjansonby Fred Arnason

Her parents, Kristine and Hans Kroghby Jennie Burwell

John Kvingeby Malfrid Vintertun

Mabel Kyleby Mollie M. Reeves

Ruth Lakeby Jon and Susan Hanson

Folke Landstromby Karoline Derse

L. C. and Sigrid Larsenby Dorothea Larsen Adaskin

John Albert Larsonby John and Claudia Barnings

Samuel Lordby Jette Lord

Dick Lundgrenby Mari-Ann Kind Jackson, and C. Stephen Lewis and Donna Lewis

Ellen Lundgrenby Dale Wright

Her parents, Algot and Alveda Lundquistby Florence Lundquist

Dr. Ole Mathisenby Aven and Shirley Andersen

Jake and Arleen Mattsonby Jo Ann Coney

Mary Matsonby Jeffrey Payne

Marvin Meyerby Betty Edwards

Evan Moeby Jackie Caswell, and Murlyn Zeske

Ola and Helen Morkby Laura Cooper and Stuart Mork

Donald E. Nelsonby Carol Oversvee Johnson, and Louise Torseth

Alice R. Nessby E. Paul and Gayle Robbins

Thore Nessby Barbara and Frank Fanger

Evelyn Merrium Nordquistby Ellen Anderson, Lang Manufacturing Co., and Dr. Asmus Freytag and Dr. Laura Wideburg

Mr. and Mrs. Stephen Northfieldby Evelyn K. Weaver

Norwegian ancestorsby Keith and Kathy Biever

Ron Olsenby Richard and Ingri Johnson, and John Kvinge

Myrtle B. PetersonBy E. Paul and Gayle Robbins

Ruth K. RamsteadBy Patricia and Landis Smaaladen

Allan Reinby Carolyn Basanich

Robert G. Ringstadby Ringstad Enterprises

Cora Peterson Robbinsby E. Paul and Gayle Robbins

Margareta Rundquistby Inger-Marie Hermann

Anna Rylander and John Kragsethby Frihet Lodge #401, Vasa Order of America

Alfrid and Karolina Samuelsonby Dorothy Trenor

Pearl Osborn Schauby Ralph Schau

Mrs. Sissel Sletteby Margit Weingarten

Alf Sorvikby Jon and Susan Hanson

Vic Spinoby Donald Thuring and JoAnn Thuring

Evelyn V. Staafby Gwen McGrath

Sheila Stangvikby Frank and Shirley Zahner

Lars Steinnesby Leanne Olson and Jim Bailey

Kathleen Stensvigby Kirk Gunnar Stensvig

Thomas and Julia Strandby Gordon Strand

Elsa Rydin Stubergby Joanne Foster

Sisko Svaleng and Arne Svalengby Ruth and Gene Hockenbery

Laina Taipaleby James and Dianne Johnston

Robert A. Taylorby Molly Svendsen

Terry Taylorby Camille Kariya

Dr. H.F. Thorlaksonby Patricia Thorlakson

Robert Thorstensonby Diane Adams, Arlene Anderson, Pirkko and Brad Borland, Robert and Margaret Boyce, David Branch, Eric and Bobbie Bremner, Gary and Henryetta Castellano, Richard and Judith Curley, Clyde Curry, Cathleen Dickey, Kathryn

Emmenegger, John Enge, F/V Gene S. Inc., Sylvia Field, Jon Halgren, Jon and Susan Hanson, Harbor Enterprises, Inc., Sandy Haug, Charlotte Hoiosen, Horgan Associates Inc., Mari-Ann Kind Jackson, Sam Kito, Rocky and Casey Lindell, Brett and Jennifer Liskey, Pat Loftin, Lunde Marine Electronics, Inc., Olav Lunde, Leif and Cindy Mannes, Neil McReynolds, Renate McVittie, Walter Meredith, William and Bonnie Meyers, Kaare Mikkelsen, Kaare and Sigrunn Ness, Steve and Catherine Numata, Joan Oates, Rick Olafson, Shirley Olsen, Thomas Ousdale, Fred and Alyne Richard, Mabel Rosvold, John Salenjus, Roy Schonberg, Marilyn Sheldon, Jonas Simundson, Liv Stangeland, Judith Anne Stenford, Gordon Strand, James and Jenny Strock, Norma Thomasson, Daniel and Jean Tolfree, Dorothy Trenor, Trident Seafoods Corporation, Gordon Tweit, Mark Vinsel, Ed and Joyce Waight, and Richard and Judith White

Arnold L. Torgetby Camille and Alan Torget

Rolf and Elsa Ulricksenby Ray and Ruth Pennock

Grete Ullandby Geoff and Joan Ferguson

Leo Utterby Curtis Jacobs

John Robert Knox Valaas, Sr.by Geoff and Joan Ferguson

Charlene (Larsen) Whiteby Colleen White

Jeannette Wrightby Dale Wright

ENDOWMENT DONORSGifts of $1,000 and greater

$350,000+Jon and Susan HansonAllan and Inger OsbergEstate of Helen Vogt*

$100,000 - $349,999Kreielsheimer FoundationJane Isakson Lea and

James LeaDave LeClercq*Herbjorg Pedersen

FoundationSkandia Music Foundation

$10,000 - $50,000Brad and Pirkko BorlandJon HalgrenKari Lihaug KnudsenJohn Osberg

$1,000 - $9,999Stig and Ruth AndersenBank of America FoundationBjorn BayleyAnders and Janet BerglundElisabeth BodalPer and Inga BolangJan and Priscilla BrekkeFinnfest USA ‘99Finnish American Heritage

CommitteeMarianne Forssblad and

Roland WedenströmLisa GarbrickGlacier Fish Co., LLCGranCorp HoldingsEmily Halvorsen and Robert

PlattJoyce HartvigsonJeff and Linda HendricksWoody and Ilene HertzogRuth and Preben Hoegh-

ChristensenIvar and Sofia Husa FamilyMari-Ann Kind JacksonCurtis and Shirley* JacobsErnst and Linda JensenKari JohannessenGary L. JohnsonKaren Koon and Brad

EdwardsOlaf Kvamme*Knut LindbergJohn and Hanna Liv MahlumHans* and Irina MauritzenPam Nelson and Tom

StrotkampKaare and Sigrunn NessSusan and Russell NessGordon OlsonEinar and Emma PedersenRichard and Judith ProutHarold Rice and Kristine RiceAnn RingstadEd and Katherine RobinsonChris SiddonsBerit and John SjongPatsy and Larry SmallGordon StrandEero Tetri and Helli TetriPam and Bob* ThorstensonThe Vemo CompanyWest Coast Finnish American

Singers Assn.Raiti WaernessWashington Women’s

Foundation

Capital Campaign Gifts as of 12/31/13

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES

Offi cersIrma Goertzen, President

Einar Pedersen, Vice President

Rick Peterson, Secretary

Hans Aarhus, Treasurer

Ex Offi cio

Eric Nelson, Chief Executive Offi cer

TrusteesHans Aarhus

Curtis Arnesen

Per Bakken

Steven J. Barker

Brandon Benson

Arlene Sundquist Empie

Ann-Charlotte Gavel Adams

Irma Goertzen

Peter Henning

Tapio Holma

Christine Ingebritsen

Ken Jacobsen

Floyd Jones

Sven Kalve

Lars Knudsen

Thomas Malone

Leif Mannes

Lars C. Matthiesen

Valinda Morse

Allan Osberg

Everett Paup

Einar Pedersen

Rick Peterson

Erik Pihl

Vi Jean Reno

Berit Sjong

Maria Staaf

Birger Steen

Nina Svino Svasand

Lisa Toftemark

Tor Tollessen

Margaret Wright

consulsErik D. Laursen, Denmark

Matti Suokko, Finland

Kristiina Hiukka

Honorary Vice Consul, Finland

Jon Marvin Jonsson

Consul General, Iceland

Geir Jonsson

Honorary Vice Consul, Iceland

Kim Nesselquist, Norway

Lars Jonsson, Sweden

HONORARY TRUSTEESDr. Stig B. Andersen

Representative Reuven Carlyle

Leif Eie

Synnøve Fielding

Senator Mary Margaret Haugen

Senator Ken Jacobsen

Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles

Bertil Lundh

Jane Isakson Lea

Allan Osberg

Mark T. Schleck

Representative Helen Sommers

Senator Harriet Spanel

Mayor Ray Stephanson

Donald Thoreson

E. Norman Westerberg

Margaret Wright

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curatorialChief Curator, Lizette Gradén, Ph.D.

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Registrar, Ariane Westin-McCaw

Music Archivist, Kathi Ploeger

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Public Programs Coordinator, Stina Cowan

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Adult Education Coordinator,Jeremy Ehrlich

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