LEIF ERIKSON LODGE
The mission of Sons of Norway is to promote and to preserve the heritage and culture of Norway, to celebrate our relationship with other Nordic countries, and provide quality insurance and financial products to our members.
June LEL Members' Meeting
Wed, Jun 11
|Leif Erikson Hall
Join us for our members' meeting on June 11! Our keynote speaker is retired Associate Professor Katherine J. Hanson. Social hour at 5:30, followed by program about the Restauration, and dinner. Business meeting to follow around 7:30. Please RSVP with the office by Monday, the 9th, at 206-783-1274.
Time & Location
Jun 11, 2025, 5:30 PM – 9:00 PM PDT
Leif Erikson Hall, 2245 NW 57th St, Seattle, WA 98107, USA
About the event
As part of the Crossings 200 celebrations, a replica of the sloop Restauration has been built in Norway and will leave Stavanger on July 4, 2025, to recreate the original journey two hundred years ago. We will talk about preparations for this three-month journey.
Our keynote speaker is Dr. Katherine J. Hanson, previously affiliated with the Scandinavian Studies Department at UW. Dr. Hanson has taught Norwegian language, literature, and culture at colleges and universities in Minnesota and Washington, most recently at the Creative Retirement Institute in Edmonds. She is currently contributing to “Vågespel”, a podcast series featuring stories about women from Vestlandet who emigrated from Norway to the United States. Dr. Hanson is also preparing a course to be taught at CRI this spring entitled "Scandinavian Immigration to America, Land of Promise.”
Our meal will be a smørgåsbord prepared by our members, inspired by the food that Norwegian emigrants brought…