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OuR MISSION
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
A R T
C U LT U R E
H E R I TA G E
CO M M U N I T Y
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
Don
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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.
Mar
ina
Win
ther
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
Solv
eig
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toff
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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Jaso
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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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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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NORDIC HERITAGE MUSEUM STAFF
ExecutiveC.E.O., Eric Nelson
Executive Assistant, Jonathan Sajda
curatorialChief Curator, Lizette Gradén, Ph.D.
Curator of Collections, Lisa Hill-Festa
Registrar, Ariane Westin-McCaw
Music Archivist, Kathi Ploeger
Exhibitions Coordinator, Kirsten Olsen
Public Programs Coordinator, Stina Cowan
Children Education Coordinator, Alison Church
Adult Education Coordinator,Jeremy Ehrlich
DevelopmentDevelopment Director,
Jan Woldseth Colbrese
Development Associate,Christy Olsen Field
Membership/Database Coordinator, Katy Ahrens
Events Coordinator, Mary Bond
OperationsFinance Manager, Pamela Brooks
Bookkeeper, Carolyn Carlstrom
Volunteer Coordinator, Michael Ide
Gift Shop Manager, Mary Ann Namvedt
Facilities Coordinator, Dylan High
Caretaker, Donna Antonucci
Weekend Receptionist, Rebecca Bolin
communications and MarketingMarketing & Communications Manager,
Erin M. Schadt
Graphic Designer, Ani Rucki
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Gwendolyn Carkeek Plestcheeff Fund for the Decoration & Design Arts
Henry M. Jackson Foundation
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