SACHF News January 2018
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SCAN-CENTER CHRISTMAS ARTIFACTS HIGHLIGHT STUDENT
EVENT-DEMONSTRATION FOR CLU MARKETING CLASS

During a December Brown-Bag Lunch, CLU students Liva Lagestrand (left) and Dani Etcheverry thanked the Scan-Center for lending artifacts and decorations that contributed to their successful marketing-class demonstration of a simulated Promotional Event. The critiqued demonstration involving several students had featured a festive setting in the Lundring Center at CLU.
PLAYING THE RECORDER, FRED TONSING PREPARES
“IMMIGRANTS” FOR SINGING ALONG WITH FOLK SONGS

For Scandinavian immigrants in the United States, the songs from their past served as a cherished link to their “old country” past. Fred Tonsing played his recorder to accompany the “folks” in the singing during the Jan. 10 Brown-Bag Lunch at the Scan-Center. A few of the singers even chimed in with the Swedish words provided by Fred.
THE PUMP-ORGAN HAS BEEN “NOTED” TO BE THE MUSICAL
INSTRUMENT CHOSEN AS IMMIGRANTS BECAME AFFLUENT

As a follow-up to the “sing-along” of Scandinavian folk songs during the Brown-Bag Lunch, Sharon Smith tried out the pump organ that serves as part of the museum collection at the Scan-Center. Incidentally, Sharon has a pump-organ at home too—even though she’s not an immigrant...but has Norwegian roots.
BROWN-BAG PLANNING TEAM EXPLORES OPTIONS TO OFFER
ASSISTANCE IN THE VARIETY OF TOPICS AND STYLE OF
PRESENTATIONS

The new Brown-Bag planning team—(from left) Elaine Williams, Anita Londgren, Karen Darnall, Fred Tonsing and Howard Rockstad—shared ideas in a Jan. 12 meeting. They affirmed the current pattern of every Wednesday noon in the Scan-Center, but suggested options such as more use of Scandinavian-related DVDs, seeking more participation of presenters from the campus and community, and placing furniture to facilitate interaction.The committee welcomes offers of suggested presenters or programs.
SACHF DISPLAY AT THOUSAND OAKS LIBRARY INVOLVES
TWO CABINETS TO TELL THE SCOPE OF OUR ACTIVITIES

Thanks to the extensive efforts of Ingrid Isaksen, chair of our membership committee, (and her helpers) for installing SACHF “windows” of visibility at the Thousand Oaks library this month—timely with the Nordic Spirit Symposium coming just around the corner on Feb. 9-10. Followed by the Scandinavian
Festival not far behind on April 21-22. So try to fit a visit before the end of the month to the library—and encourage others to view the display too—and take in this wide-ranging story of SACHF.
APRIL 21-22 SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL EXPECTS NEIGHBOR
SUPPORT BESIDES SCHOOL BAND & RETIREMENT VILLAGE

Watch for more promotion of the Scandinavian Festival as dates for the two-day event loom on the CLU Kingsmen Park horizon. Local involvement is increasing, such as a scheduled repeat performance by the local Redwood Middle School jazz band—plus return of volunteers from CLU’s nearby neighbors at the University Village retirement community. Local sponsorship of Scandinavian Festival activities has increased too. But the bargain admission costs remain the same: $10 for adults and teens, with younger kids free. And, parking will again be free! To learn more, check out the SACHF Scandinavian Festival website.
MAP OF EXPLORATIONS POINTS OUT WHERE EUROPEANS OF
THE WEST ENCOUNTERED NEW WORLD PEOPLE OF THE EAST

We’ve used this map of the Viking outreach several times—as a poster and in publications and presentations. Now it serves in another role-calling attention to SACHF’s annual Nordic Spirit Symposium scheduled for Feb. 9-10 at CLU.

Though the Viking incursion in the New World has been featured in previous Nordic symposia, the event next month will add another dimension, with focus on how the Vikings (from Greenland, out of Iceland, out of Norway) interacted with the New World natives as the Vikings set up their village in Newfoundland.

Featuring experts related to the Vikings of Europe and experts about the New World natives, the event again promises a rich learning experience, starting with an opening reception on Friday afternoon, Feb. 9 in the ScanCenter and concluding with a dinner and entertainment Saturday evening, Feb. 10 in the Lundring Center.

For the best way to learn more, log on the Internet to the Nordic Spirit Symposium for times, places, presenters and topics. Still have questions? Contact the chairman of the Nordic Spirit Symposium committee, Howard Rockstad at 805-497-3717 or hrockstad@gmail.com.
WOW! ACCORDING TO OUR MISSION BELOW,
WE’RE COMMITTED TO REACHING THAT DARK
AREA OF NORTH AMERICA

Our purpose is “to preserve and promote Scandinavian Heritage and Culture in the Southwestern United States for the education and enjoyment of present and future generations.”

That’s a lot for SACHF to live up to! We want to reach an area almost as big as all of Scandinavia and bigger than all of the Midwest. With a bigger population than either area.

Maybe we even have more people with Scandinavian heritage. But they might be more scattered and less dedicated to preserving the past.

That certainly indicates the challenge we face. And the opportunity. And the potential for SACHF growth.

As you can see in this newsletter, we’re constantly looking for new ideas and resources to apply to our mission.

Anita Hillesland Londgren , President of SACHF