1. Friday May 6, 2016

   All Friday activities are held at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel.
   
   Two concurrent events run during the day:
   
   Norwegian-ness Past, Present and Future
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   Twenty First Century Norwegian Family History
   
   Sessions are timed so that registrants are not strictly confined to one event or the other throughout the day.
   

Norwegian-ness Past, Present and Future

1. 7:00 am
   • Registration Opens - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
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2. 8:00 am
   • Combined Opening Session
   • John Christianson -
   • "Janteloven"- Is that what it means to be Norwegian?
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3. 9:00 am
   • Marvin Slind -
   • The Cultural, Social, and Economic Dimensions of Norwegian Immigration to America
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4. 9:45 am
   • Bradley Ellingboe -
   • Contributions of Norwegian Immigrants to the Musical Life of the US
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5. 10:30 am
   • Coffee Break
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6. 11:00 am
   • Terje Mikael Hasle Joranger -
   • Norwegian, American or Sogning? Norwegian-American Identity Formation in the 19th & 20th Centuries
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7. Noon
   • Combined Luncheon, Speaker
   • Oyvind Gullikson -
   • Strength, Grace, and Skills of Norwegians
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8. 1:30 pm
   • Dennis Gimmestad, H. Christine Midelfort & Betty Bergland -
   • Enduring Ethnicity-- Two Approaches.
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9. 3:00 pm
   • Coffee Break
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10. 3:30 pm
    • Gracia Grindal -
    • Early Norwegian American Leaders as Exemplified by Linka Preus and Elisabeth Koren
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Twenty First Century Norwegian Family History

1. 7:00 am
   • Registration Opens - DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel
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2. 8:00 am
   • Combined Opening Session
   • John Christianson -
   • "Janteloven"- Is that what it means to be Norwegian?
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3. 9:00 am
   • Karen Humphrey -
   • Bringing Families Together: Historical Societies, Archives, and the 21st Century
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4. 9:45 am
   • Knut Djupedal -
   • Ingrid Semmingson Library at the Norwegian Museum of Migration
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5. 10:30 am
   • Coffee Break
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6. 11:00 am
   • Lynn Beck -
   • Future Of Printed Materials In An Academic Library
   • Barb Horn -
   • Preparation For Research Trek Including Technology
   • Garth Ulrich -
   • Researching Norwegian Family History in Canada
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7. Noon
   • Combined Luncheon, Speaker
   • Oyvind Gullikson -
   • Strength, Grace, and Skills of Norwegians
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8. 1:30 pm
   • Elaine Hasleton -
   • 21st Century Norwegian Family History Research Melding Old and New
9. 2:15 pm
   • Fredrik Larsen Lund -
   • Norwegian Archival System
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10. 3:00 pm
    • Coffee Break
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11. 3:30 pm
    • Jonathan Storlie -
    • DNA impact on Norwegian Family History Research
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1. 4:30 pm
   • Combined Closing
   • Marilyn Sorensen & Jean Knaak -
   • Summary of Friday
2. 5:00 pm
   • Volunteer Training for Saturday
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   • Conference Registration for those joining us on Saturday Begins
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   • Happy Hour prices for Sodas and Drinks at the Lobby Bar
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   • Dinner on your own. Set price meal or full menu available in Lombard's Restaurant
3. 7:00 pm
   • Centennial Reception
   • Ole and Lena Build a Lag House
   • Recognition of Significant Norwegian Americans
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4. 8:45 pm
   • Lag Meeting for Sognefjordlag
   • Lag Meeting for Telelaget of America

1. Saturday May 7, 2016

   
   Centennial Conference at the Earle Brown Center
   
   
   1. 6:00 am
      • Building opens for Display and Vendor setup
   2. 8:00 am
      • Fellesraad Annual Meeting in the Garden Room
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      • Exhibits and Displays Open in the Harvest Room.
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      • Vendors Open in the outer areas.
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   3. 9:00 am
      • Opening Session in the Carriage Hall
      • Call of the Lur
      • Recognition of Norwegian Organizations
      • Marilyn Sorensen & Marilyn Somdahl -
      • Fellesraad History
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      • Stoughton Dancers
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   4. 10:30 am
      • Coffee Break
   5. 11:00 am
      • Terje Mikael Hasle Joranger -
      • A Sense of Place: Norwegian-Americans in the Upper Midwest
   6. Noon
      • Luncheon in the Carriage Hall
      • Charter Member Recoginition
      • Norwegian Glee Club
   7. 2:00 pm
      • Knut Djupedal -
      • Story of the Bygdelag and the Founding of the Norwegian Emigrant Museum.
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      • Laurann Gilbertson -
      • Norwegian folk art in America: past,present,future
   8. 2:45 pm
      • Coffee Break
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   9. 3:10 pm
      • Ida Marie Tenvik-Bringedal - Garden Room
      • Contemporary Art Scene In Norway
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      • Fredrik Larsen Lund - Carriage Hall
      • Finding family in Norway. What you should know before you travel
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   10. 4:00 pm
       • Gary DeKrey -
       • Future of Ethnicity in the 21st Century
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       • Bunad Parade Rehearsal - Carriage Hall
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   11. 5:00 pm
       • Exhibits and Vendors Close
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       • Social Hour - Bar opens
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   12. 6:15 pm
       • Seating in the Carriage Hall. Tables are numbered and assigned according to time registrations are received.
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   13. 6:45 pm
       • Invocation by Pastor Kristin Sundt
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       • Banquet in the Carriage Hall
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       • Introductions
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       • Guest Speaker: US District Court Chief Justice John R. Tunheim
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       • Greetings from the Honorary Consulate General
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       • Bunad Parade narrated by Sandra Hendrickson
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       • Closing
   
   
   

2. Sunday May 8, 2016

   
   
   Optional Schedules (on your own)
   
   
   1. 9:00 am
      • English Service at Mindekirken
   2. 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
      • Open House at Norway House
   3. 11:00 am
      • Norwegian Service at Mindekirken
   4. Noon
      • Light lunch at Mindekirken available
   5. 1:00 pm
      • Book reading at Norway House
      • Neal Bascomb's newest book, The Winter Fortress