Pictures from recent events

Annual Meeting May 4, 2013

President Marilyn Somdahl called the 2013 meeting to order. (Mike Wick photo)

Pastor Kristin Sundt of Mindekirken gave the greeting for the day.	Britt Ardakani, Vice Consul, from Honorary Consulate General Minneapolis brought us greetings from Norway.

Britt Ardakani congratulated Warren Eidsness from Nordhordlandslag for achieving their centennial year.	Copies of Norwegian Immigrants To The United States: A Biographical Directory book sets were given to the lags by John Reindl from Nord Hedmark og Hedemarken. (Mike Wick photo)

Professor Lawrence Moe of Metropolitan State University spoke on "Carl Ben Eielson, The Norwegian-American Lindbergh."	Carl Ben Eielson of northeastern North Dakota was an aviation pioneer.

Annual Meeting May 5, 2012

Sunnfjord President Tamra Foster with Gary Gandrud, the Honorary Consul General, May 5, 2012. Sunnfjord Lag celebrates its 100th Anniversary this June at La Crosse, WI .(Narv Somdahl photo)

Jackie Henry, the administrative director at NAHA, provided the cultural portion of the 96th annual meeting of Bygdelagenes Fellesraad at Mindekirken

Annual Meeting May 7, 2011

A good turnout at the May 2011 meeting got information on activities of other Lags, an update on the "Norwegian American Weekly" and an entertaining program by Kari Tauring on the Norwegian reality TV show she was involved with ("Alt for Norge").

Honorary Consul Gary Gandrud	Kari Tauring

Don Teigen, Hardangerlag president receives a plate in the Os rosemaled tradition, painted by Nancy Schmidt, from Fellesraad president Marilyn Somdahl at the Vestlandslag stevne in June 2011 at Fargo.	Marilyn Somdahl, Fellesraad president presents Rogalandslag president Larry Thompson with the centennial rosemaled plate by Ruth Green.

Holding the Sunnhordland patterned weaving done by Sandra Somdahl, is Fellesraad president who presented the centennial gift to President Warren Eidsness, right, with Kaare Mehl, a past Sunnhordland lag president, standing by.	Sigdalslag president Judy Sosted receives a mangletre painted by Elvera Bisbee from Fellesraad president Marilyn Somdahl July 16, 2011 at Fargo, ND. (NAS photo)

Annual Meeting May 2, 2010

front row: 2010 Centennial lag presidents Sandra Hendrickson, Landingslag; Dixie Hansen, NHOH/Østerdal; Helen Buche, Totenlag; and Jan Heusinkveld, Hadeland Lag. In back: Christina Carleton of the Minneapolis Consulate and VP EuGene Rodi, Nordfjordlag.	Centennial presidents Douglas Johnson, Solør Lag (left) and Gary Erickson, Møre of Romsdal Lag flank consular officer Christina Carleton who brought greetings.
	Mindekirken Pastor Sundt, who was our speaker for May 1, 2010

Additional Centennial Gift Pictures

Left- right are three Centennial Lag Presidents receiving acantus-carved and decorated plates by Gold Medalist Becky Lusk: Jan Heusinkveld, Hadeland Lag; Sandra Hendrickson, Landingslag; and Helen Buche,Totenlag with Marilyn Somdahl, Fellesraad president	Jock Holmen, Vesterheim Gold Medalist in carving, with the plate he created, presented to Dixie Hansen, NHOH/Østerdal president.

Marilyn Somdahl congratulates Gary Erickson with the Møre og Romsdal 2010 centennial weaving at Rochester, MN.	Artist Bob Paulson, Oklee, MN - weaver who created the Møre og Romsdal weaving.

Syvilla Tweed Bolson created the Nordlandslag weaving for the 2009 celebration of their 100th year. She has mastered several techniques and teaches at Vesterheim.	Lois Mueller who rosemaled the Gudbrandsdal Lag's plate. She was designated as a Vesterheim Gold Medalist in Rosemaling some years ago.

This is the 2008 Trønderlag gift done in the merakervev technique of weaving by Betty Johannesen. She holds a Vesterheim Gold Medal in weaving.	This weaving, in the rya pile technique, also created by Betty Johannesen, for BF's gift to Vosselag in 2009.

Sonia Rache, Marilyn Somdahl, Ernest Anderson and Eugene Rodi at the presentation of a 100th anniversary gift from Fellesraad to Nordfjordlag on Sept.19, 2010.	Solør President D. Johnson happily receives a gift for the lag's 100th anniversary at Fergus Falls from Fellesraad president Marilyn Somdahl. (2010)

Annual Meeting May 2, 2009

Honorary Consul Gary Gandrud	Peggy Larson sings kulokk, herding songs.

L-R : Christian Skjervold, Nordlandslag: Hon. Consul Gary Gandrud; Richard Flisrand, Vosselag: and James Olson, Gudbrandsdalslag	Anne Janda, committee member of NSPP, the Norwegian Statehood Pioneer Project. Anne Sladky compiled the book, Celebrating Our Norwegian Minnesotan Heritage, 1858-2009, about pioneers settling in Minnesota prior to statehood.

Lag Presidents among May 2, 2009 delegates: L-R, back row: Richard Flisrand, Vosselag; Earl Evenstad, Valdres Samband; James Olson, Gudbrandsdalslag; Bob Helling, Hallinglag; Gary Erickson, Møre og Romsdal; Don Tiegen, Hardangerlag; Warren Eidsness, Nordhordland/Sunnhordland; Doug Johnson, Solør Lag; Joel Botten, Romerikslag; and Christian Skjervold, Nordlandslag. Front row: Helen Buche, Totenlag; Dixie Hansen, Nord Hedmark og Hedemarken Lag; Sandra Hendrickson, Landingslag; Tamra Foster, Sunnfjord Lag; Narv Somdahl, Ringerike Drammen Districts Lag; Kathy Johnson, Sognefjord Lag; Chet Habberstad, Numedalslaagen Lag, John Haugo, Telelag; and Mel Slettehaugh, a past president.

Annual Meeting May 3, 2008

Lee Grippen, president of Sognalag, 1908-2008, with Consul General Rolf W. Hansen	Linda Schwartz, president of Trønderlag, 1908-2008, with Consul General Rolf W. Hansen

Numedalslaagen centennial delegates, Shirley Sindelar and Merlyn Flaata with CG Rolf W. Hansen	Tom Hansen speaks on US and Norway's relations yesterday and today at the annual Fellesraad meeting May 3, 2008
Weavings by artist Syvilla Tweed Bolson, commissioned by Fellesraad for lags celebrating 100 year anniversaries in 2008.

The large stylized lily pattern in rutevev is typical of Sogn and woven of Spelsau wool yarn from Norway.	This darker weave called Flesbergplegg, in a pattern from the Ørnstein farm in Numedal, is in a coverlet weight Spelsau wool Norwegian yarn.

Annual Meeting May 5, 2007

Shirley Evenstad holding one of the plates commissioned for 100th anniversary lags.	Bob Helling receiving 100th anniversary plate for Hallinglag from Marilyn Somdahl

Annual Meeting May 6, 2006 90th Anniversary of the formation of Fellesraad Click on the thumbnail photos to see a larger view of the picture.

Members	Guests (Past officers)	Rolf Hansen Consul General	Members in bunads

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