Solørlag of America

Solørlag of America

Solørlag's logo depicts the Glåma, Norway's longest river, which provides a common bond for parishes from north to south in Hedmark.

START YOUR STEVNE PLANNING NOW!

Planning List:
1. Donations for the silent auction
Proceeds from the auction is dedicated to the acquiring of additional research material. Our lag is proud of its library of materials. Let's keep it excellent.

2. Hospitality Room
The coffee is provided. We count on you to bring kringle, lefse, krumkake, fattigmand, etc. to fill the table. It's a friendly place to visit with old friends.

3. Be an assistant in the genealogy research room.
Can you decipher Norwegian gothic script? . . . translate the Norwegian in the bygdeboker? instruct someone on how to get started in their family history research? . . . run the copy machine? . . . help out with internet connections? . . sort & shelve books in the library? Are you willing to learn any of these things? Then volunteer in the genealogy research room!

Next Solørlag Stevne
Sawmill Inn
2301 South Pokegama Avenue
Grand Rapids, Minnesota

September 10 - 14, 2008

NOTE: Hotel Registrations have already been accepted by Sawmill for some of us. Some rooms have wi fi connections, others with modem. Make your hotel reservation before August 26^th in order to avail yourselves of the special Stevne rate of $72 plus 9.5% tax. Rooms with fridge/ microwave are taken. You might place yourself on a waiting list. $5 added charge. One should consider reserving room early. Saw Mill reservations line is 1-800-235-6455; other line:218-326-8501. Please make reference to Solørlag when making reservation.

GETTING THERE
Pokegama Avenue is also called Highway 169 and runs North and South through the City of Grand Rapids. In the downtown area of the city it intersects with east and west Highway 2

Registration information will be sent to members in an issue of Glåma Ekko. If you are interested, please contact Director of Membership, Joanne Sorbel, DJSORBEL@aol.com She is also responsible for taking registrations.
PLEASE NOTE: The printable registration form is available by clicking on "Registration form/print".

Solørlag Stevne 2008 Schedule of Events

                                    Wednesday, Sept. 10
                                  GENEALOGY RESEARCH DAY
Registration and Genealogy from 9 a.m. and on near the lobby.
9:00 a.m. - Research starts and, during the stevne, will be located in SAWHALL    Room, lower level of the hotel .
11:00 a.m. - “Introduction To Research”, with LaVonne Hookom.

1: 30 p.m. Session on “Reading Gothic Script”, with Priscilla Sorknes. In the Red Room.

All meals on Wednesday are on your own. Members are encouraged to patronize the stevne hotel.

Thursday, Sept. 11
Registration, Silent Auction, Hospitality and Genealogy from 9 a.m. and on. Silent Auction and Hospitality Areas are located on lower level on the far side of SawHall Room.

9:30 a.m.- Opening session of the Stevne, with welcome and announcements in the Blandin Room.

10:30 a.m. - "Grand Rapids: Mississippi River Town" presented by Don Boese, Don Boese attended the University of Minnesota between 1953 and 1962 and then taught history first at Mankato State University for eight years and after that at Itasca Community College for thirty years retiring in 2000. Although his academic fields are ancient and European history, over a 38 year period he has done extensive research in local history and is the author of six books dealing with iron mining and papermaking in the Grand Rapids region.

11:30 a.m. - Stevne participants take lunch on their own and are urged to finish b 12:40 p.m.

12:40 p.m. departure time:

1 p.m. - 3:30 p.m. - Tour of the Forest History Center. Those folks who have registered as a part of the afternoon tour of the Forest History Center should plan on boarding their own private vehicle or car pool with others no later than 12:40 p.m. for arrival at the Center no later than 1:00 p.m. To the Center: go northerly on So. Pokegama Avenue approximately 1 1/2 miles to Golf Cours Road (10th Street); turn left (westerly) approximately 2 miles to Forest History Road, turn right (northerly), follow street to the Center. Upon retrun, members may wish to continue seeing other Grand Rapids attractions. Plan on an early evening meal! See next item!

3:30 p.m. - “Interpreting Norwegian Probate Records” with Priscilla Sorknes, Red Room.

5:00 p.m. - Board of Directors dinner meeting in Bicentennial Room.

6:45 - 8:00 p.m. 2nd Wind Harmonicas will entertain us in the Blandin Room. You won't want to miss this group who have played instruments together for 25 years or more .



Friday, September 12
Registration, Silent Auction, Hospitality and Genealogy from 9 a.m. and on.

9:00 a.m. - Introduction of Vendors and Demonstrators in Blandin Room. Vendors will be at tables into the afernoon.

9:15 - 10:30 a.m. - Demonstrations of Wood Crafts (i.e. chip carving, relief carving, with samples of work.

10:45 a.m. - Presentation: "A History and Demonstration of Bunad Assembly" with Solveig Bender.- Red Room.

Noon: Luncheon with the first-time Stevne attendees and board members and spouses in Bicentennial Dining Room. First-timers are guests of the Board.
All other stevne participants, lunch on your own.

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - "Our Environment, the Flora and Fauna of the North Woods" - Minnesota DNR Officer.

2:45-4:00 p.m.: “Finding Something On-Line That You Can’t Find On-Line”, with Shanna Kurth, (Members attending who have laptops are encouraged to bring them to this session.) in the Red Room.

6:00 p.m. - Banquet served. Traditional "Norwegian Sweater night". Banquet and entertainment in the Saw Main.
Post Dinner Speaker: Suzann Johnson Nelson.

Hospitality Room and Genealogy Room will open following the banquet.!

All meals on your own for general membership except for banquet.



Saturday, Sept. 13
Registration, Silent Auction, and Genealogy from 9 a.m to 4:00 p.m.

9:30 - 10:30 a.m. - Annual Business Meeting and Election - Blandin Room

10:30 a.m. - Memorial Service, led by

Lunch on your own.

1:30 to 3:30 p.m. - Key note speaker – Tom Hanson, retired U.S. State Dept.
        Topic - "Foreign Relations with Norway"

4:00 p.m. - Genealogy Research Room closes promptly; Silent Auction bids close.

6:00 p.m. - Banquet served; traditional "Bunad night". Banquet and entertainment in the Saw Main.
Post banquet awards. Special music by Arna Rennan on folk instruments unique to Norway.

Please be sure to pick up and pay for your auction items. The Hospitality Room will open following the Banquet for kaffe, småkaker,
                      og samtale (conversation) .

Saturday, September 13: Registration, Silent Auction, and Genealogy from 9 a.m to 4:00 p.m.

The Hospitality Room will open following the Banquet.

Silent Auction: This is a traditional fund-raiser for acquiring research materials. Plan to bid and buy items from the Auction to take home.

Hospitality Room – Coffee and Scandinavian mat at almost every waking hour, except during general sessions..

Sunday, Sept. 14:
Breakfast on your own or with friends, farewells until next year, and God Tur Hjem (Have a good trip home)

WHAT'S A STEVNE?
Solørlag's stevner are held in mid-September at various locations in an effort to reach more people and to visit different historic Norwegian settlements. Traditionally located in a hotel/convention center, each stevne provides researchers with four days of access to and materials until the wee hours of the morning, or as long as their stamina permits. Many folks find out they are cousins after all.

Solørlag has developed an extensive and varied collection of research materials including some on Finnish and Swedish Finnskog areas in addition to the Hedmark materials.

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