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What are your interests? With 14 cultural skills areas of study, there is probably an area that will interest you.
Contact our Cultural Directors to learn more.
Pictured: an item by Vesterheim gold medalist, Rhoda Fritsch, who participated in our recent Heritage Fest.
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OVERVIEW
To participate, you learn/demonstrate your skills in one or more areas of your choosing. Each area of study has progressively more difficult levels. Pins are awarded for the successful completion of a track or level as demonstrated by the results of tests, or the submission of documentation, as evidence of completion.
You may wish to team up with other members who are also working in in your area of study. Contact the lodge's Cultural Skills Director to learn more and then call/write/e-mail Sons of Norway in Minneapolis to obtain the "kit" for your area of study. Read more about program details and the awards below (including the YOUTH PROGRAM)
THE PROGRAM
The Cultural Skills Program is offered by Sons of Norway to serve a variety of purposes:
To encourage active participation in Norwegian-North American pursuits, both traditional and contemporary;
To enrich the lives of members of all ages;
To provide the basis for special interest clubs within our lodges; and
To provide new reasons for people to join Sons of Norway
THE AWARDS
Specialist Track:
The Specialist award defines you as an expert in any one subject area. Example: You prove that you know the basics of rosemaling (for part one), that you can do a larger project (for part two) and that you can create and execute a new rosemaling design (for part three).
Generalist Track:
The generalist track requires diversity and the generalist pin is awarded to any person who demonstrates basic skills in several subject areas. Example: Cooking (for part one), Genealogy (for part two), and Hardanger Embroidery (for part three).
Mentor Track:
The mentor track is for formal or informal teachers who assist others in earning the specialist or generalist pins.
Master of Cultural Skills:
Any of the three above tracks may lead to a Master's pin. For each level of the requirements, a practitioner must complete all three levels of three activities, or the basic level of nine activities. This is an opportunity to really prove your love of the Nordic heritage.
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You can earn several types of medals by demonstrating your mastery of Norwegian cultural skills.
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The generalist masters 1 level in each of 3 areas of study.
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The specialist masters ALL levels in 1 area of study.
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The Master of Cultural Skills must master 9 total levels.
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The mentor teaches and assists others
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CURRENT ADULT CULTURAL SKILLS ACTIVITIES
1. Traditional Norwegian Cooking
Level 1--Your Favorites
Level 2--Baked Goods and Desserts
Level 3--Meat or Fish Dishes
2. Reading Norwegian and Norwegian-American Authors
Level 1--Your Favorites
Level 2--Fiction
Level 3--Nonfiction
3. Collecting Norwegian and North American Stamps
Level 1--Collect General Norwegian and North American Stamps
Level 2--Specialize Your Stamp Collection
Level 3--Complete a Collection of a Ten-Year Period
4. Norwegian Rosemaling
Level 1--Basic Strokes, Flower Form, and Scroll
Level 2--Completed Design
Level 3--Create an Original Design
5. Genealogy--Family History
Level 1--Complete people 1
Level 2--Complete four more people on the ancestor, family group chart, and document
Level 3--Complete all information for 15 people on the charts--document and write an essay
6. Hand Knitting
Level 1--The Basics
Level 2--Knit with Two Colors
Level 3--Create a Two or Multicolored Sweater (Based on Norwegian Designs)
7. Norwegian Language and Culture
Level 1--The Basics of Norwegian Language
Level 2--A Sampling of Norwegian Culture
Level 3--A Topic from Norwegian Language or Norwegian Culture
8. Hardanger Embroidery
Level 1--The Basics
Level 2--Complete a Larger Item
Level 3--Using Your Skills in Creative Ways
9. Figure Carving
Level 1--The Basics
Level 2--Complete a Detailed Carving
Level 3--Complete an Original Carving
10. Weaving
Track I
Level 1--The Basics-Make a Sampler
Level 2--Inkle or Card Weaving or Rigid Heddle--Complete a Project
Level 3--Create an Original Design
Track II--Floor or Table Loom Weaving
Level 1--Produce a Sampler
Level 2--Make a Finished Project
Level 3--Create an Original Design
11. Ornamental Woodcarving
Level 1--The Basics
Level 2--Flatskurd
Level 3--Carve the Acanthus
12. Chip Carving
Level 1--The Basics
Level 2--Carve Borders
Level 3--Carve Rosettes
13. Folk Dancing
Level 1--Easy Dances
Level 2--Intermediate Dances
Level 3--Advanced Dances
14. Music and Musicians of Norway
Level 1--Folk Music: Roots of Norwegian Music
Level 2--The Nineteenth Century: Edvard Grieg & Contemporaries
Level 3--The Twentieth Century: Composers, Performers, Conductors
CURRENT YOUTH CULTURAL SKILLS ACTIVITIES
Unit 3: Collecting Norwegian & North American Stamps
1. Pick one major category of stamps and collect 25 stamps from each country - United States, Canada, and Norway.
2. Select a special topic and include at least ten of these stamps from each of the countries listed above
3. Complete optional activity
4. Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation.
Unit 8: Hardanger Embroidery
1. Learn and prove that you know the basics of Hardanger embroidery by making a sampler which contains the basic techniques
2. Demonstrate the basic techniques by making two to five simple items.
3. Complete an optional activity.
4. Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation
Unit 6: Hand Knitting
1. Learn and prove that you know the basics of Hardanger embroidery by making a sampler which contains the basic techniques
2. Demonstrate the basic techniques by making two to five simple items.
3. Write a short report on what you have learned about knitting in Norway.
4. Complete an optional activity.
5. Complete final report enclosing all necessary documentation
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What do I actually do to earn an award for these areas?
Print or view all categories in greater detail while in your browser, then click "back" on the browser to return to this page.
<Click here>
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What do I actually do to earn an award for these areas?
Print or view all categories in greater detail while in your browser, then click "back" on the browser to return to this page.
<Click here>
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A LITTLE MORE ABOUT ROSEMÅLING
Some of our members decorate various objects using a style of Norwegian painting referred to as "rosemåling" or flower painting. One artist, Vesterheim Gold Medalist - Rhoda Fritsch, has displayed her work and demonstrated this style of painting at the lodge's Heritage Fest. Rhoda's work can be viewed at her web site at www.rhodafritsch.com/. Her site includes explanations of the various styles of Rosemaling and shows examples of each.
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