Our Danish Club Nanaimo member Thelma Thaargard told me that she has a stack of Heritage Books from years gone by and would like to gift the stack to someone. If nobody wants them, she'll throw them out.  Thelma suggested people could call her son, David at Pryde Vista Golf Course 250-753-6188 to contact her.
 
The 2019 edition is 8 1/2 x 11 with 236 pages and previous editions are similar. See attached picture of the cover page. Normally, these books sell for $15 each.
 
Cheers, Tom

A big thank you to our member and our Danish Club Event's photographer, Louise Krogh! She has shared all her photos again from our Harvest Party. If you would like to save a photo to your computer, click on the image, it will open up on it's own page, then right click on image and click 'save image' and give it a name and click on 'save' and there you go!

​https://photos.app.goo.gl/ZmotXabNieKRoabP6

A big thank you to our member and our Danish Club Event's photographer, Louise Krogh! She has shared all her photos again from this past summer's 2019 Sankt Hans Fest at Rathtrevor Beach Park! If you would like to save a photo to your computer, click on the image, it will open up on it's own page, then right click on image and click 'save image' and give it a name and click on 'save' and there you go!

https://photos.app.goo.gl/NupjKjVY8cKbtSkWA

If you would like to comment on the photos, please do!

Here's an interesting link to some podcasts in Danish. Lena Tsuji played one and said it was quite interesting. Cheers, Tom
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​https://www.dr.dk/radio/special-radio/pa-kanten-af-verden

In 2020, 100 years have passed since Southern Jutland was reunited with Denmark...
​https://genforeningen2020.dk/english/

Dear Members of the Danish Federation,
 
Attached please find a report by Ed Kuhlman about the Leif Erikson Festival at the Scandinavian Centre in Burnaby, B.C., on Saturday, October 5, 2019, where the theme was JENS MUNK.
 
It was great to hear what a success this event was. Thank you, Ed. Ed is willing to answer questions or hear comments. His email address is kuhlman@shaw.ca
 
Regards,
Rolf Buschardt Christensen
President, Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
613-747-9764
robuch@ca.inter.net

​Dear Members of the Danish Federation,
 
Ambassador Hanne Fugl Eskjær took up her duties as Denmark's 
ambassador to Canada last month. She was previously Denmark's Arctic 
Ambassador. I met with her at the Danish Embassy in Ottawa on October 
3rd. Here are the highlights of our talk.
 
When Ambassador Eskjær presented her credentials to Governor General 
Julie Payette on September 9th the Ambassador mentioned Jens Munk and 
his 1619-1620 expedition to the Governor General.
 
Ambassador Eskjær plans to attend the Jens Munk event in Churchill, 
Manitoba, next year.
 
Ambassador Eskjær is very much interested in Ole Japp's film The 
Northwest Xpedition, about Jens Munk's expedition, and would like to 
obtain a copy of this movie. This movie was shown at the Leif Erikson 
Festival at the Scandinavian Centre in Burnaby on Saturday, October 
5th. This was a Canadian premiere.
 
The ambassador also expressed an interest in visiting the various 
Danish organizations across Canada. She specifically mentioned Dickson. 
 
Ambassador Eskjær is also keen to commemorate and celebrate the 100th 
anniversary of Knud Rasmussen's Fifth Thule Expedition 1921-1924, 
which took him across Arctic Canada by dog sleigh, and further West to 
Alaska and Siberia. Along the way he collected invaluable artifacts 
and stories about the Inuit in Canada. Knud Rasmussen spoke 
Greenlandic and was able to communicate with most of the Inuit he met 
in Arctic Canada. I will be in touch with the Embassy again about 
commemorating Knud Rasmussen's Expedition.
 
Regards,
Rolf Buschardt Christensen, B.A., M.A.
President, Federation of Danish Associations in Canada
679 Eastvale Court, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1J 6Z7
1-613-747-9764
robuch@ca.inter.net

Jens Munk Display at DAAL
 
On display right now at the Danish American Archive and Library on 
Washington Street in Blair, Nebraska, is an exhibition marking the 
400th anniversary of Jens Munk's expedition in search of the Northwest 
Passage, north of Canada to China and India.
 
The Danish American Archive and Library traces its origins back to the 
earlier archives of the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church as 
well as the archives of Dana College in Blair, Nebraska. These 
archives were essentially institutional. Since 1986 a new archive has 
emerged with its emphasis being Danish, rather than institutional. 
First named The Danish Immigrant Archive, the focus of The Archive 
today has grown to include not only the experiences and significant 
contributions to American society and culture by Danish pioneers, but 
also their descendants. The DAAL also contains material relating to 
Canada.
 
The DAAL has a permanent staff which is helped by anywhere from 30 to 
40 volunteers in any four-month period. The DAAL is open from 8:00 
a.m. to 3:00 p.m. every weekday. There are visitors every day, most of 
them from outside Nebraska.  For more information see danishamericanarchive.com
 
Regards,

- Rolf Buschardt Christensen
Federation of Danish Associations in Canada