Anna Kolbjørnsdatter members invite all interested parties to join them at one of their meetings or stop by their booth at Norway Days on the first weekend of May in San Francisco.
LODGE HIGHLIGHTS
Anna Kolbjørnsdatter Lodge Logo
Anna Kolbjørnsdatter Lodge, also known as Anna K, is the largest California lodge. Members are actively involved in the Scandinavian life of the Bay Area. The lodge continues to grow and prosper with it's active cultural programs. The group actively participates in San Francisco's annual Norway Day Festival every May including troll skit performances, reading children's stories, multiple heritage booths, and participating on the Norway Day Board.
Many lodge fund raisers help generously support the Daughters of Norway Scholarship Fund. In Addition, there are many independent groups within the lodge that meet separately to stitch, rosemal, scrapbook, study genealogy, do skits, make Viking dresses, etc. Members share a love of fun and a desire to learn and share. They also do great craft fairs during the summers occasionally. Shop for your special Nordic homemade crafts during the lodge's annual Christmas in August sale, {details for 2012 to come]! Great shopping and fun had by all!
The lodge's varied Scandinavian programs such as these from the recent past:
- Summer Outings
- Cultural Events & Celebrations
- Musical, Dramatic & Dance Performances
- Crafts (such as: The Art of Wool Felting & Scandinavian Wheat Weaving, & Rosemalling)
- Norwegian Wood Architecture(from Stave Churches to Modern Lines)
- Cultural (Nordic Gods; Bryllup: A Norwegian Wedding; Primstav: The Ancient Norse Calendar Stick; & "They Painted Norway: A Historical Look at Norwegian Art")
- Heritage (Favorite Nordic Keepsakes; Your Story — A Writing Workshop — & How to write your family history; & "I Remember Mama" — Sharing Something About Your Mother)
- Christmas (Favorite Norwegian Christmas Recipes — demonstration & workshop; & Christmas Tree Fest — annual party complete with Nordic foods & entertainment)
Anna Kolbjørnsdatter 2010 lodge officers
MEETING DETAILS
- WHEN: Second Sunday1 of month at 2:00 pm
- WHERE: Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church, 33rd and Ulloa, San Francisco, CA
Anna Kolbjørnsdatter members at the San Francisco Norway Day Festival, held in May
LODGE'S NAME
A Daughters of Norway lodge had previously existed in San Francisco honoring Anna Kolbjørnsdatter, but the name of that lodge was spelt differently – Anna Kolbjørnson. The members of the new lodge thought it proper to honor the same woman, but used the appropriate gender ending to her name (i.e. datter).
The lodge was named for Anna Kolbjørnsdatter (1665 to 1736), the heroine who saved Norway from being captured by the Swedish army. She also saved the silver mines in Kongsberg from being taken by Sweden in 1716. To read more about Anna Kolbjørnsdatter in Norwegian, read the original history of the war with Sweden (1710-1720) by the famous Norwegian historian Henrik Wergeland. To read more about her in English, the story is told in a handbook for travelers.
- 1 Lodge does not hold meetings in July and August. Meeting place may vary so contact lodge for details.
