MEETING DETAILS
- WHEN: Third Saturday1 of month at 10:00 am
- WHERE: Normanna Hall, 2725 Oakes Avenue, Everett, WA
LODGE HIGHLIGHTS
Thelma lodge has enjoyed Nordic heritage and friendship amongst it's members for over one hundred years. The lodge originally was associated with the Daughters of Norway of the Midwest and later joined with the Daughters of Norway of the Pacific, retaining it's lodge number.
Lodge programs and activities focus on members' shared Norwegian and Scandinavian backgrounds. The program presentations are varied, interesting and enjoyable.
Recent popular Nordic programs have included:
- Bunads
- The Sámi
- Viking Life
- Celebrations
- Stave Churches
- Norwegian Tiner
- Nordic Folkdancing
- Lace Making & Tatting
- Nordic Postage Stamps
- Norwegian Fjord Horses
- Discovering Nordic Foods
- History of Norwegian Sweaters
- Traditional Norwegian Christmas
- Traditional & Contemporary Music
2008 Lodge Photo
LODGE'S NAME
The lodge takes it’s name from the protagonist in a romantic novel written by the English writer Marie Corelli who was a best-selling author in Victorian England and eventually in America. Her romantic tale of a Viking princess, Thelma, captures the heart with it’s tale of true love and devotion by the fair Norwegian maiden Thelma. This novel is available online. The book was a best seller in America in the late 1800’s to early 1900’s and Hollywood produced up to four separate films based on this book between 1916 and 1921. In addition, a song about the Norwegian Maiden Thelma was popularized and captured the hearts of many (to hear the tune click (here), and to see the score click (here).
- 1 Lodge meetings held September through May only.
