WINDOM — The Sons of Norway Stavanger Lodge 1-538 will meet at 6 p.m. May 18 at the Cottonwood County Historical Society, 812 Fourth Ave., Windom, starting with a potluck supper with the program to follow at 7 p.m.
The evening will be a celebration of Syttende Mai, or May 17, which marks the 1814 signing of Norway’s constitution and its independence from Sweden. This day is also called Constitution Day and National Day. It is an important spring festival in Norway and for those of Norwegian descent in the United States.
The special program will be given by Nick Riordan, Jackson County Historical Society Museum director. His presentation will cover the Scandinavian immigrant experience in Jackson County, including primary areas of settlement and early struggles. He will also incorporate the history of some of the church congregations, daily life and immigrant-related artifacts in the Jackson County museum located in Lakefield.
Riordan was born and raised in Windom, graduating from Windom Area High School in 2012. He first became involved with museums taking an internship with the Minnesota Historical Society in St. Paul, with additional stints at museums in Two Harbors and New Ulm before becoming museum director of the Jackson County Historical Society in 2021.
The public is invited to attend this free presentation. Guests are always welcome.
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For more information contact Harvey Pedersen, co-president, at (507) 445-3188 or Bonnie Frederickson, co-president, at (507) 831-5091.
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