Norwegian Statehood Pioneer Project Norwegian Statehood Pioneer Project Sesquicentennial Program
Afternoon Program
The afternoon program will begin at 1:00 pm in the Marriott Ballroom. Tickets are $12 at the door.
ProgramPresentation of the Colors National Anthem Musical selection Keynote Address by Dr. Odd Lovoll Musical Selection 15 minute intermission Remembering Our Statehood Pioneers Ja, Vi Elsker (Norwegian National Anthem) Call of the Roll of the Statehood Pioneers* Hymn: Behold a Host Arrayed in White Pastor's Comments and Prayer "Lutheran Ladies" Janet Martin and Suzann Nelson Hail, Minnesota (Our State Song) Retire the Colors |
* During the Call of the Roll, the names of those for whom pioneer plaque applications have been received and approved will be read. They will represent all of the first Norwegian-Minnesotans who blazed a trail and laid the foundations for all who came after - including all of us!
