Here Travels the Brave at Sea - The Restauration Story: Presenters Sherry Johnson & Sandra Bestland
Tue, Dec 09
|Mindekirken
Highlights from the 2025 tour to Norway to learn about the first organized group of Norwegians emigrating on the ship Restauration to America 200 years ago and those who followed.
Time & Location
Dec 09, 2025, 10:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Mindekirken, 924 E 21st St, Minneapolis, MN 55404, USA
About the event
Sherry Johnson joined the June, 2025 tour to Norway to learn about the first organized group of Norwegians emigrating on the ship Restauration to America 200 years ago and those who followed. Norway and the United States continue a strong connection. The highlight was waving farewell to the Restauration with the Royal Family in Stavanger on July 4. This will be a travelogue through photos and videos. Sherry managed to eat the best varme pølse in Oslo!
Sandra Bestland will present highlights from the 2025 Immigration Tour to New York City. Along the way, she will weave in stories about the remarkable Norwegian immigrants who shaped New York City culture and infrastructure using its waterways, airways, and byways. Capping off the presentation will be tales from the 2025 folkefest in celebration of the sloop Restauration after it docked in New York Harbor.
Presented by Tuesday Open House
10:30 a.m. Doors open
11-11:30 a.m. Lunch is available
11:45 a.m. Welcome and Announcements
12-1:00 p.m. Program presentation
$15 donation per person upon entry includes lunch and program