Danish American Heritage Society

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DANISH AMERICAN HERITAGE SOCIETY (DAHS)
4105 STONE BROOKE ROAD
AMES, IOWA 50010
515.232.7479 or 480.816.8725
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Below are links to The Danish American Heritage Society's three sister organizations which also have, as their primary function, the preservation of the history and culture of the Danish-American experience.

The Danish Immigrant Museum
Danish Immigrant Archive - Dana College
Danish Immigrant Archive - Grand View College

CONFERENCES - The first international conference on the subject of Danish Immigration to North America titled "The Marcus Lee Hansen Immigration Conference" was held at the Danish Emigration Archives in Aalborg, Denmark in June and July, 1992. The Danish American Heritage Society, with co-sponsorship by Dana College, Grand View College, and The Danish Immigrant Museum, sponsored the next two conferences which took place in the USA - Omaha, Nebraska in October 2002, and in Des Moines, Iowa in October 2005. The title of the Omaha conference, attended by nearly 400, was "Danish -North American Relations since World War II." The main speakers were Edward Elson, former US Ambassador to Denmark, and Danish author-diplomat Bo Lidegaard. Dr. John Mark Nielsen of Dana College was conference chair. In Des Moines, (relating to the celebration of the 200th anniversary of the birth of Hans Christian Andersen), the theme was "Danish Culture, Past and Present: The Last Two Hundred Years". Speakers included Friis Arne Petersen, Ambassador to the United States, Danish author Joachim Garff, Odense Museums Director Torben Grøngaard Jeppesen, and Philip Conisbee of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, who had organized the first US exhibit of C.W. Eckersberg's art in 2003 and 2004. Well over 400 people attended. Chair was Dr. Helle Matthiasen of the University of Arizona. Co-chair was Carol Bamford, Vice President of Grand View College.

The fourth conference in the series, scheduled for Minneapolis in 2009, and the third to be sponsored by the Society will have the theme "Innovation - The Danish Way". The conference chair is Dr. John Christianson of Luther College.

Copies of the Proceedings of the First Two Conferences can be obtained by sending a check for the proper amount to Danish American Heritage Society ~ 4105 Stone Brooke Road ~ Ames IA 50010
Proceedings - Omaha Conference - Paperback (226 pages) - $10 (or 75DKK)
Proceedings - Des Moines Conference - Paperback (409 pages) - $15 (or 100DKK)
Proceedings - Des Moines Conference - Hardbound (409 pages) - $20 (or 150DKK) - Prices include postage.

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