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Ringerike-Drammen Districts Lag BREV

"The Brev", RDD's quarterly newsletter contains a variety of stories about the people and places from eastern Buskerud; information about our annual STEVNE (conference) held in conjunction with six other lags and mini-stevnes.

Articles, News and Highlights on this page are taken from recent issues of BREV.

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Source: BREV Vol.21, No.4 November 2007

River Falls Mini-Stevne Boasts 37 Participants [condensed] During the one day lag meeting September 29 at River Falls, WI the board registerd 37 members and friends of Ringerike Drammens Districts Lag. Tables of resources, especially from Modum, were within easy reach; many belonged to Aloha Hovd, chairperson of the local arrangements. President Narv Somdahl brought all the lag's large laminated maps of the nine Norwegian communities included in the lag. Both Phyllis Maxwell and Marilyn Sorensen were on hand to help answer questions.

After a welcome and introductions of board members, Donna Pearson gave a history of River Falls and the changes from milling and lunbering to the present. Several of the first pioneers came from Modum, including Rev. N.C. Hovde, whose relatives in the area attended the lag meeting.

In addition to a full American lunch buffet, many Norwegian specialties were offered at noon and also for the coffee breaks -- kringle, fløtegrøt, søtsuppe, lefse, primost, and krum kake. This was, indeed a special way to welcome the lag for its first-ever mini-stevne.

A 2006 gift DD from Modum Konnune was played after lunch. It featured what it is like to grow up, work, worship, shop, and live an active life for all ages of people in Modum today.

.....Some of the other articles included in the November 2007 BREV include Presidents' Letter; Introduction of Co-editors Linda Christensen and Steven Hall and Membership committee, Gene and Ardis Danger; new column "About churches in Ringerike' featuring Norderhov Kirke; and "Dora's 1902 Letter Arrives from Ringerike".

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Source: BREV Vol.2 No.3 August 2007

RDD registers 33 at the 2007 Seven-Lag Stevne in Wahpeton, N.D. Overall registrations totaled 296 for the three-day celebration that took place July 12-14 on the North Dakota State College of Science campus. the theme of this event was "lets Rally in the Valley".

Viking Treasure Hoard Uncovered [condensed] BBC News Published 19 July 2007 The most important Viking treasure find in Britain for 150 years has been unearthed by a father and son while metal detecting in Yorkshire.

The ancient objects come from as far afield as Afghanistan in the East and Ireland in the West as well as what is now Russia, Scandinavia, and central Europe.

It was probably buried for safety by a wealthy Viking leader during the unrest following the conquest of the Viking kingdom of Northumbria in AD927.

.....Some of the other articles included in the August 2007 BREV include RDD Lag Annual Meeting Report; Skredsvug-Braateliens's Breidablik, House of Culture on the Dakota Prairie;

Updated on December 30, 2007