Winter Spring 2015
Viking Bugle
Eric Nelson, CEO Michael Ide, Volunteer Coordinator, (206) 789-5707 x12, michaeli@nordicmuseum.org
From the Volunteer Coordinator
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From the Volunteer Coordinator
Museum News
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Happy Spring! After a bustling winter,
Volunteer News
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Volunteer Appreciation
INSIDE THIS ISSUE:
come back at noon the following Monday, June 8 for the Volunteer Potluck. And somehow it’s not too early to start thinking about Viking Days, on August 22-23! Mark your calendars and start thinking about where you’d like to volunteer. We have begun selecting
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we’re gearing up for another busy few months at the Museum. In April, we’ll kick
volunteers to serve in leadership positions, so if you, or someone you know, is interested in being extra-involved this year, please let me
Volunteer Opportunities
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off with a brand new program, Nordic Nights , an after-hours event. It will take place on the first Thursday of every month,
Volunteer Dinner Invitation
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Assistant, Performance Coordinator, and Grill Master.
National Volunteer Week Information
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Spring Calendar
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and feature extended hours (until 8 pm) and light programming (tours, film screenings, crafts, etc.) We are very excited about this new initiative and look forward to your ideas to make it even better! Spread the word! Our Auktion will be held on April 18 at the downtown Hyatt, and as usual, we’re relying on your support, as day-of-event volunteers, attendees, and/or donors of unique and exciting items or experiences. See page 5 for more about getting involved. On June 1, the Volunteer Council will host the annual Spring Tea , to which all are warmly invited. And if that’s not enough,
know. Remaining positions include Volunteer
Our Museum community recognizes the importance of volunteering by celebrating National Volunteer Week, which is April 12-18. We are again participating in the Reciprocal Admissions Program, and I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity to visit other organizations. See page 6 for more details. The Nordic Heritage Museum will formally celebrate our own volunteers at the Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Awards Ceremony on May 27, and we are very much looking forward to this opportunity to say “thank you” for all that you do! This also your chance to support your own community of volunteers . If you have a volunteer who you wish to nominate for special recognition by the Museum, please let me know
Mark Your Calendar! Save the dates for these upcoming volunteer opportunities. Northern Lights Auktion: April 18 Syttende Mai: May 17 Viking Days: August 22-23 Yulefest: November 21-22 *Stay tuned! Other exciting programs and events may be added to the calendar!
by May 11. On behalf of the Museum’s staff, thank you for all you do to help us share the Nordic Spirit. We couldn’t do it without you! Sincerely, Michael P.S. Please send me and update if your contact information or your volunteer availability or interest has changed.
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Museum News
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Staff Update
Wish List
Welcome Fred Poyner IV, Collections Manager
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COPPER COINS OF SWEDEN & Coinage of Swedish Plate Money Paperback – 1962 by O P & B HOLMBERG EKLUND – to accompany our recently acquired copper plate money
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Functional Laptop Computers
We are thrilled to welcome Fred Poyner IV as our new Collections Manager. Fred is an art historian and author who holds a bachelor of arts in Art History from Western Washington University and a master of arts in Museum Studies from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln. For nine years, he worked with the Washington State Historical
Contact Michael if you have any of these items to offer! (206) 789-5707 x12 or michaeli@nordicmuseum.org
Society as a collections curator for the James A. Wehn Art Collection and many other collections, exhibitions and programs . Welcome, Fred!
A Guide to the Donations Process under a Temporary Custody Receipt,
I have something I want to donate to the Museum? What should I do? Can I drop it off? It’s a question we’ve all been asked. The Museum does not
Museum will follow potential donor instructions as indicated on the Receipt.
accept donations without prior contact with Collections staff.
What happens next?
There is a well-defined process for considering items that will
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Donor signs Deed of Gift transferring legal title to the
strengthen its collections.
museum. The item is now considered museum
Here’s how it happens.
property and cannot be returned to the donor.
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Potential donor contacts collections staff and describes
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and the object is added to the database.
their object(s) and its history. •
Potential donor fills out the Potential Collection Donation
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Collections staff prepares the object for storage.
Questionnaire and returns it to the Registrar.
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Object is assigned a storage location and that location is recorded in the database.
Photographs may also be requested. The Questionnaire may be obtained from the Museum website or by
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The Collections Committee meets once a month to review
The object is now ready to be exhibited at the museum or loaned to another institution.
contacting the Registrar. •
Registrar gives the item a unique tracking number
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Only a small portion of the collection is exhibited at
potential donations, to determine if they are appropriate
any one time. There are a couple of reasons. One is
for the collection. There are several factors that go into
the size of the museum’s exhibit space. Also, long-
the decision:
term exhibition can cause damage and shorten the
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life of many types of objects.
Does it fit the mission of the museum and terms of the collection policy?
What happens when an object goes on exhibit?
Does it have significant history or
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Object is selected for inclusion in an exhibit.
documentation?
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Collections or exhibition staff retrieves object from
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What is its physical condition?
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Do we already have one (or more)? Does this one
storage and prepares it for exhibit. •
database.
have more history or better condition? ♦
Does the Museum have resources to take care of
Temporary location of object is recorded in collection
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Exhibition staff places object on exhibit.
the object? •
Collection staff contacts potential donor about the
If you have additional questions about the Donations
decision of the committee.
Process, please contact the Collections Staff:
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If accepted, donor delivers object to the museum;
Fred Poyner IV, Collections Manager, 18
donor is responsible for any shipping costs.
Ariane Westin-McCaw, Registrar, 27
If not accepted and object is in the Museum
Kathi Ploeger, Gordon Tracie Music Library Archivist, 13
Volunteer News
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In Memory We fondly remember our dear friends who passed away this winter. Each was a strong supporter of the Museum and worked hard to advance its mission in different ways. We cherish their commitment, celebrate their contributions, and will miss them dearly.
Don Thoreson
Kathleen Sather
Peter Henning
If you have photographs or memories of those who have passed on, please consider sending them to me. I will create a slide who in remembrance to present at the Spring Volunteer Appreciation Dinner.
Program Highlight: Soup and Cinema Soup and Cinema is in its 5th year and the program keeps growing. The second Tuesday of the month (October-April) we fill the auditorium with people who come to eat delicious soup and watch a Nordic movie. We could not do this without our great group of volunteers! A special thank you to our regulars, Jan Backman, Barbara Jeniker, Lorraine Lofgren, Harriet Kemp, Linda Jangaard, Elizabeth Miller and Julie Gangler. Thank you! If you are interested in volunteering for Soup and Cinema, please contact Michael Ide or Stina Cowan.
Please join us for our annual Spring Tea! Hosted by the Volunteer Council When: Monday, June 1, 2015; 2 pm Where: At the Museum Suggested Donation: $8 Special Presentation: A Chico’s Fashion Show Proceeds to benefit the Museum.
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Volunteer Appreciation We extend our thanks to the following people for their dedicated support of our programs and events this winter!
aÉÜw|v TÅxÜ|vtÇ iÉ|vxá The museum's Nordic American Voices program has been super-appreciative of the hard work of its two interns, Alison Goetz and Emily McDade, who are helping to work through the transcript backlog and keep the program functioning. Any volunteers who are interested in doing some work for NAV should contact Jeremy at ext. 37
Interns/Departmental Volunteers Administration Jonathan Wintrip Astor Rask Barb Johnson Sharon Lucas Jon Halgren Kim Myhre Elizabeth Miller Barbara Gauch Stephanie Bonner
Abigail Fredrickson Affa Sigurdardottir Alan Lundeen Barb Johnson Barbara Jeniker Barbara Paquette Bill Briest Carleen See Collections Thanks to these fine volunteers for making our Carli Anderson Ann Willott Chris Galvin annual Wallenberg Dinner a success. Emily McDade Christine Cummings Jake Lamb Julie Coulter Dylan Young Molly Jones Edla Deppman Liisa Mannery Kathy MaCaulay Elizabeth Miller Meghan Lancaster Michelle Eastman Ellie Norheim Marilyn Whitted Heather Kissinger Emily Bolton Kate Dawson Chris Galvin Ericka Newman Rich Johnson Greg Henrikson Development Marj Graf Greta Haagensen-Roseberg Andrew Bowen Carleen See Hallie Stegelvik Jean Wirch Harriet Kemp Greta Haagensen-Roseberg Kelly Matson Heather Kissinger Jake Lamb Jan Backman Exhibitions Jenna Gregor Ksenia Darouze Thanks to the dedicated Mostly Nordic Joanne Foster Andrea Conway volunteers who return month after month to Julie Coulter Addison Frandle assist with this beloved concert series. There Julie Gangler Chris Galvin are still 3 concerts left this season, so Kathy Macaulay Rebecca Janssen contact Michael at ext. 12 if you would like Kris Ewing Sune Sandling to volunteer! Linda Jangaard Anna Roach Lindsay Castle Alan Lundeen Peter Kleinpass Lorraine Lofgren Barbara Jeniker Sarah Vilendrer Marilyn Sheldon Carli Anderson Margaret Lidberg Isabella Jensen Chris Galvin Marj Graf Thursday Crew Christine Cummings Markus Rook Ellie Norheim Michelle Eastman Greg Henrikson Minda Unseth Welcome New and Returning Greta Haagensen-Roseberg Molly Jones Volunteers and Interns! Jenna Gregor Nigel Thomas Joanne Foster Nora King Olga Soprano, Ethan Barrett, Pat Charlson Kris Ewing Angie Lee, Dylan Young, Kim Myhre, Rich Johnson Marj Graf Ann Joona, Addison Frandle, Sandy Haug Markus Rook Sharon Lucas, Devon Kelley, Celia Schorr, Sarah Peterson Michelle Eastman Anna Roach, Kathryn Dawson, Sue Gregor Nigel Thomas Toni Eaton Michelle Reichelt, Calie Holden,
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Peter Kleinpass, Sarah Vilendrer, Isabella Jensen, Maggie Grant, Laura Ivaska , Anna Crook, Tanner Conrad
Volunteer Opportunities
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Northern Lights Auktion Saturday, April 18 The Northern Lights Auktion is one of our most important and delightful fundraising events of the year. Once again it will take place at the Grand Hyatt in downtown Seattle, and we need volunteers to assist in a variety of capacities throughout the day and evening. This is a big undertaking, and we can’t do it without your help! Please sign up by April 8! Volunteers are needed for the following: Set Up Support Load auction items out (7:30-10 am) Silent Auction set up (10 am-2 pm) Volunteer Lounge (10 am-2 pm)
Reception Support Coat Check (4-10 pm) Photography Assistance (4-10 pm) Golden Raffle Ticket Sellers (4-7 pm)
Live Auction Support (6-10 pm) (Handler, Spotter, Bid recorder, Invoice runner)
A Note about Transportation: We will provide a shuttle from the Museum to the Hyatt and back that coincides with the Silent Auction Support (4:30-10 major volunteer shift times. pm) (Monitor, closer, packer, secure release)
For more information, or to sign up, contact Michael at (206) 789-5707 x12, or michaeli@nordicmuseum.org
Ballard Jazz Pancake Breakfast Saturday, May 9
Syttende Mai Sunday, May 17, 10 am-4 pm
We are looking for a handful of volunteers to assist at the fantastic, annual Ballard Jazz Pancake Brunch. The event kicks off at 11 am. Brunch Opportunities:
Be a part of our annual Syttende Mai celebration at the Museum! We’ll be free and open to the public 10 am-4 pm, and we are expecting a big crowd to enjoy the festivities! There are shifts throughout the day, and shift times vary by position. Contact Michael for more information, or to sign up! Here are the volunteer opportunities:
Ticket Sellers (10:30 am-1:30 pm) Pancake Fryers (9 am-1:30 pm) Kitchen prep/Servers (9:30 am-1:30 pm) Bussers (10:30 am-2 pm) Dishwashers/Clean up assistance (11 am-3 pm)
Evening Opportunities: We are hosting two main stage concerts as well, so volunteer bartenders are needed on Friday, May 8 and Saturday, May 9, from 5:30-10:30 pm.
Nordic Café Kitchen Kitchen prep, sandwich makers, dishwashers (shift times vary) Nordic Café Dining Room Servers, bussers, greeters, cashiers (shift times vary) Kids Activities (shift times vary)
Visitor Services Gift Shop, Admissions Desk, Info/ Phone Desk, (10 am– 1 pm, 1-4 pm) Membership Sales (10 am– 1 pm, 1-4 pm) Parade Marchers (5:30 pm)
You're Invited To the Nordic Heritage Museum's Spring Volunteer Appreciation Dinner and Awards Ceremony. Please come and help us celebrate our incredible volunteers! Enjoy an evening of good food and great company, and let us show our thanks for your hard work and contributions over the past year!
Where: The Nordic Heritage Museum When: Wednesday, May 27, 2015 Time: 5:30 pm Reception; 6:00 pm Dinner and Awards Program RSVP: By Friday, May 22 To: (206) 789-5707 x12, or michaeli@nordicmuseum.org
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National Volunteer Week
National Volunteer Week April 12-18, 2015 To demonstrate our appreciation of all Museum volunteers, we are participating in the Reciprocal Admissions program again this year. As a volunteer at the Nordic Heritage Museum you can use your NHM volunteer badge to gain free access to the organizations listed below. The mission of this program is to share our varied resources and provide reciprocal free admission to volunteers from participating organizations. Program participants consist of a variety of local museums and cultural organizations. Contact me for more information Please note the following guidelines: • • •
Participants must provide a volunteer badge or pass for their volunteers Free admission is limited to the times/dates outlined by the host organization. Free admission is available only to active volunteers and excludes spouses, friends, family members, etc.
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NHM volunteer badges can be retrieved at the Museum. Let me know if you don’t have one and I’ll have it made and ready for pick up at the Museum.
Participating Organizations Bainbridge Island Museum of Art Bellevue Arts Museum Burke Museum Center for Wooden Boats Children’s Museum of Tacoma EMP Museum Frye Art Museum Hands On Children’s Museum Harbor History Museum Henry Art Museum Historic Flight Museum Imagine Children’s Museum Issaquah History Museum Job Carr Cabin Museum KidsQuest Children’s Museum Lakewold Gardens LeMay-America’s Car Museum LeMay Family Collection at Marymount Log House Museum The Museum of Flight
Northwest African American Museum Northwest Railway Museum’s Snoqualmie Valley Railroad Northwest Trak Olympic Sculpture Park Pacific Science Center Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium Puget Sound Navy Museum Renton History Museum Seattle Aquarium Seattle Art Museum Seattle Asian Art Museum Seattle Chinese Garden Seattle Japanese Garden at Washington Park Arboretum Seattle Parks and Recreation Pools Shoreline Pool Snoqualmie Valley Historical Museum Spartan Recreation Center
Museum of Glass Museum of History and Industry
Tacoma Art Museum Washington State History Museum Wing Luke Museum of the Asian Pacific American
Naval Undersea Museum
Experience Woodland Park Zoo
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Spring 2015 Calendar April Thurs
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10-11 am
Nordic Stories: Frances Dean Who Loved To Dance And Dance (Iceland)
Thurs
2
4-8 pm
Nordic Nights!
Thurs
2
6 pm
Member Preview: Diana Velasco: Dual Exposures
Sun-Sat
12-18
Sat
11
4-6 pm
Exhibit Opening: Warner Sallman
Sun
12
4 pm
Mostly Nordic: Sweden
Tues
14
12 pm
Soup and Cinema: Sweden
Thurs
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7 pm
Pecha Kucha: Designing the Body
Sat
18
5:30 pm
Northern Lights Auktion
Sun
26
4 pm
Concert: The Novus Project Celebrates Sibelius
Sun
3
1-4 pm
Knit Cafe
Sun
3
4 pm
Mostly Nordic: Norway
Thurs
7
10-11 am
Nordic Stories: The Three Billy Goats Flu (Norway)
Thurs
7
4-8 pm
Nordic Nights!
Sat
9
11 am-1:30 pm
Ballard Jazz Pancake Breakfast
Sun
17
10 am-4 pm
Syttende Mai
Weds
27
5 pm
Volunteer Appreciation Dinner
Sun
31
4 pm
Mostly Nordic: Iceland
Mon
1
2-4 pm
Spring Tea
Thurs
4
10-11 am
Nordic Stories: : Boo and Baa Have Company (Sweden)
Thurs
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4-8 pm
Nordic Nights!
Sun
7
1-4 pm
Knit Cafe
Mon
8
10:30 am
Volunteer Council Meeting
Mon
8
12 pm
Volunteer Potluck
Mon-Fri
22-26
Tues
30
National Volunteer Week
May
June
Kids: Heritage Camp 10 am
Kids: Lego Workshop