Welcome to the Washington Lodge Website!
June, 2026
If you have questions about lodge membership please contact Vice President Keith Aleckson at VP@NorwayDC.org. For all other questions or concerns please contact President Linda Hestvik at President@NorwayDC.org
We have had the following activities (Cooking and Baking, Music Appreciation) in the past and would like to have them in the future. Are you interested? Contact President Linda Hestvik at President@NorwayDC.org
Mark your calendars for our lovely outdoor meetings this summer season!
Saturday, June 20, 4 pm
Saturday, July 18, 4 pm
Sunday, August 16, 4 pm
Come on over for our BBQ on the dates shown above. For each, doors will open at 4 pm and we’ll eat around 5. The lodge will provide burgers, brats and hot dogs. Please bring a side dish or dessert to share. You’re welcome to bring your own adult beverages and, as always, the lodge will offer a variety of other drinks.
Tubfrim Update
We would like to express our sincere gratitude to Dave Brown for delivering stamps to the convention in June! So far, Pat DeRoche has received over five pounds of stamps this year, including three stamp albums from Betty Borgen’s daughter which were loaded with thousands of foreign stamps.
Just a reminder that the lodge collects stamps in support of the Norwegian charity, Tubfrim. We accept albums, used stamps on or off paper, depleted phone cards, and philatelic stationery. Please, consider saving used stamps that arrive on your mail by clipping away the waste envelope and leaving a 1/3-inch margin. Common flag stamps are not as valuable to Tubfrim, nor are nonprofit stamps. Leave them at Norway House in the stamp can near the front door. Thank You!
Additional Website Information
Are you interested in Norway Literature, History, Folklore, Genealogy, Food, or Language? Do you want to connect to your roots, study the Viking age or the Norwegian Resistance in WWII, or discuss the latest in Norwegian culture?
The Sons of Norway members in the nation's capital, representing a diversity of background and nationality, share an interest in Norwegian and Scandinavian Culture. We trust that all ages will find something of interest -- in our web site and in our lodge. We have almost 400 members. Most are from the local area of DC, Maryland, and Virginia, but we also have members from another 16 states as well as Norway, Canada, and Great Britain.
To join the Washington Lodge click the "Join Our Lodge" button under the Picture at the top of this page.
Hint: When you push a brown button, it will open a new tab on your screen. However, if you close the tab, it will return you to the previous screen.
Cultural Skills
This fall the lodge is running a Cooking Pin Challenge. Photograph the Norwegian treats and main dishes you cook this fall, and let’s see how many lodge members can earn a first, second, or third cultural skills pin before the end of the year! Email culturalskills@norwaydc.org to find out more about the Cultural Skills program.