Members of the DC Lodge should email culturalskills@norwaydc.org to access application packets, ask questions, and submit completed applications.”
Please see the Genealogy Cultural Skills page and the Reading Cultural Skills page for more information on the requirements in those areas.
The Cultural Skills Program is open to all Sons of Norway members, both through their lodges or as individual participants. The Cultural Skills Program offered by Sons of Norway serves a variety of purposes:
To encourage active participation in both traditional and contemporary Norwegian-North American pursuits;
To enrich the lives of members of all ages;
To provide the basis for special interest clubs within our lodges; and
To provide new reasons for people to join Sons of Norway.
The awards are as follows:
Specialist: One who wishes to go in depth in one area, e.g. Hardanger embroidery or genealogy, etc
Generalist: One who samples several skills and qualify for the basic level in each, for example: stamp collecting, crafts, and Norwegian foods.
Mentor: One who is skilled in activities offered in the Norwegian Cultural Skills Program can do a different challenge: mentor others who need formal or informal instruction. The mentor is an extremely important person in passing on the Norwegian heritage to others.
Master of Cultural Skills: One who has completed at least three levels of three different skills, or nine individual basic activities.
The skills included in the Cultural Skills Program are the following:
Traditional Norwegian Cooking
Reading Norwegian and Norwegian-American Authors
Collecting Norwegian and North American Stamps
Norwegian Rosemaling
Genealogy--Family History
Hand Knitting
Norwegian Language and Culture
Hardanger Embroidery
Figure Carving
Weaving
Ornamental Woodcarving
Chip Carving
Folk Dancing
Music and Musicians of Norway
Youth Cultural Skills
Folk Dancing
Figure Carving
Handknitting
Norwegian and North American Stamps
Hardanger Embroidery
Visit the international Sons of Norway website to learn more about the Cultural Skills Program and the requirements for each award.