Gyda Varden Lodge No. 21, Sons of Norway Records

Collection — Container: Oversize Photograph

Identifier: OGLMC-752

Scope and Contents

The Gyda Varden Lodge No. 21, Sons of Norway Records, 1903-2023, consist of materials about the Gyda Varden Lodge as well as its separate predecessors, Varden Lodge of the Sons of Norway and Gyda Lodge of the Daughters of Norway. Records include meeting minutes, membership information, financial records, and newsletters. Meeting minutes and newsletters from 2013 through 2023 are available as PDFs. These files are saved on a server in Special Collections and available for examination.

Dates

created: 1903 - 2023
Other: Date acquired: 00/00/1981

Creator

Gyda Varden Lodge No. 21, Sons of Norway (Organization)
Sons of Norway (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Open for inspection under the rules and regulations of the Elwyn B. Robinson Department of Special Collections.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Sons of Norway is a fraternal and ethnic heritage society with individual lodges organized into districts in the U.S., Canada, and Norway. Gyda Varden Lodge was organized in Grand Forks as Varden Lodge in June 1903, the 21st lodge of the Sons of Norway. It is the oldest lodge in North Dakota and in District IV. It merged in 1951 with the local Gyda Lodge of the Daughters of Norway, thus forming Gyda Varden Lodge. Their building at 1401 Ninth Avenue South was constructed in 1994. Gyda Varden Lodge continues to hold regular meetings and host special events such as Syttende Mai celebrations on May 17, a potato pancake breakfast, Norwegian language lessons, and rosemaling classes. It continues to be one of the largest lodges in terms of membership in District IV.

Note written by

Full Extent

3.00 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

1903-; local chapter of this fraternal and ethnic heritage organization

Source of Acquisition

Trustees of the Gyda Varden Lodge

Method of Acquisition

Deposited on permanent loan; 82-981 A certificate of gift eliminating the status of permanent loan was signed by Douglas Munski, Gyda Varden Lodge, on 11 October 2024.

Accruals and Additions

Additional items were received: Deposited on permanent loan from Phyllis Johnson, Gyda Varden Lodge, October 10, 1988 (88-1623) Don Lanes, Grand Forks, North Dakota, June 30, 1995 (95-2023) Transferred from the Honve House Records, UA 111, in December 2006 (2007-2879) Donated by Sam Johnson, Gyda Varden Lodge (2024-3506) and Doug Munski, Gyda Varden Lodge (2024-3526). In 2024, previously processed additions (88-1623 and 95-2023) were transferred to OGLMC 1491 (Sons of Norway, District IV).