Jon
Satrum
PRESENTATIONS / SPEECHES / ARTICLES
TRAVELOGUES / LIFE LONG
LEARNING
Contact me at
presentations@satrum.net
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APRIL
*April
08,
2013 1:30-3:00 PM"Maui - More than Leis and Luaus"
Benedictine University
Center for Life Long Learning
Center for Life Long Learning
Presentation location:
Moser Center1832 Centre Point Circle
Naperville, Illinois 60563
Available to the public through class registration.
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2013
NEW
PRESENTATIONS UNDER CONSIDERATION
TRAVELOGUE
"The Canadian Maritimes"
2 weeks of independent travel in Nova Scotia with a tour of Cape Breton Island, New Brunswick, and Prince Edward Island.
Includes visits to sites associated with Norwegian servicemen being trained there during WWII. At the German invasion of Norway in 1940, The King of Norway commanded that all Norwegian vessels at sea sail to allied ports, including Nova Scotia.
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ADULT LEARNING
"The life of Saint Olav"
Olav at Sticklestad
Olav den hellige, "Olav the holy". He starts as Olaf Haraldsson and becomes Olaf II Haraldsson, King of Norway in 1015, dies at the battle of Sticklestad in 1030 and is canonized in 1164.
My connection to this story: I have walked part of the battlefield of Sticklestad, visited Nidarosdomen, where Saint Olav's body lies today and have been given special access to Steinvikholmen, an island fortress on the Skatval peninsula. A cousin of mine lives on the shore directly across from the fortress. Saltøy, the island of my mother's father's family back to the 1600's can be seen a short distance from the fortress.
Steinvikholmen was the site of the first shrine of St. Olav (a simple wood coffin containing St. Olav's body). It remained there until it was returned to Nidaros Cathedral in 1564.
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ADULT LEARNING
"The Historic Age of Antarctic Exploration".
From Adrien de Gerlache's expedition in 1897-1899 to Ernest Shackleton–John Rowett Expedition in 1921-22, I hope to cover the 25 year period at the end of the 19th century to the early 1920s.
The period became the focus of an international effort that resulted in intensive scientific and geographical exploration with 16 major Antarctic expeditions by eight different countries.
My study of Roald Amundsen and Robert Falcon Scott forms the basis for the presentation, expanded to include the major explorations in this period. While I am targeting a 60-90 minute presentation this may become 2 - 1-hour sessions.
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JON SATRUM
PROFILE
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NORWEGIAN
HERITAGE:
100%. My parents’ families emigrated from the Trøndelag region
of Norway in the 1860’s and 1870’s (75% - Skatval /25% -
Hegra).
EDUCATION:
Mankato State University, Mankato, Minnesota
BA - Business Administration and Economics, 1966
PUBLISHED
ARTICLES:
Since 2000, I have published dozens of short articles for a
variety of organizations focused on Norwegian culture,
genealogy and immigration. My 2009 article “Å
vokse opp som Norsk in America” (Growing up Norwegian in
America), written in Norwegian and English, was
published in Norway in Årbok Nr. XIX of Skatval
Historielag.
LANGUAGES: A native English speaker, I have command of about 2,000-2,500 words of conversational Norwegian and unfortunately only about 300-500 words of basic German acquiring each language after the age of 60.
MEMBERSHIPS:
Multiple historical society, genealogy, and Norwegian heritage
organizations in the U.S. and Norway including:
• Trønderlag of America
• Sons of Norway
• Nordmanns Forbundet
• State, County, and Local historical
associations
Member of multiple Friends of the Library organizations including "Life Membership" in the Maui Friends of the Library
PROFESSIONAL:
For what would matter on this page, my career at a Fortune 1000 information technology company was in a variety of technical and management positions in various corporate functions including their U.S. education group.
Along that path for over 30 years, I gave presentations and taught classes to small and medium sized groups in various parts of the U.S. in venues as small as a meeting room and as large as an auditorium.
I was responsible for curriculum development of courses offered to that corporation's customers as well as curriculum development and course delivery for 1,100 technical individuals in the U.S. Some of my group's materials were also used outside the U.S. primarily in Europe and Japan.
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*Made me want to visit Germany
ABOUT ME <Click to go
to the bottom of the page to learn more about me and my
presentation style>
FOCUS AREAS:
*MAUI
*INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
*HISTORICAL FIGURES
*NORWAY
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MAUI
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SNAPSHOT: I have travelled to the Hawaiian Islands for over 20 years and stayed on the island of Maui part of each year for over 10 years and can provide a more unique perspective to the experience of being on this beautiful island and offer 1 main travel presentation and 1 learning presentation about Maui. The presentations are "refreshed" each year during my annual return to my favorite of the islands.
"Maui no ka oi"!
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"MAUI -
MORE THAN LEIS AND LUAUS" - travelogue
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Framework of the presentation:
A "normal" travel presentation usually recounts the traveler's sequential experience as their journey progressed. This presentation is an amalgam based on a decade of staying part time on the island and by its nature focuses more on the various experiences of the island. each in greater detail. Includes parts of the island the "resort focused" or shorter term visitor would often miss.
*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint with narration followed by Q&A.
As people take their seats, a 20 minute lead in slideshow of flowers around the island with Hawaiian music plays (OPTIONAL).
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"MAUI - MORE THAN LEIS AND LUAUS" - Learning presentation
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Framework of the presentation:
While the same name as the travelogue, this presentation but focuses more on this island's history, geography, geology, culture, as well as a chance to see the beauty of the island.
*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint with narration followed by Q&A.
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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
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SNAPSHOT: I have wandered around some interesting places in different parts of the world.
With thousands of pictures, and many different experiences, I could create a variety of travel presentations given time to work on them. An example of possibilities could be a variety of presentations on England/Scotland/Wales where every year for 6 years (approximately 3 months total of independent travel experience) I travelled there and yet have never done a presentation about any of these journeys.
While my travel web site is terribly out of date (I have more fun traveling than updating my web site), a visit will also give you some ideas for possible travel presentations.
http://www.satrum.net/travel/
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"SAILING ALONG NORWAY'S COAST" - travelogue
*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint with narration followed by Q&A.
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Framework of the presentation:
We start with a few extra days in Bergen and then sail northbound for one week from Bergen to Kirkenes near the Russian border. We cross the Arctic Circle and experience the "midnight sun" at its peak. We sail through some of the most beautiful fjords in the world (Geirangerfjord being a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Side excursions take us through snow covered mountains with roads just opened for travel in June as the snow was cleared, to inland glaciers, to the northern most point in Europe and to meet the Sami (no longer referred to as "Laplanders"), Includes pictures taken at midnight with no flash.
June 3: We had transferred to a smaller Hutigruten®
ship to allow us to sail back to Svartisen where the Nord
Norge would not be able to travel.
Some of the most scenic ocean travel in the world. More than just pretty pictures of Norway's coast.
People also learn a little of the history of shipping along Norway's coast from the earliest steam ships up to today's modern fleet. This presentation has drawn as many as 125 people for a single session.
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"GERMANY - GENGENBACH TO KALKRIESE"
Learning presentation OR travelogue
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Framework of the presentation:
Based on a month in Germany with 2 weeks in the southwest in Baden-Württemberg working on genealogy/family history research. The second 2 weeks was in the northwest in North Rhine-Westphalia, moving in with a German family to help a family member improve her English language skills. Each part of this trip included going out into many different aspects of German society experiencing museums, typical travel expeiences, and also gaining unique insight into Germany provided by relatives and others with whom we interracted.
The learning presentation version uses the trip as a vehicle to explore German history and society as the journey progresses.
The travel version is the progression of this trip. In reality, the travel version of this presentation contains way too much for a one hour presentation, but scaled down to meet time constraints it works for groups who would have an interest in the scale of the entire trip. A shorter travel version concentrating on Gengengach, the Black Forest and Baden-Württemberg is available as ""GERMANY - WALKING THOUGH GENGENBACH / WANDERING ALONG THE BLACK FOREST" (below).
FORMAT1: A SINGLE 60 minute Powerpoint presentation followed by 10 minute Q&A.
FORMAT 1 is complete and ready for presentation.
FORMAT 2: TWO SEPARATE 50 minute Powerpoint presentations each followed by 10 minute Q&A
FORMAT 2 would require extra time to expand the presentation materials.
NOTE: Format 1 originally had 90 minutes of presentation materials before it was scaled back to 60 minutes to meet an organizations requirements.
Part 1 would cover Baden-Württemberg and the Black Forest area
Part 2 would cover North Rhine-Westphalia, and include the Roman Empire attempting to conquer Magna Germania leading up to the battlefield of Arminius and Varus of 9 AD in Lower Saxony.
Window in
Englegasse (Gengenbach) left.
Monument to Hermann (Arminius 9AD) below.
Learn about modern and historic Germany through a month’s journey from the picturesque 13th century walled village of Gengenbach on the edge of the Black Forest, to North Rhine-Westphalia, and to the battlefield of Arminius and Varus of 9 AD in Lower Saxony".
The basis of the presentation comes from a little over a month in Germany with 2 weeks of genealogy research and travel in the southwest and over 2 weeks living on a farm with a family in the northwest traveling each day to parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
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"GERMANY - WALKING THOUGH GENGENBACH / WANDERING ALONG THE BLACK FOREST"- travelogue
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Framework of the presentation:
Based on 2 weeks staying in the same village for the entire time and then venturing out into Baden-Württemberg, and the Black Forest. Visits to unique villages, museums, meeting relatives, and yes, stopping for a slice of the wonderful Black Forest cake.
FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint followed by Q&A.
<CLICK PHOTOS ABOVE FOR LARGER IMAGES>
The picture on the left greeted us each morning as we left Hotel Gasthaus Sonne.
Staying for 2 weeks in the 13th century walled German village of Gengenbach on the edge of the Black Forest, we travel through this picturesque village and out into the Black Forest using public transportation of trains and busses. A personally guided trip through the Black Forest in a relative's BMW takes us to other small villages, mountain lakes, through wine country, and to a hill top castle for lunch. We gain some unique perspective from relatives living in the area..
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"THE GREAT RIVERS OF EUROPE - SAILING FROM AMSTERDAM TO VIENNA" - travelogue
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(Partially completed - being worked on in conjunction with "Antwerp to Basel - river cruising in Europe").
Framework of the presentation:
Based on 2 weeks sailing on the Rhine, Main, and Danube from Amsterdam travelling through The Netherlands, Germany, and finally to Austria and our final destination - Vienna. Many side trips into the European countryside with visits to various cities and villiages. The Netherlands, making chocolate in Belgium, visiting WWI battlefields, the Cologne Cathedral, Heidelberg . . . . .the list goes on. And yes, CASTLES EVERYWHERE along the Rhine! And yet one of the most fantastic experiences was simply being on this ship and gently moving through the European country side. While this particular trip did not include any time in Vienna, I stayed there for most of a week in another year and could include Vienna as part of this presentation.
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May 30: Moon Rising - night time on the Rhine
Image after image kept appearing as I stared into the distance watching each change until the daylight quitely faded and I realized I was in the dark watching muted images of the shore passing by.
While my Germany travel page needs work, you can get a sense from some of my pictures by <CLICKING HERE>
Includes several days in Brussels and Bruges.
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"ANTWERP TO BASEL - RIVER CRUISING IN EUROPE" - travelogue
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Partially completed - being worked on in conjunction with "The Great Rivers of Europe - Sailing from Amsterdam to Viena").
Framework of the presentation:
Based on 2 weeks sailing on the Rhine and Mosel from Antwerp ultimately arriving in Basel, Switzerland. We start with a tour of Antwerp and continue on to keeping out the sea in The Netherlands, old windmills in Kinderdijk (still being used), Bonn, Luxembourg, dinner in Strasbourg at a restaurant next to the canals,. . . . We even spend time in the Alsace region of France and visit a stork refuge in Hunawihr.
See the framework above for "Great Rivers" - this experience is similar in nature but unique to its own journey.
Similar in
nature to "Great Rivers" but with different rivers and
destinations and extra days staying in and
exploring Lucerne and the surrounding area with a day trip
on Lake Lucerne returning by rail and bus later in the day
(left).
Also included a trip to a mountain summit looking out on the Jungfrau, one of the main summits in the Bernese alps
Also includes time in Trier, Germany; Luxembourg, Strasbourg, France, and several days in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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HISTORICAL FIGURES
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"ROALD AMUNDSEN - POLAR EXPLORER" Learning presentation
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*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint followed by Q&A
Photo:
Credit
- Wikimedia Commons
2011 was the 100th anniversary of Amundsen reaching the South Pole in December of 1911. This presentation discusses the journey of Amundsen's life and his polar explorations. Amundsen was successful while Scott died on his return journey from the South Pole. We discuss the differences in their 2 approaches to reach the South Pole and return. While this presentation can be shortened, an alternative is my "Amundsen and Scott - Race to the The End" presentation which focuses only on the South Pole expeditions of the two men.
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"AMUNDSEN AND SCOTT - RACE TO THE END" Learning presentation
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(AVAILABLE FALL/WINTER 2012)
*FORMAT: 30, 45, or 50 minute Powerpoint
Photo: Credit - Wikimedia Commons
Different than "Roald Amundsen - Polar Explorer", as it focuses only on the South Pole Expeditions of Amundsen and Scott and compares those 2 expeditions.
Based on my presentation, "Roald Amundsen - Polar Explorer", this presentation borrows part of the title from Ross D. E. MacPHee's wonderful book - "Race to The End (Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole)". MacPhee, Curator of the Antactic exhibition of the American Museum of Natural History provides in his book much of what, along with Amundsen's notes in his book "The South Pole", I use for the framework of this presentation. After estabishing a thumbnail sketch of each explorer and their journeys to the Bay of Whales and Ross Island, respectively, my talk covers the two expeditions which ultimately became a "race.
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NORWAY
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SNAPSHOT: Of 100% Norwegian heritage (my parents’ families emigrated from the Trøndelag region of Norway in the 1860’s and 1870’s [75% - Skatval /25% - Hegra]). I belong to multiple historical society, genealogy, and Norwegian heritage organizations in the U.S. and Norway and am on the Board of Directors of a 450 member Norwegian Heritage organization.
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"NORWEGIANS IN HAWAII - 1881" - Learning presentation
Originally presented as "1881- Norwegians in Hawaii - Conflict in Plantation Society" for the Norwegian America Historical Association - Norway.
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*ORIGINAL PRESENTATION FORMAT: 20 minute PowerPoint with narration and 10 minute discussion. This was presented as an academic paper but the presentation stands by itself and is appropriate for groups wanting to learn more about this unique part of history. The international conference where this was presented placed strict limits on presentation time. In other venues this presentation can be modified for longer sessions.
Framework of the presentation:
On February 14, 2006, I and 19 Norwegians from Drammen, Norway, joined others standing at McGregor point overlooking Maalaea harbor on the island of Maui. We were there for the traditional Hawaiian blessing and rededication of a "bautastein" (memorial stone) celebrating the arrival of Norwegians in Hawaii 125 years earlier in 1881.
It was a starting point of hundreds of hours of research that led to the creation of, and presentation of, a paper discussing this unique part of Norwegian history.
In the
1880's, Hawaiian King David Kalakua approved recruiting of
plantation workers from Portugal, Germany,
and Scandinavia, commissioning a Norwegian sea Captain to
bring back 400 Scandinavians.
The results were, shall we say, were less than desired. The paper I wrote and my associated presentation are described below. There are hyperlinks to the actual paper and its 2-page overview.
"1881-
Norwegians in Hawaii - Conflict in Plantation Society"-
a paper for the
Norwegian-American Historical Association in Norway (NAHA -
Norway) Norwegian-American Seminar XI presented June
14-17, 2011, Decorah, Iowa. This was presented to
NAHA-Norge as they held their first annual conference outside
the country of Norway in 19 years and as part of Luther
College's 150 year anniversary.
Associated 2 page overview
of "1881 - Norwegians in Hawaii"
This 2 page overview is provided for those who were not able to obtain a copy during a presentation.
"HURTIGRUTEN® - A JOURNEY ACROSS
TIME". - Learning presentation
A historical perspective of Norwegian coastal shipping - 1893-2012
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Hurtigruten® ship - "Richard With" TODAY "Richard With" in 1909
Photo credits: Hurtigruten ASA
This presentation follows the progression from the early steamers and Captain Richard With, to today's modern fleet of ships. Similar to, but not the same as, my travel presentations on Hurtigruten®. Includes changes in technology, the impact of WWI and WWII and the experience of traveling on a northbound journey along the coast of Norway on one of today's ships, the Nord Norge. The Nord Norge was the ship which rescued 100 passengers and 54 crew of the MS Explorer when the Explorer capsized in Antarctic waters after striking an iceberg. The Explorer sank just 2 hours after the rescue by the Nord Norge.
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"TRØNDELAG, NORWAY - IN SEARCH OF NORWEGIAN HERITAGE"
- travelogue
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Framework of the presentation:
Based on a Norwegian genealogy/family history research trip to this part of mid-Norway (North and South Trøndelag fylker (counties) which includes Trøndheim. People on this custom research tour also were able to visit locations that would have been those experienced by their ancestors. Includes visits to historic sites, as well as military installations and prisons connected to the WWII German occupation of Norway.
Some of the pictures from that tour are available by <CLICKING HERE>. Includes some history. Driving past the island of part of my heritage from the 1600's, we visit the location of the Battle of Sticklestad where in 1030 KIng Olaf Haraldsson was killed. Canonized in 1888, today we know him as St. Olaf [Saint Olav] (left).
Includes some sadness. We visit WWII German gun implacements and a prison camp where to clean a courtyard of fallen leaves the prisoners had to pick up the leaves with their mouths and crawl to the opposite end of the courtyard and deposit them - only to repeat the process taking the leaves back to the other end of the courtyard.
Photo credits: Wikipedia Commons
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"NORWEGIAN MOMENTS" are 5-10 minute PowerPoint presentations often used as lead-ins for other presentations but are free standing and do not have to be combined with any other presentation.
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*(1)"A NORWEGIAN MOMENT" - Some Norwegians are just crazy. (Flying in wingsuits off cliffs in Norway).
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Norwegian
Royal
Family
The Royal family outside Stiftsgården 2006
(Photo: Gorm Kallestad, Scanpix)
*(2) "A NORWEGIAN MOMENT" - Norwegian Royalty. (The royal family including its connection to other European royalty).
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*(3) "A NORWEGIAN MOMENT" - Who are they? - (A comparison of popular culture).
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Huset til min morfar.
My mother's father's house.
“Å vokse opp som Norsk i America” ("Growing up Norwegian in America"), was written in Norwegian and English (the English portion later translated by a native Norwegian speaking translator) and published in Norway in Årbok Nr. XIX of Skatval Historielag. For the portion written in Norwegian, I was required to write this entire section in Norwegian with no help from others using only my existing knowledge of the Norwegian language without using other tools such as English/Norwegian dictionaries, Google translate, etc. The goal was to allow the Norwegian reader to see what could be accomplished by an American attempting to learn Norwegian. Therefore, mistakes in grammar and spelling were acceptable and intended to be left unaltered as originally written.
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"Norway's Military" - Presentation
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"Christmas in Norway" - Presentation
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"Bygdelag - what's that?" (Norwegian heritage organizations in America) - Presentation
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"Bøkmal vs. Nynorsk" (Review of the two major languages in Norway) - article
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"Camp Norway - Nova Scotia" - article
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"Norwegian Americans in WWII" - article
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"The school system in Norway" - article
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"Viking Clothing" (NO, they didn't have horns on their helmets) - article
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"Norwegian History - a snap shot 1814-2005" - article
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"The bunads of Skjold Lodge" (Traditional Norwegian clothing) - multiple articles and a web page.
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"NIDELVEN - the history of the song" - article
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"KUBB - A Viking Game"- Presentation
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"Norwegian Sagas - Do you have one in your family"? - Presentation
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"Letters From Norway" - A perspective of "The America Letters".- Presentation
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"Basic Norwegian Genealogy - Getting Started".- Presentation
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"Ja Vi Elsker" (The Norwegian National Anthem) - a web page with English translation, phoentic pronunciation and music.
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EDVARD MUNCH - a web site historical perspective.
"Edvard Munch -
"Munch of the Month" - I created a 1-year web site monthly historical
perspective, each issue focusing on different aspects
of this Norwegian artist, his life and his art. Most
people don't know that Munch painted more than one version of
"The Scream" his most well known painting. Viewed as a
temporary project, the web pages are no longer active and most
of the web pages were not saved,
2 sets of the perspective remain and can be viewed to gain a sense of what the monthly issues were like. View them using the links below.
Click
for
fun
http://www.skjoldlodge.com/munch_of_the_month
http://www.skjoldlodge.com/munch_of_the_month_sep-oct.html
Photo Credits: www.edvardmunch.com
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JON SATRUM - PROFILE AND BACKGROUND
(more on sidebar to the left <CLICK HERE>)
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PRESENTATIONS: When I retired, I was asked to do occasional presentations on topics where I had a fair amount of knowledge and I matched up with an audience who would be interested.
Over and over again, people would say. "I really enjoyed that, you should look for other organizations who might like to have you speak". Now, from time to time, I offer to do additional presentations hopefully for the enjoyment and benefit of those who attend. I try to limit myself to about 6 presentations each year, although I often find organizations ask me to do "one more".
While I am able to speak on a wide range of topics, the majority of my presentations, articles, and speeches given over the last 10 years have been focused on the country of Norway, Norwegian heritage, and Norwegian culture. Another focus is Hawaii, specifically the island of Maui. Other presentations focus on various travel destinations or topics of personal interest.
My travel presentations are generally more focused than most and in greater detail than your typical travel presentation. An example might be travel in Austria where I spent 3 weeks of independent travel only in Austria and then in only 5 cities or villages. My stay in Vienna was for 5 days instead of just an afternoon or an evening on the way to yet one more destination. I started travelling to Hawaii 20 years ago and specifically for Maui, I have been staying on the island in the winter for 10 years. This type of travel gives me a different insight than what might come from someone who took a bus tour of Europe and then relates that experience during a presentation.
NOTE: I often first create a presentation for a specific club or organization and then later make that presentation available to others, modified to better match the audience. New presentations can be created and partially completed presentations above could be finalized given an interest by your group and enough lead time to create a fun an interesting talk. My criteria for creating a presentation is usually based on my own personal interest where I think it would be rewarding for me to learn more about a topic or destination, the need of an organization for a presentation on that topic, and the ability to use those materials more than once. Sometimes I create a presentation with no specific intent of sharing it with others simply because the process results in my own personal learning.
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ARTICLES: Articles I have written since retirement have been primarily for Norwegian heritage organizations, with many being submitted for newsletters and publications of these organizations.
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VIDEO PRODUCTIONS: My "video productions", although some being hundreds of hours in creation, are amateur travelogues. Examples include:
"Austria - 3 weeks of independent travel"
"Hurtigruten" - Norwegian Coastal Voyages"
"Crusing the rivers of Europe"
FOCUS AREAS:
*MAUI
*INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
*HISTORICAL FIGURES
*NORWAY
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MAUI
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SNAPSHOT: I have travelled to the Hawaiian Islands for over 20 years and stayed on the island of Maui part of each year for over 10 years and can provide a more unique perspective to the experience of being on this beautiful island and offer 1 main travel presentation and 1 learning presentation about Maui. The presentations are "refreshed" each year during my annual return to my favorite of the islands.
"Maui no ka oi"!
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"MAUI -
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Framework of the presentation:
A "normal" travel presentation usually recounts the traveler's sequential experience as their journey progressed. This presentation is an amalgam based on a decade of staying part time on the island and by its nature focuses more on the various experiences of the island. each in greater detail. Includes parts of the island the "resort focused" or shorter term visitor would often miss.
*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint with narration followed by Q&A.
As people take their seats, a 20 minute lead in slideshow of flowers around the island with Hawaiian music plays (OPTIONAL).
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"MAUI - MORE THAN LEIS AND LUAUS" - Learning presentation
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Framework of the presentation:
While the same name as the travelogue, this presentation but focuses more on this island's history, geography, geology, culture, as well as a chance to see the beauty of the island.
*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint with narration followed by Q&A.
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INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL
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SNAPSHOT: I have wandered around some interesting places in different parts of the world.
With thousands of pictures, and many different experiences, I could create a variety of travel presentations given time to work on them. An example of possibilities could be a variety of presentations on England/Scotland/Wales where every year for 6 years (approximately 3 months total of independent travel experience) I travelled there and yet have never done a presentation about any of these journeys.
While my travel web site is terribly out of date (I have more fun traveling than updating my web site), a visit will also give you some ideas for possible travel presentations.
http://www.satrum.net/travel/
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NORWAY
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"SAILING ALONG NORWAY'S COAST" - travelogue*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint with narration followed by Q&A.
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Framework of the presentation:
We start with a few extra days in Bergen and then sail northbound for one week from Bergen to Kirkenes near the Russian border. We cross the Arctic Circle and experience the "midnight sun" at its peak. We sail through some of the most beautiful fjords in the world (Geirangerfjord being a UNESCO World Heritage Site). Side excursions take us through snow covered mountains with roads just opened for travel in June as the snow was cleared, to inland glaciers, to the northern most point in Europe and to meet the Sami (no longer referred to as "Laplanders"), Includes pictures taken at midnight with no flash.
June 3: We had transferred to a smaller Hutigruten®
ship to allow us to sail back to Svartisen where the Nord
Norge would not be able to travel.Some of the most scenic ocean travel in the world. More than just pretty pictures of Norway's coast.
People also learn a little of the history of shipping along Norway's coast from the earliest steam ships up to today's modern fleet. This presentation has drawn as many as 125 people for a single session.
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GERMANY
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Learning presentation OR travelogue
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Framework of the presentation:
Based on a month in Germany with 2 weeks in the southwest in Baden-Württemberg working on genealogy/family history research. The second 2 weeks was in the northwest in North Rhine-Westphalia, moving in with a German family to help a family member improve her English language skills. Each part of this trip included going out into many different aspects of German society experiencing museums, typical travel expeiences, and also gaining unique insight into Germany provided by relatives and others with whom we interracted.
The learning presentation version uses the trip as a vehicle to explore German history and society as the journey progresses.
The travel version is the progression of this trip. In reality, the travel version of this presentation contains way too much for a one hour presentation, but scaled down to meet time constraints it works for groups who would have an interest in the scale of the entire trip. A shorter travel version concentrating on Gengengach, the Black Forest and Baden-Württemberg is available as ""GERMANY - WALKING THOUGH GENGENBACH / WANDERING ALONG THE BLACK FOREST" (below).
FORMAT1: A SINGLE 60 minute Powerpoint presentation followed by 10 minute Q&A.
FORMAT 1 is complete and ready for presentation.
FORMAT 2: TWO SEPARATE 50 minute Powerpoint presentations each followed by 10 minute Q&A
FORMAT 2 would require extra time to expand the presentation materials.
NOTE: Format 1 originally had 90 minutes of presentation materials before it was scaled back to 60 minutes to meet an organizations requirements.
Part 1 would cover Baden-Württemberg and the Black Forest area
Part 2 would cover North Rhine-Westphalia, and include the Roman Empire attempting to conquer Magna Germania leading up to the battlefield of Arminius and Varus of 9 AD in Lower Saxony.
Window in
Englegasse (Gengenbach) left.Monument to Hermann (Arminius 9AD) below.
Learn about modern and historic Germany through a month’s journey from the picturesque 13th century walled village of Gengenbach on the edge of the Black Forest, to North Rhine-Westphalia, and to the battlefield of Arminius and Varus of 9 AD in Lower Saxony".
The basis of the presentation comes from a little over a month in Germany with 2 weeks of genealogy research and travel in the southwest and over 2 weeks living on a farm with a family in the northwest traveling each day to parts of North Rhine-Westphalia and Lower Saxony.
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"GERMANY - WALKING THOUGH GENGENBACH / WANDERING ALONG THE BLACK FOREST"- travelogue
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Framework of the presentation:
Based on 2 weeks staying in the same village for the entire time and then venturing out into Baden-Württemberg, and the Black Forest. Visits to unique villages, museums, meeting relatives, and yes, stopping for a slice of the wonderful Black Forest cake.
FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint followed by Q&A.
<CLICK PHOTOS ABOVE FOR LARGER IMAGES>
The picture on the left greeted us each morning as we left Hotel Gasthaus Sonne.
Staying for 2 weeks in the 13th century walled German village of Gengenbach on the edge of the Black Forest, we travel through this picturesque village and out into the Black Forest using public transportation of trains and busses. A personally guided trip through the Black Forest in a relative's BMW takes us to other small villages, mountain lakes, through wine country, and to a hill top castle for lunch. We gain some unique perspective from relatives living in the area..
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THE
NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, AUSTRIA
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"THE GREAT RIVERS OF EUROPE - SAILING FROM AMSTERDAM TO VIENNA" - travelogue
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(Partially completed - being worked on in conjunction with "Antwerp to Basel - river cruising in Europe").
Framework of the presentation:
Based on 2 weeks sailing on the Rhine, Main, and Danube from Amsterdam travelling through The Netherlands, Germany, and finally to Austria and our final destination - Vienna. Many side trips into the European countryside with visits to various cities and villiages. The Netherlands, making chocolate in Belgium, visiting WWI battlefields, the Cologne Cathedral, Heidelberg . . . . .the list goes on. And yes, CASTLES EVERYWHERE along the Rhine! And yet one of the most fantastic experiences was simply being on this ship and gently moving through the European country side. While this particular trip did not include any time in Vienna, I stayed there for most of a week in another year and could include Vienna as part of this presentation.
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May 30: Moon Rising - night time on the Rhine
Image after image kept appearing as I stared into the distance watching each change until the daylight quitely faded and I realized I was in the dark watching muted images of the shore passing by.
While my Germany travel page needs work, you can get a sense from some of my pictures by <CLICKING HERE>
Includes several days in Brussels and Bruges.
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BELGIUM,THE
NETHERLANDS, GERMANY, FRANCE, SWITZERLAND
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"ANTWERP TO BASEL - RIVER CRUISING IN EUROPE" - travelogue
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Partially completed - being worked on in conjunction with "The Great Rivers of Europe - Sailing from Amsterdam to Viena").
Framework of the presentation:
Based on 2 weeks sailing on the Rhine and Mosel from Antwerp ultimately arriving in Basel, Switzerland. We start with a tour of Antwerp and continue on to keeping out the sea in The Netherlands, old windmills in Kinderdijk (still being used), Bonn, Luxembourg, dinner in Strasbourg at a restaurant next to the canals,. . . . We even spend time in the Alsace region of France and visit a stork refuge in Hunawihr.
See the framework above for "Great Rivers" - this experience is similar in nature but unique to its own journey.
Similar in
nature to "Great Rivers" but with different rivers and
destinations and extra days staying in and
exploring Lucerne and the surrounding area with a day trip
on Lake Lucerne returning by rail and bus later in the day
(left).Also included a trip to a mountain summit looking out on the Jungfrau, one of the main summits in the Bernese alps
Also includes time in Trier, Germany; Luxembourg, Strasbourg, France, and several days in Lucerne, Switzerland.
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HISTORICAL FIGURES
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"ROALD AMUNDSEN - POLAR EXPLORER" Learning presentation
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*FORMAT: 60 minute Powerpoint followed by Q&A
Photo:
Credit
- Wikimedia Commons 2011 was the 100th anniversary of Amundsen reaching the South Pole in December of 1911. This presentation discusses the journey of Amundsen's life and his polar explorations. Amundsen was successful while Scott died on his return journey from the South Pole. We discuss the differences in their 2 approaches to reach the South Pole and return. While this presentation can be shortened, an alternative is my "Amundsen and Scott - Race to the The End" presentation which focuses only on the South Pole expeditions of the two men.
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"AMUNDSEN AND SCOTT - RACE TO THE END" Learning presentation
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(AVAILABLE FALL/WINTER 2012)
*FORMAT: 30, 45, or 50 minute Powerpoint
Photo: Credit - Wikimedia Commons
Different than "Roald Amundsen - Polar Explorer", as it focuses only on the South Pole Expeditions of Amundsen and Scott and compares those 2 expeditions.
Based on my presentation, "Roald Amundsen - Polar Explorer", this presentation borrows part of the title from Ross D. E. MacPHee's wonderful book - "Race to The End (Amundsen, Scott, and the Attainment of the South Pole)". MacPhee, Curator of the Antactic exhibition of the American Museum of Natural History provides in his book much of what, along with Amundsen's notes in his book "The South Pole", I use for the framework of this presentation. After estabishing a thumbnail sketch of each explorer and their journeys to the Bay of Whales and Ross Island, respectively, my talk covers the two expeditions which ultimately became a "race.
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NORWAY
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SNAPSHOT: Of 100% Norwegian heritage (my parents’ families emigrated from the Trøndelag region of Norway in the 1860’s and 1870’s [75% - Skatval /25% - Hegra]). I belong to multiple historical society, genealogy, and Norwegian heritage organizations in the U.S. and Norway and am on the Board of Directors of a 450 member Norwegian Heritage organization.
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"NORWEGIANS IN HAWAII - 1881" - Learning presentation
Originally presented as "1881- Norwegians in Hawaii - Conflict in Plantation Society" for the Norwegian America Historical Association - Norway.
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*ORIGINAL PRESENTATION FORMAT: 20 minute PowerPoint with narration and 10 minute discussion. This was presented as an academic paper but the presentation stands by itself and is appropriate for groups wanting to learn more about this unique part of history. The international conference where this was presented placed strict limits on presentation time. In other venues this presentation can be modified for longer sessions.
Framework of the presentation:
On February 14, 2006, I and 19 Norwegians from Drammen, Norway, joined others standing at McGregor point overlooking Maalaea harbor on the island of Maui. We were there for the traditional Hawaiian blessing and rededication of a "bautastein" (memorial stone) celebrating the arrival of Norwegians in Hawaii 125 years earlier in 1881.
It was a starting point of hundreds of hours of research that led to the creation of, and presentation of, a paper discussing this unique part of Norwegian history.
In the
1880's, Hawaiian King David Kalakua approved recruiting of
plantation workers from Portugal, Germany,
and Scandinavia, commissioning a Norwegian sea Captain to
bring back 400 Scandinavians.The results were, shall we say, were less than desired. The paper I wrote and my associated presentation are described below. There are hyperlinks to the actual paper and its 2-page overview.
The Bark "Beta" at
the strait of Magellan.
Photo credits: Wikipedia Commons and norwayheritage.comthe strait of Magellan.
"1881-
Norwegians in Hawaii - Conflict in Plantation Society"-
a paper for the
Norwegian-American Historical Association in Norway (NAHA -
Norway) Norwegian-American Seminar XI presented June
14-17, 2011, Decorah, Iowa. This was presented to
NAHA-Norge as they held their first annual conference outside
the country of Norway in 19 years and as part of Luther
College's 150 year anniversary.Associated 2 page overview
of "1881 - Norwegians in Hawaii"This 2 page overview is provided for those who were not able to obtain a copy during a presentation.
"HURTIGRUTEN® - A JOURNEY ACROSS
TIME". - Learning presentationA historical perspective of Norwegian coastal shipping - 1893-2012
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Hurtigruten® ship - "Richard With" TODAY "Richard With" in 1909
Photo credits: Hurtigruten ASA
This presentation follows the progression from the early steamers and Captain Richard With, to today's modern fleet of ships. Similar to, but not the same as, my travel presentations on Hurtigruten®. Includes changes in technology, the impact of WWI and WWII and the experience of traveling on a northbound journey along the coast of Norway on one of today's ships, the Nord Norge. The Nord Norge was the ship which rescued 100 passengers and 54 crew of the MS Explorer when the Explorer capsized in Antarctic waters after striking an iceberg. The Explorer sank just 2 hours after the rescue by the Nord Norge.
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"TRØNDELAG, NORWAY - IN SEARCH OF NORWEGIAN HERITAGE"
- travelogue
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Framework of the presentation:
Based on a Norwegian genealogy/family history research trip to this part of mid-Norway (North and South Trøndelag fylker (counties) which includes Trøndheim. People on this custom research tour also were able to visit locations that would have been those experienced by their ancestors. Includes visits to historic sites, as well as military installations and prisons connected to the WWII German occupation of Norway.
Some of the pictures from that tour are available by <CLICKING HERE>. Includes some history. Driving past the island of part of my heritage from the 1600's, we visit the location of the Battle of Sticklestad where in 1030 KIng Olaf Haraldsson was killed. Canonized in 1888, today we know him as St. Olaf [Saint Olav] (left).
Includes some sadness. We visit WWII German gun implacements and a prison camp where to clean a courtyard of fallen leaves the prisoners had to pick up the leaves with their mouths and crawl to the opposite end of the courtyard and deposit them - only to repeat the process taking the leaves back to the other end of the courtyard.
Photo credits: Wikipedia Commons
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"NORWEGIAN MOMENTS" are 5-10 minute PowerPoint presentations often used as lead-ins for other presentations but are free standing and do not have to be combined with any other presentation.
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*(1)"A NORWEGIAN MOMENT" - Some Norwegians are just crazy. (Flying in wingsuits off cliffs in Norway).
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Norwegian
Royal
FamilyThe Royal family outside Stiftsgården 2006
(Photo: Gorm Kallestad, Scanpix)
*(2) "A NORWEGIAN MOMENT" - Norwegian Royalty. (The royal family including its connection to other European royalty).
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*(3) "A NORWEGIAN MOMENT" - Who are they? - (A comparison of popular culture).
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“Å
vokse
opp som Norsk i America” ("Growing
up
Norwegian in America")
An article.
Huset til min morfar.My mother's father's house.
“Å vokse opp som Norsk i America” ("Growing up Norwegian in America"), was written in Norwegian and English (the English portion later translated by a native Norwegian speaking translator) and published in Norway in Årbok Nr. XIX of Skatval Historielag. For the portion written in Norwegian, I was required to write this entire section in Norwegian with no help from others using only my existing knowledge of the Norwegian language without using other tools such as English/Norwegian dictionaries, Google translate, etc. The goal was to allow the Norwegian reader to see what could be accomplished by an American attempting to learn Norwegian. Therefore, mistakes in grammar and spelling were acceptable and intended to be left unaltered as originally written.
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"Norway's Military" - Presentation
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"Christmas in Norway" - Presentation
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"Bygdelag - what's that?" (Norwegian heritage organizations in America) - Presentation
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"Bøkmal vs. Nynorsk" (Review of the two major languages in Norway) - article
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"Camp Norway - Nova Scotia" - article
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"Norwegian Americans in WWII" - article
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"The school system in Norway" - article
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"Viking Clothing" (NO, they didn't have horns on their helmets) - article
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"Norwegian History - a snap shot 1814-2005" - article
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"The bunads of Skjold Lodge" (Traditional Norwegian clothing) - multiple articles and a web page.
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"NIDELVEN - the history of the song" - article
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"KUBB - A Viking Game"- Presentation
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"Norwegian Sagas - Do you have one in your family"? - Presentation
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"Letters From Norway" - A perspective of "The America Letters".- Presentation
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"Basic Norwegian Genealogy - Getting Started".- Presentation
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"Ja Vi Elsker" (The Norwegian National Anthem) - a web page with English translation, phoentic pronunciation and music.
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EDVARD MUNCH - a web site historical perspective.
"Edvard Munch -
"Munch of the Month" - I created a 1-year web site monthly historical
perspective, each issue focusing on different aspects
of this Norwegian artist, his life and his art. Most
people don't know that Munch painted more than one version of
"The Scream" his most well known painting. Viewed as a
temporary project, the web pages are no longer active and most
of the web pages were not saved,2 sets of the perspective remain and can be viewed to gain a sense of what the monthly issues were like. View them using the links below.
Click
for
fun
http://www.skjoldlodge.com/munch_of_the_month
http://www.skjoldlodge.com/munch_of_the_month_sep-oct.html
Photo Credits: www.edvardmunch.com
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JON SATRUM - PROFILE AND BACKGROUND
(more on sidebar to the left <CLICK HERE>)
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PRESENTATIONS: When I retired, I was asked to do occasional presentations on topics where I had a fair amount of knowledge and I matched up with an audience who would be interested.
Over and over again, people would say. "I really enjoyed that, you should look for other organizations who might like to have you speak". Now, from time to time, I offer to do additional presentations hopefully for the enjoyment and benefit of those who attend. I try to limit myself to about 6 presentations each year, although I often find organizations ask me to do "one more".
While I am able to speak on a wide range of topics, the majority of my presentations, articles, and speeches given over the last 10 years have been focused on the country of Norway, Norwegian heritage, and Norwegian culture. Another focus is Hawaii, specifically the island of Maui. Other presentations focus on various travel destinations or topics of personal interest.
My travel presentations are generally more focused than most and in greater detail than your typical travel presentation. An example might be travel in Austria where I spent 3 weeks of independent travel only in Austria and then in only 5 cities or villages. My stay in Vienna was for 5 days instead of just an afternoon or an evening on the way to yet one more destination. I started travelling to Hawaii 20 years ago and specifically for Maui, I have been staying on the island in the winter for 10 years. This type of travel gives me a different insight than what might come from someone who took a bus tour of Europe and then relates that experience during a presentation.
NOTE: I often first create a presentation for a specific club or organization and then later make that presentation available to others, modified to better match the audience. New presentations can be created and partially completed presentations above could be finalized given an interest by your group and enough lead time to create a fun an interesting talk. My criteria for creating a presentation is usually based on my own personal interest where I think it would be rewarding for me to learn more about a topic or destination, the need of an organization for a presentation on that topic, and the ability to use those materials more than once. Sometimes I create a presentation with no specific intent of sharing it with others simply because the process results in my own personal learning.
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ARTICLES: Articles I have written since retirement have been primarily for Norwegian heritage organizations, with many being submitted for newsletters and publications of these organizations.
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VIDEO PRODUCTIONS: My "video productions", although some being hundreds of hours in creation, are amateur travelogues. Examples include:
"Austria - 3 weeks of independent travel"
"Hurtigruten" - Norwegian Coastal Voyages"
"Crusing the rivers of Europe"
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