Death Resolutions and Memorial Cards
Greetings Vasa Sisters and Brothers, When I was visiting with a group from the Stockholm lodge, I was asked about the Memorial Cards and...


Adapting to the Future: Navigating Changes at the VNA
Dear Vasa Siblings, It’s been rather busy here the past few months. It doesn’t look like it’s going to slow down much in the next few...
Valthornet, Dec 2023
Valthornet Dec 2023 We’re closing out the year and I wanted to take a look at our visitor numbers. We had 764 come into the Vasa National...


Documenting Swedish America: A Setterdahl Family Tradition
How often have we heard or said “I wished I had asked that before my loved one passed away”? Lennart Setterdahl (1928-1995) worked...
Genealogy at Home
Greeting Vasa Members, Do you remember the Genealogy papers you submitted? We are scanning them now and putting them online at the Upper...
Game Nights at Vasa
Do you have board games, card games, or other games lying around the house that don’t get played as often as you’d like? Are you looking...
Skillingtryck, or Chapbook
We can now turn our attention to our upcoming exhibit on Nordic Fairy Tales since the Julgran fundraiser and Lucia are finished here at...


Charter Artwork
Have you ever taken a moment to look at your Lodge Charter and wonder about the people or symbols on the Charter? Some, like the American...
Newsletter Collections
When inventorying some boxes yesterday, we unearthed some of the earliest District Lodge Illinois #8 newsletters. The three newsletters ...