Annual Stevner
Welcome to our collection of annual stevner. Each gathering has brought people together to share heritage, friendship, and community. In the table below, you will find the year, location, and state or country of each stevne, along with the names of those who served as president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer at the time.
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| Year | Location | State/ Country | President | Vice-President | Secretary/ Treasurer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1910 | Minneapolis (Dania Hall) | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Rossing, Torkild A. | Beck, Christian H. |
| 1911 | Minneapolis (Dania Hall) | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Rossing, Torkild A. | Beck, Christian H. |
| 1912 | Minneapolis (Dania Hall) | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Nordlie, Christian O. | Beck, Christian H. |
| 1913 | La Crosse | WI | Steen, H. A. M. | Nordlie, Christian O. | Beck, Christian H. |
| 1914 | Minneapolis (Dania Hall) | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Nordlie, Christian O. | Beck, Christian H. |
| 1915 | Fargo | ND | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1916 | Decorah | IA | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1917 | Willmar | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1918 | No Stevne (War) | ||||
| 1919 | Minneapolis (Dania Hall) | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1920 | La Crosse | WI | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1921 | Glenwood | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1922 | Fargo | ND | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1923 | Fergus Falls | MN | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Peter | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1924 | Willmar | MN | Goplen, Ole | Landaas, Eilert C. | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1925 | St. Paul (MN State Fair Grounds at time of Norwegian-American Centennial) | MN | Goplen, Ole | Landaas, Eilert C. | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1926 | Decorah | IA | Goplen, Ole | Landaas, Eilert C. | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1927 | Starbuck | MN | Goplen, Ole | Nysveen, Mina | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1928 | Hillsboro | ND | Goplen, Ole | Hanson, Borger | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1929 | Madison | WI | Steen, H. A. M. | Goplen, Ole | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1930 | Mayville | ND | Steen, H. A. M. | Waslien, Selmer | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1931 | Detroit Lakes | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Steen, H. A. M. | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1932 | Starbuck | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Goplen, Ole | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1933 | Pelican Rapids | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Goplen, Ole | Pederson, Christ M. |
| 1934 | Bagley | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Pederson, Christ M. | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1935 | Alexandria | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Goplen, Ole | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1936 | New London | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Halden, Anton | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1937 | Bode | IA | Lien, Melvin A. | Halden, Anton | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1938 | Starbuck | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Skaalerud, Martin | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1939 | Fosston | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Skaalerud, Martin | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1940 | Hillsboro | ND | Bjerke, J. G. | Pederson, Carl P. | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1941 | Pelican Rapids | MN | Bjerke, J. G. | Pederson, Carl P. | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1942 | No Stevne (War) | ||||
| 1943 | No Stevne (War) | ||||
| 1944 | No Stevne (War) | ||||
| 1945 | No Stevne (War) | ||||
| 1946 | New London | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Pederson, Carl P. | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1947 | Valley City | ND | Lien, Melvin A. | Halden, Einar | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1948 | Bagley | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Halden, Einar | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1949 | Alexandria | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Sorlie, Peder | Landaas, Eilert C. |
| 1950 | Rothsay | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Evermoen, Joe | Sorum, Anna |
| 1951 | Fosston | MN | Lien, Melvin A. | Olson, Otto | Sorum, Anna |
| 1952 | Hillsboro | ND | Lien, Melvin A. | Olson, Otto | Sorum, Anna |
| 1953 | Bagley | MN | Olson, Otto | Gulbrandson, Emil | Sorum, Anna |
| 1954 | Alexandria | MN | Olson, Otto | Gulbrandson, Emil | Sorum, Anna |
| 1955 | Northwood | ND | Olson, Otto | Gulbrandson, Emil | Sorum, Anna |
| 1956 | East Grand Forks | ND | Raaum, Magda | Olson, Otto | Sorum, Anna |
| 1957 | Bagley | MN | Olson, Edwin | Olson, Otto | Raaum, Magda |
| 1958 | Valley City | ND | Olson, Edwin | Olson, Otto | Raaum, Magda |
| 1959 | Detroit Lakes | MN | Sorum, Esther | Olson, Otto | Raaum, Magda |
| 1960 | Crookston | MN | Sorum, Esther | Sorum, Anna | Raaum, Magda |
| 1961 | Bagley | MN | Sorum, Esther | Larson, Agnes | Raaum, Magda |
| 1962 | Williston | ND | No election (low attendance) | ||
| 1963 | Hillsboro | ND | Sorum, Esther | Olson, Otto | Raaum, Magda |
| 1964 | Bagley | MN | Sorum, Esther | Olson, Otto | Raaum, Magda |
| 1965 | Starbuck | MN | Sorum, Esther | Nysveen, Mina | Raaum, Magda |
| 1966 | No Stevne | ||||
| 1967 | Crookston | MN | Larson, Agnes | Nysveen, Mina | Raaum, Magda |
| 1968 | Roseau | MN | Larson, Agnes | Nysveen, Mina | Raaum, Magda |
| 1969 | Roseau | MN | Larson, Agnes | Weng, Erling | Raaum, Magda |
| 1970 | Hillsboro | ND | Larson, Agnes | Weng, Erling | Raaum, Magda |
| 1971 | Mayville | ND | Larson, Agnes | Weng, Erling | Sorum, Esther |
| 1972 | No Stevne | ||||
| 1973 | Hillsboro | ND | Larson, Agnes | Weng, Erling (1st) Sorum, Esther (2nd) | Groven, Myrtle |
| 1974 | Mayville | ND | Larson, Agnes | Sorum, Esther | Vinje, Helen |
| 1975 | Starbuck | MN | Vinje, Helen | Olson, Morgan | Elton, Sylvia |
| 1976 | Mayville | ND | Vinje, Helen | Sorum, Arthur (1st) Linser, Cora (2nd) | Lunde, Rev. H. A. (did not "qualify") |
| 1977 | Moorhead | MN | Vinje, Helen | Sorum, Arthur (1st) Linser, Cora (2nd) | Pederson, Calvin |
| 1978 | Marshall | MN | Vinje, Helen | Sorum, Arthur (1st) Linser, Cora (2nd) | Pederson, Calvin (S) Nysveen, Duane (T) |
| 1979 | No Stevne | ||||
| 1980 | Marshall | MN | Vinje, Helen | Linser, Cora (1st) Gunderson, Eleanor (2nd) | Pederson, Calvin (S) Nysveen, Duane (T) |
| 1981 | Northfield | MN | Vinje, Helen | Linser, Cora | Zimmermann, Doris (S) Zimmermann, Leroy (T) |
| 1982 | Decorah | IA | Pederson, Calvin | Olson, Borghild | Zimmermann, Doris (S) Zimmermann, Leroy (T) |
| 1983 | Marshall | MN | Pederson, Calvin | Olson, Borghild | Lanning, Lorraine |
| 1984 | Northfield | MN | Pederson, Calvin | Olson, Borghild | Lanning, Lorraine (S) Lanning, Ray (T) |
| 1985 | Moorhead | MN | Pederson, Calvin | Swenson, Alf | Johnson, Ella (S) Lanning, Ray (T) |
| 1986 | Decorah | IA | Swenson, Alf | Lund, Oscar M. | Jacobson, Odessa (S) Gilbertson, Mary (T) |
| 1987 | La Crosse | WI | Swenson, Alf | Lund, Oscar M. | Jacobson, Odessa (S) Gilbertson, Mary (T) |
| 1988 | Wahpeton | ND | Swenson, Alf | Gilbertson, Mary | Wills, Marjorie (S) Lund, Oscar M. (T) |
| 1989 | Dokka, Land | Norway | Gilbertson, Mary | Lund, Oscar M. | Wills, Marjorie (S) Vinje, Helen (T) |
| 1990 | Wahpeton | ND | Gilbertson, Mary | Lund, Oscar M. | Wills, Marjorie (S) Vinje, Helen (T) |
| 1991 | River Falls | WI | Lund, Oscar M. | Anderson, Paul | Nelson, Marge (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1992 | Wahpeton | ND | Lund, Oscar M. | Anderson, Paul | Johnson, Thelma (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1993 | Wahpeton | ND | Lund, Oscar M. | Anderson, Paul | Johnson, Thelma (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1994 | La Crosse/Coon Valley | WI | Lund, Oscar M. | Anderson, Paul | Johnson, Thelma (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1995 | Wahpeton | ND | Lund, Oscar M. | Anderson, Paul | Johnson, Thelma (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1996 | Forest City | IA | Lund, Oscar M. | Anderson, Paul | Johnson, Thelma (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1997 | Wahpeton | ND | Lund, Oscar M. | Benson, David D. | Johnson, Thelma (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1998 | Wahpeton | ND | Lund, Oscar M. | Benson, David D. | Johnson, Thelma (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 1999 | Decorah | IA | Lund, Oscar M. | Benson, David D. | Thingvold, Rebecca (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 2000 | Wahpeton | ND | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Hendrickson, Mary (S) Wills, Marjorie (T) |
| 2001 | Rapid City | SD | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Hendrickson, Mary (S) Hauck, Charles (T) |
| 2002 | Northfield | MN | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Hendrickson, Mary (S) Hauck, Charles (T) |
| 2003 | Winona | MN | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Herness, Mary (S) Hauck, Charles (T) |
| 2004 | Willmar | MN | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Herness, Mary (S) Hauck, Charles (T) |
| 2005 | Whitewater | WI | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Herness, Mary (S) Hauck, Charles (T) |
| 2006 | Sioux Falls | SD | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Herness, Mary (S) Hauck, Charles (T) |
| 2007 | Wahpeton | ND | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Herness, Mary (S) Hauck, Charles (T) |
| 2008 | Stevens Point | WI | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Studley, Deborah (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2009 | River Falls | WI | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Studley, Deborah (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2010 | Winona | MN | Hendrickson, Sandra | Benson, David D. | Studley, Deborah (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2011 | Fargo | ND | Hendrickson, Sandra | Goplin, Eric | Shager, Richard (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2012 | Oconomowoc | WI | Hendrickson, Sandra | Goplin, Eric | Shager, Richard (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2013 | St. Cloud | MN | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Horn, Barbara (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2014 | Wahpeton | ND | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Helland, Angela (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2015 | LaCrosse | WI | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Helland, Angela (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2016 | Austin | MN | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Helland, Angela (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2017 | Decorah | IA | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Helland, Angela (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2018 | Willmar | MN | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2019 | Fargo | ND | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2020 | No Stevne (Pandemic) | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
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| 2021 | No Stevne (Pandemic) | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
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| 2022 | Osseo | WI | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2023 | Fargo | ND | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2024 | Wahpeton | ND | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2025 | Austin | MN | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |
| 2026 | Stoughton | WI | Goplin, Eric | Smerchek, Rhonda | Conner, Michelle (S) Delano, Ann (T) |