genealogy cultural medal
November 12, 2009by Mary Andersen
Ralph – I hear you actually received a cultural medal in geneaology; how did you do it?
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Ralph – I hear you actually received a cultural medal in geneaology; how did you do it?
4 Responses
I did get my 3rd level of genealogy completed recently. I challenged the District board to complete a Cultural Medal program at the Spring Board meeting. I am happy to report that our International Director and I both completed our requirements.
I am doing a bit of realtime genealogy today trying to help a man from Stavanger NO locate his long lost relatives in PA.
I enchourage all the D3 members to get involved with the Cultural skills program.
I have been doing genealogy for about 10 years now.
Have my mothers side ( American) back to 1633 and alot of my fathers side ( Norwegian & Swedish) back to the 1700′s with some pictures!
Genealogy is fun! I have met some close and some distant living relatives through this and we have stayed in touch, visit and become friends.
I would recommend this hobby to anyone.
Don’t think, as we did, that it will be too hard or impossible, you maybe surprised how easy it is and what rewards are in store for you.
Also important, record YOUR history for future generations!
My question is, can I qualify for a medal from work I have already done?
In response to Joyce, there is no time limit on the research that goes into genealogy medals. The medal is based on work you have accomplished to date, and document. you have no doubt already completed the requirements for Level 1 at least. Level 1 requires an ancestor chart with 5 complete names (you/parents/1 set of grandparents is all it takes), and a little extra about where you found information, and a story about you or any of the other 4 persons listed in your project. The documentation helps others gain from your work, and of course, you from theirs.
The Cultural Skills medal requirements for each level of each cultural skill are listed under in the Members section of the http://www.sofn.com web site. Go to “Lodge Programming” to find it. You will also find 23 pages of detailed information that will help you get started, including the Norwegian vocabulary needed in genealogy, common names by regional areas, and much, much more.
Most important is the description of on-line resources in Norway as well as in the U.S.
I look forward to hearing of your progress.
Karen Doty,
Cultural Director
3rd District, Sons of Norway
Life will get easier for folks working on Norwegian Genealogy when the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & the Naeseth Library launches its new online data bases. There will be a cost involved in the use of the information but it will be available to you from your home. Check out their web site @ http://www.nagcnl.org