The Valdres Samband annual Stevne is back in 2022 and will be a two day event held in Edina MN. The events will be held at the Lutheran Church of the Good Shepherd (masks inside are required) and the event hotel is Homewood Suites by Hilton in Edina ($125 per night group rate).

The Stevne will be held on a Friday and Saturday and includes a Genealogy room, presentations, three meals, a silent auction and a banquet on Saturday evening. The costs to attend are very reasonable – $95 for the two day event if you attend both days and participate in all meals offered. View Stevne Brochure

Friday Schedule

• Registration, Silent auction, Genealogy Room
• Welcome, Memorial, Board Meeting, Membership Meeting
• Lunch
• David Bornus: Voices from the Past – The Saga of the Knutslien Letters Project
• Sara Heinrich: Alt for Norge experience
• Banquet with Hardanger fiddle entertainment

Saturday Schedule

• Registration/Genealogy Lab
• Liv Marit Haakenstad (Norwegian Genealogist): A Place to Call Home – The Lauritz and Sigrid’s family story (circa 1900 – 1965)
• Lunch
• Theresa Nelson: Valdres Immigrants in WWI
• Social Hour/Closing