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Friend of the Viking Ship contributes to National Geographic article
15 Oct 2017

Friend of the Viking Ship contributes to National Geographic article

by 1893 Viking | posted in: In The Media | 1

Friends of the Viking Ship board member, Ken Nordan contributed to an article for National Geographic, published in March of 2017. In the summer of 2016, National Geographic Senior Graphics Editor Fernando Baptista visited our ship and was given an … Continued

VIEW “The Viking Ship” VIDEO ON VIMEO
15 Oct 2011

VIEW “The Viking Ship” VIDEO ON VIMEO

by 1893 Viking | posted in: In The Media | 1

Thom Bell, of eyewondermedia and BPSvideo, as part of his documentary about the research being done on the Kensington Runestone by Richard Nielsen and Professor Henrik WIlliams, from Uppsala University, visited our ship to learn about her story. To set the … Continued

Powerhouse High wins project of the year honors from Landmarks Illinois in statewide awards
7 Oct 2009

Powerhouse High wins project of the year honors from Landmarks Illinois in statewide awards

by 1893 Viking | posted in: Awards, In The Media | 0

Excerpts from Chicago Tribune – CityScapes by Blair Kamin, October 7, 2009 There was so much Olympics-related news last week that this one slipped through the cracks: The transformation of the Sears, Roebuck & Co. Power House, featured on this … Continued

Chicago Tribune, CityScapes
Viking ship from 1893 Chicago world’s fair begins much-needed voyage to restoration
26 Jun 2008

Viking ship from 1893 Chicago world’s fair begins much-needed voyage to restoration

by 1893 Viking | posted in: In The Media, Stabilization | 1

the June 26, 2008 article by Chicago Tribune reporter Gerry Smith Built in Norway in 1892, the ship was modeled after a vessel called the Gokstad that had been excavated from a Viking warrior’s grave two years earlier and was … Continued

Chicago Tribune, CityScapes, Stablization

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VIKING

From Norway to America
 

by R. E. Rasmussen,

… a personal account by one the Viking‘s crewmen of his adventures before, during and after the historic voyage from Bergen, Norway to Chicago in 1893.

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February 23, 1893An article is published telling the story of the 300-year-old oak tree that was the source of "Viking’s" mast-fish. Its sale and removal sparked a domestic argument between the owner (a former seaman) and his wife. She thought felling such a majestic tree–growing in the midst of a potato field–would be a great loss to their farm. He felt it was a great honor for it to become part of the Viking ship and would surely bring them good luck; and besides, they were being very well paid!

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