VASA Order of America - District Lodge 15

Persons of Swedish or other Nordic ancestry, or who are committed to the promotion and advancement of Swedish and Nordic heritage and culture, 14 years or older, are eligible for membership in the Vasa Order of America.

The Vasa Order offers cultural and social programs, folk dancing, help in tracing Scandinavian ancestry, scholarships, youth activities and children's clubs. Of the 237 Vasa Lodges in the US, Sweden and Canada, 19 make up Southern California's District Lodge No.15. To join, or to find out more about the Vasa Order, click here for a map that will help you locate a Lodge close to you. Then look at the Lodge list to find a person to call or email in the Lodge. You can also look up local Lodge events, by date or by Lodge.

Explore this site and learn about all the things the Vasa Order has to offer you!

ÅKE SANDLER

1913 - 2008

TWO NEW BOOKS

ABOUT SMÅLAND

During her quest for her Swedish roots, Baltic Lodge member Dianne Carlson Cook soon became immersed in the culture and history of Småland.

The result were two books: Come Back to Småland, available for purchase at Lulu Publishing, and Under Sweden Skies, edited by Dianne, with photos from Småland taken by Swedish genealogists and photographer Sven Danielsson. It will be available for purchase at the Vasa Park Spring Festival. Read more about Dianne and the books at skandland.com

2008 HAWAIIAN LUAU

Saturday August 2n
2PM - Happy hour
Dinner starts at 3PM

at Brookfield Manor Clubhouse

COMING EVENTS

View the Calendar - by Date - by Lodge

NEW PHOTOS and STORIES!

Baltic 2007 Lucia Fest (on Baltic's site)

Vikingfest 2007 - Autumnfest and Marknad 2007

Viking Village 2007: - Photos - Story

Midsummer 2007: - at Vasa Park - at Balboa Park

For more pictures, see the Photo Page Index

Lodges: Share and show off photos from your events! Email your pictures to the

New Scandianvian Links

nordikfolk - nordikids

For more Scandinavian links, see our link page. where these links will be moved when they are not "new" anymore. If you come across any Scandinavian links that you think should be included, please email them to the

NEW ONLINE CULTURAL RESOURCE

Inger Hanright, Grand Lodge Cultural Director for USA and Canada, has launched a great new online resource for people interested in Scandinavian culture, http://www.vasaorder.net/Culture/. You'll find these webpages filled with information, resource lists and links. You may want to print them and share them with friends who do not have internet access. They will be updated periodically

Scandinavian Artist

Stan Cook, Past Chairman of Baltic Lodge, took up painting after retiring from teaching linguistics at Cal Poly, Pomona. Click here to visit his online gallery of scenes from Sweden and Norway, painted in impressionistic style.

2008 SCHOLARSHIP OPPORTUNITIES!

District 15 offerS a number or scholarships for the benefit of District members, their children and grandchildren. The 2008 Scholarships are now announced.

Click here to find out details, requirements, and applications deadlines!

LODGE WEBSITES

Baltic - Seaborg - Scandinavian - Valhalla

LODGE NEWSLETTERS

VASA STAR (on the Grandlodge Site)