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Programs, Classes, Events
Jerry Poling The American Birkebeiner: The Nation’s Greatest Ski Marathon
Tuesday, February 10, at 6 p.m.
At the Chippewa Valley Museum
Jerry Poling introduces The American Birkebeiner: The Nation’s Greatest
Ski Marathon. This year’s event happens on February 21 (from Cable to
Hayward). Poling has skied in 25 "Birkies". His book includes interviews,
photos, the story of founder Tony Wise, and more. The book is published
by the Wisconsin Historical Society. The event’s sponsors are the
Chippewa Valley Museum, the Chippewa Valley Writers’ Guild, and the
Waldemar Ager Association and Museum.
Waldemar Ager: A Norwegian-American Story Webinar
Tuesday, February 24, at 10 a.m.
Member of the Ager Board Bill Ager will present “A Norwegian-
American Story” in webinar sponsored by the Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library (NAGCL).
Members of the Ager Association may email agerassociation@agerhouse.org for an exclusive link to join the webinar.
Tulla Froyen, author of Across Minnesota in All Directions: E.E. Lobeck and the Temperance Crusade
Wednesday, March 11, at 6:30 p.m.
At the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library
Tulla Froyen, author of Across Minnesota in All Directions: E.E. Lobeck and the
Temeperance Crusade, will talk about the links between her grandfather
Lobeck and Waldemar Ager. Froyen’s talk is the first of three scheduled to
focus this year on Ager and his peers and associates. Lobeck was briefly on the
board of the Framed Publishing company. He shared Ager’s zealous support of
the temperance movement and his effort to sustain the Norwegian language in America.