Tag: History
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Wisconsin’s first Viking Festival happening Saturday at UW-Green Bay
GREEN BAY – When Heidi Sherman mentioned to her cab driver she was having a Viking Festival this weekend, the response from behind the wheel was something along the lines of, “Oh, I thought the Pittsburgh Steelers were coming to town.” Common mistake, especially in Green Bay. Bring up the V-word in a city full of Packers…
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Video and Photos of Green Bay Viking Festival
The Green Bay Viking Festival featured a Viking encampment, cooking and crafting demonstrations, Viking games, battle reenactments, and learning about Norwegian culture through singing, storytelling, and dancing at the UW-Green Bay Viking House grounds, Saturday, October 2, 2021. More than 500 people were in attendance throughout the day. Click to advance slideshow or view the…
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Reminder: Green Bay Viking Festival is on Green Bay Campus, Oct. 2
It’s free and open to the public. On Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, Vikings from near and far will gather and raise an encampment on the UW-Green Bay Viking House grounds. See the full schedule. From 10 a.m. – 4:30 p.m., the Vikings will demonstrate crafts common to Scandinavia over a thousand years ago: smithing, woodworking,…
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UWGB to host inaugural Viking Festival, honor late husband of professor | WFRV
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV)—During the first weekend of October, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB) will host its first-ever Viking Festival and honor Viking storyteller Adrian Spendlow. According to officials, on Oct. 2 the inaugural Viking Festival will be held at the University’s Viking House grounds. The event will be hosted in honor and memory…
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UW-Green Bay hosts Viking Festival, Oct. 2
Green Bay, Wis.—On Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021, Vikings from near and far will gather and raise an encampment on the UW-Green Bay Viking House grounds (near Wood Hall) on the Green Bay Campus. Viking festivals are celebrations of Scandinavian history and culture. This year’s event will be hosted in honor and memory of Viking storyteller…
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Second Learning from History Event: Adam Domby’s The False Cause is Sept. 23
The Second Learning from History Event: Adam Domby’s The False Cause, is Sept. 23, 2021 from 6 to 7 p.m. Cofrin Library 304 and via Zoom. Please join us as Professor Dan Kallgren lead a discussion of Adam Domby’s book, The False Cause: Fraud, Fabrication, and White Supremacy in Confederate Memory. E-books are available from the UWGB Libraries. This…
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UW-Green Bay hosts Green Bay Viking Festival on Oct. 2; public invited
On Saturday, October 2, 2021, Vikings from near and far will gather and raise an encampment on the UW-Green Bay Viking House grounds. From 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., the Vikings will demonstrate crafts common to Scandinavia over a thousand years ago: smithing, woodworking, weaving, flax processing, and the preparation of authentic Viking recipes. Live…
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UW-Green Bay History program collaborates on series of events, ‘Learning from History’ beginning Sept.15
History has come to the forefront of several cultural debates recently, from the role of public monuments and statues to the character of Critical Race Theory and its impact on education. To address these issues, UW-Green Bay’s History program, in collaboration with several other organizations, has organized a series of events titled Learning from History…
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Faculty note: Prof. Heidi Sherman awarded Title VIII Fellowship
UW-Green Bay Prof. Heidi Sherman (History and Humanities) has been awarded both a Title VIII Fellowship and a Fulbright-Hays Fellowship from the American Council for International Education to further her advanced Russian language studies this fall.
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We should not ignore the lessons of history with Prof. Emeritus Gregory Aldrete | Westmount Magazine
Both Byron Toben and I wrote recent articles on ancient Rome that featured and made reference to Dr. Gregory Aldrete‘s excellent and most informative lecture on Youtube entitled Cicero and the Secrets of Roman Oratory.It is very insightful and it continues to retain its relevance, and I have shared it with friends, who also appreciated…