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Member Matters
Hilsen fra Nidaros Lodge 1-001
Get to know Sons of Norway's first lodge. BY DENISE LOGELAND
city's south side in 1899, did the original group
need a name and number to identify itself.
" Our lodge is the number one, the lodge
that started it all, " Leindecker says, so Sons of
Norway's 125th anniversary in 2020 is also
the lodge's 125th. A catered Norwegian dinner
in May is in the works to celebrate- " kind of
a fancy celebration, " she says-with Nidaros
members and leaders from other lodges in the
area invited to mark the occasion.
nyone who's ever been skeptical about how
much difference one volunteer can make
should visit Nidaros 1-001 in Robbinsdale,
Minn.
Five years ago, the lodge president wanted
to step down after many years of service. The
problem: No one was stepping up to take his
place. Without a new president, it looked like the
lodge might cease to exist. But on the night when
a vote on that question was slated to take place,
Beccah Leindecker, then age 25, agreed to stand
for election.
Leindecker, now 29 years old, says members
who are older " don't necessarily want to take
on those leadership roles anymore, but they do
still want to be a part of [the lodge] and stay
connected. " Recognizing how important it
was to them, she became " maybe the youngest
president in Sons of Norway. "
" We're Number 1! "
Nidaros is Sons of Norway's first and oldest
group. In 1895, when a group of 18 Norwegian
immigrants on the north side of Minneapolis
decided to form a fraternal benefit society, the
first and original Sons of Norway group was
established.
Members banded together to socialize and to
lend financial support to one another in times
of need, but there were no lodges at first. Only
when the organization expanded, with a second
batch of members forming Oslo Lodge #2 on the
34 VIKING FEBRUARY 2020
sonsofnorway.com
A
Something for Everyone
Mary Martin, Nidaros' lodge treasurer and
a Sons of Norway member for more than 40
years, says that to her knowledge, none of
the lodge's current members are descendants
of Sons of Norway's founders. But there are
more longtime members like her, and there are
families with more than one generation on the
roster. Leindecker's grandmother, Jan Bremseth,
is lodge social director and Leindecker's mother,
Penny Murphy, is newsletter editor.
Lodge members definitely skew older,
Leindecker says, but there are some younger
families with children, " so we try to do a variety
of things. " There's a Christmas julebord, or
buffet. Programs at monthly meetings showcase
music or Norwegian cultural topics. " We've also
had crafts, " she says. " We had someone come in
and teach us to make straw ornaments. "
To accommodate older members, the lodge
now takes a break from meeting during
Minnesota's harshest winter months. Leindecker
says they also try to arrange rides for members
who no longer drive or who want to avoid night
driving.
For younger members? There are nods to
their more physically active lives. In 2018, " we
started bringing outside games " to the summer
picnic, Leindecker says, including " kubb, the
Norwegian lawn game. "
" That was really fun, " she adds. Heia,
Nidaros!
Nidaros 1-001
Founded: 1895
Members: 154
Meetings:
September to May-
except January-first
Thursday of the
month
http://www.sonsofnorway.com

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