Annual Report FY2014 - American Swedish Historical Museum

ANNUAL REPORT
for FY2014
July 1, 2013 - June 30, 2014
1900 Pattison Ave.
Philadelphia, PA 19145
215.389.1776
www.americanswedish.org
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The Ripple Effect
A single change can have a large ripple effect. The museum has had a its share of changes over the past
year which have had far-reaching results.
In September, we officially contracted with Jeffrey Miller Catering
(JAM) as our new preferred caterer, . This new relationship
allows us to build a sustainable revenue source, while at the same
time bringing thousands of people to the museum for the first time.
We developed a list of improvements to our facility that would
benefit both the museum and JAM’s events. Over the winter and
summer, a talented team of professionals helped us transform the
Assembly Room, Restrooms, and Terrace Areas. We also purchased
a state-of-the-art tent, which allows us to do outdoor events rain or
shine! None of these renovations would have been possible without
the generous support of the Davenport Foundation, an anonymous
individual gift, and financing from Jeffrey Miller Catering.
At the same time that all of these exciting improvements were
being planned, we moved forward with the replacement of our
stormwater management system. The constant flooding of the
basement over the past few years made it an urgent priority, and
Board Chairman Leonard Busby, JAM staff
we went through the process of selecting architects and getting city
member Mandy Lightcap, Executive Director
approvals for our plans. We seized the moment and combined this
Tracey Beck and Jeffrey Miller at the contract
construction with the Terrace renovations into one major construction
signing in September 2013.
project, which took place this summer. Thanks to a generous challenge
grant from an individual, we were able to raise $67,000 towards the
project in a very short amount of time. The
ASHM Board made the decision to fund the
balance out of the museum’s long-term
investments. The results of the renovations
are both stunning and an enormous relief.
Our basement has been dry since the
completion of the project, and when our
members see the newly renovated spaces we
hear exclamations of delight!
The completed front terrace
renovations in summer 2014.
Other changes have had a large impact, as well. Birgitta Davis retired at the end of 2013 after 26 years of
dedicated service to the American Swedish Historical Museum. Her influence and touch could be felt
throughout the museum’s education programs, events, and gift shop. Since another staff position had opened up
around the same time, we decided to re-structure the job duties of most staff members. We hope that the new
structure of our staff positions will help us attract and retain qualified professionals, recruit and use
volunteers more effectively, and formalize our use of interns from Sweden.
Change is usually not easy, but the ripples it creates can have a beautiful effect.
Sincerely,
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Tracey Rae Beck
Executive Director
Education Programs
for Children and Adults
At the beginning of December, Lauren Burnham joined the American Swedish Historical Museum as the
Education and Public Programs Manager. She has dedicated to getting to know the educational needs of
Philadelphia and surrounding areas and is focused on upholding ASHM’s tradition of providing
outstanding educational programing to schools, libraries, and community groups.
Over the last fiscal year ASHM was able to serve over 70 organizations and 2,500 students. The ability to
reach many of these children is due in large part to the financial scholarship support from the Connelly
Foundation’s Access Program and the Philadelphia Foundation.
Toddler Time continued to grow in popularity, reaching record attendance for a single session with 60
people in May. The program serves the museum’s youngest visitors and has generated new memberships.
Throughout the course of the last fiscal year, Toddler Time had 315 attendees. The Swedish cultural
program topics covering literature, art, and science, and has brought new families to the organization who
look forward to attending museum programs for years to come.
ASHM has also been spending time outside of the building working directly
in the community. In exchange for IKEA’s generous support of the Do You
Know Pippi Longstocking? exhibition, ASHM set up craft activity tables in
the Philadelphia and Conshohocken stores in April. The in-store opportunity
was a great way for families to get an introduction to the museum and learn
about the new exhibit. The museum also reached out to the community by
attending Colonist Day in Wilmington and the Tinnicum Township
Community Day this spring.
In addition to education programs the museum has experienced a very
successful year of public programing. Highlights include the Powwow event
organized by the Auxiliary in September which was attended by 400
people! In March, the museum was proud to open the new exhibit Do You
Know Pippi Longstocking? in combination with our annual Waffle Day, which
had an outstanding attendance of 279 people. ASHM also hosted a sold out
bus trip to New York City to see the work of Swedish artist Anders Zorn at
the National Academy Museum, along with lunch at the Swedish Church
of New York and shopping stops at the Swedish candy store Sockerbit and
clothing store Gudrun Sjöden. A new event for the museum, which was
met with overwhelming popularity, was Swedish National Day in June. We
partnered with the Kalmar Nyckel Foundation and offered free admission,
craft activities, face painting, guided tours, and of course Swedish strawberry
cake. National Day was
attended by more than
150 people!
Board member Sam Heed
helped kids make a Kalmar
Nyckel ship model at
National Day.
Kids made Dala horse crafts at IKEA
with the ASHM’s education staff.
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Volunteers
Enough can’t be said about the importance of volunteers at the
American Swedish Historical Museum. From special events to daily
operations, the museum wouldn’t be able to fulfill its mission to
serve the cultural needs of the community if it wasn’t for the tireless
efforts of volunteers.
In 2013, Tina Cook and Elisabeth Brown were presented the
Amandus Johnson Volunteer Service award for their dedication to
the organization. The museum is also working with the next
generation of volunteers by partnering with the Murrell Dobbins
Vocational High School’s Culinary Arts Program to assist with
Swedish food programs. This past March, Dobbins students helped
with Waffle Day by making waffle batter from a traditional
Swedish recipe, cooking, and serving over 300 waffles to hungry
museum patrons. Working with Dobbins is a true partnership of
education because the students experience real world food
preparation while learning the culinary traditions of another culture.
The museum and staff sincerely thank both individuals and groups
who are committed to helping the organization succeed!
New Sweden History
Conference 2013
Elisabeth Brown and Tina Cook received the
2013 Amandus Johnson Volunteer Service
Award.
Students from Murrel Dobbins High School
whipped up hundreds of waffle in our kitchen for
Waffe Day.
In recognition of the 375th anniversary of the New Sweden Colony, a consortium of American and Swedish
organizations co-sponsored an international conference, “Encountering ‘Others’ in the Atlantic World: Perspectives
from the Material World,” held November 8-10, 2013. The conference team took advantage of new
technologies to meet simultaneously at the University of Delaware and Lund University in Sweden, connected
via live videoconferencing. Selected presentations were recorded and are available on a conference website.
The conference served as both the Thirteenth Annual New Sweden History Conference and the Annual
Meeting of the Council for Northeast Historical Archaeology.
The conference served as an international forum on comparative colonialism, took a fresh look at New Sweden
in historical and comparative context using the lens of archaeology and material culture studies to focus on
daily lives of the 17th-century Finns and Swedes at home and in the colonies, and their early 18th-century
descendants living in the Delaware Valley. Scholars in the US and Sweden presented 43 papers on SwedenNew Sweden topics to a combined audience of 345 people.
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Exhibition Highlights
Special Exhibitions
The Enduring Designs of Josef Frank
(September 22, 2013-February 23, 2014)
Visitors came from all over the region to see this vibrant travelling exhibition from
Svenskt Tenn. We are delighted that Svenskt Tenn generously donated all of the
linen textiles featured in the exhibition for our newly renovated Assembly Room!
It is an honor to include Josef Frank’s designs, Svenskt Tenn’s craftsmanship, and
Estrid Ericson’s (founder of Svenskt Tenn) legacy in our museum.
Do you Know Pippi Longstocking?
(March 23, 2014-February 16, 2015)
This is a fun and interactive ASHM original focusing on the famous
redheaded girl and her creator, Astrid Lindgren. University of the
Arts MEPD graduate student, Xander Karkruff, toiled well beyond
regular hours working with Carrie to design the exhibition. The
fabrication firm, In-Depth Inc., constructed the exhibition, and Signs
of Art printed the graphics. The exhibition continues to draw
families and new visitors to ASHM.
Featured Mini Exhibitions
Snapshot (May 2013-December 2013)
In honor of ASHM’s 75th anniversary of our 1938 dedication, the museum exhibited a special selection of
photos from our historic photos collection. Spanning from 1927-1975, the Snapshot exhibition highlighted the
museum’s architecture and interiors.
Digital Pippi (March 23, 2014-February 16, 2015)
Dutch artist Jessie Titley’s Pippi Longstocking digital work a
featured extension of the Do You Know Pippi Longstocking?
exhibition. Her work is installed in the Kalm-Seaborg gallery along
side Astrid Lindgren’s biographical case.
Fact & Fiction: Getting to Know Sweden’s Authors
Kalm-Seaborg Gallery, March 11, 2011—Ongoing
Birger Sandzén: Collection Highlights
Balcony Level, May 6, 2011—Ongoing
Artist Jessie Titley poses with her work.
Conservation and Collections
In late summer 2013, chronic flooding in the basement resulted in the damage of two
1930s, hand-woven rugs originally designed and installed in the John Ericsson and
Chicago Rooms, respectively. We had the water and mold vacuumed by a professional
conservator. Fortunately, after an extensive cycle of drying and cleaning, a textile
specialist evaluated the historical rugs and determined that they are stable and the
damage is not permanent.
The Golden Map Room has a new glow thanks to Margaretha Talerman, who donated
the funds to have new, LED lights installed. The new lighting is highly efficient and
produces almost no heat, which is invaluable to the long-term preservation of the
Golden Map.
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Marketing and Membership
The museum had a great year when it came to reaching new
audiences, gaining new members and taking
advantage of new marketing opportunities.
One of the most exciting of those opportunities was the chance
for the museum, along with Senior Curator, Carrie Hogan, to
be included in the documentary series “Philadelphia: The Great
Experiment.” Carrie was interviewed and made the cut for
several segments of the series focusing on the pre-Penn years
of the Delaware Valley and the Swedish settlement. The series
film crew also spent a day taking interior shots of the museum’s
galleries, which were also featured in the same episodes.
Another great opportunity for promotion was an increased
marketing budget for the Do You Know Pippi Longstocking?
exhibition. With almost double the amount of the general marketing
budget to spend, we were able to book multiple ad packages that ran
online and in print, as well as run a two week sponsorship spot of WHYY
TV during “Sesame Street.” We ran ads with Visit Philly (formerly
GPTMC), the Metro, Philadelphia Weekly, the City Paper,
Montgomery News, and Nordstjernan. In addition, we made deals with
several family entertainment sites, as well as mommy bloggers, who ran
online ads, wrote reviews and editorial of the exhibition, as well as
promoted it through social media channels. The broad appeal of the
exhibition helped the story get picked up by Where Magazine, Swedish
Press, The Philadelphia Inquirer, Uwishunu.com, and WHYY’s
Newsworks, to name just a few.
The museum staff and several devoted members decided to all
pitch in and give the museum a chance for some fun, free exposure by volunteering as a group one early April morning and
answering pledge calls at WHYY. We worked from 6am to 10am, and for
that block of time the radio hosts regularly made mention of the museum as their
“Pledge Central” volunteers. It was great fun and, based on feedback from our members,
reached a lot of people!
Membership has also been moving along quite well this year. Building off of the success of our “Swedish
Bucks” gift shop coupon promotion, the Membership Committee opted to create a “Pippi’s Gold” coupon to
offer to new members who joined between the opening of our Pippi exhibit and the end of 2014. This has
also proven to be effective, particularly with the many Household memberships we are selling, as more and
more families visit the museum for Toddler Time, as well as Pippi.
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The museum’s new member
sales increased by 35% this
year, from 82 to 126.
Kids making Pippi masks at the opening of Do You
Know Pippi Longstocking?
Events and Programs
Toddler Time (continues monthly), July 16
SmörgåsBeer’d, July 27
Crayfish Party, August 23
Annual Meeting, September 22
Opening of The Enduring Designs of Josef Frank, September 22
Swedish Museum Singers Holiday Concert,
Swedish Language Classes (continues weekly),
Geneaology Club Winter Meeting, January 25
September 23
December 14
Drums Along the Delaware Powwow, September 28
Pea Soup and Punch Supper, January 25
The Great Meatball Match Up, October 6
Semlor and a Movie, February 22
Lucia Reunion, November 2
Bus Trip: New York City, March 8
New Sweden History Conference:
Waffle Day, March 23
Encountering ‘Others’ in the Atlantic World:
Do You Know Pippi Longstocking? Opening,
Perspectives from the Material World,
November 8-10
March 23
Easter Family Fun Day with Marmalade, April 13
Genealogy Club Meeting, November 23
Valborg: Bonfire and Choir Concert, April 26
Gothenburg Youth Choir, November 30
Spring Ting Fundraiser Dinner and Auction, May 3
Julbord, December 6
Swedish National Day, June 6
Lucia and Christmas Market, December 7
Midsommarfest, June 21
Attendance
The ladies of Midsommarklubben
bake up a storm of Swedish pastries
for Midsommarfest.
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Board of Governors
Staff
Leonard A. Busby, Esq., Chair
Carin Foster, Vice Chair
Kristina Johnson O’Doherty, Vice Chair
Earl Seppala, Secretary
Bo Bergqvist, Treasurer
Kristina Antoniades
Christer Baeckstrom
Tracey Beck, Executive Director
Alice (Roni) Christensen
Evert Christensen, Jr.
David Engstrom
Dawn Gould
Christina Gravdahl
Samueal Heed, Esq.
Marja Kaisla
Maj Britt Lautman
George C. McFarland, III
Erik Muther
James R. Roebuck, Jr.
David Kirk Seagers
Abby Shaw
Theresa Stuhlman
Kim-Eric Williams
Fanny Warren
Full-Time Staff
Tracey Rae Beck, Executive Director
Lauren Burnham, Education and Public Programs Manager
(beginning Dec. 6, 2013)
Birgitta W. Davis, Associate Director (retired Dec. 31, 2013)
Tricia Davies, Education Manager (thru Sept. 5, 2013)
Sophie Hallberg, Marketing Intern (beginning June 11, 2014)
Carrie A. Hogan, Senior Curator
Ann Humphrey, Education Assistant
Lotta Nordin, Marketing Intern
Caroline S. Rossy, Communications and Operations Manager
Frank C. Sanders, Facility Manager
Weekend Managers
Carol Candor
Betsy Cashin
Carol Fucci
Roberta Johnson
Jamee Vasil
Interns
Erik Adamson
Xander Karkruff
Jennifer Neiling
Ex-Officio Governors
The Honorable Michael Nutter,
Mayor of Philadelphia
Mark Focht, Executive Director,
Fairmount Park Commission
(represented by Theresa Stuhlman)
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Former Education Manager
Tricia Davies and Associate
Director Birgitta Davis, at
Julbord 2013.
Museum Exhibitions intern, Xander Karkruff, and Senior
Curator Carrie Hogan, at the opening of Do You Know Pippi
Longstocking?, which they created together.
Operating Expenses
Committee and Club Members
Board
Committees
Buildings and
Grounds Committee
Erwin Apell, Co-chair
Theresa Stuhlman, Co-chair
Carrie Hogan
Fredrik Khayati
Frank Sanders
Earl Seppala
Margaretha Talerman
Development
Committee
Kristina O’Doherty, Chair
Jackie Axilbund
Christer Baeckstrom
Carin Foster
Sandra Pfaff
Edie Rohrman
Finance &
Audit Committee
Erik Muther, Chair
Bo Bergqvist
Leonard Busby
George McFarland III
Sandra Pfaff
Kirk Seagers
Membership
Committee
Kristina Antoniades, Chair
Roni Christensen
Kristina Hofmann
Maj Britt Lautman
Fred Pfaff
Sandra Pfaff
Caroline Rossy
Inger Stone
Ginny Swedberg
Fanny Warren
Museum Committee
Abby Shaw,Chair
Vicki Cassman
Carrie Hogan
Thora Jacobson
Margaretha Talerman
Nominating
Committee
Carin Foster, Chair
Evert Christensen, Jr.
David Engstrom
Earl Seppala
Kim-Eric WIlliams
Tracey Beck and Leonard Busby
are members of all board committees.
Event
Committees
Pea Soup
Committee
Leonard Busby
Jim Collins
Michael Harrar
Erik Heinicke
Roman Hyrcushko
Roy Johnson
Lars Jönsson
Charlie Kalb
Glen Kasper
Edward Keer
Fredrik Khayati
Henrik Swanljung
Spring Ting
Committee
Fanny Warren, Chair
Kristina Antoniades
Jackie Axilbund
Tracey Beck
Roni Christensen
Sylvia Davenport
Birgitta Davis
Carin Foster
Christina Gravdahl
Donna Johnson
Lotta Nordin
Kristina O’Doherty
Sandra Pfaff
Mary Anne Powell
Caroline Rossy
Virginia Swedberg
Margaretha Talerman
Birgitta Wilson
SmörgåsBeer’d
Christer Baeckstrom, Chair
Tracey Beck
Lauren Burnham
Roni Christensen
Evert Christensen, Jr.
Dawn Gould
Sam Heed
Tom Herdelin
Fredrik Khayati
Monica Kruse
Lotta Nordin
Kristina O’Doherty
Sandra Pfaff
Caroline Rossy
Clubs
Auxiliary Board
Dawn Gould, President
Tina Cook, Secretary
Linda Alexy, Treasurer
Jackie Axilbund,
Corresponding Secretary
Elisabeth Brown
Tina Cook
Elin Gavaghan
Dawn Gould
Karin Hampel
Donna Johnson
LaVonne Johnson
Kristina Kalb
Diane Kontomus
Jeanne Lemaster
Donna O’Connell
Kristina O’Doherty
Birgitta Paddack
Mary Anne Powell
Sally Redlener
Virginia Swedberg
Susan Sjöstrom
Margaretha Talerman
Fanny Warren
Genealogy Club
Kristina O’Doherty, President
Tod Benedict,Vice President
Bill Fagerstrom,
Secretary/Treasurer
Lavonne Johnson, Researcher
Ingrid Cagan, Treasurer
Kristina Antoniades
Ulla Britt Apell
Görel Bengtzon
Ragnhild Bergqvist
Iliana Bjorling-Sachs
Elisabeth Jonsson Brown
Mary Jean Clark
Tina Cook
Catharina Copeland
Birgitta Davis
Elisabeth Fetterman
Carin Foster
Kerstin L.M. Frykberg
Elly Gustafson
Ulla Heinicke
Kerstin Hoeldtke
Kristina Hofmann
Elisabeth Hohman
Sigurd S. Johnson
Kathi Keefe
Gunilla Knutson
Karin Kornaga
Barbro Pollock
Kjerstin Sama
Ulla Britt Schroyer
Doriney Seagers
Inger Stone
Margaretha Talerman
Inga-Lill Wicks
Birgitta Wilson
Swedish
Museum Singers
Christina Gravdahl, President
Catherine Schmittle,
Music Director
Kenneth Alexy
Elsa Brenner
Nancy Wilson Cameron
Katrina Carlson
Mary Jean Clark
Helena Swanljung Collins
Jim Collins
Roy Johnson
Kristina Kalb
Karin Kornaga
Elsa Orescan
Birgitta Paddack
Christine Rambo
Niels Ryde
Susan Sjöstrom
Virginia Swedberg
Midsommarklubben
Maj Britt Lautman, President
Annika Saracini, Secretary
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Members and Donors
The generosity of our community of supporters is vital in our ability to carry out our mission. The following
individuals, foundations, organizations and corporations have given us gifts and grants to support our operating
needs, endowment, events and special projects above and beyond basic membership dues:
$100,000 and above
Anonymous
Barbro Osher Pro Suecia Foundation
Davenport Family Foundation
$10,000 to $99,999
Anonymous (2)
ASHM Auxiliary
Ulla Dagert and Paul Muther
George C. & Esther Ann
McFarland Foundation
Midsommarklubben
Robert Savage
$1,000 to $9,999
Anonymous
Kristina and John Antoniades
Jacqueline Axilbund
Marianne Baeckstrom
Ragnhild & Bo Bergqvist
Evert J. Christensen, Jr.
Connelly Foundation
Margaret Copeland
Sylvia Davenport
Lincoln & Ruth Ekstrom
Ms. Marna Feldt
IKEA
Roy & Donna Johnson
W. Robert & Judith A. Lang
Ruth Lindeborg and Leonard Busby
Rev.John & Mrs. Lila McCleary
Dr. & Mrs. V. Eugene McCoy
Kristina and John O’Doherty
Al Ostrand
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
Philadelphia Energy Solutions
Mr. & Mrs. Alfred Pfaff
Ms. Hope Rosenlund
Wade R. Sjögren
Sports Complex Special Services District
SWEA New Jersey
SWEA Philadelphia
Swedish Colonial Society
Swedish Council of America
Margaretha Talerman
James and Cynthea Traverso
Fanny Warren
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$500 to $999
Robert and Marilyn Asplundh
William and Tracey Beck
Central Carolina Community
Foundation
Ken & Kerstin Cook
Gordon & Jane Downing
John & Carin Foster
Kreischer Miller
Kristina Gustafson Hofmann
Kristina and Charles Kalb
Mrs. Marshall A. Mundheim
Mrs. Elsa Orescan
Mrs. William B. Ross
Earl & Sylvia Seppala
Kristina H. Smith
Virginia Swedberg
Birgitta and Bill Wilson
$250 to $499
Clifford & Dorothy Anderson
Anonymous (4)
Erwin & Britt Apell
Jennifer Auer
Christer & Patricia Baeckstrom
Len and Flo Beck
Elisabeth and Wayne Brown
Mr. & Mrs. Robert Bryan
Lisa C. Caplan
Walter Carlson
DeAnn P. Clancy
Jens & Allison Clausen
Jimmy and Helena Collins
Maria Dostmann
Dr. and Mrs. Paul Engstrom
Jan & Lillemor Essunger
Jeffrey & Christina Gravdahl
Pia and Richard Halloran
Samuel & Janet Heed
Ulla M. Heinicke
Hendrickson Family
Charles H. Henkels
Kathi Keefe
Jeffrey & Sharon Johnson
Desiree I. Larosa
Maj-Britt & Robert Lautman
Dr. Charles J. Mode
Katherine Monday-Schievenin
Sigrid Elsa Neilson
Bengt and Connie Nestell
Eric Anders Nordstrom
Mette Parker
Jonathan Poole & Erin Cederlind
Eleanor D. Redfield
Karen Reeds
Edward Root
Dr. Signe A. Rooth
Nancy Sandberg
Mr. & Mrs. Kirk Seagers
Abby Shaw
Inger & Andy Stone
Jim & Theresa Stuhlman
Vincent V. Suppan
Eddie Talerman & Dyan Simon
Robert & Beth Talerman
Lorraine & Richard Waldron
Gretchen & Luke Walker
Dr. Kim-Eric Williams
$100 to $249
Charles & Frances Allmond
Amoroso Baking Co.
Mr. & Mrs. Kenneth Anderson
Anonymous (2)
Helene Y. Basile & Family
Görel Bengtzon & Roman Hrycushko
Alison Bennett
Ingrid Bergstrom-Bogen
Sven H. E. Borei
Sandra E. Brown
Robert & Julie Jensen Bryan
Robert & Ingrid Cagan
Richard & Helene Carlin
Margaret Churchville
Dale & Mary Jean Clark
Keith and Hilma Cooper
Michael and Jill M. D’Andrea
Morris and Birgitta Davis
Mr. & Mrs. Andrew J. DeBoer
Mr. & Mrs. Jerry Drew
Carol Anderson Duncan
Susan Durand
Sheryl Edlund-Herres &
Brook Skotarski
ExxonMobil Foundation
Kay Ford
Jeff and Donna Gibson
Barbara E. Good
Jorgen G. Hedenhag
Lisa and Bill Hoffman
Sylvia Holteen
Thomas F. and Mary Ann Hudson
Gudmund Iversen
Thora Jacobson
C.R. Karlsson
Carol A. Kimbell
Bruce and Donna Knight
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Knutson
Karin Kornaga
Maria and Scott Larsen
Barbro & Ernst Larsson
Joe Lorini & Larkin Eriksson
Ulla-Britta and Jerry McCarthy
Ms. Karen A. McKillip
MedTalents, Jeff Edson
Evie and Chris Merritt
Jeffrey Miller
Rosemary and Jeffrey Moller
Mary Anne Carlson Morgan
Tracy Morgan
John and Mary Morton
Margie Moss
Erik D. Muther
Mrs. Jack D. Neilson
Dr. and Mrs. Keith Nelson
Alfred J. Nicolosi
Timothy Nurvala & Al Wulff
Carl I. Oberg
Donna Ellen Norling O’Connell
Jere & Birgitta Paddack
Maud & Ronald Palmer
Pennsylvania Trust Co.
Roberta Petusky & Tom Boutell
Dorothy Philips
PNC Foundation
Mary Anne Powell
John & Kerstin Radel
Linda T. Raffa
Carl D. & Sandra D. Rapp
Paul and Kristin Ricchiuti
Deborah Robinson
Edith and Albert Rohrman
Kjerstin & Dominic Sama
Nancy Sandberg
Roderic & Barbara Schmidt
James Schnobrich
Mr. & Mrs. James D. Seagers
David O. Segermark
Mr. and Mrs. Lowell Smith, Jr.
Hans and Beatrice Smith
Rudy & Jean Soderlund
John & Susan Soffronoff
Patricia Spampinato
Will Springer
Jane Stebbins
Mrs. Thomas L. Stengel
Julianna Struck & Judith A. Amorosa
Karin and David Svahn
Ralph A. Swanson
Swedish Cultural Society of Cleveland
John Tepe
Kerstin & Bjorn Tyreus
James S. Walker
Mrs. Kenneth Wattman
Under $100
Anonymous (2)
Jack and Anne Bader
Adelle Bedrossian
Jeanette Belitza
Kathy Bell
Mr.& Mrs. Morgan and Elsa Brenner
Alys Briggs
John & Adele Carr
Carol S. Choclos
Grace Bergman Cope
Mr. Dale W. Cottrell
Dean and Julia DeBroekert
Angela Fisher
Leonard and Nedda Grasso
Mrs. Drusilla Gullberg
John and Loretta Gustafson
Marie & Charles Haaf
Joseph & Karin Hampel
Elizabeth Hannan
Elizabeth Hanson
Donald & Louise Heath
Alesea Hogate
Elisabeth Hohman
B. Rena Huntsman
Jenny Lind Club of Michigan
Robert R. Koelsch, M.D.
Elaine Kramer
Rosemary Krill
Lennart and Bonnie Kullberg
David and Priscilla Lamont
Miss Marcia Larson
Lynne and John Lindblad
Gunhild Ljung
Elizabeth Loray
H. Hunter Lott, III
Mr. and Mrs. John P. McCann, Jr
Military Officers Assoc. of America
Toby Necky
Rose Marie G. Oster
Mrs. Seymour Page
Dorothy Appelgren Paley
Carolyn Peterson
Charles Phillips
Joyce Pullan
H. David Raasch
Deborah Robinson
Tom Rogers
Ellen T. Rye
Mary G. Sampson
Faith Sandstrom
Christine N. Stainton
Mrs. Stina I. Timm
Linnea Tornqvist
Paul and Helen Utts
Life Members
David L. Anderson
Margaret Anderson
Ruth Meixner-Bird
Amelie Marie Bonde
Helena Elisabeth Bonde
Countess Clarissa Bonde
Sophia Louise Bonde
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Butcher IV
W. Keen Butcher
Robert Cato
Robert G. Cato, Jr.
Leroy W. Dahlberg
Sylvia Davenport
Torsten Edvar E.A.
Lincoln and Ruth Ekstrom
Marna Feldt
Margaret Finley
Mrs. Richard A. Groos
Len & Elly Gustafsson
Olov Hagerbrant
Douglas Hellstrom
Dr. John Hemmingson Hill
Dr. Robert Nyden Hill
Mr. Bengt Jansson
Jenny Lind Club of Michigan
Mrs. Harold E. Kohn
Marcia Larson
Dr. Elizabeth Larsson
Mrs. Anne Martenson
Dr. and Mrs. Mark Matz
Rita G. Matthews
Ellen Peterson Morris
Cindy Nord
Barbro S. Osher
Dr. Georgina Peacher
Herbert V. Peterson, Jr.
Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pfaff
Morris C. Rambo, Jr.
Dr. Signe A. Rooth
Hope Ryden
Dr. Robert Savage
Karl E. Schober
Robert A. Souders
Margaretha Talerman
Ruth M. Taylor
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Gifts In-Kind
We would like to thank the many individuals and organizations that provided
donations of tangible gifts and/or services to the museum and its events.
2001 Orchestra
Ambler Theater
American Helicopter
Museum and
Education Center
Antiques & Fine Art Magazine
Antney’s Grub
Kristina Antoniades
ASHM Board
Astrid Lindgrens Värld
Jackie Axilbund
Avalon Golf Club &
Avalon Links Restaurant
Barnes Foundation
Tracey Beck
Blue Pear &
Dilworthtown Inn
BoConcept
Elisabeth Brown
Lauren & Robert Burnham
Cape May Brewery
Chicago Importing
Roni Christensen
Cirillo Spa
Club La Maison
Comcast Spectacor
Dad’s Stuffings
Jill and Michael D’Andrea
Sylvia Davenport
Birgitta and Morris Davis
Delaware Historical
Society
Dock Street Brewery
Maria Dostmann
Efva Attling
Embassy of Finland
Embassy of Sweden
Englund’s Apparel
for Men
Equilibrium Spa
Face Stockholm
Marna Feldt
Carin Foster
FDR Golf Course
James Gelbert
General Warren Inne
Judy Glowiak
Dawn Gould
Christina Gravdahl
Green & Blue Body Works
Bonnie Grilli
Gudrun Sjöden
Hagley Museum and Library
Maya Hartmann
Hassis Men’s Shop
House Restaurant
Hyatt House
IKEA Conshohocken
IKEA Philadelphia
International House
Jeffrey A. Miller Catering
Sharon Johnson
Junibacken
Kalmar Nyckel
Foundation
Xander Karkruff
Kathi Keefe
Klaradal Inc.
La Loconda Restaurant
Lance Leone
Lanci’s Bakery
Laurel Hill Cemetery
Longwood Gardens
Lundby North America
Megan McCall
Gene and Mary McCoy
McKenzie Brewhouse
Midsommarklubben
Montgomery, McCracken, Walker & Rhoads, LLP
National Liberty Museum
Newlin Grist Mill
Jennifer Nieling
Gunilla Nilsson
Lotta Nordin
Nordstjernan
Kristina O’Doherty
Ordning & Reda
Osprey Point Inn
Pastificio
Annika Pelme
Penrose Dinner
People’s Light & Theater
Peppercorn Restaurant
Sandra and Fred Pfaff
Philadelphia Flyers
Philadelphia Museum of Art Craft Show
Philadelphia Phillies
Polarn O. Pyret USA
Judy Powell
Radley Run Golf Club
Linda Raffa
Reading Fightin Phil’s
Karen Reeds
SACC-Philadelphia
Scandinavian Fest
Sarah Schmidt
Abby Shaw
Bill Siegl
Siggi’s
Simeone Automotive Museum
Sjoeblom Winery
Skandisk
Sockerbit
South Philly Review
Susan Sjöström
Svenskt Tenn
Swedish Colonial Society
Sweet & Savory
Margaretha Talerman
Temple Athletics
Thora Jacobson
Jessie Titley
Triumph Brewing
Company
Vicki Cassman
Linda Vizi
Amy von Sydow Green
Fanny Warren
Birgitta Wilson
Winterthur Museum,
Garden & Library
Anne & Rob Woodcock
June Wright
Wyebrook Farm
Yards Brewing Company
Lauren Zalut
The Men’s
Pea Soup
Committee
served up
deliciousness
at this year’s
supper.
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Report
FY2014
Kirsten Miles and Brittany Staub cocoordinated the Lucia performances in 2013.
Gifts to the Museum Collection
With much appreciation, we thank the following members, friends, and
colleagues for contributing to the collections during FY2013-2014.
Claes and Richard Oldenburg donated the works of their
mother, Sigrid Elisabeth Oldenburg, whose
exhibition SIGELLE recently closed at ASHM.
Elisabeth Jönsson Brown donated her nearly mint
condition Swedish nursing uniform (ca. 1961),
complete with seasonal dresses, apron, hats, and coat.
Jean Markovitz and Marna Feldt donated a hardcover album
of 1988 stamps issued in the U.S., Finland, and Sweden in
honor of the 350th anniversary of New Sweden.
Ulla Heinicke donated a valuable genealogical resource book
to the library.
Theresa Trainor Gill donated archival material relating to her
great grandfather, Johan Bruhn, who immigrated to
Philadelphia in the early 1900s and worked at New York
Shipbuilding Corporation in Camden, NJ.
A sampling of the works by Sigelle,
generously donated by her sons,
Claes and Richard Oldenburg.
John Merriam donated a hand-painted trunk (ca. 1900) used by his mother’s family to travel between
Sweden and the U.S. during the 1920s.
Göran Gunér donated historical documentary DVDs produced by his company
Athenafilm.
James Gelbert donated a collection of 1938 Tercentenary celebration ephemera.
Gittan Davis donated a set of pewter punsch cups, a tablecloth handmade by her
grandmother, Judith Norén, a candlestick by Kosta, a budvase by Orrefors, as well as
a hand-painted vase.
John Perry donated 19th century publications of statutes for Angantyr in Dagus
Mines, PA and Toby Mines, PA. He also donated one Angantyr lodge badge from the
same era.
Suzanne Fredrick from the Scandinavian Charitable Society of Greater Boston
donated three diaries (1927-1938) belonging Per Olof Johansson (later John Philip
Johnson), a Swede who immigrated to the area in the 1920s.
Mary Lou Grunigen donated an 1894 photograph of a Swedish family newly settled
in the United States.
Charles and Francis Allmond generously donated seven original sculptures by Mr.
Allmond, six prints and etchings, including an etching of Anders Zorn’s Mona, and a
selection of publications on Sweden and New Sweden.
We appreciate the generosity demonstrated by those on the preceding lists and have made every
effort to ensure accuracy. Please contact Tracey Beck, Executive Director, if you discover an error.
Photography courtesy of ASHM and Pfaff Photography.
Winter Solstice, one of the seven
original works ASHM received
from artist Charles Allmond.
Report
FY2014
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