America Letter - The Danish Immigrant Museum

The Danish Immigrant Museum
Recognized in Washington State Senate
On January 14,
museum member and
Washington State
Senator Ken (Jake)
Jacobsen introduced
a resolution in the
Washington State
Senate recognizing
The Danish Immigrant
Museum and the
importance of Danish
immigrants in the
state of Washington.
Senator Jacobsen
is originally from
Dannebrog, Nebraska,
but moved to
Washington when he
was a boy.
John Mark Nielsen,
executive director of
The Danish Immigrant
Museum, and Bruce
Bro, the museum’s
development director were
present for the passage of
this resolution along with
former Washington State
Senator Harriet Albertsen
Spanel, who is the current
president of the museum’s
board of directors. Mark
Schleck, president and
director of the Scan|Design
Foundation by Inger and
Jens Bruun and Mary
DeLorme, grants and
operations manager
for the foundation, also
attended. The Scan|Design
Foundation has provided
generous grants to The
Danish Immigrant Museum
to underwrite its Danish
internship program.
Senate
Resolution
8671
By Senator
Jacobsen
WHEREAS, The
United States is
a nation built by
diverse peoples
from all parts of the
world and brought
to our country their
energy, skills, and
a deep desire to
build a better life;
and
WHEREAS,
Danish immigrants
and their
descendants
have made a
profound impact
by furthering the
proud democratic traditions
that have defined the
United States and made
our country a beacon of
liberty and progress to the
world; and
WHEREAS, The Danish
Immigrant Museum has
faithfully carried out its
mission to recognize
and share the legacy of
the Danish Immigrant
experience while
preserving the immigration
story from Denmark and
Northern Europe; and
WHEREAS, The Danish
Immigrant Museum,
founded in 1983, continues
its campaign to better
preserve and share
the Danish-American
experience through the
use of state-of-the-art
technologies, displays, and
exhibits; and
Photo in the State of Washington Senate Chambers: (left to right)
Mark Schleck and Mary DeLorme of Scan|Design Foundation of
Seattle, Museum Board President and former Washington State
Senator Harriet Albertsen Spanel, Senator Ken Jacobsen, Washington
Lt. Governor Brad Owen, Museum’s Development Director
Bruce Bro and Executive Director John Mark Nielsen.
WHEREAS, The Danish
Immigrant Museum
works cooperatively with
the Danish American
Archive and Library at
Dana College, the Danish
Immigrant Archives at
Grand View University,
and the Danish American
Heritage Society to better
preserve the Danish
Immigrant experience; and
WHEREAS, Several cities
in the state of Washington,
notably Seattle,
Bellingham, and Enumclaw
have long maintained their
strong Danish traditions,
and preserved the proud
legacy of those Danish
people who first came
to the Pacific Northwest
over 150 years ago and
whose profound impact
on the development of our
economy and progress of
our social values continues
today;
NOW THEREFORE, BE
IT RESOLVED, That the
Washington State Senate
does hereby acknowledge
and honor The Danish
Immigrant Museum; and
BE IT FURTHER
RESOLVED, That copies
of this resolution be
immediately transmitted by
the Secretary of the Senate
to The Danish Immigrant
Museum.
I, Thomas Hoemann,
Secretary of the Senate, do
hereby certify that this is a
true and correct copy of the
Senate Resolution 8671,
adopted by the Senate
January 14, 2010.
THOMAS HOEMANN
Secretary of the Senate
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