The Archives (2018 and Older)

The Danish Home, 855 New Durham Road, Edison, New Jersey celebrates its Centennial Anniversary on May 18, 2014. It will truly be a time to reflect on 100 Years of Danish History, Caring, Heritage & Culture. Today, The Danish Home in Edison, NJ is also the site of...

Do you have a craving for Danish Kringle, Smørkage, Rugbrød, Klejner Cookies, Brunekager, Almonds Horns or more? If you live in the Pacific Northwest, Larsen's Danish Bakery in Seattle, Washington is the place to stop. They have an extensive mail order service for...

“Jul to the World, A Nordic Christmas” is a special exhibition to see with your family and friends this holiday season at the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota. News and picture submitted by Susan Jacobsen The Danish Room in this year’s exhibit was...

Would you like to "Discover Scandinavia" or explore the "Wonders of Iceland" with an optional 5-day Greenland extension? Check out this special offer for The Danish Pioneer's readers from Country Travel Discoveries of Elm Grove, Wisconsin. Book by December 31, 2013 to...

Did you know that you can celebrate both Christmas and New Year's with AAMANNS-COPENHAGEN, New York's only Danish restaurant. Everything is 100% homemade and the experience is quite a treat. At Aamanns-Copenhagen, they specialize in smørrebrød, the traditional Danish...

Flemming Petersen is a Danish Master Carpenter, who owns and operates Flemming Petersen & Company, LLC in Minnesota. Flemming has many years of experience working and creating with wood. If you look at his website www.fpcompanyonline.com, you will see Flemming’s...

Where can you stop in the USA for Open-Faced Sandwiches, such as Salmon, Shrimp or Karbonade Smørrebrød? How about a warm lunch with Salmon Quiche, Yellow Pea Soup, Pølser or Fiskekaker? To top it off, how about the World's Best Cake or other delicious cakes and...

On Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 3 p.m., the Annual Danish Christmas Service in Chicago celebrates its 20th Anniversary. All are welcome to participate. The service will be held at Edison Park Lutheran Church, 6626 N. Oliphant Avenue, Chicago, IL 60631 followed by a...

Did you know that The American-Scandinavian Foundation (ASF), which is headquartered in New York City, was founded in 1911 by Danish-American industrialist Niels Poulson and a group of leaders from business and education? ASF promotes international understanding...

Please mark your calendars for these upcoming events in Chicago: VOX3 Collective presents....MUSIC & MASQUERADES: Festival of Danish Art & Culture this Winter 2013 - 2014. Please click on the flyer to enlarge image or visit www.vox3.org/festival

Have you been looking for a Marzipan Pig for Christmas? How about delicious Boxed Chocolates or Danish Specialty Items? Ingeborg’s Danish Chocolates, Inc. in Solvang, California is the place to check. According to www.ingeborgs.com, “Ingeborg's Danish Chocolate...

Each year, families gather for a special Danish Brotherhood Lodge #35 Christmas Party at the Viking Lodge, 6730 W. 175th Street in Tinley Park, Illinois. The children make crafts, decorate Christmas cookies or make marzipan treats. Parents and children then help each...

The Scandinavian East Coast Museum & The Ridge Creative Center in Bay Ridge, New York present "Santa Lucia Festival & Scandinavian Christmas Celebration" on Friday, December 13, 2013. The community is invited to watch and participate in a Santa Lucia program...

Headquartered in Elm Grove, Wisconsin, Country Travel DISCOVERIES specializes in hand-crafting distinctive vacation packages and travel tours to off-the-beaten-path destinations around the world. In 2014, it is offering two exciting tours especially of interest to and...

Special Festival Highlights Denmark in Chicago from December 2013 - March 2014. VOX is the Latin word of voice, and VOX 3 Collective, an organization that presents both rare repertoire and undisputed masterpieces of vocal art music, will present a series of events...

Nestled in the heart of Solvang, California in the Petersen Village Square is Mortensen’s Danish Bakery, located at 1588 Mission Drive. This quaint cafe was originally started with partner Ove Mortensen, a Danish native and baker from Copenhagen, Denmark. Family owned...

What can you get for someone who has everything? How about a gift of WIND-Spiration? One of the most heartwarming and majestic sights when you drive into the Danish Village of Elk Horn in western Iowa is the Danish Windmill. According to the Danish Windmill's 2013...

Patty Rasmussen, owner of The Sweden Shop, 3304 W. Foster Avenue in Chicago, is a great supporter of the Danish and Scandinavian communities, frequently offering gift certificates and donating prizes for fundraisers. In addition, Patty loves to take her children to...

The Danish Pioneer Newspaper staff has not only been busy working on the newspaper's big holiday issue, but they also took a quick break to zoom down to Navy Pier in Chicago to decorate the Danish Christmas Tree this holiday season for the 13th Annual Winter...

Here's a very unique story for The Danish Pioneer Newspaper's readers about the adventures of the "Ultimate 12-Hole Æbleskiver Pan" and how Danish Æbleskiver became known as "Wilkinson's" in New York. Shannon Wilkinson, a consulting chef and former Top Chef culinary...

Jens C. Nielsen of Itasca, Illinois, is one Dane making a big difference in the lives of others. He follows the motto “Service Beyond Self - Always” and he has just returned from his remarkable 18th Humanitarian Journey to Nicaragua, which was November 4 to November...

How about something authentically Danish and award-winning for Christmas in 2013? Did you know that Bent Olsen, owner of Olsen's Danish Village Bakery and Coffee Shop in Solvang, California, is a Danish Master Baker? Christmas is an especially wonderful time to order...

Each year, the beautiful and historic Danish Home in Croton-on-Hudson, New York produces new and colorful Christmas Seals. Each year's design is different. You can use them for your holiday mailings or save them for your holiday memories. To order your 2013 Danish...

Exhibit from the Museum of Danish America highlights "The Danish Pioneer Newspaper" - A joint event for members only of the Danish Club of Washington, D.C. and the American Scandinavian Association will be held Saturday, December 7, 2013 starting at 7:30 p.m. in...

How would you like to find Blue Sapphire Earrings, an Amber Cuff Bracelet, an Aquamarine Gemstone Pendant, a Ruby Necklace or Emerald Stud Earrings under the Christmas tree this holiday? These are just some of the items available at Dave’s Down to Earth Rock Shop in...

  A new chapter of Rebild National Park Society - the Danish-American Friendship Organization - has been established. Congratulations to the "Missouri Rebild Chapter - Gateway to the West". The new Chapter is welcoming new members. For information, please...

Now is a great time to join the Museum of Danish America in Elk Horn, Iowa. The Museum's new Curatorial Center will open in 2014, you'll receive year-round admission, three issues of the America Letter, a 10% discount at the Museum Shop and reduced translation and...

The Danish Christmas Service in Chicago celebrates its 20th Anniversary in 2013. All are welcome to participate. Please mark your calendars for Saturday, December 14, 2013 at 3 p.m. The service will be held at Edison Park Lutheran Church in Chicago followed by a...

A FREE family-friendly community event takes place on Sunday, December 8th, 2013 from 5:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. at the Russel Acton Folk Center, 212 Jefferson Street, Berea, Kentucky. The 21st Annual Danish American Christmas Celebration features Santa's workshops, music,...

“The Hope Chest” is now open at The Danish Home of Chicago. “The Hope Chest” is a new, entertaining and whimsical tale created to honor the legacy that The 12 Founding Women of The Danish Home of Chicago have made culturally and historically, as well as within the...

The Christmas Tree on Copenhagen’s Town Hall Square was lit by Cultural Mayor Pia Allerslev on December 1, 2013 in Denmark. Pictured below: www.DI.dk is in the background with Christmas hearts and Tivoli is illuminated to the left in the photograph....

Each December, The Danish Pioneer Newspaper publishes an extra-large, extra-special holiday edition – 4 times the usual size and this year in FULL COLOR. NOW is a great time to subscribe to The Danish Pioneer Newspaper. We’ll send the BIG 2013 HOLIDAY ISSUE along with...

Make plans now to visit Denmark in late June-early July 2014 -  The National Danish Sisterhood of America is planning a Summer Tour to Denmark in 2014. According to National President Lizette Burtis, this exciting tour will take participants to many parts of Denmark,...

Here’s a holiday tradition not to be missed. The Bjornson Male Chorus will hold its Annual Christmas Dinner and “An Evening of Music” on Friday, December 20, 2013 at the Avalon Banquets, 1905 East Higgins, Elk Grove Village, Illinois. Cocktails begin at 6:30 p.m. and...

It's Christmas time at ELVERHØJ MUSEUM in Solvang, California! A Christmas Party for members and friends will be held on SUNDAY DECEMBER 8, 2013, from 5:30 to 8:00 PM. There will be delicious Danish delicacies, live holiday music and dancing around the Christmas tree....

The Wallis family from Washington opened their home last fall to Katrine from Denmark, an EF Foundation high school exchange student. Over the course of the school year, Katrine became more than just an exchange student, they gained a friend, ski instructor, big...

Danish Christmas Tree at the Museum of Science & Industry The huge Danish Christmas tree featured at the "Christmas Around the World" Celebration at the Museum of Science & Industry was proudly decorated by members of Danish Brotherhood Lodge #35 in Tinley...

The Danish Windmill in Elk Horn, Iowa held its 4th annual CHAIR-ity Fundraiser at their Windmill Gala on November 2, 2013 at the Cottonwood Barn in Kimballton, Iowa with about 100 guests in attendance. Local residents had transformed new and used chairs that were...

During Julefest 2013 in the Danish Villages in western Iowa, November 30, 2013 at 8 a.m. brought the 1st Annual Naughty or Nisse 5k Polar Run from the Little Mermaid in Kimballton, Iowa to Elk Horn’s Danish Windmill (opposite of Tivoli Fest). It was fun with surprises...

VOX 3 Collective Presents Music & Masquerades:  A Festival of Danish Art & Culture -  Chicago Vocal Music Ensemble Presents Multi-Faceted Festival  during Winter 2013-2014 -  VOX 3 Collective, an organization that presents both rare repertoire and undisputed...

The Danish American Society has scheduled its Family Christmas Party at Aamanns-Copenhagen in New York City on Sunday, December 15, 2013 -  Please join the Danish American Society on December 15th, 2013 at Aamanns-Copenhagen, the Danish Eatery and Take Away located at...

The newly-revitalized Midwest Danish American Chamber of Commerce is preparing for a promising 2014. Some of the highlights for 2013 were an Annual New Year’s Kick-off Luncheon at The Danish Home of Chicago, the First Annual MWDACC TopGolf Tournament in May and...