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Video Cassette Programs

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Carving Swedish Woodenware With Logge Sundqvist. 60 Minutes. English. Using an ax, a knife and a few other hand tools, Sundqvist carves a dough bowl and a graceful spoon from start to finish. Information on selecting materials and handling tools is included.

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The Drottningholm Court Theatre. English. 29 minutes. 1966. The famous Court theater is shown with its surroundings. Just outside Stockholm, it was inaugurated two hundred years ago and is in use every summer.

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Facing the Future With Vasa. 30 minutes. English. 1993. Pacific Southwest District Lodge No. 15 at convention. There is a humorous description of what Vasa might be like in the next century.

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History in Their Hands. English. 15 minutes. 1984. A documentation of Swedish handicrafts and techniques that are becoming more rare. The wealth of handicraft techniques and designs are based on domestic materials such as wood, flax, wool, leather, roots, birch bark, and metal.

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Matsvensken. 15 minutes. Swedish. 1978. Film tells of Swedish food, from the salted sill of the old days to today’s food. It also tells how some of the food came into being, including smögåsbord.

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Olympic winter Games. English. 25 minutes. Review of spectacular moments in the Olympics competition, focusing on several victories and notable competition by Scandinavians. Some of the competitors seen are Sonja Henie, Gillis Grafstrom, Birger Buud, and Matti Nykaenen.

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Silver Highway. 29 minutes. English. 1984. The story of Sweden’s Göta Canal from conception to today’s travel.

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Spirits of The Past and The Future. 25 minutes. English. 1992. Merja Soria, a Finnish-born instructor at San Diego State University, performs 13 pieces on the kantele and accordion and sings songs. Also, Finnish countryside views.

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Story of the Wasa. English. 25 minutes. 1981. Restoration of the naval vessel Wasa that lay hidden at the bottom of the Stockholm harbor for 333 years. Reconstruction provides a glimpse of life on board when she sank in August 1628 during the Thirty Years War.

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Suicia Nova, English. Swedish. 15 minutes. 1984. A story of Sweden’s advanced technology and high standard of living.

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Sweden Today on Satellite. Eight 30 minute videos in English feature the news of events and businesses in Sweden: June, 1985; December, 1985; JULY, 1986; September, 1987; June, 1987; November, 1987; June, 1988; September, 1988.

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Traditions and Festivities in Sweden. 22 minutes. English. Good overview of Swedish celebrations throughout the year is presented and includes historic and religious backgrounds of these celebrations.

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Vasa Grand Lodge Convention. June 29, 1990 - July 6, 1990. English. Here is an opportunity to share in events at the Grand Lodge convention held in San Francisco, California.

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Victoria’s eighteenth Birthday. Swedish. Selection of 1995 Swedish Lucia.

SLIDE PROGRAMS

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The Emigration. 55 slides. English and Swedish on cassette tape. 20 minutes. Presents an historic account of the circumstances that brought about an exodus of Swedes to the new land, America. Tells of encouragement as well as discouragement of the emigrants in leaving their homeland to undertake a long journey to an unknown land.

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A Review of American History. 49 slides. English and Swedish narration on cassette tape. 25 minutes. Chronological narration of significant historical events as seen by twelve-year-olds in Class 6A, Mollegarden School in Karlshamn, Sweden. They begin with the prehistoric civilization on the American continent and conclude with man’s first walk on the moon.

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Scandinavian Design. 43 slides. Text in English. 20 minutes. Classic designs by artists of Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden are shown in a variety of forms: glass, textiles, furniture, silver, etc.

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Svenska Folkdrakter. 49 slides. Text in Swedish and English. Program presents folk costumes worn by Swedish people on special and festive occasions from early 16th to the late 19th centuries. These costumes became indicative of the parish, district, or province.

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Trolls. 55 slides. Text in English. 25 minutes. A look at the world of trolls primarily through the Swedish fairy tales as illustrated by John Bauer.

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The Vikings. 40 slides. English narrative on cassette tape. 25 minutes. Explore the culture and art of the adventurous Vikings who sailed their great ships to distant lands. Gold and bronze brooches, coins, bracelets, swords, bridle mounts, amulets of amber, and religious artifacts are among the objects discussed.

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Atoms in Every Day Life. English. 25 minutes. The building of the first nuclear reactor in Sweden is shown, focusing on the technology, safety, and environmental aspects.

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Advantage Sweden. No commentary. 20 minutes. With no real story line, the theme is found in the title. Attention is fixed on Sweden, symbolized by the moving eye at an international tennis met. Sequences rhythmically tie vivid music to a cross-section of scenery and cultural life.

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Swedish Heritage in Alberta. English. 25 minutes. The cultural activities of a Swedish community is shown with a focal point the unveiling of a historical landmark in recognition of early Swedish settlers in the plains of Canada. Families enjoy their cultural heritage through activities of the Vasa Order of America.