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<p><strong><span style="color: #000000;">Materials for cultural programs and activities of the <br /></span><big><big><span style="color: #000000;">Vasa Order of America </span></big></big></strong><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">for information on availability to lodges or how to request materials contact:</span></span></p>
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<p align="center"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><span style="font-size: 18px;"><a href="mailto:MichaelPearson@TheVasaOrder.com"><span style="color: #000080;">MichaelPearson@TheVasaOrder.com</span></a></span></strong></span><span style="color: #000000;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Grand Lodge Audio Visual Director<br />7309 New Hampshire Pl<br />Hammond, IN 46323-2937 USA</span></span><span style="font-size: xx-small;"><br /></span><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="color: #000000;">Phone: (413) 200-VASA </span></span></p>
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<p><em><span style="color: #000000;"><strong>The material listed is available for use by Vasa lodges or members.</strong> People requesting programs must be members of Vasa. Programs can be shown at lodge meetings or outside of lodge meetings. Whoever requests programs should do so on behalf of the lodge. <strong>The request should be made on Lodge letterhead, and bear the seal of the lodge.</strong> Generally, the cultural leader is the responsible party. </span></em></p>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Albertus Pictor</em></strong>. 25 minutes. English. 1988. Albertus Pictor was a painter and embroiderer who lived and worked in Stockholm in the late 15th century, decorating some twenty churches in central Sweden with his paintings. His motifs are mostly frequently derived from the Biblia Pauperum. He demonstrates a Renaissance feeling for plastic form and color variation.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Bergit Nilsson</strong></em>. 45 minutes. English. Bell Telephone Hour features Swedish soprano.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Jussi Bjoerling in Opera and Song</strong></em>. Vol.I (English). B&W. 26 minutes Voice of Firestone telecast of March 6, 1950. Also November 19, 1951 telecast.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Jussi Bjoerling in Opera and Song</em></strong>. Vol.II (English). B & W. 26 minutes Voice of Firestone telecast of November 20, 1950.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Carl Larsson</strong></em>. 35 Minutes. English. Carl Larsson paints, draws, and recounts his life (1853-1919) - a tale from the memories, books, and work of this artist.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Christina of Sweden</strong></em> (1626-1689). 60 Minutes. English. Video is from the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s series on Royal Art Collectors.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Finnish American Lives</strong></em>. 58 minutes. English (1984). Documentary is of the traditional Finnish-American culture in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. The story of a three generation family and their lives.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Herman’s Historia - Gustav Vasa</strong></em>. Swedish. 59 minutes. The story of Gustav Vasa.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Herman’s Historia - Heliga Birgitta</strong></em>. Swedish. 59 minutes. Sweden’s 1st personality and writer to be known outside of Sweden.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Life at the Royal Palace</strong></em>. 38 minutes. English. Scenes include King Carl VXI. Gustaf chairing his Council, receiving foreign ambassadors & birthday greetings.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>New glamour for old crown</em></strong>. 88 minutes. English. The royal family of Sweden is shown at work and at play in places around Sweden and on their 1988 visit to North America.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Life With Reindeers</strong></em>. 28 minutes. English. The story of the struggle of the Sami in Northern Sweden to live with a way of life that has changed little through the years. Reindeer breeding and grazing is shown in the seasons of the year.(1986)</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Sweden and America</em></strong>: 350 Years of Friendship. 22 minutes. English (1988). The story of the many contributions of Swedish immigrants to America and the world.</span></td>
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<td width="641" valign="top"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Tradition Bearers</strong></em>. 48 minutes. English (1983). Finnish-American history and folk art are described through the lives and repertoires of four traditional artists in the western Great Lakes region: a lumberjack-accordionist, an author-illustrator, a wood artist and weaver.</span></td>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>John Bauer</strong></em>. 60 slides. Text in English. 25 minutes. A study of the artist John Bauer and his fairy tales which he illustrated. Also paintings and caricatures.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Carl Larsson</em></strong>. 50 Slides. Text in English. About 20 minutes. Carl Larsson and his life at home with his paintings during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s in Dalarna.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Diary of a Swedish schoolgirl</strong></em>. Swedish. B & White. 20 minutes. The events in the life of a young Swedish girl during her senior year at high school in Umea. Dated film.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Best of Sweden</strong></em>. 60 minutes. English. Among the highlights are the folk dance festival in Hälsingland, the Vasa Ship museum, Göta Canal wildlife, midnight sun, Alfred Nobel, glassblowers and the royal family.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Bishop Hill: Utopia on the Prairie</strong></em>. 20 minutes. An overview of the development of Bishop Hill.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Blekinge</strong></em>. English. 25 minutes. Leisure activities and the enjoyment of nature, the lakes and streams along the Baltic coast in Blekinge.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Discovering Denmark</em></strong>. 60 minutes. English. The sights of Denmark to include "The Little Mermaid," Bing and Grondahl factory, and Tivoli Gardens.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Discovering Norway</strong></em>. 56 minutes. English. 1991. Visit the land of the Norsemen including Oslo, Bergen and Trondheim.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Finland</strong></em>. 50 minutes. English. Visit Finland with stops at Helsinki, Tampere, Turku, Olavinlinna Castle, and Lapland.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Great Mansions of Europe</strong></em>. Denmark. 47 minutes. English. Ledreborg, Selso Castle.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Great Mansions of Europe</strong></em>. Sweden. 47 minutes. Skokloster; Rosendal.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Jenny Lind Chapel</strong></em>. 45 minutes. English. 1990. The story of Swedish-Lutheran Pioneer Church in Andover, Il., which dates back to 1850. Included is the tale of the immigrants’ 68-day journey from northern Sweden. Traditional Swedish hymns provide the background music.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Jenny Lind Chapel</strong></em>. 15 minutes. 1990. Swedish. As above.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Journey to Scandinavia with Ingmar</strong></em>. 107 minutes. English. 1993. Ingmar travels from Göteborg to Gotland, Stockhom to Ahvenanmaa, Helsinki to Inari and Nordkap to Denmark.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Kaleidoscope Stockholm</strong></em>. 21 minutes. No spoken commentary. A trip through Stockholm</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Letters Home From Iceland</strong></em>. 91 minutes. English. Adventure in Europe’s outback. You experience life in the land of fire and ice, including a preserved living national park of Viking culture, attitude and language.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>The Living Forest</em></strong>. English. 28 minutes. 1986. The four seasons in the Swedish wilderness from the new energy of spring to winter’s struggle for existence. We see the crane migration, mating dances, clashes over territory and the difficulties in the snow-filled winter forests. Focus in mainly on mammals and bird life.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Norwegian Saga</strong></em>. 58 minutes. English. A fast-moving view of Norway, its cities, people and the countryside. We view the industry, customs, holidays and crafts from Oslo, to Stavanger, to North Cape.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Lidköping Lodge No. 636 Presents</strong></em>. 65 minutes. Swedish. The first 35 minutes are a lodge program "Klädmusical" featuring events, music and dance from 1910 to 1990. Original dress from the decades is used. Next is 15 minutes of folk dancers performing traditional dances. The last 15 minutes is a tour of Lidköping area.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>1 + 1000</strong></em>. 32 minutes. English. Subtitled "Sweden and its History". A view of Sweden through the year intertwining its history and activities such as the Vasa Ski Race, Walpurgis Night, a Nobel Prize ceremony and flag day.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>A Scandinavian Saga - I</strong></em>. English. 28 minutes. 1986. The prehistoric sage begins over 12,000 years ago and presents a picture of the Stone, Bronze, and Iron Ages in Scandinavia. It tells about a Stone Age hunting society that is now considered to have been peaceful and prosperous.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>A Scandinavian Saga - II</strong></em>. English. 28 minutes. 1986. The Viking Age, shown here, includes a unique model of Birka, Sweden’s 1st town and situated on Lake Mälern. Models of the pagan temple in Old Uppsala and of prehistoric Scandinavia’s mightiest wooden structure, "The Bulwark", on the Island of Gotland, were built especially for this television production.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Skansen</strong></em> - An Explorer’s Trip through Sweden. 29 minutes. English. 1991. After a short trip back through time, the film presents a telescoped year at Skansen, beginning on a day in early summer at this century-old open-air museum.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Stockholm</em></strong>. English. 25 minutes. Sightseeing around Stockholm and among its people. Lappland, glass making, and the Göta canal are viewed also.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Sweden: A Scandinavian Surprise</em></strong>. 26 minutes. English. Bjorn Borg narrates. We visit Småland’s glass-making region, Stockholm, Göteborg, Malmö, and Lapland.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Sweden in Pictures</strong></em>. 27 minutes. English. With a background of voice and music, we are presented with 320 photographs of nature, people, industry and the development of modern Sweden. Good.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Sweden is Fantastic</em></strong>. English. 35 minutes. A quick look at the many areas and activities in Sweden, including Christmas.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Sweden: Nordic Treasure</strong></em>. 53 minutes. English. Focus is on Stockholm, Nobel Prize, Göteborg, a smörgåsbord, Laplanders and scenery.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>A Timeless Tradition</strong></em>. 13 minutes. A view of Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Vikings in America</strong></em>. 60 minutes. PBS Presentation. Describes the travels and settlements of the Vikings in North America.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Wide-Open City</strong></em>. 15 minutes. No commentary. 1988. A tale about Stockholm and her inhabitants, painted with equal portions of hate and love. We see various Stockholm settings. This is a paraphrase of Arne Sucksdorff’s classic "Rhythm of a City", made in 1947.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Wonders of Norway</strong></em>. 60 minutes. English. Travel to Oslo, Bergen, Voss, Trondheim, Lapland and Hammerfest, which includes a stave church, Constitution Day parade, a glacier trip, a wedding, and trolls.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>About Sweden (om Sverige).</strong></em> Set of 50 slides with text in both Swedish and English which is informative about events, places & history of Sweden.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Dalahäst</strong></em>. 36 slides, English text. Brief trip through a factory in Nusnas, Dalarna; a look at older horse versions and concluding with a story about a horse which comes to life.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Iceland</em></strong>. 99 slides. English text. Interesting overview of the people and sights.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Kullyabygden</strong></em>. 36 slides. Test in English. Program offers a tour of the northwestern part of Skåne, focusing on the beautiful countryside, including lighthouses, fishing villages, castles, old churches, a stop at Bastad, the summer home of the Swedish royal family.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Lodge Göteborg No. 452</strong></em>. 50 slides. English narrative on tape. About 15 minutes. Needs slide synchronizer. Visit to Göteborg Lodge No. 452, the first Vasa Lodge in Sweden. Included are many scenes of the beautiful and interesting places in the city and its surrounding areas.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Distriktslogen Norra Sverige Nr. 19</strong></em>. 55 slides. Text in English. 20 minutes. District Lodge Northern Sweden.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>A look at Sweden</strong></em>. 48 slides. Text in English. 30 min. 1991. A tour of Sweden, its scenery and significant cultural and historical landmarks, industrial and commercial activity and a viewpoint on its social and political way of life.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Meeting Modern Sweden</strong></em>. 36 slides. Text in English. 20 minutes. A view of modern Sweden.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Malmö I</strong></em>. 36 slides. English and Swedish narrative on cassette tape. 20 minutes. Sightseeing tour of Skåne’s largest city. Includes visits to historical places, buildings of remarkable cultural interest, beautiful parks and more.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Malmö II</strong></em>. 36 slides. English and Swedish narrative on cassette tape. 20 minutes. Features the modern section of the city, its buildings, shopping centers, parks and recreational facilities.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Malmö III</em></strong>. 36 slides. English and Swedish narrative on cassette tape. 20 minutes. Program includes a sightseeing tour of city Hall, unique shops, churches of historical significance and "frilufts Staden".</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Skåne I</strong></em>. 50 slides. English and Swedish narration on cassette tape. 20 minutes. A scenic tour of the countryside along with a visit to castles, churches, and other places of both cultural and historical significance. Sugar beets are grown here.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Skåne II</strong></em>. 30 slides. English and Swedish narration on cassette tape. 20 minutes. A tour of the province with castles and churches reflecting their role in the past. Other places with cultural and historical importance. Views of the countryside.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Stockholm I</strong></em>. 50 slides. English narrative on cassette tape. Variety program.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>A trip Through Fifteen</strong></em>. 97 slides. 25 minutes. A program presenting various places and sights within the area of District Pacific Southwest No. 15. The places shown relate to the location of the various lodges. Vasa cultural activities are shown as well as the Vasa way of life in Southern California.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Vanersborg lodge no. 471</strong></em>. 97 slides. Text in English. 30 minutes. A tour of Vanersborg and Vargon where members of Vanersborg Lodge No. 471 reside. Focus is on the communities and surrounding areas, and the many significant culturally and historically important locations. Included is the 60th celebration of the lodge.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Värmland, Karlstad and Our Lodge. Vol. I & II</strong></em>. 120 slides. Slides, English and Swedish narrative on cassette tape. Karlstad Lodge No. 632 at work, the KFUM Choir of Värmland. The imprints left by past generations and the recent urbanization, its historical development and its cultural heritage.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Blekinge</strong></em>. English. 25 minutes. The leisure activities of the province of Blekinge are highlighted plus its geographic location along the Baltic Sea, which form a beautiful coastline and countryside. You will also meet the people and share their enjoyment of nature.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Drömmar Och Synen Vid Havet</strong></em>. 27 minutes. Swedish. The province of Halland and its thriving industry and commerce, its people at work and at play, and its arts and culture.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Stockholm</strong></em>. English. 22 minutes. Sightseeing around Stockholm and among the people with a quick look at a few places outside of the city, including Lappland, glass making, and the Göta Canal.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Vart Värmland</em></strong>. Swedish. 60 minutes. A general view of the province of Värmland.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Carving Swedish Woodenware With Logge Sundqvist</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Drottningholm Court Theatre</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Facing the Future With Vasa</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>History in Their Hands</em></strong>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Matsvensken</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Olympic winter Games</em></strong>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Silver Highway</strong></em>. 29 minutes. English. 1984. The story of Sweden’s Göta Canal from conception to today’s travel.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Spirits of The Past and The Future</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Story of the Wasa</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Suicia Nova</strong></em>, English. Swedish. 15 minutes. 1984. A story of Sweden’s advanced technology and high standard of living.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Sweden Today on Satellite</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Traditions and Festivities in Sweden</strong></em>. 22 minutes. English. Good overview of Swedish celebrations throughout the year is presented and includes historic and religious backgrounds of these celebrations.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Vasa Grand Lodge Convention. June 29, 1990 - July 6, 1990</strong></em>. English. Here is an opportunity to share in events at the Grand Lodge convention held in San Francisco, California.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Emigration</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>A Review of American History</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Svenska Folkdrakter</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Trolls</em></strong>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Vikings</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Atoms in Every Day Life</strong></em>. English. 25 minutes. The building of the first nuclear reactor in Sweden is shown, focusing on the technology, safety, and environmental aspects.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Advantage Sweden</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Swedish Heritage in Alberta</strong></em>. 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.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><strong><em>Ingrid Bergman</em></strong>: Portrait of a Star. 70 minutes. English. This is Bergman’s life story told with clips from 25 of her greatest films, interviews by co-stars and her first press conference after her self-imposed exile in Europe.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Bergman File</strong></em>. 59 minutes. English. Author, director, and film producer Jorn Donner presents a collage of Ingmar Bergman. He penetrates his films, destroying myths, discovering hitherto undiscovered fragments and placing Bergman’s artistry in its broad psychological and social context. Included are excepts from "Smiles of a Summer Night", Wild Strawberries", "Winter Light", "Sawdust and Tinsel", and "The Magic Flute".</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>The Devine Garbo</strong></em>. 45 minutes. English. This is a profile of Greta Garbo from her first movie role in Stockholm to her last as a "Two faced Woman." Many film clips are presented of her 25 pictures during her 16 years in Hollywood.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Elvira Madigan</strong></em>. 90 minutes. Swedish with English subtitles. The story tells of an aristocratic soldier who abandoned his family and commission to pursue "total" happiness with a free-spirited circus performer.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>June Night</strong></em>. 90 minutes. Swedish with English subtitles. An early Ingrid Bergman film of a shooting incident and its repercussions.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Linnea in Monet’s Garden</strong></em>. 30 minutes. The charming tale of a little girl’s love affair with Impressionist Claude Monet’s painting brought to life in animation.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>My Life as a Dog</strong></em>. 101 minutes. Swedish with English subtitles. 1987. The life of a young boy who, because his mother is ill, is raised in a rural village of Sweden is shown. Young Ingemar finds adventure with the town’s eccentrics.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Nordic Lives - Swedish Cinema in the Eighties</strong></em>. 47 minutes. English. 1988. Film clips from a number of feature films are used to provide a comprehensive introduction to Swedish films produced during the 1980’s.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Queen Christina. 100 minutes</strong></em>. English. Greta Garbo stars with John Gilbert in this look at the life of Christina, 17th century Queen of Sweden.</span></p>
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<p align="left"><span style="color: #000000;"><em><strong>Swedish Cinema in the Sixties</strong></em>. 35 minutes. English. 1972. This is about the young generation of Swedish filmmakers who are following in the footsteps of Ingmar Bergman. These filmmakers regard the cinema as a medium for communicating experiences and information about society in the sixties.</span></p>
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