Preservation of the Viking ship

	Friends of the Viking Ship

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The 1893 Viking Ship exhibit will open in the spring. Visit us at Good Templar Park, Geneva, IL, between 1:00 & 4:00 on these dates: • April 24 • May 22 • July 17 • August 14 • September 18 • October 9

The Viking is a replica of the Gokstad ship. In 1893, under Captain Magnus Andersen, she sailed across the Atlantic (from Bergen, Norway to New York) and on to the World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago (via the Erie Canal and Great Lakes).

Declared one of the 10 most endangered landmarks in Illinois, this important, irreplaceable piece of our nation's and region's history must be preserved.

Learn of endangered landmarks status in Illinois at
landmarksillinois.org

"Ship belongs in a museum"
An editorial in the Kane County Chronicle

Stabilization of Viking Ship receives prestigious Richard Driehaus award

Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley has received a Driehaus Award for Advocacy from Landmarks Illinois and the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation. Their efforts to stabilize and preserve the Viking ship in Geneva, Illinois were among nine projects recognized for historic preservation excellence... As stated by the Award's Jury, "without the work of the Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, the fate of this rare and invaluable historic resource would still be in jeopardy." MORE...

Elizabeth Safanda receives the Driehaus Award on behalf of Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley. Elizabeth Safanda receives her award

$52,000 "Partners in Preservation" award

On September 6, 2007 American Express and The National Trust for Hiatoric Preservation announced its Chicago area grant initiative.

Pat Hansen, IOGT, Elizabeth Safanda, Preservation Partners of the Fox Valley, and Lorraine Straw, Norwegian National League at the Partners in Preservation Press Conference Hansen, Safanda & Straw at press conference
Safanda applied for the grant. You Voted. We came in 2nd.

On November 13, 2007 the Viking was awarded $52,000 by Partners in Preservation for cleaning and stabilization.
We are grateful to American Express & the National Trust for Historic Preservation for awarding $52,000 to the Viking.

Using this grant money, in June, 2008, the Viking was secured and stabilized.

Thank you for your votes!

Viking Victory!

Your votes carried us to victory!

On November 10, 2007, the "Viking" was awarded $52,000 toward its preservation. Implementation began in June, 2008. MORE...

During two weeks in June, 2008, the Viking was secured and stabilized. MORE...

Partners in Preservation Awards Campaign poster.
poster

Thank you for voting!

The $52,000 awarded to the Viking ship was used toward stabilization and conservation of the Viking ship and to improve the shelter.

Read more HERE... &
HERE...

PRESERVATION PROCESS

$52,000 AWARD

Friends of the Viking Ship

Stabilization of Viking Ship receives prestigious Richard Driehaus award

$52,000 "Partners in Preservation" award

Viking Victory!