Moorhead, Minn., Jan. 10, 2012 – The Historical and Cultural Society of Clay County (HCSCC) received a $6,000 Minnesota Historical and Cultural Grant for a new exhibit featuring Hjemkomst voyage artifacts. The research and design phase of the exhibit development has been made possible in part by the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund through the vote of the Minnesotans on November 4, 2008 and is administered by the Minnesota Historical Society.
The exhibit, which is currently under development, opens on July 21, 2012 during the 30th anniversary celebration of the famous voyage of the Hjemkomst from Duluth harbor to Bergen, Norway in 1982.
The exhibit, which will be on display through Dec. 31, 2012, will bring a new perspective as well as new information about the Hjemkomst expedition. The HCSCC hopes the public can look at this exhibit with new eyes and be amazed again at what an accomplishment this expedition was—for the Asp family, voyage crew, as well as the businesses and communities that supported it.
HCSCC Executive Director Maureen Kelly Jonason encourages everyone to mark their calendars for July 21, 1 - 5 p.m., for the 30th anniversary celebration which will be a special opportunity to commemorate an important historical event in regional history.
For more information, please call 218-299-5511, or visit us online at www.hcscconline.org or www.facebook.com/hcscc. The Hjemkomst Center is located at 202 First Avenue North in Moorhead, Minn.
