{Travel}: Nordic Heritage Museum

My maternal grandmother’s family came from Sweden in the early 1910s.  They settled in the Ballard neighborhood in Seattle.

While I was visiting my parents in Washington this past summer, we made a trip to Seattle and I finally got a chance to visit the Nordic Heritage Museum in Ballard.

My little Vikings had a good time….

2014-10-23_0006There was an entire section on immigration, which I found really interesting.  It was neat to see what their experience may have been like.  I do sometimes wonder what my great-grandparents’ reasons were for immigrating.

Another section focused on life in the Northwest – logging, fishing, etc.

The top floor had separate exhibits on each of the Nordic Countires: Norway, Sweden, Iceland, Denmark, and Finland.

This piece really amazed me.  I guess I never thought about how much work went into something like this.  Doesn’t it look complicated?  I’m in awe.

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I really liked the exhibits on traditional folk clothing.2014-10-23_0008

My son really liked the boats.2014-10-23_0009

And my kids were all so excited about the Lego Viking world.  Of course they want to try it at home.

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If you haven’t already, I highly recommend going to local museums in the areas where your ancestors lived – it’s so helpful in painting a picture of what their lives might have been like.

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