Pre Dedication Photo Album

A sneak preview of photos from the Norway Day Festival & the installation of the Slooper monument stone on May 10th & 11.

Tumbleweed, friend & Ira unload stone at Crissy Field for Festival	Ira, Keith & Peg with stone on day before S.F.'s Norway Day Festival.	Stone ready for the Festival on the morning of May 8th.	Keith loses his voice telling the story of the Sloopers & stone.
May 10th the crew raises the stone at Tulocay Cemetery.	May 11th the concrete is poured setting the monument stone.	Keith, Ira Kessey, Stewart Saugstad, Floyd Stone & Peg.	Vesterheim's Blaine Hedberg joins Keith & Floyd (of Napa) at stone.

A special thanks to Stewart of Turlock Marble & Granite Works and stone artist Ira Kessey working with Stewart & crew - without their support, underwriting, patience and hard work, this project could never have been completed.  A special thanks also to "cousin" Floyd for his valuable support and assistance.  Blaine from Wisconsin (Norwegian American Genealogical Center & Naeseth Library) has also played a valuable supportive role behind the scenes.

If time permits, we hope to have more photos of our Norwegian guests arriving!

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