Viking history in series

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Geneva History Museum, 113 Third Street in Geneva, is launching a lecture series highlighting Viking history, culture and contributions.

The public is invited.

Admission is $5 for adults and $2 for children ages 3-10, students and seniors from age 65; free for Museum members.

Presentations are:

• March 14—Viking Women, a brown bag program celebrating Women’s History Month, noon, with Dave Nordin, vice president, Friends of the Viking Ship.

• April 11—Viking Cuisine, a brown bag program, noon, with Dave Nordin, vice president, Friends of the Viking Ship.

• May 9—History of Geneva High School’s Vikings and the Viking mascot, a brown bag program, noon, with museum educator Heidi Howlett.

• June 17—Little Vikings, a children’s exhibition through August 19.

The series is in conjunction with “Viking’s Voyage: A 19th Century Ship’s Journey from Norway to Illinois,” an exhibition from Saturday, Feb. 4, through December 22.

The exhibition is in collaboration with Friends of the Viking Ship, a nonprofit that maintains the Viking replica ship at Good Templar Park, 528 East Side Drive in Geneva.

—Al Benson

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