Thanks to Chisago Lake Lutheran Church, Center City, Minnesota: Augustana Lutheran Church, Sioux City, Iowa; Richland Lutheran, Waupaca County, Wisconsin; Swedesburg Lutheran, Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Nora Unitarian Church, Hanska, Minnesota; Dalesburg Lutheran Church, Vermillion, South Dakota; Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Viborg, South Dakota; St. Paul Lutheran, Elk Point, South Dakota; Trinity Lutheran, Brevort, Michigan; Mindekirken, Minneapolis, Minnesota; West Denmark Lutheran, Luck, Wisconsin; St. Olaf Lutheran, Devils Lake, North Dakota; Bethany Lutheran, Covington, Michigan; Vidalin Icelandic Lutheran, Akra, North Dakota; Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, Hancock, Michigan; Trondhjem Church Preservation Society, Lonsdale, Minnesota; Valley Grove Preservation Society, Nerstrand, Minnesota; Northeast North Dakota Heritage Association; Zion Lutheran, Manistique, Minnesota; Finnish American Cultural Center and Archives, Finlandia University, Hancock, Michigan; Douglas County Historical Society (Minnesota) and Taryn Nelson Flolid; Vesterheim Norwegian-American Museum; the Museum of Danish America; Immanuel Lutheran, Kimballton, Iowa; Bethlehem Lutheran, Askov, Minnesota; Luther Memorial Church, Des Moines, Iowa; Canton Lutheran, Canton, South Dakota; Springdale Lutheran Church, Mt. Horeb, Wisconsin; Mt. Horeb Area Historical Society; Allan Rindahl; Cyril Myren and Lyster Lutheran Church, Nelson, Wisconsin; Jordan Lutheran Church, Brownstown, Wisconsin; Carolyn Torma; Gustavus Adolphus College; Rod Oppegard; Ruth E. Hetland; Don Dickman; Liz Almlie and the South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office; Joe DeRose and the Wisconsin State Historic Preservation Office; Paul Daniels and Luther Seminary Archives; and Tim Prizer, Emily Sajdak, Bob Jaeger, and Joshua Castaño–colleagues at Partners for Sacred Places.
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