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ISSN 0909-4391

July-August 200540. Year, ed. 3

Danish Westindian SocietyPatron: Her Majesty the Queen

DANISHWEST INDIANFRIENDSHIP

FESTIVAL

Welcome to Festival 2005It is now the 10th time that the Danish West Indian Society arranges a Festivalfor our sister organisations in the U.S. Virgin Islands. It is the 10th time thatmembers of the St Croix and St Thomas/St John Friends of Denmark Societiescome to visit us in Denmark.

On behalf of the Danish Westindian Society and all our members I wish ourguests a warm welcome. This applies particularly to those of you who visit ourcountry for the first time.

The Festival Committee and its chairman Mr. Walther Damgaard have prepa-red the program. To a great extent the structure of the program is based on thestructure from four years ago. This is due to the very positive response wereceived from the participants in the 9th Festival.

The Committee has worked hard for more than a year. A lot of effort has beenput into every item and every detail of the program. But from now on, all of you- our guests and our hosts - take over, as you will be responsible for the mostimportant part of the Festival: “to preserve the cultural and friendly relationsbetween our societies”.

One thing is beyond planning: Danishsummer weather. But according tostatistics, the two weeks chosen for the10th Festival in Denmark should be thewarmest and the most pleasant of themall. Anyway, you can be sure of one thing:The warmth in our welcome.

Anne WalbomPresident

Her Majesty Queen Margrethe IIPatron of Dansk Vestindisk Selskab

Photo: Steen Evald

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Greetings from the Minister ofCulture, Mr. Brian Mikkelsen

Last Christmas I had the pleasure to visit the U.S.Virgin Islands together with my family. It was in allways a magnificent experience. Not least becauseof the dedicated and experienced people we met,but also because of the evident great effort beingmade for Danish history and identity in the islands. I think it is important tomaintain the ties as part of our historic interest in the former Danish islands; notleast because the history of the Virgin Islands is an important key to under-standing the European policy and ambitions in the past.

There are cultural links between the Virgin Islands and Denmark in many ways.During my time as Minister of Culture I have had the pleasure to participate inthe presentation of the results from the Danish West Indian archive coopera-tion, which has contributed to making the so-called West Indian archives farmore accessible e.g. via the internet. A part of the documents have been micro-filmed and handed over to the Virgin Islands. In this way, I hope that manypeople can benefit from this very interesting source material, a unique part ofthe cultural heritage in understanding that era.

Recently, the importance of our historic ties was emphasized by Danish Tele-vision through the series of broadcasts “The Descendants of the Slaves”. In thiscontext, the National Archives have made a new website concerning genealogyin connection with the Virgin Islands. The archives form an important source ofinformation about the Danish time in the islands, and I am happy to see that theFestival Program of this year contains a possibility of visiting our GovernmentArchives.

Finally I want to wish you a pleasant Festival 2005 and to welcome the guestsfrom the Virgin Islands to Denmark. I hope you will have an exciting tour to thevarious parts of our country. I’m looking forward to seeing you at a receptionin the Ministry of Culture in the beginning of August.

Happy Festival 2005! Brian Mikkelsen

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Week 1:Sightseeing and visits inJutland and FunenThe hosts in Jutland and Funen are divided into four regional groups each ofwhich has set up a program for visits to various exciting attractions in theirregion.

Local tours and visits:In addition to the regional programs, a number of local tours and visits will bearranged. The regional tours planned for our guests are as follows:

Visit to Blokhus, Rødhus Kirke, petanque-tournament at Kirsten & Jørn in theirsummer cottage. Afterwards we barbecue(hopefully: Danish weather).

Ålborg. Reception at the Town Hall. Inger Lise is our guide through Ålborg. Duus’s Winery. 2 hours on your own... Touring the Liquour-factory - and not to forget: Tasting the goods.

Come-together in Rebild bakker, arrangedtogether with group ‘Central Jutland’ .Dinner at Røverstuen i Rold.

Goodbye for now - heading for Copenhagen

Northern JutlandSunday:

Tuesday:

Wednesday and Thursday:

Monday:

Friday:

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Central JutlandFriday 22 and Saturday 23:Arrival to hosts.

Sunday: Service, lunch at home, Klejtrup:WorldAtlas. In the evening a barbecue at Hornum.

Monday: Visiting Viborg city, Dollerup Bakker andMoensted chalk-diggings.

Tuesday: Visiting Rebild Bakker (together with group ‘JutlandNorth’, Emigrant Museum, The Spring (Kilden) andRold Skov, visit the witch Dannie Druehyld; supper in therobber house and a hold-up.

Wednesday: Morning off, afternoon feast in Horsens cityorVisit a farmer and get danish food.

Thursday: Visit Ålestrup city, take a tour on the railway bikes, visitRosenparken (the rose park); dancing, music and singing.Farewell party.

Friday 29: Goodbye for now - heading for Copenhagen

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Eastern JutlandFriday 22 and Saturday 23:

Arrival to hosts.

Sunday:10:00 am Church service in the Abbey church,

Horsens6:00 pm Evening: Bowling and eating at „Dillen“,

Jutland’s „Las Vegas“ .

Monday: Visit Mossø with picnic basket and driving around the lakewhich is Jutland’s biggest lake.Supper at Edith and Niels Jørn Christiansen.

Tuesday: Exhibition at Rosenholm Castle.Supper at Grethe Strange in her summer cottage.

Wednesday: Trip to Horsens and a visit to the Town Hall.6:00 pm Supper and dance at HFI’s, Hattingvej 14, Horsens

Features from Juliussens Dancing Institute.After this, dance to „Stangbacardy“.

Thursday: Day off.Evening: Barbecue.

Friday 29: Goodbye for now - heading for Copenhagen

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Southern Jutland

Friday 22 and Saturday 23:Arrival to hosts.

Sunday: Service in Ribe Cathedral.

Monday: Reception at the town hall in RibeRibe on your own, visit Mandøcentret and a tour toMandø with picnic basket.

Tuesday: Visit Lego;Supper at the parsonage (party),singing and bonfire in the garden.

Wednesday: Sightseeing in RibeSupper at Betty Neel Jansen and Peter Slot (party)Seeing the night watchman.

Thursday: Supper by Tove and Knud Jørgensen (party)with folk dance,musicians and dance.

Friday 29: Goodbye for now - heading for Copenhagen

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SE Jutland/Funen GroupFriday 22 and Saturday 23:Arrival at hosts.

Sunday July 24th:Visit to Christiansfeld, Koldinghus and Lyng Church.

10:15 am Meeting point in front of the Moravian Church at Christiansfeld.10:30 am Service at the Moravian Church

Visit to Sister house. Moravian history by Minister Jørn Boytler.0:30 pm Lunch at Christiansfeld Hotel1:15 pm Transport to Kolding

Visit to the former Kings Castle, Koldinghus.3:00 pm Leaving Kolding for Lillebælt and Lyng Church4:00 pm Visit at the church

Tuesday July 26thVisit to Odense, HC. Andersen’s house, HCA - parade,sailingtour on Odense Canal.

9:30 am Meeting point near HCA’s House9:45 am Guided tour in HCA’s House (in english)11:00 am HC. Andersen - parade in Lotzes Garden11:30 am Lunch at Café Fyrtøjet.

After lunch we can take a stroll around the old part of Odense andafterwards take the cars to the Canal.

2:00 pm Sailing tour at Odense Canal - if anybody wants to visit the ZOOit is possible to „jump off“ the boat when it stops there.

We shall end the whole tour enjoying a cup of coffee/tea.Where? Depends on the weather.

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MossøMossø is the largest lake in Jutland. It is 10 km. in length and has a width of 2-3 km. The lake and its surroundings is protected in order to preserve the areain its present condition.

The river ‘Gudenåen’ (Denmarks longest stream) runs through the lake.Thearea dates back to glacial times, late part. Its difficult to describe the beauty ofthe area: Go and see for yourself.

DVS-medlemmer og venner af DVS:

All good things must come to an end....We think the first week in Denmark will give you an impression of advantagesof ‘rural’ life: You will have the possibility to see beautiful nature, meet people,who are happy to meet you - and hopefully you’ll have time to enjoy it all...

...because Friday morning - a bus leaves from Ålborg, heading for Copenha-gen. This bus will take you to another week in Festival 2005 - centered aroundCopenhagen. So see you in Copenhagen.

Gå ikke glip af Farewell Party 2005se side 27 for tilmelding

men husk: Tilmelding senest mandag 1. august

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Some Facts about Denmark:Area: 16,630 square miles Currency: 1 kronePopulation: 5.2 million (6.25 kroner = 1 dollar)

Constitution:Constitutional MonarchyQueen Margrethe II

Parliament: Folketinget - 179 members(of which 2 are from the Faroe Islands and 2 are from Greenland)Direct elections to the parliament every fourth year, at the minimum.

Prime Minister: Anders Fogh Rasmussen

Religion: Evangelical Lutheran

Weights and Measures:1 kilo (kg) 2.2 pounds1 liter (l) about 1 U.S. quart1 kilometer (km) 0.62 mile1 meter (m) 1.1 yards1 centimeter 0.39 inch

Average temperature in august is 22 celsius (72 degree fahrenheit).Time Zone difference during summer: 6 hours13.00 (1 pm) in Denmark, equals 7 am in U.S.V.I.

To call U.S. from Denmark, dial 001 and the area code and local number.Major American calling cards can be used in Denmark.

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Programme of EVENTS in July

Friday 22 - Saturday 23:Arrival by train and airplane toFunen and Jutland.

Sunday 24 - Thursday 28:Local programmes in four regions. (pp. 5-9).

Friday 29:Travel to new hosts in the Copenhagen area.

Saturday 30:10:00 am Køge tour. Meet at the harbour in Køge, the monument

for the battle at Køge Bugt (page 14).Erik Gøbel and Birte Broch will be your tour-guides.

Sunday 31:9:45 am Services in Vor Frue Kirke, Nørregade 8 (page 37)

After services: Day off!Evening at your own, eg. private dinner parties

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- continuing into August

Monday 1:10:45 am Reception. Copenhagen Town Hall.

Meeting point: In front of the Town Hall.1:30 pm Lunch at the restaurant RizRaz, Kompagnistræde 20.3:00 pm Sightseeing in Copenhagen with the blue NETTO-boats

(page 17). Departing from Holmens Kanal.3:00 pm Conducted tour in old Copenhagen by Per Nielsen.

Tuesday 2:11:00 am Reception at the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.

After reception: Day off!Evening at your own, eg. private dinner parties

Wednesday 3:9:00 am Excursion to Hven (pp. 20-22).-5:00 pm Meeting point: Nyhavn 71

Thursday 4:8:45 am Royal Copenhagen and Frilandsmuseet (pp. 23-26)or9:15 am The National Archives (Rigsarkivet, p. 19) and

Rosenborg Castle (p. 38)

Friday 5:6:00 pm Farewell party at Moltkes Palæ,

Bredgade/Dronningens Tværgade 2.

Saturday 6 and Sunday 7:Take-off from Denmark.

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As a tourist in Køge you willfind all that a heart can desire:History, atmosphere and aprotected environment. But youalso visit a dynamic town un-dergoing rapid development inseveral respects.For manyyears, it has been a tradition inthe municipality of Køge that theCity Council leads a preser-vation-friendly town planningpolicy. As a result , the very beautiful medieval townof Køge has a delicately restored town centre.

A nice atmosphere with cen-turies-old aroma and a won-derful market square which istoday one of Denmark’s best

preserved medieval markets. Here you will alsofind Denmark’s oldest town hall still in functionas the municipal administration centre. TheTown Hall dates from ca.1552.

On a stroll through the interesting inner city you will find a tiny sparkling historicgem in the form of Denmark’s oldest dated half-timbered house from 1527 –also known as the Fairytale House next to the libery. The history of St. Nicolaichurch goes back as far as when Køge was founded in the 13th century.

Køge - a town south of Copenhagen:

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Køge Museum stands in the pedestrian streetin Køge, accommodated in an old, listedmerchant’s house from 1610. Among itsexhibits are Denmark’s largest silver treasurefind, which was made in 1987 in Langkilde’smerchant house by two electricians who wereburying a cable when they found the 32kilograms of silver coins.

Kjøge Mini-Town is a special attraction toexperience a large number of Køge’s buildingsAD 1865 to a scale of 1:10. There is animpressive building activity going on at themini-Town where the houses are constructedconcurrently with financing. For the time being,

the work at hand is Køge Church, originally 44 meters tall, but here 4,40meters. Each building details ismade by hand from the same rawmaterials as the original.

Køge Art Museum of Sketchesoffers you the unique opportunity tostudy the process behind thecreation of a work of art.Denmark’s only special museum forpreparatory artistic work holds acollection of more than 12.000sketches, models and otherpreparatory work for art in publicspace. The 3rd floor shows anexhibition of Bjørn Nørgaard’ssketches and cartoons for theQueen’s gobelins, 1000 Years ofDanish History.

Source: Køge Bugt Turistråd

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SightseeingCopenhagen Harbour

The tour starts fromHolmens Church. Wepass the old Stock-Exchange and sailthrough a canal called“Børsgraven”. We arriveat Nyhavn, a pictores-que canal with atmos-

phere, many old houses and sailships. Nyhavn is one of the oldest parts of theCopenhagen harbour and dates back to 1673. At the end of Nyhavn there is alarge anchor, which is a monument for 1600 Danish sailors, who lost their livesduring the second world war.

We now approach the area ofHolmen which was the navalbase of Copenhagen for morethan 300 years. Holmen is si-tuated on 4 islands. On Fre-deriksholm we have The Da-nish Film School, The DramaSchool, The Academy OfRhythmic Music and The Ro-yal Danish Academy of FineArts Architect School. To the

left you can see „Dokøen“ (the DockIsland) and „Frederiksholm“ and to theright the Arsenal Island. We sail pastsome of the 250 years old bastions orpowder magazines, one of which –Frederiks Bastion – has been restoredand converted into a small art gallery.Leaving the area of Holmen you can

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see Nyholm, the fourth island of Hol-men, where there is still a naval college.To the right you can see the old MastCrane from 1748, which was previouslya well known landmark at the entranceto the Copenhagen harbour. Finally youcan see the Battery Sixtus built in 1736– 1744.

We are on our way to The little Mermaid, illu-strating one of the fairytales written by theDanish fairytale writer Hans Christian Ander-sen. We pass the royal residence called theAmalienborg Palace and enter the picturesqueChristianshavn’s Canal with Our Saviour’sChurch with the famous, twisted spire. LeavingChristianshavn’s Canal we see the Royal Li-brary on the water front, cross the inner har-bour. We enter Frederiksholm´s Canal with theRoyal Arsenal Museum and the National Mu-seum. To the left after the bridge you can see

the old Fishmarket and the Thorvaldsen Art Museum. On our way back toHolmen´s Church we sail past Christiansborg Palace, the seat of the Danishparliament.

Starting Point: Holmens Church oppositethe old Stock-Exchange and Nyhavn atHeibergsgade. We depart from HolmensChurch

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The National Archive isbehind the new andimpressive enlargementof The Royal Library,nicknamed:“The Black Diamond“.

The National Archives (Rigsarkivet)

The National Archives contain the archives of all the national institutions of Denmarkgoing back to the middle ages.

Beyond being a center a center for research, it also it contains almost all of thearchival material related to the Danish West Indies, both material brought toDenmark from local archives in 1917 and material from the Danish institutionsthat administrated the colonies from Copenhagen. This means that people whowould like to do research in the history of the Danish West Indies or in their familyroots would have to go to these archives.

Erik Gøbel, a senior archivist at the archives and a member of the Danish WestIndian Society, will give a tour and an introduction to the use of the archives. Hewill tell you what to look for and how to do it. The tour will first of all be interestingfor people wanting to know how to use the archives.

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Hven – what is that ?HVEN is an island – a Swedish island -situated just off the Swedish Coast atLandskrona in the northern stretch of theØresund, The Sound between Denmarkand Sweden. The closest spot on theSwedish mainland is Ålabodarna at 4 km.Rungsted, right opposite Hven’s Kyrkbac-ken Harbour, is the nearest shore on theDanish side at 6 km. The distance to Co-penhagen is 24 km. Hven itself is 4.5 km

long and 2.6 km across. Its area is 7.5 sq. km. The highest spot on Hven iswhere Tycho Brahe built his castle, Uranienborg, 45 m. above sea-level.

Hven forms a sloping shelf, highest to the south and gradually sloping awaynorthward to just 5 m above sea-level at the new Western Lighthouse at thenorth western tip of the island and the harbour of Norreborg.

When you go ashore from the ferry atBäckviken, the grass clad pastures of“Backafall” rise steeply from the sea. Hereand there you can spot places where cliff-faces have subsided exposing the claybeneath. This erosion is most noticeablealong the south western edge of the islandand up towards Kyrkbacken. If you gonorth from Bäckviken, along the cliff path toHaken, the erosion is less visible.

The beaches vary in size from next to nothing up to about 100 m. by thecamping ground and Kyrkbacken. This is partly due to land reclamation duringthe brick making period, when the original beach foundations were “improved.”Hven’s landscape is mainly made up of loose deposits — moraine clays, rich inflint, chalk, outwash sand and gravel plus a great deal of granite and all sorts ofstone dragged here by the great glaciers of the last ice ages.

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You can see for yourself in the hill faces around the island how it’s layered —on top there’s the yellowish moraine clay, then shifting layers of sand and clayon a bed of blue moraine clay. You don’t reach bedrock — chalk from theCretaceous period — until 65m. below sea-level. Hven’s history stretches back some 14-15000 years, when the the great icecap receded from Skåne. Water levels during the early stoneage were 7 or 8m. higher than they are now and the beaches and harbours we visit today weremade possible by the inexorable grinding away of the coastline by the waves— and the grassy knoll behind it of course. The shallows in the NW are areastaken from the island by the sea.

The island of Ven is always worth a visit. During autumn and winter you canenjoy the quietness and wonderfully refreshing walks. But it’s during spring andsummer that most people find their way to this naturally beautiful island in theSound, which has also been praised in song. The selection of accommodation,restaurants and activities is at its greatest then.

The poet Gabriel Jönsson has made Ven known to many through the song‘Flicka från Backafall’ (Girl from Backafall). These ‘hill slopes’, the island’ssteep sides, are 40 m. at their highest. From their tops you have a fantasticview over the Sound and the Danish and Swedish coasts. Above the slopes themedieval church of St. Ibb stands proudly.

The astronomer Tycho Brahe lived on the then Danish island at the end of the1500’s. He had the observatory Stjerneborg and the castle Uranienborg,surrounded by a renaissance garden,built. During his 21 years on theisland he founded the basis of ourmodern view of the world. Today youcan visit a museum that describesTycho Brahe’s life and work andexperience a multimedia performancein the underground observatoryStjerneborg.

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Nämndemansgården, a farm built around a yard on four sides, is today ahomestead museum with cultural events and exhibitions.

Many artists come to Ven andthere are any number of stu-dios and shops to visit. Thewell-attended annual ‘Konst-rundan’ (Art circuit) takesplace on Ascension Weekend.

Ven has lovely swimmingbeaches, a 9-hole golf courseand mini-golf.

To get around many peoplechoose to hire a bicycle. You can also ride a horse, travel by horse andcarriage, a tractor drawn wagon or bus.

The way a Dane would get around Hven will be to hire a bicycle. We havedecided that you won’t be challenged on this. Other form of transportation hasbeen arranged – don’t worry.

The island’s specialities - Hven’s plaice and Hven’s pasta - are served at therestaurants. The pasta is made from locally produced Durum wheat. There isalso a charming ice-cream factory on the island. Soon Ven will also be knownfor its wine and whiskey production.

These are some of the words that Landskrona Kommun – the borough whichHven is part of – has written on their website. But to really experience Hven,You have to get there – and that’s what we’re going to do Wednesday, August3rd. You’ll be guided with experienced people – and together with friends fromback home and from Denmark – Denmark, who ruled Hven many years ago.We lost that island as well.

See You on Hven.

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Frilandsmuseet - one of the oldest andbiggest open-air museums.

You are on the countryin the middle of the town!

The Open Air Museum atSorgenfri, about 10 kmNorth of the center ofCopenhagen, consists of45 old farm houses andagricultural buildings fromvarious parts of Denmarkand the Faroe Islands,Schleswig, Scania andsouthern Sweden. Typicalgardens and surroundinglandscapes have been re-created on the large

grounds. The buildings are equipped with original furniture and tools illustratinglife in the countryside fromapproximately 1700 to 1900.The museum is open fromEaster to mid-October.

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Royal Copenhagenever since 1775A large number of plates, cups, bowls and figurines have passed their waythrough the porcelain mass since the very first brushstrokes came to life in 1775- the year the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory first saw the light of

day. Having trod this path for 225 years, anexciting trail of form, colours and passion isrevealed - ready to be explored from ahistorical perspective.

By the time the Royal Copenhagen PorcelainManufactory was founded in 1775 under thepatronage of Queen Juliane Marie, more thanone hundred years of persistent efforts hadgone into to eliciting the secret of porcelainmaking from the Chinese.

The alchemist Johann Friedrich Böttger pro-duced the first European porcelain in Dresdenin 1709. Although King August the Strongzealously guarded both the alchemist and his

formula, as the century proceeded many European kingdoms succeeded inestablishing their own porcelain manufactories, where they produced the rarematerial nicknamed “white gold”.

In Denmark the chemist Frantz Henrich Müller put his heart and soul into theenterprise. After years of experimentation and trials he succeeded in producingthe coveted hard porcelain, and receiving the backing of the royal family.

An old post office on Købmagergade, in the centre ofCopenhagen, was converted to house the manufactory. Thethree wavy lines, which symbolise Denmark’s three straits, theØresund, Store Bælt and Lille Bælt, were adopted as atrademark.

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The manufactory’s first years were a hard daily struggle against variable andpoor raw materials, lack of experience, unsuccessful firings, disappointing ex-periments. But Müller and his small select team of artisans laboured with deter-mination and persistence, and succeeded in creating such a solid basis for themanufactory’s continued survival that the absolute monarch King Christian VIIacceded and took over in 1779, thus guaranteeing the future of the porcelainmanufactory.

For more than 200 years Blue Fluted has been the Royal Copenhagen Porce-lain Manufactory’s most popular service.

A period of blossoming followed. The manufactory’s clientele were predomi-nantly the royal family and the nobility. Porcelain was a prestigious status sym-bol in the 1700s. Commissions for coffee and tea services, not to mention lar-ge, elaborate vases, ran to sums that today would be computed in millions.Porcelain was principally commissioned as gifts for family members and foreignmonarchs. The works produced were richly decorated in multicoloured over-glaze and delicately modelled details.

The largest and most renowned of these commissions was the exquisite FloraDanica dinner service. It was commissioned in 1790 by the Danish king, ac-cording to legend for Catherine the Great of Russia. Danish flora was repro-duced on the porcelain, copying the copperplates published in one of the Ageof Enlightenment’s greatest botanical works, Flora Danica. When the servicewas delivered to the royal family, 12 years later, it comprised 1,802 pieces.

The service was revived for the marriage of Princess Alexandraof Denmark to the future King Edward VII of England in 1863.Flora Danica is still painted by hand today at Royal Copenhagen.Flora Danica was commissioned in 1790 by the Danish king,according to legend for Catherine the Great of Russia.

After the Second World War people took a more optimistic view of the future:A new and better world would be rebuilt. Simultaneously, the democratisationof society resulted in heightened awareness of and broader interest in decora-tive art and applied art, generally. Everyone should have an opportunity to ac-quire beautiful and functional objects. In Denmark this led to a definitive style

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characterised by simple ease and natural elegance. With its international con-notations, Danish Design became the style of the fifties and sixties, all over theworld. Towards the end of the 20th century international competition intensifiedto such an extent that the European art industry was compelled to amalgamateits resources in mergers, buy-outs and new partnerships.

The Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory had already bought GeorgJensen Silversmiths in 1972. In 1985 the Royal Copenhagen PorcelainManufactory and Holmegaard Glassworks merged under the name RoyalCopenhagen A/S. In 1987 Bing & Grøndahl joined Royal Copenhagen. Theintention was to secure a strong position for the Danish art industry globally.

Finally, the best of the Danish and Swedish art industry merged when RoyalCopenhagen joined forces with the Swedish glass works Orrefors and KostaBoda under the name Royal Scandinavia.

In 2000 Danish porcelain celebrates its 225th anniversary under the nameRoyal Copenhagen, as Denmark’s oldest design company. The anniversaryreflects the highlights of 225 years: the heritage of history, tradition andcraftsmanship is illustrated in re-editions and new editions of the Blue Flutedservice, first produced in 1775.

It takes 1,197 brush strokes to paint a Blue Fluteddinner plate, half of which are small dots.

And as Royal Copenhagen throws down the gauntletto designers and ceramists to present their visions forthe dinner service of the future, the new Millennium isdeclared open.

For over 100 years the Porcelain Manufactories were located at Smallegade,Frederiksberg. September 2004 a new Porcelain Manufactory was opened inGlostrup, Smedeland 17. You are invited to visit this new factory and have aguided tour August 4th.

Source: Royal Copenhagen

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E-mail til moedeudvalget@dwis.dk - eller send nedenstående kupon til Erik Marcussen - eller ring til Esmé Baltzer, telefon 45 86 54 45.

Tilmelding til Farewell-party fredag den 5. august 2005, kl. 18:00 i Moltkes Palæ,Bredgade/Dronningens Tværgade.

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St. Thomas/St John Friends of Denmark,the Board

Eleanor Cerge, PresidentCathy O'Gara-Sternberg , Vice PresidentMarilu Burnett-Stern, Recording SecretaryLynn Igwemadu, Corresponding SecretaryJudy Grybowski, TreasurerCorinne Lockhart, Past PresidentPatricia Jones, MembershipRita Brady, ParliamentarianAnthony BoschulteIlva BenjaminRonald LockhartKenneth DeGoutMario ReovanJohn Jowers

Winifred Loving Westerman, PresidentAnita Davila, Vice PresidentElisabeth Kolind Pedersen, Treasurer & ArchivistHorst Cerni, Secretary Condon Joseph, DirectorBill Bass, DirectorDouglas Covey, DirectorMaria Griegg, DirectorClaudette Robinson, Director

St. Croix Friends of Denmark,the Board

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Festival - looking back to ‘good old days’.... (1973)

from the good old days..............

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DANISH WEST INDIANFRIENDSHIP FESTIVAL 2005PARTICIPANTS:Guests Hosts 1.week Hosts 2. week

Anastasia M. Doward Dorthe & Sven Rahbek Anne WalbomP.O. Box 2359 Fasanvej 9 Lykkeholms Allé 2A. 4.salFrederiksted, St. Croix 6760 Ribe 1902 Frederiksberg CV.I. 00841 +45 75 42 01 49 +45 33 24 10 20(034) 772-4018 svedor@mail.dk anne.walbom@mail.dk

Ann & Albert Lang Betty Neel Jansen Solveig Dall5076 Cotton Valley & Peter Slot & Henry Stuhr-HansenChristiansted, St. Croix Bispegade 7 Horsbred 75V.I. 00820 6760 Ribe 2625 Vallensbæk(340) 773-9418 +45 75 42 30 96 +45 43 64 46 19

bp-ribe@stofanet.dk

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Berenice A. Bennett Allan Vinge Bente & Henrik Teileskov176 Pensylvania Ave Nt Vernon Birkebæk 6, 1 . Holtebakken 3NY 10552 7330 Brande 2990 Nivå914-661-1495 +45 97 18 07 96 +45 49 14 37 52

vingehuset@dadlnet.dk teileskov@post.tele.dk

Carmen Benjamin Jonna & Niels Erik Villadsen Lis & Hans TorpetP.O. Box 10443 Aadiget 10 Vester Søgade 74, 2. tv.St. Thomas 9620 Aalestrup 1601 København VV.I. 00801-3443 +45 98 64 80 29 +45 33 91 55 19(340) 776-4941 Fax +45 98 64 80 29 lis@torpet.dk

Claudette Robinson Tove & Knud Jørgensen Birgit & Villy GrubbeDeneen Marie Robinson & Kongevej 39 Ll. Havdrupvej 6Curtis Walker Jr. 6771 Gredstebro 4622 HavdrupP.O. Box 25274 +45 75 43 10 65 +45 46 18 58 00Christiansted, St. Croix bgrubbe@mail.dkV.I. 00824,(340) 773-5394

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Corinne Lockhart Birgit Rothmann May Weber NielsenP.O. Box 302550 Røddingvej 6 B Solbjerg Have 28, lejl. 102St. Thomas, USVI 00803 8800 Viborg 2000 Frederiksberg(340) 774-0177 +45 86 62 02 46 +45 38 11 10 91Fax 776-4627 birothmann@mail.tele.dk mvn@post.tele.dk

Desiree & Tiffany Hamlyn Mette Dahl Rita KorstGeraldine & Dr. Alfred Heath Kærsholmvej 19 Kofod Anchers Vej 18P.O. Box 8237 8732 Hovedgård 3060 EspergærdeSt. Thomas, USVI 00801 +45 75 66 21 06 +45 48 30 06 35(340) 776-1273, -3538 RKORST@mail.dk(340) 774-8036

Douglas Covey Jette & Povl-Otto Nissen Inger & Tonny AndersenP.O. Box 1662 Tangevej 47 A Ståbyvej 24Frederiksted, St. Croix 6760 Ribe 2740 SkovlundeV.I. 00841 +45 75 42 39 33 +45 44 84 16 37(340) 773-2376 pon@povlonis.dk tonny.Andersen@mail.dk

Eleanor Cerge Jytte & Leif Madsen Anne Jacobsen &P.O. Box 302103 Okslundvej 46 Erik MarcussenSt. Thomas 6650 Brørup Græsager 302USVI 00803 +45 75 38 83 13 2980 Kokkedal(340) 776-9357 LEIF.MADSEN@postkasse.net +45 49 18 14 34

erik.marcussen@mail.dk

Elisabeth & Leif Pedersen6077 Estate Questa Verde Not participating. Private quartersChristiansted, St. CroixUSVI 00820-5104(340) 773-8049

Ellen Higgens & Arne Rosenkvist Anna &Henrik Lockhart Stabelhjørnevej 36 Finn Lykke JensenP.O. Box 144, Charlotte Amalie 8721 Daugård Skolevej 43St. Thomas, USVI 00804 +45 75 89 51 51 2630 Taastrup(340) 774-1261, -6255, 771-1261 arne.rosenkvist@mail.tele.dk anna.lykke@rus.dkchiggins@viaccess.net,viparrothead@hotmail.com

Claudia Carrington Grethe Strange Birgitte &Sheila Mc. Cummings Strandparken 19, st. tv. Henning MelchiorP.O. Box 69 8000 Århus Ingersvej 7Christiansted, St. Croix +45 86 27 24 80 2920 CharlottenlundV.I: 00821 strange@telefona.dk +45 39 64 48 62(340) 713-0508 mmel@c.dk

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Eunice Petersen Kari Mette Norbeck & Lilian SkrydstrupEstate Bovoni 5-116 Flemming Jørgensen Røjlehaven 34St. Thomas Lillenæs 60 2630 TåstrupV.I. 00802 7000 Fredericia +45 43 52 85 20(340) 775-2881 +45 75 94 40 52 Lilian.Skrydstrup@mail.dkeunice@viaccess.net +45 75 94 52 64

fj@lillenaes60.dk

Herbert Lockhart Annie & Søren Elb Kirsten Christiansen &9/10 Curacõ Gade Mimersvej 16 Knud Erik KnudsenSt. Thomas 9800 Hjørring Egebjergtoften 171USVI 00801 +45 98 92 50 54 2750 Ballerup(340) 771-3800 +45 44 68 12 04

kir-knu@adr.dk

Horst Max Cerni Hanne & Finn Bagger Nanna & Cay AndersenP.O. Box 223483 Liengård 51 Færøvej 15Christiansted, St. Croix, V.I. 00822 9640 Farsø 4180 Sorø(340) 692-9309 +45 74 53 05 15/98 63 88 80 +45 57 83 11 27hicerni@attglobal.net h.f.bagger@get2net.dk

Jeanne Grigg Blackwood Edith & Birgit & Frederik KruseP.O. Box 3367 Niels Jørn Christiansen Marievej 9Kingshill, V.I. 00850 Hvedevænget 63 2740 SkovlundeV.I. 00820-4485 8700 Horsens +45 44 91 16 01(340) 772-4673 +45 75 64 12 88

edith.koester@stofanet.dk

John M. Tranberg Uffe Bølling255 West 93rd Street, Apt#3B Holmevej 16 Private quarters.New York, New York 10025 6700 Esbjerg212-865-6750 +45 75 12 67 75

Lynn & Nneka Igwemadu Else & MogensP.O. Box 10903 Flemming Kastaniegaard Ginnerup-NielsenSt. Thomas Kildebakken 32 Thorvaldsensvej 17, 1.V.I. 00801 7000 Fredericia 1871 Frederiksberg(340) 775-1010 +45 75 94 31 43 +45 33 22 41 76

f.kastaniegaard@tele2adsl.dk

Mariga Flemming Ruth Svendsen & Poul Madsen Nanna & Cay AndersenP.O. Box 7582 Hjortlundvej 94 Færøvej 15Nadir 13-8, St. Thomas 6771 Gredstebro 4180 SorøUSVI 00801 +45 75 43 11 56 +45 57 83 11 27(340) 774-0177 poul@madsen.dk

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Marilu & Lewis Stern Kirsten & Jørn Berg Nielsen Birthe & Per DahlP.O. Box 302938 Charlotte Amalie, Skovlykke 29 Holmesvinget 15St. Thomas, USVI 00803 9210 Aalborg 2730 Herlev(340) 775-2468 +45 98 14 27 86 +45 44 98 71 13stenlon@earthlink.net klub121@gf-forsikring.dk

Marilyn & Richard Scovill Edith & Anne Marie &6020 Cedar Street,P.O. Box 197 Niels Jørn Christiansen Ole FeddersenFennville, Michigan 49408 8700 Horsens Bakkedraget 401-269-561-2404 (Home) +45 75 64 12 88 3480 Fredensborgrscovill@fbconnect.net edith.koester@stofanet.dk mieogole@wanadoo.dk

Marilyn Criswell & Åse & Georg Friis Jensen Kirsten &Kennet DeGrout Hvedevænget 71 Walther DamgaardAltona 178-98 St. Thomas 8700 Horsens Blegdammen 30USVI 00802 +45 75 64 51 38 4600 Køge(340) 776-2256 aa-gfjensen@stofanet.dk +45 56 63 09 18

w-damgaard@get2net.dk

Mario Reovan Elisabeth & Herman Sørensen Kamma & Bent NeistfeldtP.O. Box 3869, St. Thomas Plantagevej 152, Støttrup Floraparken 43V.I. 00803 9620 Aalestrup 4690 Haslev(340) 776-2119 +45 98 64 80 21 +45 56 31 57 97

bent.neistfeldt@stofanet.dk

Marjorie Smith Karen Madsen & Nina & Jørgen RøgildsP.O. Box 7462 St. Thomas Ivan Iversen Vesterhegnet 44USVI 00801 Aabrinken 8 4600 Køge(340) 775-3986 9620 Aalestrup +45 56 65 65 44smithn22@hotmail.com +45 98 64 12 08 roegilds@privat.dkroegilds@privar.dk

Marlene & Tony Boschulte Bodil & Jon Widarsson Hanne Holdt HansenP.O. Box 303767 Tulipanvej 2 Søgårdsvej 24USVI 00803 9850 Hirtshals 2820 Gentofte(340) 774-2885 +45 98 94 92 40 +45 39 65 64 65

vidarsson@vidarsson.dk hhh@tdc-broadband.dk

May & Birgitta & Knud Larsen Ruth &Dr. Leonard Richardson Chr. Thistedsvej 9, Hvornum Torben Mark-HansenP.O. Box 304404 St. Thomas 9500 Hobro Bangsbo Plads 51, st.USVI 00803 +45 98 54 62 83 2720 Vanløse(340) 715-4361, -473-2354 kla.hvornum@get2net.dk +45 38 74 87 10

torben.hansen@post.cybercity.dk

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Peggy & Michael Simmonds Jette & Vagn Tanderup Lise &P.O. Box 6160 St. Thomas Frederiksgade 36 Jørgen Woller-NielsenUSVI 00804 7800 Skive Sankt Helenevej 10(340) 775-0868 +45 97 52 68 19 3220 Tisvildelejepeggy@islands.vi post@vagntanderup.dk +45 48 70 26 24

mail@borshojgaard.dk

Rita I. Coll Linda & Ib Thanild JonnaP.O. Box 116 St. Thomas Teglmarken 26 Skourup ChristensenUSVI 00804 8800 Viborg Rønhaven 4(340) 774-8036 +45 86 62 39 03 2500 Valby

+45 36 17 13 05

Ronald Lockhart Bente & John MøgelhøjP.O. Box 12200 St. Thomas Solvangen 4 Private quartersUSVI 00801-2200 5260 Odense C(340) 777-2277, -2106 +45 75 80 51 00Fax 776-2797 john@mogelhoj.dk

Sue & Fuller Campbell Karen Thygesen & Anette & John GyllingeP.O. Box 9394 St. Thomas Preben Schmidt Thyborøn Allé 21USVI 00801 Adserbølvej 12 2720 Vanløse(340) 774-0212 6650 Brørup +45 38 71 10 86scampbe@yahoo.com +45 75 38 25 43 gyllinge@mail.dk

Winifred Loving & Helle Christensen Ina & Finn FerrallInglore Westerman Boelskilde 43 Fuglehavevej 7P.O. Box 24742 St. Croix 7120 Vejle Øst 2750 BallerupUSVI 00824 +45 75 81 59 65 +45 44 97 70 24(340) 713-0104 hellechr@stofanet.dk fferrall@get2net.dkjc_archangel@hotmail.com

Yvonne & Ronald Will Thorvald Pedersen Hetty Jørgensen7011 SW 97th Ln., Gainesville, Høvænget 4 Helsingørvej 30FL 32608-6302 6760 Ribe 3200 Helsinge352-373-7017 +45 7542 15 96 +45 48 79 42 43

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Danish West Indian Society

PRESIDENT: Anne Walbom, 33 24 10 20, Lykkesholms allé 2 A, 4. sal1902 Frederiksberg C. e-mail: formand@dwis.dk

VICEPRESIDENT: Walther Damgaard, 56 63 09 18, Blegdammen 30,4600 Køge. e-mail: festivaludvalget@dwis.dk

TREASURER: Erik Marcussen, 49 18 14 34,Græsager 302, 2980 Kokkedal. e-mail: sekretariatet@dwis.dkDVS-konto: Lån & Spar Bank, Reg.nr. 0400 konto 117 00 79724

EDITOR: Finn Ferrall, 44 97 70 24, Fuglehavevej 7, 2750 Ballerup.e-mail: medlemsbladet@dwis.dk; Erik Marcussen, Anne Walbom

INFORMATION- & WEB-COMMITTEE: Finn Bagger, 74 53 05 15, Lundsgårdsvej 23 E,4180 Sorø. e-mail: informationsudvalget@dwis.dk; Ben Säbel, Erik Marcussen,Finn Ferrall, Anne Walbom, Henning Melchior.

CULTURAL COMMITTEE: Louise Steensgaard Sebro, 35 37 16 66, PrinsesseCharlottes Gade 41, 2., 2200 København N., e-mail: kulturudvalget @dwis.dk;Jonna Skourup Christensen, 36 17 13 05, Rønhaven 4, 2500 Valby; KarenMunk-Nielsen, Anne Walbom, Finn Bagger, Niklas Thode Jensen

MEETING COMMITTEE: Marianne Gall, 38 86 10 69, Godthåbsvej 223, 2720Vanløse; Esmé Baltzer, 45 86 54 45, Birkevej 34, 2970 Hørsholm; Anna LykkeJensen, 43 99 80 50, Skolevej 43, 2630 Taastrup; Jonna Skourup Christensen,Henning Melchior.

FESTIVAL COMMITTEE: Walther Damgaard, Jonna Skourup Christensen, ErikMarcussen, Lis Andersen Torpet, Anne Walbom, Finn Ferrall, Anna LykkeJensen.

Members of the Board - and other useful addresses

Northern Jutland: Central Jutland:Bodil Widarsson, Tulipanvej 2 Birgit Rothmann, Røddingvej 6 B9850 Hirshals. 8800 Viborg. 86 62 02 46

Southern Jutland:Lilly Grønborg, Rosenbakken 39,6100 Haderslev 74 52 74 90

Funen:Jens Benoni Willumsen, Birkelyvej 52Nr. Lyndelse, 5792 Årslev.

65 90 18 12.

Regional contacts:

98 94 92 40

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Rosenholm Slot (Rosenholm Castle)

‘Rosenholm Slot’ (Rosenholm Castle) is an old castle, dating back from therenaissance period. It has been in the possession of the Rosenkranz family, rightfrom the beginning; the castle being built in 1559.

Inside the castle you can see decorations and interesting items from every cen-tury since the 1400’s. Beyond that, Rosenholm has one of the most compre-hensive collections of family portraits in Denmark - and - not to forget - aremarkable collection of European ‘wall carpets’.

The Rosenkranz-family became known all over the world, when Shakespearechose the name Rosenkranz in his play on Danish Prince Hamlet. Talking aboutHamlet: In week 2 you can go for Elsinore to visit Kronborg Castle as well.This is where Hamlet had his origin. Beyond that, Elsinore has many other inte-resting things to offer.

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Vor Frue Kirke

- is the cathedral of Copenhagen, and it is used daily for services. EverySunday there are three services, the Communion is on Fridays and the dailymorning service is transmittedon Danish national radio, P1.The service has app.150.000 listeners daily.

The cathedral is also hometo the internationally knownboys’ choir, KøbenhavnsDrengekor, who haveaccompanied QueenMargrethe II on severalofficial trips abroad.

Although it was originally builtin 1191, Copenhagen’scathedral does not have theimpressive and medieval lookit ought to; it was destroyedseveral times by fire, mostrecently during the Britishbombardment of 1807.

Rebuilt the last time in 1829,it was given its present neo-classical look, and the statuesinside of Jesus and the apost-les were made by therenowned Golden Agesculptor Bertel Thorvaldsen.

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Rosenborg CastleThis castle was built just outside theramparts of Copenhagen during thefirst 30 years of the 17th century andused to be a country residence forKing Christian IV and his descen-dants. Rosenborg is a real fairy talecastle now situated in a beautiful parkcalled Kongens Have (The Garden ofthe King) in the center of Copenhagen.

The castle contains a museum tellingthe history of the Danish kings fromChristian IV until the middle of the 19th

Century. Every room is dedicated to a new king and you willsee paintings, furniture and objects of art from two centuries.You will see clothes stained with the blood of Christian IV froma battle where he was wounded.

You will also see the great hall whereballs used to take place. You will seethe biggest collection in the World ofVenetian glass from around 1700.

Last but not least you will see thetreasury containing the regalia of theDanish Monarchy as well as CrownJewels used by Queen Margrethe II.

Queen Charlotte Amalie - You will see her portrait on the tour.

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Thanks to...A lot of people have been busyfor quite some years to makethis Festival an event worthremem-bering. We hope, thatwhen the Festival is over,everybody will look back to Festival 2005 with joy and pride.

First of all, thanks to the Festival Planning Committee, chaired byWalther Damgaard. He has been backed by following members ofthe Board: Jonna Skourup Christensen, Anne Walbom, Anna Lyk-ke Jensen, Lis Andersen Torpet, Finn Ferrall and Erik Marcussen.

Thanks to every other supporting person - eg. making nice foodand other necessities in life - with Marianne Gall as one of the majordriving forces.

Thanks to other members of The Board - and - not to forget - ma-ny people from Funen and Jutland doing a great job to make week1 of Festival 2005 a big event. A special thank to the people, whotook on responsibility planning week 1 in Jutland/Funen: Bodil Wi-darsson (North), Birgit Rothmann (Central), Edith & Niels JørnChristiansen (Eastern), Ruth Svendsen & Poul Madsen (Southern),Helle Christensen & Marie Louise Kjær (Jutland SE/Funen).

Thanks to Solar Fonden, who economically has contributed toFestival 2005 so that we have been able to make a comprehensiveprogramme for the Festival.

Thanks to the official Denmark who warmly has contributed to giveour guests a warm welcome to Denmark.

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Festivalmagazine, editor and layout:Finn Ferrall (ansv.) og Erik MarcussenPrinting: Islev tryk.