Book Talk: Farsund

Name: Book Talk: Farsund
Start: 2025-09-20T13:00:00-04:00
End: 2025-09-20T14:00:00-04:00
Location: Scandinavian Cultural Center

Sat Sep 20 2025 at 01:00 pm to 02:00 pm UTC-04:00

Scandinavian Cultural Center | Newton

Publisher/HostScandinavian Living Center

Talk with Robert Ellertsen on Farsund's Occupation History
About this Event

Bob Ellertsen will talk about a book he translated from Norwegian to English, titled Farsund's Occupation History. The book was written by a Norwegian man named Johannes Seland. The book chronicles was like for the people of the Norwegian seaport town of Farsund and the nearby farming community of Lista during the occupation of Norway by Germany in World War II from 1940-1945. The author Johannes Seland was deeply involved in the resistance to the occupation.

Saturday Sept. 20th| 1pm | Free with registration

Event Venue & Nearby Stays

Scandinavian Cultural Center, 206 Waltham Street, Newton, United States

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