2025-2026 Chairman, 2024 Commissioner, Alaska State Commission for Human Rights. 2025 United Nations Geneva Human Rights Crisis State & Local Panelist. 2024 Alaska State Delegate, America 250 Convening of the States. 2023-2024 Commissioner, Alaska Historical Commission. 2025-2026 Chairman, 2019-2024 Committee Member, City & Borough of Juneau Historic Resources Advisory Committee. 2024-2025-2026 Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge Juneau Historian. 2024-2025-2026 Filcom Member. 2018-2020 Committee Member, City & Borough of Juneau Sister Cities Committee. 2019-2020 Member, AVTEC Institutional Advisory Committee. 2006-2020, President & COB, Friends of Jesse Lee Home. 2012 Member, Anchorage Arts Advisory Commission. Anchorage International Film Festival Features Committee Chair/Host/Award Presenter. Balto Film Fest Founder.

2004 Seward City Council. 2002-2006, Seward Centennial Legacy Committee, Seward Economic Development Committee, Seward Waterfront Committee, Seward Alternate Energy Committee, Seward Long-term Care Replacement Facility Committee, and Seward Historic Preservation Commission.

Dorene Lorenz

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  • Jorgensen, George

    Primary Name: Jorgensen, George

    Filed as: jorgensen_george

    Also known as: George Jorgensen

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: George Jorgensen, Jorgensen George, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge charter member, Norwegian community Juneau


    Biography

    George Jorgensen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, organized in Juneau in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter records, 1934

    Tags: George Jorgensen, Jorgensen George, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Norwegian community Juneau

    George Jorgensen Jorgensen George G Jorgensen


  • Johnsen, Edwin

    Primary Name: Johnsen, Edwin

    Filed as: johnsen_edwin

    Also known as: Edwin Johnsen

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Edwin Johnsen, Johnsen Edwin, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge charter member, Norwegian organizations Juneau


    Biography

    Edwin Johnsen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, organized in Juneau in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter records, 1934

    Tags: Edwin Johnsen, Johnsen Edwin, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Norwegian community Juneau

    Edwin Johnsen Johnsen Edwin E Johnsen


  • Johansen, Ole

    Primary Name: Johansen, Ole

    Filed as: johansen_ole

    Also known as: Ole Johanson

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway (1934)

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Ole Johansen, Johansen Ole, Ole Johanson, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter member 1934, Juneau Alaska Norwegians


    Biography

    Ole Johansen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in Juneau, Alaska, organized in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge records

    Ole Johansen Johansen Ole Ole Johanson O. Johansen

    Tags: Ole Johansen, Johansen Ole, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers


  • Jensen, Howard

    Primary Name: Jensen, Howard
    Filed as: jensen_howard
    Also known as: Howard Jensen
    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge (1934)
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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
    Keywords: Howard Jensen, Jensen Howard, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Norwegian Americans Juneau


    Biography

    Howard Jensen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in 1934. The organization served the Norwegian-American community in Juneau, Alaska, promoting Norwegian heritage, culture, and mutual support among its members.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter membership records, 1934

    Howard Jensen Jensen Howard H. Jensen


  • Jacobsen, Raymond

    Primary Name: Jacobsen, Raymond

    Filed as: jacobsen_raymond

    Also known as: Raymond Jacobsen

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Raymond Jacobsen, Jacobsen Raymond, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge charter member, Norwegian community Juneau


    Biography

    Raymond Jacobsen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, organized in Juneau in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter records, 1934

    Tags: Raymond Jacobsen, Jacobsen Raymond, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Norwegian community Juneau

    Raymond Jacobsen Jacobsen Raymond R Jacobsen


  • Jacobsen, Ed

    Primary Name: Jacobsen, Ed

    Filed as: jacobsen_ed

    Also known as: Ed Jacobsen; Edward Jacobsen

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway (1934)

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Ed Jacobsen, Edward Jacobsen, Jacobsen Ed, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter member 1934, Juneau Alaska Norwegians


    Biography

    Ed Jacobsen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in Juneau, Alaska, organized in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge records

    Ed Jacobsen Edward Jacobsen Jacobsen Ed E. Jacobsen

    Tags: Ed Jacobsen, Edward Jacobsen, Jacobsen Ed, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway charter member, Juneau Alaska pioneers


  • Hildre, Peter

    Primary Name: Hildre, Peter

    Filed as: hildre_peter

    Also Known As: Peter Hildre

    Occupation / Association: Sons of Norway; Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge

    Associated Places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Peter Hildre, Hildre Peter, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Juneau Alaska


    Biography

    Peter Hildre was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge records

    Peter Hildre Hildre Peter P Hildre


  • Hammer, Peder

    Primary Name: Hammer, Peder
    Filed as: hammer_peder
    Also known as: Peder Hammer
    Occupation / Association: Member, Sons of Norway; Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge
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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
    Keywords: Peder Hammer, Hammer Peder, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge, Juneau Norwegian community


    Biography

    Peder Hammer was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in Juneau. The lodge was organized in 1934 and served as an important social and cultural organization for members of the Norwegian community in Southeast Alaska.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter membership records, Juneau, Alaska

    Peder Hammer Hammer Peder P. Hammer


  • Hagerup, Trygve

    Primary Name: Hagerup, Trygve

    Filed as: hagerup_trygve

    Also known as: Trygve Hagerup

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Trygve Hagerup, Hagerup Trygve, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge Charter Member, Juneau Alaska


    Biography

    Trygve Hagerup was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge charter member records

    Trygve Hagerup Hagerup Trygve T. Hagerup

    Tags: Trygve Hagerup, Hagerup Trygve, Sons Of Norway, Sons Of Norway Svalbard Lodge Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Juneau Alaska


  • Flobergsund, Sigrid

    Flobergsund, Sigrid

    Sigrid Flobergsund was a resident of Juneau, Alaska, and an early member of the Norwegian-American community that formed an important part of Southeast Alaska’s social and cultural life in the early twentieth century.

    In 1934, she was a Charter Member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, one of the region's principal Norwegian fraternal organizations. The lodge served as a center for Norwegian immigrants and their families, preserving language, traditions, and mutual support networks within the growing Alaska community.

    The Sons of Norway played an important role in Juneau’s civic and cultural development, particularly among Scandinavian settlers who were active in mining, fishing, shipping, and commercial enterprises throughout Southeast Alaska.

    As a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge, Sigrid Flobergsund was part of the founding generation that helped establish the organization’s presence in Juneau and strengthen the Norwegian cultural institutions that served the community for decades.


    Sources

    Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway – Charter Membership Records, 1934.


  • Flobergsund, Olaf

    Flobergsund, Olaf

    Olaf Flobergsund was a member of the Norwegian fraternal community in Juneau and one of the charter members of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, which was organized in Juneau in 1934.

    The Sons of Norway was established to promote Norwegian culture, language, and mutual aid among immigrants and their descendants in the United States. The formation of the Svalbard Lodge in Juneau reflects the strong Norwegian presence in Southeast Alaska during the early twentieth century.

    As a charter member, Flobergsund participated in the lodge's founding and early activities, including cultural programs, social gatherings, and support networks for Norwegian families in the community.

    The organization became an important social institution for Norwegian immigrants and their descendants in Juneau, preserving traditions and strengthening ties among families with Scandinavian heritage.

    Sources

    Telephone Hill Historic Site and Structures Survey, 1984
    Sons of Norway – Svalbard Lodge records


  • Fagerheim, John

    1934 Charter Member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway.


  • Eliasen, Alice

    Primary Name: Eliasen, Alice
    Filed as: eliasen_alice
    Also known as: Alice Eliasen
    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway
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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska
    Keywords: Alice Eliasen, Eliasen Alice, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge, Norwegian community Juneau Alaska


    Biography

    Alice Eliasen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in Juneau. The lodge was organized in 1934 as a fraternal and cultural organization serving the Norwegian community in Southeast Alaska.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter membership records, Juneau, Alaska

    Alice Eliasen Eliasen Alice A Eliasen


  • Elkland, Olav

    Primary Name: Elkland, Olav

    Filed as: elkland_olav

    Also known as: Olav Elkland

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Olav Elkland, Elkland Olav, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter member, Juneau Norwegian community


    Biography

    Olav Elkland was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, organized in Juneau in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge Charter Records, 1934

    Tags: Olav Elkland, Elkland Olav, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge

    Olav Elkland Elkland Olav O Elkland


  • Elkland, Ellen

    Primary Name: Elkland, Ellen

    Filed as: elkland_ellen

    Also known as: Ellen Elkland

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Ellen Elkland, Elkland Ellen, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter member, Norwegian community Juneau


    Biography

    Ellen Elkland was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, organized in Juneau in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge records

    Ellen Elkland Elkland Ellen E Elkland

    Tags: Ellen Elkland, Elkland Ellen, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge Charter Member, Norwegian Americans Juneau


  • Dysdal, Lewis

    Primary Name: Dysdal, Lewis

    Filed as: dysdal_lewis

    Also known as: Lewis Dysdal

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Lewis Dysdal, Dysdal Lewis, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge Charter Member, Juneau Alaska


    Biography

    Lewis Dysdal was a 1934 charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge charter member records

    Lewis Dysdal Dysdal Lewis L. Dysdal

    Tags: Lewis Dysdal, Dysdal Lewis, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge Charter Member, Juneau Alaska


  • Demasi, Carrie

    Primary Name: Demasi, Carrie

    Filed as: demasi_carrie

    Also known as: Carrie Demasi

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Carrie Demasi, Demasi Carrie, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter member


    Biography

    Carrie Demasi was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway, organized in Juneau in 1934.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge Charter Records, 1934

    Tags: Carrie Demasi, Demasi Carrie, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge

    Carrie Demasi Demasi Carrie C Demasi


  • Borlick, Martin

    Primary Name: Borlick, Martin

    Filed as: borlick_martin

    Also known as: Martin Borlick

    Occupation / Association: Sons of Norway; Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Martin Borlick, Borlick Martin, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge


    Biography

    Martin Borlick was a 1934 Charter Member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge records

    Martin Borlick Borlick Martin


  • Andonsen, Martin

    Primary Name: Andonsen, Martin

    Filed as: andonsen_martin

    Also known as: Martin Andonsen

    Occupation / Association: Sons of Norway; Svalbard Lodge Charter Member

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Martin Andonsen, Andonsen Martin, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Juneau Alaska pioneers


    Biography

    Martin Andonsen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in 1934. The lodge was established in Juneau as part of the national fraternal organization dedicated to preserving Norwegian heritage, culture, and community among Norwegian immigrants and their descendants in Alaska.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge charter records

    Martin Andonsen Andonsen Martin M Andonsen

    Tags: Andonsen, Martin, Martin Andonsen, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Juneau Alaska


  • Andersen, Ole

    Primary Name: Andersen, Ole

    Filed as: andersen_ole

    Also known as: Ole Anderson

    Occupation / Association: Charter Member, Svalbard Lodge, Sons of Norway

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    Associated places: Juneau, Alaska

    Keywords: Ole Andersen, Ole Anderson, Andersen Ole, Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge, Juneau Norwegian community

    Tags: Ole Andersen, Ole Anderson, Sons of Norway, Svalbard Lodge, Juneau pioneers


    Biography

    Ole Andersen was a charter member of the Svalbard Lodge of the Sons of Norway in Juneau, Alaska.

    The lodge was organized in 1934 as part of the national Sons of Norway fraternal organization, which supported Norwegian cultural traditions, mutual aid, and community fellowship among Norwegian immigrants and their descendants in Alaska.


    Sources

    Sons of Norway Svalbard Lodge charter records, 1934

    Ole Andersen Andersen Ole Ole Anderson Anderson Ole O Andersen