On July 27 – 28, 2019, the Scandinavian Cultural Society organized an exhibit and information table at the Richmond Maritime Festival in the historic Britannia Shipyards site. We presented a subset of our 2018 Nordic Spirit heritage photo exhibit, focusing on the contributions of Nordic Canadians to BC’s fishing and boatbuilding industries. The history of Nordic boatbuilding grows directly from the traditions of Viking ship design, so we included information about Viking ships as background.
The Richmond Maritime Festival was a rewarding venue, with good attendance and attentive organizers. We enjoyed talking with a number of interested visitors at our exhibit.
Maria Lakes, John Stuart, Bent Ostergaard, and Judith Anderson manned the exhibit. Here are Bent’s photos of the Festival and the Britannia Shipyard.
