Have you ever wondered...

...about the stories behind some of the museum artifacts? Have you ever wondered why the museum even HAS some of these pieces?

Browse through "Sampling the Collection" to learn about the wonderful, unexpected, and down-right weird objects that the museum includes in its collection!

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Sampling the Collection

Sampling the Collection is made possible online thanks to a generous gift from Lissi Vange of Wilmette, Illinois. All images and texts are the property and copyright of the Museum of Danish America, formerly known as The Danish Immigrant Museum.
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