OREGON – A replica of a Viking ship that made its way to Chicago will be the topic at the ‘Those Were The Days’ program at 10 a.m., Saturday, April 26, at the Oregon Depot, 400 Collins St.
Perry Straw, former executive of the Moody Radio Network is a member of the Friends of the Viking Ship, a not for profit organization whose mission it is to facilitate the preservation of the ship and to advocate for its public display in a permanent museum setting with adequate security and climate control.
The ship was built at Christen Christensen’s Framnes Shipyard in Sandefjord, Norway in 1892-93, copied after the ancient Viking ship Gokstad which was excavated in 1880.
