The Danish American Heritage Society (DAHS) was founded in 1977 to explore and record the history and heritage of the Danish presence in North America.

Our Mission

Back in 1977 the DAHS founders chose to use the word "heritage" rather than "history" in the organization’s name to include broader activities such as sponsoring conferences and cooperating with other organizations on joint projects.  

The DAHS believes that there is an intrinsic value in identifying, understanding, and preserving our Danish heritage. We devote our energies to achieving that goal.

The DAHS and its sister organizations, Danish American Archives and Library, Danish Immigrant Museum--Grand View University, and Museum of Danish America, work together to preserve the history and culture of the Danish-American experience.

To Learn More

To learn more about the DAHS, below are links to some pages that you might want to visit.  

Portrait of a Young Girl (Paul Gustave Fischer, 1904, courtesy of the-athenauem.org)

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DAHS Board

DAHS History

Of course, we’d like to especially encourage you to visit our DAHS MEMBERSHIP page!

DAHS Membership

About our Site

Old-town Denmark street scene (courtesy of Weebly's stock photo library)

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Can we help you?

For information about the DAHS  not provided within this site, you can contact the DAHS Web Coordinator by filling out and submitting the contact form which follows.

View of Copenhagen

Den Gamle By (The Old Town) in Aarhus (courtesy of visitdenmark.com)