Michigan Author Joy Ibsen returned to her childhood hometown during Danish Days 2009 to present her latest book Unafraid that includes a slice of life in Viborg SD. From a great-grandfather forced to live in a local cave during a depression in the 1890s to a father who pastored two area churches after a stint protecting Danish royalty Ibsen's Viborg heritage is as colorful as the bright red and white Danish flag. During Danish Days Ibsen lead a Songfest on Saturday July 18 2009 using her popular first book Songs of Denmark: Songs to Live By that was followed by a PowerPoint presentation about her book Unafraid and then signed her books for friends former neighbors and local residents. I read a chapter from Unafraid and explained its Grundtvigian philosophy said Ibsen whose presentation included her family history and stories based in Viborg. A 1958 graduate of Viborg High School Joy's new book Unafraid has many stories about the years she lived in Viborg. Unafraid is co-authored by her late father Harald who served Our Savior's Lutheran Church in Viborg and the Trinity Lutheran Church in GayvilleSD (near Meckling) from 1948 to 1960. Ibsen died in 1972 at age of 74. The book is co-authored by my (late) father because the sermons are the basis of the book and the thoughts and ideas are his and they are very relevant to today's world Ibsen said. Young Sunday school students from her Rev. Ibsen's one-time church (Our Savior's Lutheran Church) comprise the Danish Folk Dancers ...
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