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THE FELLOWSHIP OF ROTARY HISTORIANS since 11 october 2000
Post your club/district history now, with RGHF, at www.historylibrary.org free! Just open an account, and make history. "Who, What, When, Where, Why, and How" of Rotary since 11 October 2000 http://www.rotaryglobalhistoryfellowship.org/index.php?lang=en |
"Nice to be reminded of the things of historical value, and I learn
something new to talk about with potential new members."
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| THE FRIENDSHIP TREES OF EUROPE | ||
Paul Harris' trip to Europe in 1932 was
unusual in that his wife,
Jean, did not go with him as she had on most of
their "Friendship" trips.
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The entire "Report of the 1932 trip to Europe of Paul P. Harris" is online |
 Black and white photograph captioned "Stockholm,
August 25th, 1932” with the inscription: "Alexanderson,
Pane Berryholen, Paul Harris". On August 25
Paul Harris planted this tree in Stockholm en route between Finland and
Norway. "Alexanderson" may be the influential Swedish lawyer and politician
Nils Alexanderson (1875-1960), who probably was a member of the Rotary Club
of Stockholm. It is also suggested that Pane Berryholen came from the US
Embassy in Stockholm. Help is needed in confirming this. |
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Berlin, Germany 1932
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Berlin Planting |
In the eighties Rotarian Dr. Jakob Kehren discovered the stone and tried to persuade the sculptor to give it back to Rotary. However, the “owner” kept the stone until his death. |
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Berlin Tree Replanted 1985
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Dedicated
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A New Club Is Born
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Tallinn, Estonia 1932
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Photo Dated 1957. Permission from Torild Hammer in 2002. |
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Gothenburg 2002
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Film of Paul Harris at
Gothenburg 1932
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It was planted on the same place where Paul P;
Harris planted a similar tree on August 22. 1932 on his visit to Helsinki
Finland. The planting was done by William B. Boyd the RI President for
2006-2007 and he was helped by Frank J. Devlyn TRF Trustee Chair 2005-2006,
RIGS Edwin Futa, RI Director Jose Antonio Salazar. The original tree fell
in a storm in the autumn of 2004 but has now been restored.
See Paul Harris' comments at Helsingfors, Finland |
Paul Harris, planting a tree in Helsinki,
Finland, August 22, 1932, during this European trip. Photo courtesy of PDG Jaakko Castrén of D-1420 in Finland. The tree was destroyed by a storm in 2004. |
September, 1932, Bergen, Norway Tree was planted on property of Bergen Club president Amundsen. According James P. Walsh, "The First Rotarian" page 153, "This city appears to be the first one in which Harris initiated the tradition of planting trees of friendship in all countries he visited." Harris, though, wrote that the first tree was in Berlin. RGHF Historian Basil Lewis |
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September 14, 1932, Bergen, Norway Harris planting the Bergen tree. Standing l. to r.: Paul Harris, the gardener, past president Visted, President (later governor) Amundsen, past president Brinkman. RGHF Historian Basil Lewis |
September, 1932, Bergen, Norway Harris speaking on international goodwill after planting a tree near Bergen, in Norway. From l. to r.: Secretary Eide, Treasurer Tornoe, governor elect Amundsen, past president Visted, president Irminger, past president Brinkmann. |
2009/10 Friendship Trees
Planted by RGHF member and RIBI President David Fowler |
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