About Us

Vanberia is a gift/needlework shop run by three generations of the Thompson family.  It is located in scenic downtown Decorah, nestled in the Upper Iowa River Valley of Northeast Iowa.  Vanberia was established in the 1950s by two Luther College students of the Wanberg (Vangberg in Norway) family.  The Vanberja was a boat ("jekta") that traveled from the family farm in  Olden, Norway twice a year to Bergen during the 1800s.  They traded farm goods for supplies for the farm.  Our family purchased Vanberia in 1974 from Roy Carlson & Thelma Peterson.

We hope you will browse through our catalogue pages and contact us when you find that special item for you or for someone you know.  We stock many items that are not in our catalogue, so please feel free to call or e-mail us about Lenox/Gorham/Dansk, Noritake, Royal Copenhagen/Bing & Grondahl, Reed & Barton, Orrefors, Rosenthal, Wusthof/Trident knives, Pipka figurines, Norwegian sølje jewelry, pewter jewelry, Konge Tinn flatware and hollow ware as well as other Norwegian flatware patterns, Portmeirion, Pewter buttons/clasps, hardanger kits/supplies, cross stitch supplies, Norwegian wool & cross stitch kits, Norwegian sweaters, Noregian T-Shirts for adults and children, windsocks, Woodstock Windchimes, assorted design Melamine serving trays, souvenir mugs, Suzanne Toftey items, CDs, Scandinavian books & cookbooks, Scandinavian paper napkins, Rosemaling by Vesterheim Gold Medalists, Freia Chocolate, Pepparkakor cookies, Pewter Jewelry, Straw Ornaments, Scandinavian Baking Items, Henning Norwegian Wood carvings or better yet, come to visit us.  Our staff would love to show you around and help in any way.

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