Jack Hanright
Past Grand Master and
Vasa National Archive Board President

Welcome from the President

Dear Vasa Brothers and Sisters. 

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I am very honored to be elected to serve as President of the Vasa National Archives. As Past Grand Master and member of the National Archive Board I have significant knowledge of the operations of the archives.  I have always been charmed by the unique setting of Bishop Hill. It’s a lovely community and I very much look forward to spending quality time there getting to know the townspeople and business owners. My experiences with the Vasa Order, and having met and know so many members from around the United States, Canada and Sweden will be a huge advantage to me in this new roll. I have also worked for several years now with the other board members. We are currently finishing up a long list of building improvements and making a big effort to unload of lot of the workload of scanning documents by utilizing third party vendors. This will free up our archivist to work on other more pressing things. Kathy Cuff and I have worked together for many years now and I look forward to furthering our working relation. I set forth on this new journey with enthusiasm and energy. Thank you for your confidence in me to hold such an important office. 

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In Generosity Truth and Unity,

John Hanright (Jack)
President, Vasa National Archives

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