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Official visitors from Antsirabe, Madagascar
A delegation of representatives from the city of Antsirabe came to visit the Mission Archives today.
En delegasjon med representanter fra byen Antsirabe kom på omvisning i Misjonsarkivet i dag.
The delegation was invited by the municipality of Stavanger, hosted by vice mayor Bjørg Tysdal Moe. Antsirabe is the sister city of Stavanger. One of the main purposes of the visit to Stavanger is to study the current parliamentary election in Norway.
During the guided tour of the Mission Archives the delegation was shown various collections of material, including the memoirs of Torkild Guttormsen Rosaas (1841-1913), who served as NMS missionary in Madagascar 1869-1907.
Sponsored by the city of Stavanger, the delegation was served lunch at the School of Mission and Theology, and the host was former chief archivist Nils Kristian Høimyr.
The delegation is standing next to parts of the archival collections from Madagascar. From left: Rakotoarimanana Alfred, Ranatanasoa Malala, Ramaherison Hanta, Andrianjohaninarivo Manana H.. Mayor Olga Ramalason was not present when the photo was taken. P
From left: Rakotoarimanana Alfred, Ranatanasoa Malala, Ramaherison Hanta, Andrianjohaninarivo Manana H.. Mayor Olga Ramalason was not present when the photo was taken. Photo: Gustav Steensland.Address: Misjonsmarka 12, NO-4024 Stavanger, Norway - post@mhs.no - Phone: +47 51 51 62 10 - Fax: +47 51 51 62 25
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