dana college ALUMNI and Friends ASSOCIATION

As previously reported, a search for artifacts on the Dana campus nearly two years ago revealed a trove of football, basketball and volleyball game films dating back to the 1960s. In addition, three unopened choir albums (vinyl LPs) plus a reel-to-reel tape of Victor Borge’s benefit performance at Dana were discovered.

A committee of Viking athletes explored the possibilities of what could be done with these films and audio recordings. Phil Tegler, Bryan Traylor, Sandra Jensen, Bob Coffey, Rod Christenson, Terry Jensen, and Ron Scholz approached the Dana College Foundation Board of Directors with a proposal to have the items digitized and made available to alumni online.

The Board agreed, and supported the proposal. The project became known as the Dana Digital History Project. Thus far, we know of no other college or university that has done this, much less one that closed over a decade ago.

With nearly 400 films, records and other items to digitize, the project was expected to take a year to complete, but has finished ahead of schedule! Omaha TransVideo provided digitization services and uploaded the videos to a special YouTube channel.

All Videos and Recordings Available Now!
We released videos to the YouTube channel periodically to pique the interest of alumni and to mark the project’s progress. With this latest release, every game film, video, choir audio recording is now available. On the YouTube channel, they are organized by sport and year (for all that were identifiable) for ease of finding what you may be looking to view.

Please note that we do not have every game of every season available. We have only what we were able to find and identify. Quality varies depending on the condition of the original media. Also, no recordings past the early 2000s were found.

Choir albums and the Victor Borge performance are available for listening, and are downloadable from the alumni website. Note: the Victor Borge tape is believed to be the only surviving recording of the beloved Danish pianist and comedian’s performance at Dana nearly 50 years ago.

How to View
There is NO CHARGE to view these videos. All you need is internet access. They are easy to view on your laptop or desktop computer, tablet device, even on your smartphone. Simply click on or touch the button on this page. You will be taken directly to our YouTube channel. Or you can copy this link and put it with your list of “bookmarks” on your web browser to view whenever you like:

https://www.youtube.com/@DANAFoundation-Videos/videos

Once you are on the YouTube channel page, click on PLAYLISTS where you will be able to locate videos easily by sport and year. Enjoy these memories of decades of Dana sports, music and other events! Share this Dana legacy with your teammates, classmates, family and friends!

Your Help Needed
The Dana Digital History Project has been a costly endeavor. Committee members have made financial contributions, and you can, too. You can be a part of this project by supporting the Dana College Foundation with a tax-deductible donation. Please send your check to:

Dana College Foundation
P.O. Box 392
Blair, NE 68008

Go Vikings!