Meetings

January 4, 2020 – Globeville’s Swedish Community Read More »

Overlooked as an ethnic enclave first of Eastern European then Hispanic populations, Globeville was home to a vibrant Swedish community in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Located in what is now north Denver along the South Platte River, the towns of Globeville along with Swansea and Elyria were home to smelters, meat packing and other […]

November 2, 2019 – The Kristinehamn Project Read More »

Neil Nystrom´s ancestor Arvid Pedersson Roman was one of three men who founded the City of Kristinehamn in 1642. Arvid´s brother, Olof, became its first Mayor. Kristinehamn is situated about 15 miles from Kjell´s vacation home so it was natural for him to go forth and back to that city to help with the research. Neil had already found out that Arvid´s tombstone was to be found under a special pergola at the cemetery and he asked Kjell to go there and take a photo more than a year ago. It turned out to be 20 “picture grave stones” under that pergola. And they were huge!  Actually, no other cemetery in Sweden has as many of these limestone slabs as Kristinehamn´s cemetery. It also turned out that around half of these gravestones were related to Neil´s ancestors and relatives. Neil has spent a lot of time on his family tree. Many of his relatives were members of the Swedish Nobility!

September 7, 2019 – What’s new in ArkivDigital in 2019 Read More »

What is New in ArkivDigital? There are many new things on ArkivDigital and we’ll have Kathy Meade, the company’s North American representative, here to teach us how to use them. Swedish Genealogy is changing ~ becoming much easier. Learn about the many new name searchable indexes and record types within ArkivDigital.

May 4, 2019 – The Andrew Peterson Farmstead Past and Present Read More »

Between 1860 and 1920, it is estimated that over 1 million Swedes immigrated to the United States.  Andrew Peterson would have been lost in the rush except for the 48 year diary he kept, noting his journey to the U.S, his horticulture work with apples and his struggles to homestead in MN.  The diaries were eventually found by Swedish author Wilhelm Moberg who used them as a primary source for his  Emigrant novels.

April 6, 2019 – Swedish American Genealogy Workshop Read More »

During this short Brian Rapp will discuss the Swedish American Genealogy Workshop.  This workshop is held annually at the LDS Family History Library at Salt Lake City during the first week in November.  It is organized by Jill Seaholm from the Swenson Swedish Immigration Center at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.  The SAG Workshop consist of classes, individual research, and two group social events.  It is a good place to bring your research brick walls. 

March 2, 2019 – Citing Sources Read More »

Beverly has been a strong advocate for complete, accurate sourcing of genealogical research from the very beginning of her foray into her family’s history.  Although her sourcing style has evolved over the years, her dedication to providing an accurate fact-based product has been steadfast.  This presentation will examine the reasons you should never trust anyone

February 6, 2019 – Circling Back, My Roots in Sweden Read More »

I have always had an interest in genealogy; my two aunts began documenting our family’s genealogy in the mid-1980’s and I received copies of the work they did. They put enough family history together to get to the point where “jumping the pond was the next step. They are now elderly, and a few years ago it was time for another family member to pick up the pieces. My trip “Adventure Skaraborg 2018” was my stepping stone to “crossing the pond”. I now know that I have family in at least three specific areas of Sweden … Skaraborg, Dalarna and the “Frostbite Falls of northwest Jämtland, Frostviken!”. It was not until I began working genealogy on my own that I discovered just how SWEDISH Minnesota is and how deep my Swedish roots are in Minnesota, as well as how deep my roots are in Sverige!

January 5, 2019 – Member Successes and Brick Walls Read More »

This program will be dedicated to sharing your research finds as well as those questions that puzzle you.  Don’t be intimidated about asking questions about any area of your Swedish research.  The goal of this program is to put our heads together and find some answers or at least some suggestions to move your research forward.  It is

The Fires of Autumn Read More »

At October’s meeting we ventured to the midwest, featuring a presentation about the Cloquet-Moose Lake, Minnesota disaster of 1918, and the ongoing renovation of a historic stone house in Lindsborg, Kansas.