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The Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado meets the first Saturday of each month, September through May. Read about past meetings and, if you are a member, download the presentation and handouts.

Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch

All-Day Seminar 9 am to 2:30 pm Date: November 7, 2020 Theme: Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch Titles: Finding the Unknown Father Problem-Solving Workshop FamilySearch Tutorial and Resources Presenter: Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, Swedish Research Specialist at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah This all-day virtual seminar (9 am to 2:30

Fika on Zoom

If you have ever wanted to see a Fika session, this is your chance to see how it goes. With Zoom, we’ll get a close up look at how Kjell finds things for SGSC members in Swedish Records. We’ll also see how he launches members on their Swedish research journey or helps them break through

When the Usual Methods Fail

Ron Floberg had been trying to find the soldier records for one of his ancestors in the hope that it would provide missing information or clarify conflicting information. With Bev Harbourt’s help, they embarked on a journey to find that soldier. The presentation shows how they were able to find the ancestor and the answers

SGSC Meeting on August 1, 2020

Kjell Andersson, SGSC’s Research/Mentoring Chair gives a presentation on how to use some of the best tools for researching our ancestors in Sweden and the steps they took to cross the pond to America. Emibas: find where they lived and what parish they left from Emiham – ship manifest information EmiWeb – emigration and immigration

SGSC Zoom Meeting on July 11, 2020

SGSC hosted its second Zoom meeting on July 11, 2020. Our agenda included a peek into the inner workings of our website, a tour of ArkivDigital’s new family tree feature, and some answers to member-submitted questions about Swedish genealogy research.

SCSG Zoom Meeting on June 6, 2020

We are pleased to present SGSC’s first Zoom meeting! Many thanks to the Colorado Council of Genealogical Societies for the use of their Zoom account.