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Next Meeting – October 7

September 30, 2017

Our next meeting will be Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 9:30 am at the Denver Public in the 7th Floor Training Room at 10 W. 14th Pkwy (14th & Broadway) Our program will include “Fika Findings” by Ron Floberg and Brian Rapp. This presentation will focus on notes and abbreviations disclosed in the Swedish Church Records. The one-on-one FIKA sessions

Kathy Meade returns to SGSC for ArkivDigital updates

May 4, 2017

We are delighted to welcome Kathy Meade back to SGSC for an update on all the latest from ArkivDigital! Kathy is the North American representative for ArkivDigital and also serves on the advisory board of the Nordic Family Research Center at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago. We always learn something new from Kathy! Join

Swedish American Newspapers

April 1, 2017

The newspaper demo on April 1 had some technical problems, so here’s a video from home that gives you some tips on how to use the website. It’s about 8 1/2 minutes long. Swedish-language American newspapers are chock-full of obituary notices that usually include the parish of origin. Your immigrant ancestor probably subscribed to one

Next Meeting – February 4

January 30, 2017

Please join us for our next meeting on February 4, 2017 at 9:30 am at Denver Public Library. Program “The Fewer…The Prouder…The Wikgren Soldiers” Claire Schaeffer, SGSC member Claire Wikgren Schaeffer is a native-born Denverite and a 2nd-generation American. Her Wikgren ancestors come from the far north of Sweden in the parish of Piteå in Norrbotten.

Next Meeting – January 7

December 30, 2016

Please join us for our next meeting on January 7, 2017 at 9:30 am at Denver Public Library. Program: “Restoring Old Photos” Paul Ternlund – SGSC Member As genealogists we enjoy photos of yesteryear–especially when they are photos of relatives. Often these photo prints have not had the best care. But we are grateful to

Next Meeting – November 5

October 31, 2016

Please join us for our next meeting on November 5, 2016 at 9:30 am at Denver Public Library.

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February 6, 2021 – Smarter Search Strategies

February 6, 2021

This one-hour virtual presentation covered why most genealogists begin their research online and often become frustrated with the lack of results. The cause might not be a lack of records at the specific site but the way they are performing the search! Participants learned basic online searching for the major genealogy websites. We progressed to

January 9, 2021 – Tax Records

January 9, 2021

Presentation Title: Using Swedish Tax Records to Answer Tough Genealogical Questions Tax records are a little used, but excellent resource, for solving the “unsolvable” 18th century problem of record loss/gaps and end of the line extensions. Tax records fill in when clerical surveys are not extant.

Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch

October 7, 2020

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

Fika on Zoom

October 3, 2020

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

September 5, 2020

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

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