Meetings

April 6, 2024 – “run for the Cellar!” Read More »

Before 1913, Omaha was thought to be “tornado proof.” That changed on Easter Sunday when the most destructive tornado to date ripped through the city taking lives, homes, schools and churches. Were Swedes affected by this event? You betcha! Who were they? Where did they live in relation to the devastation? How did they contribute to the rebuilding of the city? What are some of their stories? What began with bedtime stories to a little girl has blossomed into a need to know “the rest of the story” and that’s what Linda succeeded in discovering.

March 2, 2024 – Fika with Kjell Read More »

Pre-pandemic, SGSC members would gather at the Fika coffeehouse in Parker for in-depth assistance from Kjell Andersson for our tough genealogy questions. Now with Zoom technology, all of us can get a close up look at how Kjell finds answers in Swedish records for SGSC members. We’ll also see how he launches members on their Swedish research journey or helps them break through a brick wall. He is one of the best at Swedish Genealogy and those of us who have done Fika have benefited greatly.

February 3, 2024 – Swedish Historical Maps Read More »

This is an introduction to the digitized historic map collections and property descriptions covering most farms and villages from the 1600s to the 1900s available at the Swedish National Archives (Riksarkivet) and the Swedish Land Registry (Lantmäteriet).

January 6, 2024 – A Mother for Margareta Read More »

Jill shows us how to tweeze every bit of evidence from meager records, and use mtDNA in a rare application to a Swedish problem tjat results in the identification of Margareta Andersdotter’s mother.

December 2, 2023 – Annual Julbord Celebration Read More »

Date: Saturday, December 2, 2023 9:30 a.m. MT Bethany Lutheran Church Program: Annual Julbord Celebration Join us for The Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado invites members to join in celebrating their heritage at the annual Swedish Genealogical Society Julbord.  

November 4, 2023 – Family Tree Maker Read More »

Mark Olsen, Family Tree Maker Ambassador to genealogical societies, discussed the overall capabilities of FTM, the latest updates and planned new features.

October 7, 2023 – Fika on Zoom Read More »

SGSC member Gini Mansfield was scheduled to meet with Kjell at Fika in Parker on March 14, 2023. That event was “postponed” due to the emerging pandemic. At long last, Kjell’s findings are presented publicly!

September 2, 2023 – From Fika in Parker to Fika in Arvika Read More »

Ann shared her tale of how just four months of serendipity plus hard work added up to fika with Swedish cousins!

May 6, 2023 – Genealogy Hints Read More »

This presentation discussed some of the free and subscription software, including the pros and cons of them, how to type special characters (ä,å,ö Ä,Å,Ö), some useful resources when searching your Swedish ancestors, sourcing, place name reconciliation, and how to do a GEDCOM file in FamilyTreeMaker.