SGSC meets first Saturday of the month (September through May) at Bethany Lutheran Church at 4500 E Hampden Avenue, Cherry Hills Village, Colorado (near Hampden and I-25). Meetings are generally two hours long and include committee reports and one or two presentations. Meetings are for members only, but please contact hej.sgsc@gmail.com for a guest pass!
Date:
January 6, 2023
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Title:
A Mother for Margareta
Speaker:
Jill Morelli, CG, CGL, Certified Genealogist, lecturer, and writer
Date:
February 3, 2023
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Title:
Swedish Historical Farm Maps and Online Map Collections
Speaker:
Bob Johnson, Certified Genealogist
Date:
March 4, 2023
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Title:
Fika on Zoom
Speaker:
Kjell Anderson, SGSC Member, Research & Mentoring Chair
Date:
April 6, 2023
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
“Run for the Cellar!” Swedes in the Omaha 1913 Easter Tornado
Speaker:
Linda Wyman, SGSC Member and Librarian
Date:
May 4, 2023
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Johan Hultman is NOT My Ancestor
Speaker:
Karen Rademacher, SGSC Member
Date:
September 7, 2024
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Special Extended Meeting with 2 Lectures Topics to be announced
Speaker:
Geoffrey Fröberg Morris AG, Family History Library
Date:
October 5, 2024
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Leaving Sweden: The Emigration Experience
Speaker:
Michael Swanson, Archivist, University of North Dakota
Date:
November 2 2024
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Fika on Zoom: Need a brick wall solved?
Speaker:
Kjell Andersson, SGSC Member, Research & Mentoring Chair
Date:
December 7, 2024
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Fika on Zoom: Need a brick wall solved?
Speaker:
Kjell Andersson, SGSC Member, Research & Mentoring Chair
Date:
December 7, 2024
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Annual Julbord Celebration
Date:
January 4, 2025
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Down On The Farm
Speaker:
Bob Johnson, SGSC Member, Certified Genealogist
Date:
February 1, 2025
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Cajsa Andersdotter Study Group Summary
Speaker:
Members of the Study Group, SGSC Members
Date:
March 1, 2025
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Fika on Zoom: You could be chosen to have Kjell solve your brick wall
Speaker:
Kjell Andersson, SGSC Member, Research & Mentoring Chair
Date:
April 6, 2025
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
tbd
Speaker:
Jill Morelli, CG, CGL, Certified Genealogist, lecturer, and writer
Date:
May 3, 2025
Time:
9:30 am meeting
Titles:
Åsle Tå: A Preserved Village of Crofters’ Cottages in Sweden
Speaker:
Anders Modig, Historical Director of Åsle Tå
LOOKING FOR SPEAKERS FOR SEPTEMBER AND OCTOBER 2025
SGSC members are encouraged to share their research at one of the monthly meetings of SGSC. Topics can include DNA, research findings on your family, black sheep in your family, emigrating from Sweden and where your ancestors settled in America. Topics should relate to Swedish genealogy in Sweden or in the US. Practice time will be offered. Contact Program Chair Monta Lee Dakin about speaking: mld780@aol.com
