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by SGSC member Cheryl Floberg Eighteen members (some with family members) of the Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado traveled to Sweden in June for a week of research and Swedish culture, preceded and/or followed by research into our individual family roots. This presentation will highlight some of our experiences. Our schedule for the week included […]
The Great Swedish Adventure – . The Swedish “Who do you think you are?” by guest speaker Kirstin Highfield. Kirstin is a native Coloradan and resides in Colorado Springs. She has worked in education for nine years and currently is an elementary special education aide. Being 100% Swedish, she grew up around many Swedish customs and […]
Allt för Sverige: the Swedish “Who do you think you are” Read More »
Short: Experiencing Genealogical Research in Sweden by Don Richards. Don is an acquaintance of our program speaker, Kim Paul. He has been to Sweden two times to conduct genealogical research and he will share those experiences with us. Don lives in Steamboat Springs. Main presentation: Leave a Legacy: Interview Techniques and What Photos to Take by guest speaker Kim […]
Short: Googlebooks.com and Stanford University´s newspaper database by SGSC member Robin Sutherland Presentation: Helping Swedes Find Their Emigrants (searching for those pesky relatives) by SGSC member Beverly Harbourt. Beverly is a member of the SGSC Mentor Team and she also researches queries received by the Society on U.S. research. She will share some of the requests she […]
Googlebooks, a newspaper database, and Helping Swedes find Emigrants Read More »
A short program How to use Disbyt by SGSC member Kjell Andersson, followed by the main presentation, Researching your Ancestors After They Have Immigrated – Part 1 by SGSC member Brian Rapp. [wpdm_package id=2249 template=”link-template-default.php”] [wpdm_package id=2251 template=”link-template-default.php”] [wpdm_package id=2253 template=”link-template-default.php”]
Disbyt and Researching ancestors post-immigration Read More »
Short: How to use Historical Maps by SGSC member Kjell Andersson Presentation: How to use Passenger Lists by SGSC secretary Carol Stetser [wpdm_package id=2242 template=”link-template-default.php”] [wpdm_package id=2244 template=”link-template-default.php”]
Guest speaker Lilly Setterdahl will present her latest book: “Not my time to die: Titanic and the Swedes on board”, describing her research to find the 34 surviving Swedes out of the 123 Swedes on board. She will also talk about the Swedish-American church records that she and her husband, Lennart Setterdahl, microfilmed while travelling around […]
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by SGSC member Paul Ternlund Paul will give a summary of his own Swedish ancestry research. Kjell S Andersson will share how the brick wall was smashed and then Paul will tell what happened after his relatives in Sweden were told about it. [wpdm_package id=2225 template=”link-template-default.php”] [wpdm_package id=2598 template=”link-template-default.php”]
Smashing the brick wall to find my 2nd-great-grandfather Read More »
by guest speaker Pat Roberts Although genealogists love books, including family histories, many have never seriously considered putting a book of their own together. Perhaps you are like many of us who have years and years of family history stored on your computer. Learn an easy way to bring all this information to life for […]
Writing a Family History Your Relatives Will Read Read More »
