Continuing our history of Sandburg’s relationship with the Swedish-American Historical Society, we are publishing a list of past honorees of the Society’s Carl Sandburg Medal The Swedish-American Historical Society created the Carl Sandburg Medal in 1977 to honor service to … Read More
As part of the visioning process that began in 2024 as we prepared for our 75th Anniversary celebration, the Society’s Executive Committee, Membership Committee, Finance Committee, and Office have assessed membership dues collected and which aspects of our operations they … Read More
Join us in celebrating longtime Society board member Dag Blanck, Professor of Scandinavian Studies at Uppsala University, as he has recently received several prestigious awards for his lifelong research on Swedish emigration to North America and its broader implications! … Read More
Some exciting mail has arrived at the office of the Swedish American Historical Society! Our freshly redesigned newsletter, Glimtar, hit the office desk last week, and is making its way out to our members. A PDF is also available on … Read More
“Dining with Friends: A History of Swedish-American Commemorations” presentation by Adam Hjorthén SAHS 75th Anniversary Dinner Friday, October 20, 2023 Old Orchard Country Club (Prospect Heights, IL) “Dining with Friends: A History of Swedish-American Commemorations” will be the keynote presentation … Read More
October 20 & 21, 2023 Chicago, Illinois The 2023 fall meeting of the Society will be a celebration of the rich history since its founding on October 15, 1948, as the Swedish Pioneer Historical Society, an outcome of the successful nationwide … Read More
Saturday, April 29, 2023 Social Hour at 5:30 Dinner at 6:00 (catered by Tre Kronor Restaurant) Show at 7:00 Held at the Swedish American Museum 5211 N. Clark Street, Chicago, Illinois The Society’s spring program was a wonderful event, … Read More
We met on Sunday, November 13, at 1:00pm Central via Zoom for “Swedish American Holiday Traditions” with Patrice Johnson, food historian and Nordic cooking instructor. View the presentation by clicking here! Many of us were raised in America’s heartland with … Read More
As a part of the SAHS Fall Meeting, the Swedish-American Historical Society and the Swedish American Museum will co-host Maja Heurling, Ola Sandström, and their band on their inaugural U.S. tour. Join us for an afternoon of LIVE music on … Read More
Our 2022 spring program, Crossing Borders: Historical Relations Between Sweden and the United States, explored an exciting new avenue in Swedish-American and migration history, namely “borderland studies,” which includes a pathbreaking cross-disciplinary examination of the countless aspects of historical and cultural … Read More