The Spring Meeting of the Society took place on Saturday evening, April 27, at the Swedish American Museum. The 2019 Spring Meeting of the Society was an enjoyable and memorable gathering, including dinner catered by Tre Kronor Restaurant, Swedish spring … Read More
In celebration of the Society’s seventieth anniversary, a festive dinner and program for members and friends will be held at the Swedish American Museum (5211 N. Clark Street, Chicago). A special Swedish smörgåsbord dinner, catered by Tre Kronor Restaurant, will … Read More
Join us at the Swedish American Museum on April 14th for a festive dinner catered by Tre Kronor and a fascinating program on “Nordic Noir”, Swedish Crime Fiction, by Mary Seeger, SAHS board member. As a genre, Scandinavian crime fiction … Read More
Join SAHS on October 21st for a festive dinner catered by Tre Kronor and a fascinating program on “Nordic Noir”, Swedish Crime Fiction, by Mary Seeger, SAHS board member. The rise in Swedish crime writing has taken the literary world … Read More
Minnesota was settled by thousands of Swedish immigrants beginning in the 1850s and extending into the early twentieth century. In addition to the well-settled Minneapolis and St. Paul urban neighborhoods, the beautiful area of the St. Croix River Valley, which … Read More
On Friday, Nov. 4, 2016, the Swedish-American Historical Society co-sponsored an awards ceremony in Chicago with Swedish Council of America (SCA). The event occurred in downtown Chicago at the historic Saint James Episcopal Cathedral just after five million Chicago Cubs … Read More
The Swedish-American Historical Society will hold its fall meeting in conjunction with the Swedish Council of America meeting in Chicago on November 4-5. The Society was one of four founding organizations of SCA in 1972. Together they will share an … Read More
A Celebration of Scandinavian Episcopal Life in Early Chicago. SATURDAY, APRIL 30, 2016 St. James Cathedral 65 E. Huron Street, Chicago 9:30 a.m. – Welcome and Introduction 11:00 a.m. Choral Eucharist with bishop Lee and Dean Barrington 12:15 p.m. Lunch … Read More
A Swedish Impressionist of the Gilded AgeBetween the years 1893 and 1911, the influential Swedish artist Anders Zorn made seven trips to the United States, traveling widely and crafting portraits of some of America’s most prominent figures, including Grover Cleveland, … Read More
by Eloise V. NelsonLovely fall weather and the lush green hills of southern Pennsylvania greeted members of the Swedish–American Historical Society who attended an enlightening weekend in Gettysburg September 20-22, 2013. Significantly, this year marks the 150th anniversary of the … Read More