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The Nordic Family Genealogy Center, which opened in 1994, is a research center at the Swedish American Museum assisting individuals with finding out more about their Swedish ancestry.
The Genealogy Center offers monthly genealogy events as well as weekly genealogy research time. Annual membership for the Genealogy Center costs $20 for Museum members; non-members pay $10 per genealogy session. The Genealogy Center is located on the third floor of the Museum in the library, right down the hall from the Brunk Children’s Museum of Immigration.
For more information, please read below. For questions or comments, please e-mail genealogy@samac.org or call 773.728.8111.
The Nordic Family Genealogy Center hosts genealogy sessions from 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month, from January to November. Sessions are free to Museum members if they have an Annual Membership to the Genealogy Center; non-members pay $10 per session. If possible, bring your laptop computer and family information to class.
The Spring 2013 schedule for genealogy sessions:
Note all meetings are from 10 a.m. to noon.
Saturday, January 26
Genealogy Book Productions
Presented by Tim Malott, Business Manager for Book Partners
Saturday, February 23
Fermented Herring
Saturday, March 23
Easter Traditions
Saturday, April 20 (note: change of usual date)
Ellis Island Film Screening and Discussion
Saturday, May 18 (note: change of usual date)
Will the Real Sven Larsson Please Stand Up
Combined meeting with CAGGNI (Computer Assisted Genealogy Group of Northern, IL)
Contact the Museum at 773.728.8111 for more information or e-mail genealogy@samac.org.
The Genealogy Center is open for individual research Wednesday afternoons
between noon and 3 p.m. Individual assistance is provided by experienced members of the Nordic Family Genealogy Center. Three research appointments are available each Wednesday:
Individuals with appointments have priority over walk-ins. Please contact the Museum at genealogy@samac.org or 773-728-8111 to schedule an appointment.
For further information, call the Museum at 773.728.8111 or e-mail genealogy@samac.org.
