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The Swedish American Museum would like to thank all of our guests, sponsors, donors, advertisers, supporters, and committee members of Disco Ball, our annual ball, a wonderful evening! Disco Ball was held on Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette, Ill. We had a great time celebrating the Museum, our heritage, and honoring Dr. Gunnar Andersson, and hope our guests did too!
Join the Swedish American Museum in hosting a discussion about Chicago
author Richard Lindberg’s latest book, The Whiskey Breakfast: My Swedish Family, My American Life, on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Lindberg is a well-known speaker, historian and the author of 15 books about Chicago history.
For more information about this event, please click here to visit our online calendar.
The Kerstin Andersson Museum Store invites you to enjoy an evening of Christmas shopping, glögg, and pepparkakor on Friday, Nov. 4! Specially priced items will available and members receive 20 percent discount on all items. Come preview our Christmas collection of wonderful gifts –and many new items–at the Museum Store!
Swedish Tenor Mats Carlsson will perform selections of Jussi Bjorling’s music as part of the “Made in Sweden” tour on Friday, Nov. 4, at 8 p.m. in Anderson Chapel, at North Park University in Chicago. ”Made in Sweden” centers on celebrating the centennial of Jussi Bjorling’s birth and presents some of the greatest performers of the classical Swedish singing tradition, including Birgit Nilsson and others along with Jussi.
For more information about this concert or to purchase tickets, please click here to visit our online calendar.
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“Fika and Holiday Presentation”
On Saturday, Dec. 17, we will have fika (snacks) to share and a special holiday presentation at this genealogy session held by the Nordic Family Genealogy Center.
Kris Nicholson will present a light-hearted view of ”Christmas Celebrations in the Emigrant Community: What was brought into the New Country.” Kris was born in Sweden and is active in both the Swedish and American communities. She is a board member of the Swedish American Museum and a member of the Genealogy Advisory Board. Bring your appetite and hear Kris’ presentation!
We request that those interested in attending please make a reservation for this genealogy session by Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011. To RSVP, please e-mail genealogy@samac.org or call the Museum at 773.728.8111.
To learn more about the Nordic Family Genealogy Center, please click here. You may also e-mail genealogy@samac.org or call the Museum at 773.728.8111 and leave a message for the Genealogy Center volunteer.
Late-er Night Andersonville is another late-night neighborhood shopping experience for those who need last-minute gift purchases!
At Late-er Night Andersonville, the Museum Store will offer a 15 percent discount for all Christmas ornaments (25 percent discount for Museum Members!).
For more information, please click here to visit the Andersonville website.
“Stefan” (from Pancake Dreams by Ingmarie Ahvander)
The Fall 2011 theme for Hejsan is children’s book characters, and on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2012, we will learn about “Stefan” from Pancake Dreams by Ingmarie Ahvander!
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10, where they learn about particular topics in Swedish-American culture and make themed crafts. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
“Troll” (from The Little Troll by Thomas Berger and Ronald Heuninck)
The Fall 2011 theme for Hejsan is children’s book characters, and on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, we will learn about “Troll” from The Little Troll by Thomas Berger and Ronald Heuninck!
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10, where they learn about particular topics in Swedish-American culture and make themed crafts. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
“Emil” (from Emil series by Astrid Lindgren)
The Fall 2011 theme for Hejsan is children’s book characters, and on Thursday, Dec. 15, we will learn about “Emil” from the Emil series by Astrid Lindgren!
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10, where they learn about particular topics in Swedish-American culture and make themed crafts. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
“Findus” (from Findus and Pettson series by Sven Nordqvist)
The Fall 2011 theme for Hejsan is children’s book characters, and on Thursday, Dec. 1, we will learn about “Findus” from the Findus and Pettson series by Sven Nordqvist!
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10, where they learn about particular topics in Swedish-American culture and make themed crafts. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
“Pelle” (from Pelle’s New Suit by Elsa Beskow)
The Fall 2011 theme for Hejsan is children’s book characters, and on Thursday, Nov. 17, we will learn about the character “Pelle” from Pelle’s New Suit by Elsa Beskow!
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10, where they learn about particular topics in Swedish-American culture and make themed crafts. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
“Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka” (from Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka series by Maj Lindman)
The Fall 2011 theme for Hejsan is children’s book characters, and on Thursday, Nov. 3, we will learn about “Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka” from the Flicka, Ricka, and Dicka series by Maj Lindman!
The after-school program is designed for children ages 5 to 10, where they learn about particular topics in Swedish-American culture and make themed crafts. Younger children are welcome under the supervision of an adult. Cost: $1 per child. Reservations recommended.
The Swedish American Museum will hold its annual ball, Disco Ball, on
Saturday, Oct. 22, 2011 at the Michigan Shores Club in Wilmette, Ill. We are looking forward to an exciting night of dancing, celebrating our heritage, and honoring long-time Museum member Dr. Gunnar Andersson, M.D., PhD.!
Raffle tickets are still available–enter today for a chance to win two roundtrip coach airfare tickets to Sweden on SAS and more great prizes! For more information about Disco Ball, our raffle, and how you can help, please click here.
Latitudes, American Eagle’s in flight magazine, features the Museum and more Andersonville favorites in their latest issue. We thank Latitudes for recognizing the Museum, and we congratulate other Andersonville businesses for their recognition as well! To view the online article, please click here to visit the Latitudes website.
Join the Swedish American Museum in hosting a discussion about Chicago author Richard Lindberg’s latest book, The Whiskey Breakfast: My Swedish Family, My American Life, on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m. Lindberg is a well-known speaker, historian and the author of 15 books about Chicago history.
For more information about this event, please click here to visit our online calendar.
The Kerstin Andersson Museum Store invites you to enjoy an evening of Christmas shopping, glögg, and pepparkakor on Friday, Nov. 4! Specially priced items will available and members receive 20 percent discount on all items. Come preview our Christmas collection of wonderful gifts and more at the Museum Store!
Do you see your favorite event on our front page? If not, scroll through our sidebar menu (the top-right of the page) or click here to visit our complete online calendar of programs and events! Stay in touch with us too on Facebook, Twitter, or our E-blast mailing list–all of which you can sign up for on the lower right of the page!
