Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
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Researching Swedes and Swedish Immigration Worldwide
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Jan Carlson - Northern Swedish Research (Swedish/Finns)
Saturday, March 22
Jan Carlson - Northern Swedish Research (Swedish/Finns)  (Programs)
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
Live Hybrid Webinar (Recorded)
There are many connections between Finland and Sweden as people moved back and forth over several centuries.  Swedish genealogists with Finnish ancestors may feel unsure about how to search in Finnish records.  Actually, Finnish records are quite similar to Swedish records; you just have to know where to look. In addition to some historical perspective,  Jan Carlson will provide some guidance for searching through the many online sites for Finnish primary and secondary genealogy records to hopefully make your searches easier and much more fruitful.
 
Jan Carlson has been involved in family genealogy since she made her first rudimentary tree after her first trip to Sweden at the age of 8. She has made 7 more trips in the intervening years for family visits and research. She has been a member of SGSM since the 1990s and has served as a member of the Board of Directors for more than 10 years.  She is also a member of the Tidningen staff and writes the column Because You Asked. She speaks Swedish and does research and translation for clients.  She also is part of the research team on 3rd Thursdays at the MGC library. Being a Swedish-American is one of her greatest joys and loves using the Swedish language. She is retired after 30 years as a Director of Music for the Osseo UMC, is married and currently lives in Blaine. 
 
Location and Hybrid Participation Options
This will be a hybrid program, with the following options available for participating.
  1. In-person attendance - our programs are held at the Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100 in Mendota Heights, MN.
  2. Virtual – The Zoom link will be emailed to all members before the program.
  3. A recording will be available if you can’t attend in-person or virtually.
Members
No quarterly program fee and you don’t need to register in advance.
 
Non-members
The cost is $10 per person. If you attend in person, no need to register and pay in advance. Zoom participants can register online below, or if you prefer to mail your registration and check, print and mail this Registration Form. We must receive your registration by Wednesday, March 19.
 
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Monthly Member Offering - Fika!
Sunday, March 30
Monthly Member Offering - Fika!  (Other Genealogical Events)
2:00 pm to 3:15 pm
Live Virtual Discussion
You are invited to Fika! As a free benefit to members, SGSM is offering a monthly, hour-long virtual gathering called Fika. Grab a cup of coffee and logon to join your fellow Swedish family researchers for conversation, learning, and getting to know each other.
 
Fika is not a class or presentation, but an open discussion where Fika friends can ask questions and assist other researchers. We will kick off each meeting with a quick (10 minutes or so) introduction to Swedish place, document type, or research method, just to get the conversation rolling.
 
When: Sunday, March 30, 2025, 2:00 PM CDT
Where: Zoom (Members will receive an email with a link to the Zoom meeting.)  
Topic for March: Jeff Benson will discuss some essential elements in his Swedish genealogy toolbox. Sweden's national land survey (Lantmäteriet) has produced two extremely useful websites which you might not be aware of (but should be!). Min Karta ("My Map") is an interactive map of modern Sweden. Ortnamn ("Place Name") is a powerful tool for looking up place names in Sweden and displaying them on a map. Both sites are easy to use and flexible and outperform competing map apps in many ways. 
 
BYOC: Bring Your Own Coffee (and snack)
 
No registration is required