Due to the extremely cold temperatures that are forecasted, the January 24 SGSM program and annual member meeting have been changed to Zoom only. The presentation topic will be the same, but will not be conducted at the Minnesota Genealogy Center and there will not be any research help after the program.
Our Quarterly Program on Saturday, January 24th will be preceded by the Annual Member Meeting at 10 am in the Mississippi Room at the Minnesota Genealogy Society. "A Deeper Dive into the Hoffman Research Center Library" will allow two veteran SGSM members, Jan Carlson and Virginia Taylor, to take us deeper into some of the treasures that the library has to offer.
So often we are looking for information about our ancestors and have no idea if that information is available anywhere. It can be a real boon to discover that what we were looking for was right under our noses. (Or at least in our local library!) Janet and Virginia will demonstrate what is available inside those books and collections, providing information about what kinds of books, maps and other information are housed in the library.
This program expands upon work done three years ago, when Janet Carlson, Virginia Taylor and Bob Johnson created videos of the general layout of the library, what types of material were housed there and where the Swedish resources are located. Those videos are found on the SGSM website under "Research Notes," and also on our Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota YouTube page. (Did you know we had a YouTube page?)
Janet Carlson is a frequent contributor to our programs and is the author of the Because You Asked column in the Tidningen. Virginia Taylor is a past president of SGSM and is the library liaison for our SGSM Board of Directors.
Books and other items will be available for in-person attendees to look at to get a better idea of their contents. Some of the materials are Minnesota-based, some are Sweden-based and some give us information about both of those things seen from an international viewpoint.
Jan and Virginia will introduce you to some things that might be just what you are looking for. We hope you can join us!
Location and Hybrid Participation Options
This will be our annual meeting, followed by a live virtual webinar, starting at 10am Central Standard Time. This will be a hybrid program, with the following options available for participating.
- In-person attendance - our programs are held at the Minnesota Genealogy Center, 1385 Mendota Heights Road Suite 100 in Mendota Heights, MN.
- Virtual – The Zoom link will be emailed to all members before the program.
- 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, January 21.
