Helga's all of History (Virtual Charter School)

How the Swedes became Americans and invented ‘Swedish Americans The lecture, which is illustrated by around 200 photos, looks at the Swedes who founded Lindsborg and brought Swedishness to the heart of the United States of America. The lecture looks at how the Swedish immigrants adopted English and slowly abandoned Read more…

Smoky Valley Genealogical Society & Library, Inc. was formally organized on 25 February 1970. There were seven founding members. They were: Evalyn Brady, Sibyl Stratmann, Maurine Weisgerber, Sherry Woodruff, Lucille O’Brien, Edith and Mary Scott. They had no books. The first book purchased by the newly formed Society was “Daughters of Read more…