Swedish Genealogy Workshop
Swedish Genealogy Mini-workshops presented by Lenora Lynam, Archivist Lindsborg Old Mill.
An Ironic Genocide: The 1941 Deportation of the Volga Germans
Responding to an invitation by Catherine the Great in 1763, more than 30,000 Germans immigrated to the Russian steppe and settled in 106 colonies along the Volga River north of what today is the city of Volgograd (formerly Stalingrad). They lived there in relative isolation until 28 August 1941, following Hitler’s June Read more…
Swedish Churches of Southern Saline County
A presentation about the many churches which once graced the Smoky Valley in southern Saline County, Kansas and the few that remain active to this day.
The Galesburg Company and the Early Settlement of the Smoky Valley
A presentation about the background and settlement of the Swedes from Galesburg, Illinois, who settled to the north and west of Lindsborg, including the Salemsborg and Fremont communities.
Coronado Heights Run
15K, 5K, 2 mile walk, 1 mile Youth Fun Run The 15K is composed of a flat, scenic country-road course with Coronado Heights hill (1 mile running distance up a circular, rugged road) at the heart of the race, this is a demanding course; please train accordingly. Aid stations (water) Read more…