Mark your calendars! SwedGen 2011 will occur in September 2011



Have you hit a brick wall in your Swedish research or don't know where to begin?

A group of Swedish genealogists will be visiting the United States in September to teach and assist Swedish- Americans in how to find their roots and how to do Swedish research. This year the group will be making stops in Chicago, IL., Rock Island, IL., Denver, CO. and Salt Lake City, UT.

At each location, the Research Day will include presentations on Swedish genealogical online resources, genealogical CDs, probate and tax registers and historical maps. Individual consultations with a Swedish genealogist will be available to a limited number of persons at each location.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  The Swedish American Museum in Chicago, IL., will host the SwedGen 2011 Research Day at the Swedish American on September 10^th  (9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). Pre-registration is required. For complete details and registration information, go to:

http://www.swedishamericanmuseum.org/museuminfo/news/swedish-research-day-swedgen-2011/

Sunday, September 11, 2011 The Swedish Swenson Immigration Research Center in Rock Island, IL will host a SwedGen 2011 Research Day  on Sunday, September 11, 2011 (9 a.m. to 5:00 p,m). The event is free but registration is required for both the event and individual consultations.  For registration information, go to: http://www.augustana.edu/x34121.xml

Saturday, September  17, 2011. The Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado will host the SwedGen 2011 Research Day at the Community College of Aurora, CO.  For complete details and registration information, go to:

http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cosgs/documents/SwedGenTour2011.pdf

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 and Wednesday, September 21, 2011 The Research Day will be split into two morning sessions at the Family History Support Center in Salt Lake City. Go to: http://www.lilleskogen.se/   and then click on the schedule to see the presentation schedule for each day and registration information. 

For additional information about the SwedGen Tour go to: http://www.lilleskogen.se/ or you can contact Kathy Meade at [email protected].

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