SAHS/WM
29 Pearl St. NW, Suite 127
Grand Rapids, MI 49503
616/458-0420
SAHS is a 501(c)3 organization. |
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Photo Albums: Click on an album to see photos taken at our past events!
20th Anniversary Celebration
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration
Midsommarfest
Lucia Celebration/Christmas
Miscellaneous
2018:
| Jan. 6 |
Julgransplundring at Covenant Village |
| Jan. 16 |
Swedish Reading Club: Bad Blood (Ont blod) by Arne Dahl |
| March 12 |
Meet, Eat, and Learn: “The Swede in Me” at Arnie's on Leonard Street |
| April 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Underground Girls of Kabul (De förklädda flickorna i Kabul) by Jenny Nordberg |
| May 5 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 23 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Amazing Story of the Man Who Cycled from India to Europe for Love (New Delhi - Borås:
Den osannolika berättelsen om indiern som cyklade till Sverige för kärlekens skull) by Per J. Andersson |
| Sept. 13 |
Annual Meeting at Covenant Village |
2017:
| Jan. 7 |
Julgransplundring at Covenant Village |
| Jan. 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Room (Rummet) by Jonas Karlsson |
| March 2 |
Meet & Eat at Arnie's by Centerpoint Mall |
| April 18 |
Swedish Reading Club: Willful Disregard (Egenmäktigt förfarande) by Lena Andersson |
| May 6 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 24 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 18 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Little Old Lady who Broke All the Rules (Kaffe med rån) by Catharina Ingelman-Sundberg |
| Sept. 15 |
20th Anniversary Celebration at the University Club |
| Oct. 18 |
Swedish Reading Club: Severed Ties and Silenced Voices by Roger McKnight |
| Nov. 13 |
Meet, Eat & Learn: “The Swede in Me” at
Arnie’s Restaurant |
| Dec. 2 |
Twenty-first Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2016:
| Jan. 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: A Man Called Ove (En man som heter Ove) by Fredrik Backman |
| Feb. 16 |
Meet & Eat at Harmony Hall |
| March 10 |
Meet Jamie Lystra, 2015 contestant on "Allt för Sverige" |
| April 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Shadow Girls (Tea-Bag) by Henning Mankell |
| April 30 |
SAHS Genealogy Seminar |
| May 7 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 25 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: Unwanted (Askungar) by Kristina Ohlsson |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting at Covenant Village |
| Oct. 18 |
Swedish Reading Club: Raoul Wallenberg: The Heroic Life and Mysterious Disappearance of the Man Who Saved Thousands of Hungarian Jews from the Holocaust by Ingrid Carlberg |
| Dec. 3 |
Twentieth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2015:
| Jan. 20 |
Swedish Reading Club: Midwinter Blood (Midvinterblod) by Mons Kallentoft |
| March 6 |
Inte Bara Köttbullar (Not Just Meatballs): A Swedish Dinner prepared by Lars Nordell |
| April 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Notorious Isaac Earl and his Scouts by Gordon Olson |
| May 2 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 20 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Dead of Summer (I denna ljuva sommartid) by Mari Jungstedt |
| Sept. 16 |
Annual Meeting at Covenant Village |
| Oct. 20 |
Swedish Reading Club: Last Will (Nobels testamente) by Liza Marklund |
| Dec. 5 |
Nineteenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2014:
| Jan. 5 |
Julgransplundring at Covenant Village |
| Jan. 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: Sun Storm (Solstorm) by Åsa Larsson |
| March 18 |
"Mamma Mia!" at DeVos Hall |
| April 8 |
Meet and Eat at Arnie's |
| April 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Ice Princess (Isprinsessan) by Camilla Läckberg |
| May 3 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 21 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: Norwegian by Night by Derek Miller |
| Aug. 11 |
Meet and Eat at The Score |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting at Covenant Village |
| Oct. 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: Ingrid Bergman: A Personal Biography by Charlotte Chandler |
| Dec. 6 |
Eighteenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2013:
| Jan. 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: Italian Shoes (Italienska skor) by Henning Mankell |
| April 16 |
Swedish Reading Club: The 100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out the Window and Disappeared (Hundraåringen som klev ut genom fönstret och försvann) by Jonas Jonasson |
| June 22 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 16 |
Swedish Reading Club: Yes, Chef by Marcus Samuelsson |
| Sept. 18 |
Annual Meeting at Covenant Village |
| Oct. 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: Cell 8 (Edward Finnigans Upprättelse) by Anders Roslund & Börge Hellström |
| Nov. 12 |
Meet and Eat at Brewery Vivant |
| Dec. 7 |
Seventeenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2012:
| Jan. 7 |
Julgransplundring at Atomic Object |
| Jan. 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Princess of Burundi (Prinsessan av Burundi) by Kjell Eriksson |
| April 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: A Michigan Polar Bear Confronts the Bolsheviks by Godfrey J. Anderson, edited and introduced by Gordon Olson |
| May 5 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 23 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Last Letter Home (Sista brevet till Sverige) by Vilhelm Moberg |
| Oct. 5 |
Fifteenth Anniversary Celebration at Kent Country Club |
| Oct. 16 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Troubled Man (Den orolige mannen) by Henning Mankell |
| Oct. 27 |
Magnus Mårtensson performance at Thornapple Covenant Church |
| Dec. 8 |
Sixteenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2011:
| Jan. 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: Echoes from the Dead (Skumtimmen) by Johan Theorin |
| March 26 |
Swedish Cultural Day
at Thornapple Covenant Church |
| April 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Man from Beijing (Kinesen) by Henning Mankell |
| May 7 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 25 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: Benny & Shrimp (Grabben i graven bredvid) by Katarina Mazetti |
| Sept. 19 |
Annual Meeting with musical program by Gregory Maytan, Sandra Maytan and Terje Moe Hansen at Covenant Village |
| Oct. 18 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Darkest Room (Nattfåk) by Johan Theorin |
| Nov. 6 |
Innebandy/Floor Ball Season Starts |
| Dec. 3 |
Fifteenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2010:
| Jan. 9 |
Julgransplundring at Atomic Object |
| Jan. 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Summer Book (Sommarboken) by Tove Jansson |
| March 27 |
Semmelfest at Atomic Object |
| April 20 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Pyramid (Pyramiden) by Henning Mankell |
| May 1 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 26 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 20 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Män som hatar kvinnor) by Stieg Larsson |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting
and "Tami Sings ABBA" musical program at Covenant Village |
| Oct. 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: Ivar Kreuger, the Financial Genius Behind a Century of Wall Street Scandals by Frank Partnoy |
| Nov. 18 |
Innebandy/Floor Ball Season Starts |
| Dec. 4 |
Fourteenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2009:
| Jan. 20 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Return of the Dancing Master (Danslärarens återkomst) by Henning Mankell |
| March 21 |
Semmelfest at Atomic Object |
| April 18 |
Joint dinner with Swedish Council of America board at Kent Country Club with entertainment by Maestro Magnus Martensson |
| April 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: Missing (Saknad) by Karin Alvtegen |
| May 2 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 20 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: On My Swedish Island: Discovering the Secrets of Scandinavian Well-being by Julie Lindahl |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting and kafferep (Swedish coffee party) at the Atomic Object Building |
| Oct. 20 |
Swedish Reading Club: Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin |
| Nov. 12 |
Innebandy/Floor Ball Season Starts |
| Dec. 12 |
Thirteenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2008:
| Jan. 5 |
Julgransplundring at Atomic Object |
| Jan. 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson |
| March 11 |
Bus Trip to Red Wings hockey game |
| March 12 |
Meet and Eat at Arnie's |
| April 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: Good Night, My Darling (Godnatt, min älskade) by Inger Frimansson |
| May 3 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 13 |
Summer Story Time for SAHS Kids: Mamma Moo Goes Down a Slide by Jujja Wieslander |
| June 21 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: Jerusalem by Selma Lagerlöf |
| July 18 |
Summer Story Time for SAHS Kids: Aunt Green, Aunt Brown and Aunt Lavender by Elsa Beskow |
| Aug. 1 |
"ABBA-The Hits" Picnic Pops Concert at Cannonsburg |
| Sept. 26 |
Annual Meeting at Arnie's
and Magnus Mårtensson Concert at Covenant Village |
| Oct. 21 |
Swedish Reading Club: Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name by Vendela Vida |
| Nov. 1 |
Swedish Cultural Day: Focus on Immigration, at Thornapple Covenant Church |
| Nov. 18 |
Innebandy/Floor Ball Season Starts |
| Dec. 6 |
Twelfth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2007:
| Jan. 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: Christina, Queen of Sweden by Veronica Buckley |
| April 14 |
Scandinavians in Michigan with author Jeffrey Hancks |
| April 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: Detective Inspector Huss (Den krossade tanghästen) by Helene Tursten |
| May 5 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 15 |
Summer Story Time for SAHS Kids: Christmas in Noisy Village (Jul i Bullerbyn) by Astrid Lindgren |
| June 23 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| July 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: Astrid & Veronika by Linda Olsson |
| July 20 |
Summer Story Time for SAHS Kids: Very Tricky, Alfie Atkins (Alfons Åberg) by Gunilla Bergström |
| Aug. 18 |
Day Trip "Up North" |
| Aug. 24 |
Summer Story Time for SAHS Kids: Pippi Longstocking by Astrid Lindgren |
| Sept. 15 |
Tenth Anniversary Celebration at Meijer Gardens |
| Oct. 16 |
Swedish Reading Club: Simon's Family by Marianne Fredriksson |
| Dec. 8 |
Eleventh Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2006:
| Jan. 7 |
End Of Christmas Party Julgransplundring |
| Jan. 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Emigrants (Utvandrarna) by Wilhelm Moberg |
| March 17 |
Genealogy Workshop: "Where Do I Begin" with Denni Peterson, West Michigan Genealogy Society |
| April 18 |
Swedish Reading Club: Two Women: A Novel of Friendship (Flyttfåglar) by Marianne Fredriksson |
| May 6 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 17 |
Genealogy Workshop: "Using the Internet as a Genealogy Tool" with Denni Peterson, West Michigan Genealogy Society |
| June 24 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| June 28 |
Home Hospitality for visiting Swedish Weavers |
| July 18 |
Swedish Reading Club: Ursula, Under by Ingrid Hill |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting at Grand Rapids Township Hall |
Sept. 27-
Oct. 1 |
The Swedish Bridge Conference, Karlstad, Sweden |
| Oct. 14 |
Bus Tour to Cranbrook and IKEA |
| Oct. 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: Gösta Berling's Saga by Selma Lagerlöf |
| Nov. 4 |
Swedish Cultural Day: Focus on Swedish Christmas, at Thornapple Covenant Church |
| Dec. 9 |
Tenth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2005:
| Jan. 11 |
Swedish Reading Club: Popular Music from Vittula (Populärmusik från Vittula) by Mikael Niemi |
| Feb. 18 |
Meet and Eat at Arnie's |
| March 19 |
Swedish Cultural Day at Thornapple Covenant Church |
| April 12 |
Swedish Reading Club: Stockholm: City of My Dreams (Mina drömmars stad) by Per Anders Fogelström |
| May 7 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 25 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| August 23 |
Swedish Reading Club: One Step Behind (Steget Efter) by Henning Mankell |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting at Arnie's Restaurant |
| Oct. 15 |
Bus Trip to Chicago (Andersonville and IKEA) |
| Dec. 10 |
Ninth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2004:
| Jan. 27 |
Swedish Reading Club: Doctor Glas by Hjalmar Söderberg |
| April 20 |
Swedish Reading Club: Hanna's Daughters (Anna, Hanna och Johanna) by Marianne Fredriksson |
| April 23 |
Meet and Eat at Three Crowns |
| May 1 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| May 21 |
Pippi Longstocking movie night and craft making for children |
| June 15 |
Swedish Reading Club: The Locked Room (Det slutna rummet) by Maj Sjöwall and Per Wahlöö |
| June 26 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| August 17 |
Swedish Reading Club: Wallenberg: Missing Hero by Kati Marton |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting at the Three Crowns restaurant |
| Oct. 19 |
Swedish Reading Club: Sidetracked (Villospår) by Henning Mankell |
| Dec. 11 |
Eighth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2003:
| March 11 |
Swedish Movie Night: "The Emigrants" at Calvin College |
| March 13 |
Intermediate Swedish Lessons begin |
| April 4 |
Camerata Roman/Sweden at Hope College |
| May 3 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| May 10 |
Clarence and Doris Anderson receive the Swedish Council Award of Merit at the Swedish Council of America's Annual Awards Dinner in Dearborn |
| June 21 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| Sept. 15 |
Annual Meeting/"Return to Sweden" Travelogue at Calvin College |
| Oct. 8 |
Swedish Movie Night: "The New Land" at Calvin College |
| Nov. 4 |
Swedish Reading Club: Witches' Rings (Häxringarna) by Kerstin Ekman |
| December |
Swedish Christmas tree decorated by SAHS on display at Fredrick Meijer Gardens |
| Dec. 13 |
Seventh Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
| Dec. 23 |
"Mamma Mia!" at DeVos Performance Hall |
2002:
| Feb. 9 |
"Dare to Dream" with Kerstin Lane from SAMAC, Chicago at Calvin College |
| March 7 |
Spring Swedish Lessons Begin |
| March 23 |
Children's Swedish Story Time, "Karlsson on the Roof" at Schuler Books |
| April 5 |
"Vikings, Facts or Fables" with Bengt Swenson at Elks Club |
| May 4 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 22 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| Sept. 15 |
Fifth Anniversary Celebration and Annual Meeting at Meijer Gardens |
| Sept. 19 |
Intermediate Swedish Lessons begin |
| Oct. 19 |
Family Outing to Charlton Park in Hastings and Gilmore Car Museum in Hickory Corners |
| Dec. 7 |
Sixth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
2001:
| Feb. 12 |
Genealogy Workshop with Marilyn Jeglum at Calvin College |
| March 24 |
Children's Swedish Story Time: "Pippi Longstocking" at G.R. Township Hall |
| March 24 |
Game Night at Grand Rapids Township Hall |
| March 25 |
SAHS Volunteers at Channel 35 Pledge Drive |
| April 5 |
Spring Swedish Lessons Begin |
| May 5 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 23 |
Midsommarfest at Bill and Mary Seeger's in Alaska |
| Sept. 10 |
Annual Meeting and Sing-along at Three Crowns. Office Open House |
| Sept. 13 |
Fall Swedish Lessons Begin |
| Oct. 20-21 |
Bus Trip to Toronto to see the ABBA Musical "Mamma Mia!" |
| Oct. 27 |
Children's Swedish Story Time: "Trolls" at Blandford Nature Center |
| Dec. 8 |
Fifth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
| Dec. 8 |
Lucia Performance at Meijer Gardens |
| Dec. 9 |
Swedish Christmas Music and Dances at Meijer Gardens |
| Dec. 15 |
Swedish Christmas Music and Dances at Grand Rapids Art Museum |
2000:
| March 15 |
Spring Swedish Lessons Begin |
| April 7 |
Family Games Night at Calvin College |
| May 6 |
Valborgsmässoafton Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 24 |
Midsommarfest at the Johnson Farm in Sawyer |
| Aug. 19 |
Crayfish Party at Three Crowns |
| Sept. 11 |
Annual Meeting and Lecture: "Sweden Today" with Johnny Olsson at Calvin |
| Sept. 21 |
Fall Swedish Lessons Begin |
| Oct. 2 |
Westbo Jazz & Blues Band from Sweden at Calvin College |
| Nov. 6 |
Swedish Cooking Class at Rockford High School |
| Dec. 9 |
Fourth Annual Lucia Celebration at St. Mark's Episcopal Church |
1999:
| Jan. 30 |
"My Dearest Sister", Play by Astrid Lindgren at Calvin College |
| Feb. 26 |
Family Fun Night at Calvin College |
| March 20 |
Bus Trip to IKEA, Chicago |
| May 1 |
Valborgsmässoafton, Spring Celebration at Hager Park in Jenison |
| June 26 |
Midsommarfest at Arne and Marilyn Fahlen's in Sand Lake |
| Aug. 29 |
Crayfish Party at Three Crowns |
| Aug. 31 |
Annual Meeting at Calvin College |
| Sept. 12 |
Bus Trip to Scandinavian Festival in Vasa Park, Elgin, IL |
| Oct. 3 |
Jenny Lind Concert with Suzanne Gahler at St. Cecilia Music Society |
| Dec. 11 |
Third Annual Lucia Celebration and Breakfast at Thornapple Covenant Church |
| Dec. 11 |
"Sharing Swedish Christmas Customs" at Grand Rapids Children's Museum |
1998:
| Jan. 3 |
Julgransplundring, Children's Party at Grand Rapids Township Hall |
| Feb. 13 |
February Fling at Grand Rapids Township Hall |
| April 30 |
Vårfest, Spring Celebration at Gerald R. Ford Museum |
| June 11 |
Golf Outing at English Hills |
| June 20 |
Midsommarfest at Jason and Marilyn Johnson's Farm in Sawyer |
| Aug. 22 |
Annual Meeting and Picnic at Arne and Marilyn Fahlen's in Sand Lake |
| Sept. 2 |
Nikolas Werngren, Swedish Photograper at Grand Rapids Township Hall |
| Sept. 21 |
Swedish Lessons begin at Bethlehem Lutheran Church |
| Oct.-Nov. |
Christmas Crafts Work Sessions at Arnie's Leonard Street Market |
| Dec. 13 |
Second Annual Lucia Celebration at Thornapple Covenant Church |
1997:
| April 6 |
First Meeting of the Organizing Committee at Clarence and Doris Anderson's in Jenison, followed by meetings at Dale and Cyndi Nelson's and Three Crowns Restaurant |
| June 16 |
Organizational Meeting at the Old Mill in Rockford |
| July 19 |
First Board Meeting at Arnie's Restaurant on Leonard Street |
| Aug. 22 |
Membership Rally and Potluck Picnic at Arne and Marilyn Fahlen's in Sand Lake |
| Sept. 6 |
Swedish Float in Celebration on the Grand |
| Oct. 22 |
Charter Night at Duba's |
| Nov. 15 |
Bus Tour to Andersonville, Chicago |
| Dec. 13 |
First Annual Lucia Celebration at Amway Grand Plaza Hotel; Christmas Smörgåsbord at Three Crowns Restaurant |
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