Location: Talking Cedar19770 Sargent Rd SW Rochester Wednesday, April 3rd, 2024From: Noon to 1 pm Legislative update!Rep Dan Griffey & Rep Travis Couture Lunch $20 per person prepaid$25 perperson at the door RSVP to: [email protected] … [Read more...] about April 2024 Lunch Forum At Talking Cedar
The Past History of Historic Swede Hall
The building currently known as Swede Hall is actually the second building identified by that name and is located several miles from the original structure. There have been three organizations associated with the two buildings known by the name of Swede Hall. The original building was … [Read more...] about The Past History of Historic Swede Hall
Order of Runeberg and Swede Hall
By Maureen Smith, February 17, 2009 Johan Ludwig Runeberg, regarded as Finland's greatest poet and author of the Finnish National Anthem was born in 1804. His parents came from Sweden and settled in Finland as did many others. This explains the beginnings of the Swedish speaking Finn. Johan had a … [Read more...] about Order of Runeberg and Swede Hall
Past Celebrations Full of Variety
By Melody Gleichman, Advertiser Staff Editor (Information gleaned from a yellowed copy of the souvenir “Grand Mound/Rochester Swede Day, June 23, 1984” edition of the “The Advertiser” published by Dan & Melody Gleichman) How did Swede Day begin? In April, 1979, a chance conversation … [Read more...] about Past Celebrations Full of Variety