Summer 2018 in THIS ISSUE

To preserve, teach and celebrate Swedish heritage. Summer 2018 IN THIS ISSUE

New Exhibits 1 Around the Museum Curator’s Corner 3 Children’s Museum 4 Volunteers 5 Midsommarfest 6 Explore the World Summer Camp Form 13

Reservations and Tantolunden, Stockholm Museum Membership Forms 14 Swedish Gardens New Members 15 by Keith Ulrich Donations 15 This summer, the Swedish American Museum is capturing a bit of the Swedish love for the Genealogy 17 outdoors with our Wallenberg Room exhibit, Dreams of a Swedish Summer. This photography and live garden exhibit features images taken by LaManda Joy, founder of Chicago’s Peterson New Bakery 17 Garden Project. See What’s New at the Extending her love of all things green, LaManda became particularly enamored with the Museum Store 19 gardens of her husband Peter Wigren’s native land – Sweden. The exhibit will feature some of her favorite garden memories from visits over the years to Stockholm and Gotland, Programs & Events 9 including community gardens, 300-year-old urban farms and random foliage such as renegade hollyhocks growing through sidewalk cracks in Stockholm. A first for the Museum, we are featuring a live garden in the center of the exhibit, transporting visitors to some of Sweden’s gardens, both public and private. Featured images highlight Sweden’s public gardens, known as koloniträgård. These designated public spaces are made of small plots allotted to those who sign up for them (called kolonilotter), to grow fruits, vegetables, flowers and herbs. Many plots come with small houses (or stugor) about the size of a large shed, and feature the typical garden amenities – indoor sink, a table and potting tools. One of Stockholm’s largest koloniträdgård is called Eriksdalslunden, located on the city’s east side. Because of its position by the water, the garden boasts its own microclimate perfect for growing exotic species such as ginkgo, mulberry, bamboo, magnolia and even peaches. LaManda’s keen interest in Sweden’s gardens, particularly the allotments, is no surprise – she is the founder of Peterson Garden Project, a Chicago-based nonprofit whose mission is to cont. page 3 MISSION STATEMENT Dear members and friends, Through its arts and educational programs and Midsommar can never come too early and some of us got a taste of Midsommar with Alexander Ekman’s Midsummer Night’s Dream by the Joffrey Ballet at the Auditorium its permanent collection, Theatre. Both our Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter and Chicago’s Mayor Rahm the Swedish American Emanuel along with 3,000 other guests attended the opening evening on April 25. The Museum interprets the performance was a very special and unique ballet and portrayed all aspects of Midsommar: immigrant experience for fun, time with family and friends, dancing, food, and more. children and adults and Here in Andersonville our own Midsommarfest is coming soon, June 8-10. The Museum will promotes an appreciation once again have our decorated Midsommarstång (Maypole) to dance around, Swedish music on Saturday morning, wonderful musicians to entertain from the South Swedish Stage and we of contemporary Swedish- end Saturday evening with ABBA Salute and Sunday evening will be American English with American culture. lots of Beatles music. You are all invited to make your own Midsommar flower wreath, cool off inside the Museum by seeing the Comics exhibit, have a cup of coffee with kanelbulle and FLAGGAN is published quarterly by the smörgås (cinnamon roll and sandwich), and find a Swedish item to take home in our Museum Swedish American Museum store, either inside or outside. This year we are especially thankful to Swedish Covenant 5211 North Clark Street Hospital for sponsoring our stage and Oak Park Volvo for sponsoring the beer booth. It is Chicago, IL 60640 Phone 773.728.8111 truly special to be working with other Swedish based companies for a real Swedish festival. Fax 773.728.8870 Editors: KARIN MOEN ABERCROMBIE During June it would be great to share photos of your Midsommarfest celebration. Email a K. STEPHEN ANDERSON photo or put it in the mail and include a short paragraph to tell us when and where the picture ANGELICA FARZANEH-FAR was taken, and who is celebrating. Feel free to include details about the food as well. We hope Board of Directors Officers Chair – JANET NELSON to have enough photos to share for a display and to create a video. Vice Chair – ELIZABETH PETERSON Treasurer – DAN JURAN If you want more Midsommar there are festivals in Rockford, Bishop Hill, and Geneva and Secretary – ELSE-BRITT DELONG often you find a group of Swedish families gathering around Belmont Harbor for dancing, Board of Directors food, and fun on Saturday of Midsommar weekend. JULIE BENSON CATHERINE HOLMQUIST Holidays and festivals are wonderful times to gather with friends and family and to share ANNIKA JASPERS TED JOHNSON memories together. During Easter I had three of my childhood friends and my younger sister VEREEN NORDSTROM Eva visiting from Sweden. We had a lot of fun experiencing Chicago together and to look STEVE SATEK FRANK J. SCHNEIDER back at our times together as Scouts in Flatåskyrkan in Västra Frölunda, in Gothenburg, where KATE M. SHEEHY we grew up together. I was reminded that most often it doesn’t matter how far apart we live JIM THYBONY KEVIN WILLIAMS or how seldom we see each other, friendships are strong and important to us all. We picked Historic Consultant 2018 for this trip so we could celebrate being 60 together, about 50 years since we met. It was DR. PHILIP ANDERSON almost like our own little personal reunion. Museum Staff Executive Director It is not exactly the result of a genealogy research to reconnect with friends but it reminds me KARIN MOEN ABERCROMBIE of how many of us talk about starting our family research. Sooner rather than later is probably Communications Manager ANGELICA FARZANEH-FAR a good reminder since many of us are getting older and even forgetting details that could be of Member & Community Engagement Manager help to get started. Thanks to our genealogy group and the researchers meeting with visitors on CAROLINE GERBAULET-VANASSE Education Manager STACEY NYMAN Wednesdays and Saturdays we are able to help many families connect and reconnect. Whether Curator KEITH ULRICH you are finding your family through our Museum or on your own, we would love to share Store Manager FRIDA IDESTEN Accountant AFABLE CONSULTING your story with our members and visitors and also to preserve for the future. Your stories will Board of Trustees also help us document Chicago’s Swedish history and of course everything that was Swedish Chair – BENGT SJÖGREN here in Andersonville. In addition to the personal stories are the stories and history connected DR. GUNNAR ANDERSSON LARS BRUNK to Swedish architects, contractors, businesses, and more. Looking forward to reading, listening LARRY EKSTROM and sharing. ALBERT GOODMAN GORDON GORANSON We are all excited about two Swedish businesses coming to Andersonville: Swedish Covenant ROBERT GRAMEN RUSSELL HOLMQUIST Hospital with a clinic in the old Swedish Bakery building and Bobby Schafer’s bakery and KERSTIN LANE pastry “Lost Larson” 5318 N. Clark St. J. ROBERT LIND NELS NELSON For all our programs this spring and summer go to pages 9–12 for details. Hope to see you here. WAYNE E. NELSON KEN NORGAN Med vänliga hälsningar, PAUL RIMMINGTON CLAES WARNANDER Life Trustees TOMAS AND BIRGITTA BERGMAN NANCY BODEEN ULLA BRUNK BO AND ANITA HEDFORS Karin Moen Abercrombie JON & JANE LIND Executive Director Collections: Lennart Setterdahl by Keith Ulrich

Setterdahl’s 1985 coast-to- to type at 11 years old. coast oral history project Dr. Setterdahl later used resulted in 1,439 recorded it in his correspondence interviews. He even and inventorying, and travelled as far as Australia by his wife in writing in his preservation her manuscripts. Also pursuits, inventorying donated were a briefcase, and microfilming a large microfilm splicer, cameras Scandinavian-Australian and interview reels, one collection in Sydney for of which contains an Microfilm splicer the Swedish Emigrant interview with a direct This spring, the Swedish Institute in Växjö, Sweden, Institute. Dr. Setterdahl descendant of a Bishop American Museum he returned to the United passed away from cancer Hill Colony founder. received a generous States to continue his in 1995. The Museum will display donation of objects related preservation work. Among His wife, author Lilly these objects in an exhibit to the life and work of his many accomplishments Setterdahl, generously on Dr. Setterdahl’s life in distinguished Swedish- were inventorying and donated these objects 2019. American archivist, microfilming the records to further preserve Dr. Dr. Lennart Setterdahl of the Bishop Hill Colony Setterdahl’s legacy and (1928-1995). He was born and Swedish-American his conservation of in Frändefors, Sweden, fraternal organizations, the Swedish-American and immigrated with his among them, the Vasa immigrant experience.

family in 1959 to the Order of America, Among them are AROUND THE MUSEUM United States, first settling Independent Order of his first typewriter, in Cleveland, Ohio. After Svithiod, Independent purchased by his spending the late 1970s Order of Vikings, and the father circa 1939, serving as an archivist at Scandinavian Brotherhood and with which he the Swedish Emigrant of America. Dr. used to learn how Typewriter Swedish Gardens cont. from page 1 recruit, educate and LaManda, “This method was named after the following the 1871 inspire everyone to grow allows us to focus on Project’s first public garden Chicago Fire. He also and cook their own food. long-term gardeners versus on Peterson Avenue. planted all the trees for the On the north side of long-term gardens.” Peterson Avenue was 1893 World’s Fair. Chicago, empty land is Currently, there are more named for Per rare (and expensive), so than eight locations Samuel Peterson, a Peterson partners with throughout the city Swedish immigrant organizations that let them including Edgewater, who came to put in short-term gardens Albany Park, Rogers Park Chicago in 1854, so project members have and whose nursery and the Field Museum a place to grow. When west of Rosehill campus. the land is no longer Cemetery – which available, the gardens An intriguing Swedish he helped found – move to a new location so coincidence adds relevancy grew more than half new neighborhoods can to LaManda’s participation of the trees planted learn how to grow their in the exhibit. Her on public streets own food. Explains Peterson Garden Project in the decades Rosendals trädgård, Stockholm FLAGGAN Summer 2018 3 Travel the World Summer Camp by Stacey Nyman

Voyage I – July 23-27 Voyage II – Aug. 13-17 As the summer season In addition to time travel, traveling over land and sea, are secret and will not be approaches, many people’s we do have some typical you can even take to the known until each morning attention turns to travel. modes of travel in the air! When thinking about at the departure gate. The cold of winter and Children’s Museum. One air travel, it is natural to During this amazing trip the chilliness of spring of them is walking! In the assume an airplane is what across the globe, campers leads to vacation planning. Children’s Museum, you is being referred to. No, meet special guests, create At the Brunk Children’s can walk all the way from we do not have an airplane numerous art pieces, learn Museum of Immigration, Sweden to Minnesota! It in the Children’s Museum, traditional games, eat travel doesn’t need to be a is a tiring journey, but a unfortunately. There really delicious snacks native to seasonal affair. Travel there good way to earn extra isn’t room for it, since our that country and much happens daily in a variety steps for physical fitness. space shuttle takes up so more. Whether we are of ways. If you aren’t quite up for much room. Sometimes dancing, singing, listening When thinking about the long journey by foot, you just need a little to folk tales, learning a travel, one tends to you can hop onto one of change in scenery. The new language or viewing imagine planes, trains and our two boats. There is a moon is a great place to artifacts, we are having a automobiles- a way of steamship and a Viking visit. You can have a seat blast! The week culminates long boat that will get you transporting you from one in our shuttle and blast off with our very own World’s to where you want to go place to another. However, to space to explore. While Fair where campers can (the steamship is faster, there is another type of there, collect some samples share all they have learned unless you are with our travel regularly used in the of moon rocks, please. and created with family strongest Vikings). Children’s Museum. Have We are trying to build our and friends. collection. AROUND THE MUSEUM Once in Minnesota, we you ever time traveled? If Travel can sometimes be you’ve ever been on one of encourage you to ride Even though we don’t pricy and require quite a our school tours you have. our horse. She’s a strong have an airplane in the bit of planning. However, The location of our time one, of the breed Dala. Children’s Museum, that is not the case at the machine is top secret, but Though most Dala horses we do have one in the Brunk Children’s Museum we routinely take groups of are uniquely marked, and gallery, but only during of Immigration. You students back in time 10 quite colorful, ours is a two special weeks of the can use various modes years, 20 years, 30 years, rich brown. Her father had summer. Travel the World of transportation, visit etc. all the way back to the more traditional markings, Summer Camp brings year 1870. We have never while her mother was a children to the Museum multiple countries and the yet lost anyone during the solid color. She has carried for two one-week sessions moon with ease here. “Are journey and only once many children through of intense travel. During we there yet?” is rarely overshot the time coming the lands of Minnesota. the weeks of July 23-27 uttered as the journey is home, landing in the year Sometimes she’ll even and Aug. 13-17 we will be the biggest part of the fun. 3018 instead of 2018 (we pull the sled we have in zooming across the earth To sign up for Travel the are sworn to secrecy about the Museum, when the to four unique locations. World Summer Camp what we encountered weather is just right. Though it is tempting to or for more information, there). When you are finished reveal the locations, they please visit our website.

4 Swedish American Museum Volunteering helps the Museum by Caroline Gerbaulet-Vanasse

To those who attended the contribution translates Volunteer Appreciation to an invaluable gift to Dinner in April, and not only our staff, but to all of you who could also makes an enormous not make it, we cannot difference all around stress how much we the Museum. From appreciate all that you do daily operations such for the Museum! It is no as the Museum Store hyperbole when we say and Admissions Desk, that we could not be the to the preparation and institution that we are execution of events such without your help. With as Midsommarfest, the that in mind, we are really reasons we love our looking forward to all the volunteers is and will adventures that are on the continue to be endless. horizon this summer and A second and perhaps Volunteers at Midsommarfest 2017 going on later in the year. less well known benefit Before we explore what of volunteer hours is how we return to upcoming is an all hands on deck are sure to be highlights they are useful when volunteer opportunities. A event and we will soon in our world of volunteer the Museum applies major one was mentioned opportunities, let us first for grants. Many grant be calling for lots of above, Midsommarfest. shed some light on all the donors that take them volunteers! Volunteers This is one of the biggest different ways that your into consideration as they can look forward to being AROUND THE MUSEUM volunteer hours benefit us. like to see positive signs of and arguably most fun a docent inside, helping chances for new, current There exists a myriad community engagement with children’s crafts, and ‘old’ volunteers to kick of ways in which the and altruism. Looking helping run the Museum off the summer! For those hours you, our glorious toward our Museum’s Store proper as well as our who are not familiar with volunteers, put in future, as volunteers outdoor tent, preparing the event, Midsommarfest positively affects the your every hour has the flower wreaths, and the potential to help us in is a street festival held Swedish American perennially popular ways that go far beyond just outside the Museum Museum. Perhaps the beer tent amongst many biggest of which is how the tangible work you are extending a few blocks to other opportunities. volunteer hours give time putting in. Let this serve the north up Clark Street. Save the date, this year’s back to our staff. The total as encouragement when The Museum joins forces number of hours that our we remind you to log your with the neighborhood Midsommarfest will be volunteers contribute is hours. In and of itself, the by sharing Swedish held the weekend of June equivalent to about four logging of hours helps the Midsommar traditions, 8 – 10. As the weekend more full-time employees Museum. music, and much more. approaches, look out for working for a year. That It is on this note that As you can imagine, this the call for volunteers!

FLAGGAN Summer 2018 5 Midsommarfest in Andersonville by Anna Wramner

The Andersonville Midsommarfest There is a $10 suggested donation to is one of the most legendary street enter the festival. Kids and seniors festivals in Chicago and is now over 65 are free. Admission to the Saturday entering its 53rd year. On June Museum during these days is free 11:00 Festival kick-off by ACC 8-10, it is again time to celebrate and it is open regular hours during 11:30 Raising of the May Pole summer and the return of light at Midsommarfest, unless stated the Museum. otherwise. Noon Swedish Jamboree (local Swedish act) Each year, The Museum nearly 50,000 has its own stage 2:00 The New Invaders people flock just in front of to Clark Street the entrance on 4:00 Kashmir from Foster to Clark Street, and 6:00 Fiona Grey Catalpa, where throughout the the festivities day there will 7:00 Moose the DJ take place. be appearances 8:00 ABBA Salute The Museum’s by choirs, DJ’s - and a

MIDSOMMAR FEST Midsummer activities in number of other Andersonville well-known Sunday start at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June musicians. Don’t forget to stop by 9 with a festive kick-off. This is the Museum’s beer tent opposite the Noon Peter Nordberg stage where the proceeds will benefit followed by two days of music, kid’s 12:30 LiveWire entertainment, food, raising of the the Museum. Maypole, making of flower wreaths, 2:00 Hugh Too crafts, face-painting, selling of beer 4:00 Hodie Snitch and midsummer-related items, Hope to see you music - and much more. there! 6:00 Lynne Jordan and the Shivers 8:00 American English

Dancing around the May Pole at Midsommarfest ABBA salute at Midsommarfest 2017 Making of flower wreaths 2017

6 Swedish American Museum Midsummer in Sweden

In Sweden, Midsummer is the most even umbrellas, where Swedes enjoy typically Swedish celebration of eating and drinking with family and “A century ago, more all. Midsummer eve is always on a friends. Friday between June 19 and 25. It Swedes lived in Chicago After dinner, many Swedes go is an occasion of large gatherings, than in the second largest dancing, again, preferably outside, where family and friends escape the on an outdoor dance floor, cities to celebrate in the countryside. city in Sweden. Here, specifically set up for the occasion. In fact, on Midsummer, city streets all over the country are spookily Swedish shops of all kinds DID YOU KNOW? empty and deserted. lined Clark Street in Legend has it that Midsummer eve is Swedes tend to be well attuned with a magical night for love. If you pick nature, and Midsummer celebrates Andersonville. Only two of seven different species of flowers the Summer Solstice with its long before going to bed and put them them remain, but an event summer days, light nights and under your pillow at night, your birch-trees in full bloom. These each year brings people future spouse will appear in your celebrations were held to welcome dreams. from all over to celebrate summertime and the season of MIDSOMMAR FEST fertility already as early as in the THE MIDSUMMER MENU a holiday that is observed 1500s. The Midsummer menu features The celebrations start with picking in every Nordic country different types of pickled herring flowers for the Maypole, as well as served with boiled fresh potatoes, — Midsommarfest! On for the flower wreaths children and sour cream and chives. This is often women put in their hair. that weekend each followed by a grilled dish, such as Raising of the Maypole is a key grilled salmon or lamb. year, Andersonville component of the celebrations and For dessert, the first fresh children then gather to take part in reverberates with Swedish strawberries for the summer, served traditional ring-dances around it. with whipped cream. Beer and liveliness. Be part of it!” The Midsummer feast is most spiced schnapps are served for commonly set outside, even though drinks. Swedes like drinking songs, Steve it might mean bringing blankets so every time the glasses are refilled, and warm sweaters - sometimes the guests start singing.

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FLAGGAN Summer 2018 7 Annual Member Meeting by Janet Nelson

What a great meeting!! The meeting continued through and connect the have them in our building The gallery space was filled with the election of a buildings. The first floor and working side by side with excited Museum new board member will have three places with them. The second members. We were treated Kevin Williams. He is a where we can access the floor, floor plan idea is to wonderful refreshments valued volunteer and we property at 5217, one in to create a new, larger complements of Ken are looking forward to the existing store, one in conference room with working with him on the the gallery space and one Norgan. space for meetings as board as well. in the chair closet. The Kathy Gemperle, from well as an apartment for store will be relocated to Edgewater Historical The scope of the meeting interns or musicians who turned to the 40th 5217 and the Café will Society was our guest would come from Sweden Anniversary Campaign be where the store is now. speaker. She gave to work or perform at and where the money Much discussion ensued an enlightening talk was allocated as well as about the Café and what the museum. Everyone on the Architecture what we are still in the we will serve, how we is excited and awaiting in Andersonville, process of doing. The will man it and the traffic the outside space we will specifically as it applies Water Tower, Kitchen, flow from the store and have once the garage at to the buildings in our Staff Office, Genealogy the café to the museum. 5217 is down. Many immediate area. It gave and the floor in the gallery This will be a discussion ideas as far as shrubs, trees us a lot of insight about space were all completed that will continue and and even memorial and the Architects, some were this year. 5217 Foster maybe be changed as we naming opportunities were Swedish, who designed was the next topic to be go along and see how discussed. the buildings in our area. covered and cover it we things are actually working The meeting adjourned AROUND THE MUSEUM All who attended will did. The excitement about on a day to day basis. certainly notice certain the expansion was terrific. The third floor of 5217 and Princess Torte and similarities and changes Miles Lindblad went over is already home to the coffee was enjoyed by all. that were made to the the floor plans and what is Andersonville Chamber of See you next year at the buildings as we walk down anticipated as far as where Commerce and they are Annual Meeting and join Clark Street. we are going to break settling. We are happy to in the excitement.

Miles Lindblad going over the new plans for the Museum New board member Kevin Williams

8 Swedish American Museum FIRST LOOK: STILL LIFE BY RECURRING EVENTS Exhibits KARIN BROOS Recurring Events Dates To be determined Organized by Stockholm’s Prins BULLERBYN MAIN GALLERY Eugen’s Waldemarsudde Art Museum, Sunday 10 a.m. – 11 a.m. OUTSIDE THE LINES: COMICS FROM the exhibit showcases paintings SWEDEN TO CHICAGO photo-realistic oil paintings by one of May 20 and June 3 EXHIBIT OPENED the most renowned artists working in Taking place on alternative Sundays Sunday, March 25 Sweden today. in tandem with Svenska Skolan, Bullerbyn is a time for singing EXHIBIT CLOSING cherished children’s songs, reading Sunday, June 24 4 p.m. RAOUL WALLENBERG humorous tales and having lots of Sweden has a colorful history of GALLERY fun in Swedish. Children aged 6 sequential art, cartooning, and months to 5 years are welcome to graphic novels. Using comic historian DREAMS OF A SWEDISH attend with parents. Only Swedish Fredirk Strömberg’s seminal work SUMMER BY LAMANDA JOY is spoken in Bullerbyn, so Swedish ‘Swedish Comics History’ as a guide, should be spoken regularly at home EXHIBIT OPENED the Swedish American Museum will too! We meet in the gallery space Friday, April 27 10 a.m. present a sequential history of comic or the Children’s Museum. Kids are art development in Sweden, from EXHIBIT CLOSING welcome to stay and play in the Brunk early cave drawings to today’s web Sunday, July 29 4 p.m. Children’s Museum after the program. comic culture. We will highlight LaManda Joy is an award-winning Classes are free for members, non- cultural “pit stops” that elucidate Illinois Extension Master Gardener, members are asked to make a $5 per Swedish societal and political trends, author, speaker and founder of child/class donation; payment can be showing how the genre helped shape, Chicago’s Peterson Garden Project. made at the Museum. Reservations are and was artistically influenced by, Her life’s mission is to inspire recommended and can be made by these trends and events. everyone she meets to grow their own emailing [email protected]. food… seriously. A lover of garden The exhibit hightlights the cross- MOON MONDAY pollination of artistic expression culture in all forms, she’s often found in Sweden and the US, including “plant snooping” around the US and Monday 3 p.m. shared characters, magazines and Europe. She’s particularly enamored June 4 and July 2 movements. Ranging from Mad with the gardens of her husband Peter Wigren’s native land – Sweden. The Buzz Aldrin Education Cart is magazine and underground comics, available for exploration the first to Kalle Anka and Fantomen. The In this exhibit “Dreams of a Swedish Monday of each month. Moon exhibit will feature artwork from Summer,” LaManda will share some Mondays allow guests at the Swedish PROGRAMS AND EVENTS first- and second-generation American of her favorite garden memories from American Museum and the Brunk immigrant artists, reflecting their visits over the years to Stockholm and Children’s Museum of Immigration personal experiences and insights Gotland. From kolonilott (community to enrich the experience of the regarding contemporary immigration gardens) to 300-year-old urban farms Buzz Aldrin: Space Visionary exhibit. issues. and charming garden centers to This tech-equipped mobile exhibit renegade hollyhocks growing through is used on a regular basis as part of sidewalk cracks in Stockholm… our educational programming as well LaManda’s love for the plant world as during select school tours. This and the garden community shines complement to our Buzz Aldrin: Space through in this exhibition. Visionary exhibit was made possible through a grant from the Swedish Council of America.

SWEDISH AMERICAN MUSEUM HOURS GENERAL MUSEUM AND STORE HOURS: CHILDREN’S MUSEUM HOURS: Monday – Friday: 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Monday – Thursday: 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. Saturday & Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Friday : 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Store open to 6 p.m. on Fridays Saturday & Sunday: 11 a.m. – 4 p.m.

FLAGGAN Summer 2018 9 SCANDINAVIAN JAM THE DREAM OF AMERICA TALK BY CARTOONIST VICKO Sunday 1 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EXHIBIT GUIDED TOUR ALVAREZ June 10 and July 8 Saturday, June 16 11 a.m. Thursday, May 31 6:30 p.m. It is music at the Museum - wake up Saturday, July 21 11 a.m. Cartoonist and activist Vicko Alvarez, your ears, exercise your fingers and Dive into the history of Swedish the author of “Rosita Gets Scared,” play along with us! Musicians and immigration to Chicago with a will give a talk at the Museum. Rosita instructors Mary Allsopp and Paul guided tour of the Swedish American Gets Scared is a comic and activity Tyler co-host a Scandinavian Jam at Museum’s permanent exhibit, “The book that helps immigrant children the Swedish American Museum the Dream of America.” Uncover the talk about fear of deportation. Vicko second Sunday of every month. Join stories of real immigrants like Karl will talk about Rosita and how comics us for an afternoon of traditional Karlsson, who left Sweden with his can be used as activism and education roots music starting with instruction family in 1893, or Elin and Birgitta tools for young people. Admission: $5 from 1 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. New tunes Hedman, who made the journey in or $10 includes “Rosita Gets Scared” are taught in the call and response 1924. Learn about what awaited “aural” tradition. The afternoon the millions who came to America continues with a brief snack, and the via Ellis Island and what life was jam session kicks off at 2 p.m. Build like in Swedish neighborhoods such June a repertoire with the unique tones as Andersonville in Chicago then and unusual rhythms of Scandinavia. and now. The tour is free with MERULA CONCERT Recording devices are encouraged. admissions, and members are free. Sunday, June 3 4 p.m. Bring your instruments, request your Space is limited; reservations are HARMONY IN STYLE favorites, share a tune and play along recommended and can be made via Come listen to the Merula choir as we on what you can, sit back and listen email to [email protected]. sing jazz, pop, folk, and blues from when you want a break. Contact Swedish composers and singers to kick [email protected] or PTyler@ off summertime. These songs include ameritech.net with any questions. jazz selections made popular by May Monica Zetterlund, an ABBA tribute, HEJSAN – STORY & CRAFT Hooked on Feeling from Blue Swede, Friday 11 a.m. WORLD CHICAGO’S SPRING and a medley from the movie Ronya (September through June) DIPLOMACY LUNCHEON Röverdotter (Ronya the Robber’s Daughter based on the book by Astrid June 15 – Johan Melmich Roman Thursday, May 24 10:30 a.m. Lindgren). (classical) Join the Swedish American Museum at Join us at 11 a.m. at the Brunk the Union League Club of Chicago for Tickets for the concert are $10 for Children’s Museum of Immigration for the World Chicago Spring Diplomacy adults (available for purchase on PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS AND EVENTS a story and craft hour on the third Luncheon. Each May, WorldChicago the Museum’s website and at the Friday of each month. The theme for presents the Spring Diplomacy Museum). Children age 10 and under the school year 2017-2018 is music. Luncheon to celebrate the great are free with a paying guest. Come explore the rich music culture work happening in the Chicagoland About Merula: The Merula choir was of Sweden. All ages are welcome to community to promote cross-cultural founded in 2011 after a traditional attend with a caregiver for this free understanding and best professional Swedish Lucia performance, and the (with admission) program. While and educational practices with our mixed group decided to sing together there is no additional cost to attend, international peers. year round. Under the artistic reservations are appreciated and can direction of Ulla-Britt Sivertsen, the be made via email to snyman@samac. THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED FOR choir works to bring Swedish music, org. MEMORIAL DAY ON composers, and issues to our listening MONDAY, MAY 28. audience with a twist of fun. We welcome new singers throughout the year and rehearse weekly on Tuesdays at the Swedish American Museum. For more information, please email [email protected].

10 Swedish American Museum ROCKFORD MIDSOMMARFEST BISHOP HILL MIDSOMMAR Saturday, June 16 Saturday, June 23 11 a.m. Join the Swedish American Museum Join a lively Swedish tradition to for Midsommarfest at the Erlander celebrate the summer solstice. Free Home Museum (404 S. Third St., concerts in the park. A Maypole will Rockford, Ill.) you can find a market, be decorated and a procession will MIDSOMMAR FEST crafts, exhibits, music, dancing, food ensure delivery to the Colony School. and more at this annual summer A barn dance will be held in the Friday, June 8 celebration organized by the Swedish evening. Music from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9 Historical Society. Please direct Pole decorating and procession at 4 Sunday, June 10 your questions about this event to p.m. Music include the Nordland Band, the Swedish Historical Society at a Scandinavian Band from Chicago, Midsommarfest is Andersonville’s 815.963.5559. and Black Hawk Pipes and Drums. annual summer street festival, now Enjoy fresh rhubarb pie at the BHHA entering its 53rd year. Each year, LINDSBORGS DANCERS Rabarber Fundraiser at the Steeple nearly 50,000 people flock to Clark Thursday, June 21 11 a.m. Building Museum. The barn dance Street from Foster to Catalpa for at the Colony School with The Rusty The Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers two days of music, dancing, kids’ Pickup String Band, starting at 7 p.m. is a group of high school dancers and entertainment and delicious food. Please direct your questions to Bishop musicians who want to share their Vendors from around the region sell Hill at 309.927.3899. their wares to passers-by, while ethnic Swedish heritage through folk music dance troupes and cutting-edge bands and dance. Wearing traditional SWEDEN VÄST, GENEVA keep the party going. Use #MSFAville Swedish folk dress, these enthusiastic June 19-24 to share your photos on social media! dancers perform folk dances from traditional greeting dances to Swedish Days in Geneva June 19-24. There is a $5 suggested donation to flirty, flying dances to competition The whole family will enjoy fabulous enter the street festival on Friday; and fighting dances, making their food, carnival rides, live music and $10 on Saturday and Sunday (kids performances entertaining for all entertainment nightly. The Museum’s under 12 and seniors over 65 are ages. These dancers are accompanied Kerstin Anderson Store will participate free). Admission to the Swedish by high quality, high school musicians in Sweden Väst on Saturday, June 23 American Museum June 8-10 is free. playing both common fiddles and bass, with a tent that is everything Swedish. The Museum is open regular hours but also the unusual Nyckelharpa, during Midsommarfest unless stated special to Swedish music. This group WALKING TOUR OF otherwise. has been dancing for over 50 years, ANDERSONVILLE and tours every year around the Thursday, June 28 1 p.m. TONY BREED United States and abroad, especially Thursday, June 14 7 p.m. to Sweden. Suggested donation $5 Learn about the Swedish heritage in PROGRAMS AND EVENTS Andersonville with a guided tour led Tony Breed is a cartoonist and radio GIVE TO THE MUSEUM DAY! by the Swedish American Museum. DJ in Chicago, and is the creative Cost is $5 per person and includes Friday, June 22 force behind two popular web comics: admission to the Museum and a copy Finn and Charlie Are Hitched and This is a special day set aside for of the walking tour booklet. Members Muddlers Beat. Tony will talk about his members and friends to make online pay $1 for the booklet. Guided tours artistic process and the treatment of donations to the Swedish American will start and end at the Museum gay characters in comics. Museum. Whether you’re having your on last Thursday of June through first cup of coffee, on your lunch September. break or out and about using your smartphone, you can easily donate to the Museum on our website. If you’re not near a computer or smartphone on June 22, you can call the Museum at 773.728.8111 and give us your donation over the phone using a credit card. You may also send a check made out to the Swedish American Museum if you are a member.

FLAGGAN Summer 2018 11 JENNY LIND CONCERT JULY 2018 until 4 p.m. for an additional $75 per week. To complete your registration Friday, June 29 5 p.m. dinner please fill out and return to the followed by concert at 6 p.m. July THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED FOR Museum the 2018 Summer Camp Join the Swedish American Museum for registration form and supplement our annual Jenny Lind concert. The INDEPENDENCE DAY ON WEDNESDAY, JULY 4. (available on the Museum’s website) Royal Swedish Academy of Music has in addition to paying the participation selected the 2018 “Jenny Lind” winner FARMERS MARKET fee. Questions can be directed to our to perform in Sweden and the United education manager, Stacey Nyman, at Wednesday, July 11 States. This year’s program features [email protected]. 26-year-old Kine Sandtrö. Confirmed Kerstin Andersson Museum Store will and prepaid reservations for the participate in Andersonville’s Farmers WALKING TOUR OF dinner are required; reservations for Market on one day this year. ANDERSONVILLE the concert only are recommended. Dinner is $15 and starts at 5 p.m. Thursday, July 26 1 p.m. Tickets may be purchased on the Learn about the Swedish heritage in Museum’s website. Andersonville with a guided tour led by the Swedish American Museum. ART DESIGN CHICAGO Cost is $5 per person and includes At the Chinese American admission to the Museum and a copy Museum of the walking tour booklet. Members pay $1 for the booklet. Guided tours Saturday, June 30 2 p.m. – 4 p.m. will start and end at the Museum (doors open at 1:30 p.m.) on last Thursday of June through The Chinese-American Museum TRAVEL THE WORLD SUMMER September. of Chicago and Swedish American CAMP Museum collaborate to present an Art SUMMER SIDEWALK SALE Monday, July 23 – Friday, July 27 Design Chicago event, part of Chicago Friday, July 27 – Sunday, July 29 Cultural Alliance’s program series. 9 a.m. – 2 p.m. 9 a.m. – 9 p.m. The program aims to uncover the faux Travel the world without leaving Chinese architecture for Chinatown’s Chicago! Come and explore the food, Participating businesses spanning most iconic buildings commissioned dance, folk arts and cultural identities from 4900 to 5800 N. Clark Street and by the powerful On Leon Merchants of a different country each day in the adjacent side streets will expand Association and designed in 1928 by our Explore the World Summer Camp. their storefronts to line the sidewalks a team of Chicago-based architects Campers end the week with their very with summer sales, bargain antiques, of Norwegian descent, Michaelson own World’s Fair to show off their one-of-a-kind merchandise, fashion apparel and local treasures. PROGRAMS AND PROGRAMS AND EVENTS and Rognstad. The program will begin work to the public. Summer Camp is with a discussion by Chicago historian always packed with fun and adventure Dominic Pacyga, followed by a walking for children who have completed tour of buildings designed by the kindergarten through fifth grade. The Norwegian architects. The walking participation fee (per session) for tour stops are located within two 2018 is $200 members, $250 non- blocks, and moderate walking ability members; extended care is available is recommended.

SAVE THE DATE for Swedish American Museum Annual Gala on November 3 at the Saddle and Cycle Club 900 W. Foster Ave.

12 Swedish American Museum Flaggan Spring 2017 Travel the World Summer Camp 2018 REGISTRATION FORM

Session (select one): Medical Release Information ❑ Voyage I: July 23-27 ❑ Voyage II: Aug. 13-17 Primary Physician______Camper Information Phone______Name ______❑ Male ❑ Female Are there any medications or medical conditions that we should Date of Birth ______Age _____ be aware of, or that a medical personnel would need to know about, if an emergency occurred and you could not be reached?: Grade Completed (as of June 30, 2017) ______T-shirt size: ❑ Child 6-8 (S) ❑ Child 10-12 (M) ❑ Child 14-16 (L) ______❑ Adult S ❑ Adult M ❑ Adult L ❑ Adult XL ______Address ______Does your child have any allergies? ❑ Yes ❑ No City ______State ____ Zip Code ______If yes, explain:______Phone ______Does your child require a special diet? ❑ Yes ❑ No Parent/Guardian #1 Contact Information If yes, explain:______Name ______Registration Information Email Address ______

Address (if different from above) ______How did you hear about Pioneer the World Day Camp? ❑ Repeat Camper ❑ Friend/Family ❑ Advertisement City ______State ____ Zip Code ______❑ Museum Website ❑ Email ❑ School ❑ Flyer Main Phone ______Alt. Phone ______❑ Other: ______Parent/Guardian #2 Contact Information Method of Payment: ❑ Cash ❑ Check Name ______❑ Credit Card # ______exp_____ v code____ Email Address ______❑ Paypal (payment date:______)

Address (if different from above) ______Purchase Amount: ❑ Member $200 ❑ Non-Member $250 ❑ Extended Care (2 p.m.- 4 p.m.) $75 for the week City ______State ____ Zip Code ______Permissions Main Phone ______Alt. Phone ______In signing this form, you grant permission for your child to participate fully in the program. While the Swedish American Museum will take all reasonable steps to Emergency Contact Information #1 – Alternate Pickup/Release provide individual care and safety for your child, the Swedish American Museum will not assume responsibility for any injury, damage, or harm that might result during Name ______the course of any activity during the program. In permitting your child to participate, you expressly agree that all such responsibility will remain with and is assumed Main Phone ______Alt. Phone ______by you, as the parent or guardian of the child, and release the Swedish American Museum, its trustees, officers, employees and agents from any and all liability. Relation to Child ______If a medical emergency arises, every effort will be made to contact you or the person designated on your registration form. However, if you cannot be contacted Emergency Contact Information #2 – Alternate Pickup/Release immediately, you agree to authorize the Swedish American Museum or its employees or agents to request and authorize, at your expense, emergency medical treatment. Name ______Photo Release Main Phone ______Alt. Phone ______For valuable consideration received (waived), I hereby grant to the Swedish American Museum and their legal representatives and assigns, the irrevocable and unrestricted Relation to Child ______right to use and publish photographs of the minor listed on this form, or in which that minor might be included, for editorial, trade, advertising and any other purpose Please list any people in addition to parents/guardians/ and in any manner and medium including electronic usages (websites, photo disks, emergency contacts who are permitted to pick up your child: email, online stock, etc); to alter the same without restriction; and to copyright the same. I hereby release the Swedish American Museum and it’s legal representatives 1: ______and assigns from all claims and liability relating to said photographs.

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I want to: q Join q Renew my membership Basic Memberships: Patron Memberships: Name Corporate: $250 * Three Crowns: $1000 + ‡‡‡ Non-Profit Organization: $75 * 521 Club: $521 – $999 ‡‡ Address Family: $50 * Linnaeus Society: $250 – $520 ‡ Sandburg Society: $100 – $249 †† City State Zip Individual: $35 * Student/Senior Couple: $25 * Sustaining: $75 † Phone Email Student/Senior: $15 q I want to give a gift membership to: Name Memberships Include: Address * Free Admission * Discounts in the Museum Store City State Zip * Discounts on Classes & Programs Phone Email * Invitations to Openings and Special Events * Subscription to Flaggan Newsletter q My membership: $ ______† All of the Above & a Subscription to Sweden & America Magazine q Gift membership: $ ______†† All of the Above & One Annual Free Gift Membership for a Friend ‡ All of the Above & Special One-time Discount in the Museum Store q Donation to Museum: $ ______q Total: $ ______‡‡ Invitation to a Special Event ‡‡‡ Special Recognition q Please make checks payable to the Swedish American Museum q Please charge the following card: q Visa q Mastercard

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FLAGGAN Summer 2018 15 2017 Volunteer of the Year – Miles Lindblad by Caroline Gerbaulet-Vanasse

At our Annual Volunteer help. Miles is described as forget! Miles is warm, We cannot imagine this Appreciation Dinner this someone who brings great generous, and always puts Museum without him! past April we honored joy to Museum visitors a smile on everyone’s faces! all of our volunteers for each year and has become their wonderful efforts a major part of many and boundless energy that families’ traditions. Some is so integral to all of the of you may know him as operations around the ‘Tomten’ (or Santa) from Museum both big and our event “Breakfast with small. Each year we bestow Tomten,” for instance. a very special award, He makes the Museum a Volunteer of the Year, to a priority and is always there volunteer we feel has gone when we need him; be it above and beyond. Our for exhibit installations 2017 Volunteer of the Year or if something needs is Miles Lindblad! fixing. A big project that Miles has been a is particularly noteworthy passionate and loyal is the return of the Water volunteer to the Museum Tower to our roof! Miles for many years, and is played a huge role in the always a positive presence whole affair, and I know eager to pitch in wherever the day the cranes lifted the fiberglass tower is AROUND THE MUSEUM and with whatever we might have need of his one that he will not soon Karin Moen Abercrombie, Miles Lindblad and Caroline Gerbaulet-Vanasse

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16 Swedish American Museum Stories, Photos, and Questions by Vereen Nordstrom

“Summer.” This word Irma meet? Was it really at your ability. Car conjures up many visions Riverview Park? What was styles and clothes of fun activities: vacations, life like after the family can provide visiting friends or relatives, home caught fire? What important clues fishing, relaxing, and recipes did Grandma bring as to the year. gardening to name a with her when she came to Look for familiar few. Let’s add another – the United States? What landmarks in the genealogy. hardships did Grandma background. And, most importantly, On not-so-sunny days, and Grandpa encounter? Who won a powder puff begin to identify sit at the computer or use people in the at a dance contest in paper and pencil and begin photos. Someone the 1920’s? Answers to to write stories about your you might not questions such as these family members. Even if recognize in one will make ancestors come you haven’t done a formal photo might alive. family tree, your younger be identified in Family photos relatives already know the If writing doesn’t interest another. Write as basics of how people are you, open that box of much information where my nose came related. They might not photographs you’ve been as you can on the photo’s from!” be interested in dates but planning to organize back. A little detective Genealogy doesn’t have they will be interested in and start that task work will pay off when to be limited to dates and the stories surrounding now. Categorize the your cousin Paul looks at locations. Spice it up with AROUND THE MUSEUM these people. How did photographs according a photo of Great-Grandpa stories and photos. Uncle Henry and Aunt to year to the best of and says, “Now I know Good luck!

Lost Larson Bakery Opening Soon

Celebrated pastry chef Bobby Schaffer is bringing his neighborhood bakery, Lost Larson, to Andersonville this spring. With both Swedish and Danish heritage, Schaffer is looking forward to discovering and celebrating classic and updated pastries, artisan breads and all things baked. Look for princess cake, hearth baked limpa and kardemummabullar. An eat-in café with 20 seats and a large outdoor patio will offer plenty of room to indulge in sweet treats. Located at 5318 N. Clark, look for Lost Larson to open May 2018.

FLAGGAN Summer 2018 17 An Andersonville Original Kerstin Andersson Museum Store SIMON’S Your Swedish bar 20% off across the street from the museum. one item 150 North Michigan Avenue, 5210 North Clark, Chicago Suite 1940 773.878.0894 Chicago, IL 60601 for Museum Phone: (312) 781-6262 Fax: (312) 781-1816 Members. Email: chicago@consulateofsweden. org Bring in this coupon with proof of membership. Visiting Hours: Cannot be combined Monday, Wednesday, Friday with other offers. 10 a.m. - 2 p.m. Certain restrictions apply. Tuesday and Thursday Museum Store Hours: 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. SKÅL! Monday – Thursday 10 a.m. – 4 p.m. Other times by appointment. Friday 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Please call to pre-register Saturday & Sunday 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. prior to your visit. Expires 12/31/2018

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18 Swedish American Museum What’s New at the Store by Frida Idesten

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