För Alltid Svenska
Amery Area Swedish Club
Välkommen
och Hejsan Alla
to our Swedes in Wisconsin
website
"frosty morning at the crossroads"
Located among the woods and lakes and
fields and rivers of Northwestern Wisconsin
"För Alltid Svenska"
We are a club of Americans of Swedish heritage and transplanted Swedes who meet the first Tuesday of each month to learn about and celebrate our Swedish heritage.
March Meeting Photos
With a major computer crash it has taken a while to get back on line and get our photos and newest newsletter completed and loaded. Hopefully this week all the kinks will be worked out.
News and notes from Yvonne in Helsingborg
I sent the CD with your wonderful Karin Larsson presentation to the Karin Society in Hallsberg, and I received the following email last week:
Från: | Ulrik Jansson |
Skickat: | den 23 februari 2010 16:50:09 |
Till: | yvohel@hotmail.com |
Vi såg det fina bildspelet tillsammans på Karinföreningens styrelsemöte. Alla var mycket glada åt den fina presentation och för omtanken att skicka den till oss. Nu undrar vi - Kan vi visa bildspelet när vi visar upp oss på en föreningsmässa i Hallsberg i april? Ser fram mot svar
Mvh
Ulrik Jansson
translation:
Hi,
We all viewed the wonderful presentation at the Karin Society board meeting. We were all so happy to see this very nice presentation and appreciate the thoughtfulness sending us a copy. Now we have a question – may we show the presentation when we participate in a Fair for non profit associations in Hallsberg in April? Looking forward to your answer
Best regards
Ulrik Jansson
"Sweden Through My Glasses"
Anders Hultman" at the Swedish American Museum
in Chicago, Exhibit opening: Friday, March 19, 6 p.m. - 8 p.m.
Gallery walk: Saturday, March 20, 11 a.m.
Start with Art: Wednesday, March 24, 7:30 a.m. - 10 a.m.
Exhibit closing: Sunday, May 30, 4 p.m.
Anders Hultman will exhibit his native Gothenburg through intimate dream-like paintings that capture the warmth and musicality of his everyday life. The Museum proudly cross-collaborates with Chicago's International Sister-City, Gothenburg, and often highlights artists from that region of Sweden. Painting in oil, gouache, and acrylic Hultman brings his characters to life with old wooden houses and small gardens with blossoming fruit trees. This exhibit will continue to Rockford in June.
Swedish Proverbs:
"Det viktigaste är inte att vinna, utan att kämpa väl."
"The important thing isn't to win, but to fight well."
Women's Arm Wrestling in Gothenburg
INTERNATIONAL WOMEN DAY MARS 8
The world's BIGGEST armwrestling competition for WOMEN, an experience, a show, but also a manifestation against oppression and the abuse of power.
Swede claims two Oscars
Swedish sound technician Paul Ottosson claimed two Oscars at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles - for work with the evening's big winner Hurt Locker. Ottosson won the Oscars for sound direction and sound mixing for the film which claimed the prize for best movie and best director - in Kathryn Bigelow, the first woman in the 82 year history of the gala to be awarded the director's prize.
Ottosson is originally from Hässleholm in southern Sweden and moved to Los Angeles in 1987 with some friends aiming to become rock stars. Through music he found his way into movies and won an Emmy in 1997. He has done the sound for over 120 projects including The Scorpion King and Spider-Man 2.
Peter Vinthagen Simpson
mailto:news@thelocal.se
Stockholm institute honours Michael J Fox
Actor Michael J Fox is to receive an honorary doctorate from Stockholm's Karolinska Institutet in recognition of his work with Parkinson's disease.
Fox, a Canadian-born American actor, will receive the award at a ceremony in New York on March 5th "in recognition of his work raising funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease as the founder of the Michael J Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research (MJFF)," the institute said in a statement.
The foundation has awarded over $175 million to Parkinson's drug development research around the world, including Karolinska Institutet, according to the statement.
"In its short history, the Michael J Fox Foundation has gained the admiration and respect of the worldwide research community for its rigorous scientific standards and its commitment to quickly and aggressively fund high-impact therapeutic development," said the institute's dean, Clara H. Gumpert.
Michael J. Fox was born in Canada in 1961 and as an actor is perhaps best known for his work in the 1980s teen movie classics Back to the Future and Teenwolf, as well as the long running TV sitcom, Spin City.
He is the author of two best-selling memoirs with a third book to be published in April 2010. Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 1991 and shared this information with the general public in 1998.
In 2000 he founded MJFF, today the world's largest private funder of Parkinson's research. Peter Vinthagen Simpson, the Local.se
Swedes win thrilling ski marathon
Jörgen Brink and Susanne Nyström of Sweden won the respective men's and women's events in the annual 90 kilometre Vasaloppet ski race on Sunday.
Brink’s time of 4:02:59 was matched by Daniel Tynell, also of Sweden, but Brink’s skis slid past the finish line first. Coming third was Stanislav Rezac of the Czech Republic, at 04:03:02.
Susanne Nyström secured victory in the women's event ahead of Norwegian favourite Sanra Hansson. Nyström's time of 4.33,07 was 32 seconds faster than that of her nearest competitor.
Some 16,000 skiers from all over the world participated in the Vasaloppet event in the province of Dalarna, held annually on the first Sunday in March. It is the oldest, biggest and one of the longest cross-country ski race in the world.
The race started in 1922, inspired by a run that King Gustav Vasa allegedly made in 1520. This is probably a fable.
Västergötlands Museum
Bronze shield --Do click on museums own film link just below picture below:
Over 3 000 years ago, seventeen shields were lowered into the water vänervikens. Much later, when the lake bed became farmland, farmer Bert Ivarsson plowed up one of the country's most powerful ancient discoveries, a discovery that has become known far beyond Sweden. The WAFER-THIN fragments of shields have been painstakingly put together again.
In connection with the film, Bronze Age cult objects so close you can almost touch them. In connection with our sköldrum, the museum's modern "temple" for the shields, there is also one of the oldest dated log boats in the country, they are somewhat older than the shields. It was also found during plowing. The Stock boat from Marbogården found by the Rosenberg family, was barely a kilometer from the discovery site of the shields. Who knows what the Västergötland soil still holds?
The contact person for questions, comments terryjk@amerytel.net
About This Site
The purpose of this site is to provide a place for klubb members and friends to catch up on news and events in our area and also to learn more about our Swedish heritage, culture, customs, language, music and art.
We welcome others with similar interests to join our site and our klubb.
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Recent Videos
"The Birth of Hedesunda"
The following is sent to us from our member Judy Wester from very musical relatives in Sweden. The musical story is called“Lurberget”. It’s about the hills of Hedesunda that rose from the sea when the continental glacier, that covered great parts of northern Scandinavia, was melting. You can call it “the birth of Hedesunda” i. e. when the first people arrived, thousands of years ago, how they lived and worked. As I said, we composed the music and wrote the lyrics and manuscript. A lot of clips at www.lurberget.se (up to now in Swedish). At www.youtube.com you can also look at some trailers (search for “Lurberget”;)).
På Svenska
Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona Wi
It is not too early to plan to attend Wisconsin’s Adult Swedish Language and Culture Immersion Camp
When: June 13-17, 2010
Where: Hunt Hill Audubon Sanctuary, Sarona, Wi
www.hunthill.org
The enrollment fee of $325 includes lodging for 5 days, all meals and class tuition. Our own För Alltid Svenska member Eva Apleqvist a naitve of Sweden leads the camp.
Receive an early bird discount of $50 if you register before April 1st. Go to www.hunthill.org for more info or pick up a flyer at Swedish klubb meetings.
Swedish Music Page
Featuring this month Abalone Dots
Specks of abalone often decorate the necks of acoustic instruments — fiddles, cellos, basses and guitars.So its fitting that the four-piece string band from Sweden, the Abalone Dots, has been named after this decoration, which identifies it with acoustic music. This year the band has reached a landmark, winning a Swedish Grammy in January. www.abalonesots.com
Carl Larsson
Featuring paintings about Christmas!
Jenny Lind
The Swedish songstress and her appearance in the US along with her relationship with Chopin keeps this page very busy. Pictures of Castle garden and Chopin. Also a video of Elizabeth Parcells as Jenny singing "und ob die Wolke sie Verhulle" the aria that made her famous as a young girl.
Taste of Sweden
The delicious Swedish semla is pure delight in practical packaging. A wheat bun, lightly cardamom spiced and partially filled with smooth almond paste. The bun is crowned with fresh fluffy whipped cream and almost floating on top of the creation is the triangular cut-off bun lid, sprinkled seductively with fine powdery icing sugar. The name semla comes from the Latin word simila which means the most finely ground wheat flour, which is the base of the bun.
Recent Forum Posts
Swedish Folkdräkt
Swedish folk costumes are a wonderful way to connect with your Swedish heritage.
The Ahlström Project
This page keeps us up to date on the work by Carolyn Wedin to perserve the interesting history of the Trade Lake area of Wisconsin as told by a Swedish pioneer Louis J Ahlström in his book Historiska Skildringar, or Historical Sketches. .
At the Swedish Institute in Minneapolis
November 4, 2009–January 10, 2010 The year 2009 marks the 80th anniversary of the American Swedish Institute, founded in 1929 by Swedish immigrant Swan J. Turnblad. This holiday season, we celebrate this important anniversary with a special exhibit on ASI’s history that is focused on what is at the very core of the organization—our community. This exhibit invites attendees to take part in the documentation effort in two ways. In the gallery, attendees are invited to record their memories of the American Swedish Institute, as well as help identify individuals in photos from ASI’s collections. Secondly, we invite one and all to e-mail in memories pertaining to ASI’s history; these will be selectively posted to our website, and will also be collected in our archives. www.americanswedishinst.org/
Kaffe,Coffee,Fika
This month we are exploring Swedish egg coffee.
Measure 12 cups cold water into an old-fashioned enamel coffee pot. (Blue and white preferred.) Bring water to boiling and add a pinch salt. Mix 1 cup Folger's coffee or your favorite brand of ground coffee in a mixing bowl. Add 1 raw egg and mix thoroughly.
Turn the boiling water down to a simmer and then add the coffee and egg mixture. Mix well with a long wooden spoon. Bring the heat back up and continue stirring because the coffee will foam up and otherwise boil over. Slow boil or simmer for 2 to 3 minutes (enjoy the aroma). Add 1/4 cup cold water, coffee grounds will sink to the bottom of the pot. Strain through a coffee strainer into thermal carafes. Very tasty and golden clear color.
Det var en mork...
The winners have been announced to my favorite contest to write the first line for a cheap novel, as in the famous words of Edwar Bulwer-Lytton, It was a dark and stormy night... www.bulwer-lytton.com/2009.htm And after this bit of silliness, this page is really devoted to Swedish authors in english translation. August Strindberg, Vilhelm Moberg, Fredrika Bremer and Dan Andersson among them.
Kulning
Music of the pastures.Also music sung by women. Haunting sounds that carry many kilometers. Listen to some examples.
Döderhultarn
The wood carvings of Axel Petersson.
Nordic Walking
Nordic walking is defined as fitness walking with specially designed poles. It evolved from an off-season ski-training activity known as ski walking, hill bounding or ski striding to become a way of exercising year-round. Ski walking and hill bounding with poles has been practiced for decades as dry land training for competitive cross-country skiing. Nordic walking can be done year round in any climate and anywhere a person of any age or ability might otherwise walk without poles. It combines simplicity and accessibility of walking with simultaneous core and upper body conditioning similar to Nordic skiing. www.nordicwalkingonline.com
"I Go to America..."
"Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson"
If your great grand mother was Swedish she may have been among the 250,000 single women who came to America from Sweden between 1881 and 1920. Read more in a book by Joy K Lintelman, a history professor from Concordia College. The book was published in February of 2009 and was reviewed this past weekend in the St. Paul Pioneer Press. "I go To America" is everything a popular history book should be--interesting, informative and lots of fun." Mary Ann Grossman
The Nyckelharpa
The nyckelharpa is a traditional Swedish instrument that has been played, in one form or another as it evolved, for more than 600 years. At least four different versions of the nyckelharpa are still played today,an uncommon situation for most folk instruments. Also visit wwww.nyckelharpa.org
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Swedish Elderhostel
Immerse yourself in Swedish language, culture and cuisine. Unleash your creativity in the light-filled weaving studio, take a lesson in baking or learn about the important role of music in Sweden.
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