Dates in Red are open to the public at regular admission. Most other events are open to all Vasa Members. (Dates in italics are posted for officers and committee members.)
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Feb 11, 2018:
Swedish Aviation
- Robert Merrill, a member of Vasa and an amateur aviation enthusiast, will present a program on Swedish Aviation.
contact Robert Merrill phone (608) 238-4981 email: [email protected]
Mar 11, 2018:
Swedish Opera Singers
- Sandra Stark, a dedicated member of Jubileum's executive board, will present a program on Swedish Opera Singers
contact Robert Merrill phone (608) 238-4981 email: [email protected]
Apr 08, 2018:
The Environment
- Mark Hanson, a member of Vasa Jubileum, will return and present a program on The Environment. It will be an informative and timely presentation.
contact Robert Merrill phone (608) 238-4981 email: [email protected]
May 16, 2018:
Pea Soup and Pancakes
- Note the change of date. On Wednesday, May 16, 2018, the member of Vasa will meet at Arbor Covenant Church on McDivitt Road in Madison for an evening of pea soup, pancakes and proverbs. Do a search on the internet and find a Swedish proverb to share after the meal
contact Robert Merrill phone (608) 238-4981 email: [email protected]
Jun 23, 2018:
Midsommar Celebration
- Join us at Arbor Covenant Church for Jubileum's annual midsoomarfest. Bring flowers from your garden or the floris to decorate the may pole. One the pole is raise, enjoy a few folk dances. After a few dance the lodge will gather for a summer pot luck in the fellowship hall of the churhc
contact Robert Merrill phone (608) 238-4981 email: [email protected]
Dec 09, 2018:
Lucia Fest
- Come help us celebrate Lucia Fest -- note the earlier than usual starting time.
Some details:
-- Robert will be at Good Shepherd at 1:00 to help set up. I have some help (thank you!) but could use one more person able to move tables if needed.
-- Arrive at Good Shepherd at 1:30 with your food, ready to serve, including utensil.
-- We will eat at around 2 PM, followed by a small Luciatåg (procession) and singing, followed by dessert. Remember to bring your own place setting also.
-- Bring table decorations, too.
-- We should be all done, including clean-up, by 4 PM.
contact Robert Merrill phone 608-238-4981 email: [email protected]
Jan 13, 2019:
The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth
- Our program is an open discussion of Michael Booths book, The Almost Nearly Perfect People: Behind the Myth of the Scandinavian Utopia. Bring your favorite quotes, explanations of how the author gets it totally wrong, and storiesyours and Boothsthat made you wince, laugh, or both. It promises to be a good time.
Selection and installation of officers for 2019 will also take place during this meeting.
contact Robert Merrill phone 608-238-4981 email: [email protected]
Mar 10, 2019:
Interested to know more about your Swedish roots?
- Need encouragement to get started? Our program will include member presentations on discovering your family history and ways of sharing that story. We'll see an example of finding the Swedish home and farm an ancestor left, and who more ancestors were, starting with a few clues from pictures and papers. All of this is possible because the Swedes have the earliest census records of any country, and they're online. If you are simply interested in making your collection of family papers, photos and relics better organized and accessible, we'll look at that, too. We'll show creative ways of sharing our family history with others and getting the younger people involved.
contact Robert Merrill phone (608) 238-4981 email: [email protected]
