Calendar of Events 2023


  • All events/dates are subject to change throughout the year- so please check early and often!
  •  Events will be popping up on the calendar throughout the year, so please  stay connected through our Facebook page or our sign up to receive our e-newsletter below! 
  • If you have any questions, please contact us at 815-963-5559 or email at museum@swedishhistorical.org. 

  2023 Calendar of Events 

March
April 
May
June
July
11th:
​ Norway: Fjords, Trolls, Mountains and Myths 
10:00 AM
1st:
​Swedish Folk Painting
10:00 AM
Nordic Cultural Center
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6th:
National Day of Sweden
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​​2nd: SHS Annual Meeting
1:00 PM via Zoom
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4th: July 4th
CLOSED
13th - 20th:
​Museum and Offices
CLOSED
7th: Swedish
Good Friday Service
12:00 pm
Zion Lutheran Church​
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16th: Dancing Queen: ABBA Salute ​
6:00 PM
Veterans Memorial Hall​
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12th: Tangle Art Class
4:00 PM
​Nordic Cultural Center
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​​​28th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
21st &22nd:
Spring ArtScene
5:00 PM - 9:00 PM
Nordic Cultural Center
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23rd: Fika:
Meet the Artists
​1:00 - 3:00 PM
​29th: Memorial Day
​CLOSED
17th: Midsommar
​Fest
10:00 AM - 3:00 PM
Erlander Home Museum & Nordic Cultural Center
​Grounds
​​​25th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
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25th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
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31st: Annual 
Memberships
​ Expire
​29th: Spring Clean Up
​9:00 AM -12:00 PM
Nordic Cultural Center & Erlander Home
​30th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
​27th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
28-31st:
Museum & Offices CLOSED
August
September
October
November
December
1st- 7th:
Museum & Offices ​CLOSED
4th: Labor Day
CLOSED
Lucia practice begins
 Mormor's Drop Off
10:00AM-12:00PM
1st: Lucia
First Lutheran Church
​7:00 PM
19th: Historic House Museum
​Volunteer Day​​​
15th:
​A Night at the Range
4:00 -7:00 PM
Golf Shack
Fall Art Scene
5:00 - 9:00 PM
Nordic Cultural Center
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2nd:
Julmarknad 
Our Savior's Lutheran Church
10:00 AM -2:00 PM
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Fika: Meet the Artists
​1:00 - 3:00 PM
​Nordic Cultural Center
22nd-24th: 
Thanksgiving 
​CLOSED
7th: Glögg & Pepparkakor​
​5:00 -7:30 PM​
​29th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
​26th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
31st: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
​28th: Öland's Klub
11:30 AM
​ Stockholm Inn
​​18th- Jan 2, 2024: Museum and Offices 
CLOSED
Please observe the following protocols for visiting:
• Face masks or face shields are optional  & sanitizing stations are available in the Nordic Cultural Center 
• Please do not enter either the Nordic Cultural Center or Erlander Home Museum if feeling ill or experiencing COVID-like symptoms.

  Interested in more Swedish events and happenings?
Check out events from our reciprocal partners! 

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Swedish American Museum in Chicago, Illinois
Through its arts, educational programs and permanent collection, the Swedish American Museum interprets the immigrant experience for children and adults.
​https://swedishamericanmuseum.org/
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​Bishop Hill Colony is a historic district in Bishop Hill, Illinois.​ The Bishop Hill Colony was the landmark Swedish settlement in Western Illinois leading the large Swedish-American communities in Galesburg, Rock Island, and Chicago. Its archives, artifacts, and structures today are important documents for the study of immigration, ethnic heritage, and 19th century communitarian societies
​https://bishophillheritage.org/about/history/
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The American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota 
The American Swedish Institute is a gathering place for all people to share experiences around themes of culture, migration, the environment and the arts, informed by enduring links to Sweden.​
https://asimn.org/