Category Archives: Conferences

Swedish Genealogy Workshops in Wisconsin, Illinois and Kansas

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The SwedGen Tour, a group of genealogists from Sweden who have made annual trips to North America for the sole purpose of helping Swedish Americans learn more about their Swedish heritage and discover their Swedish roots, will visit Madison, Wisconsin, Rock Island, Illinois and Lindsborg, Kansas this year. Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will also travel with the group and give presentations on ArkivDigital.

Madison, Wisconsin – Saturday, September 23, 2017
The first SwedGen 2017 event will be sponsored by the Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday, September 23rd. This event will include Swedish genealogy and ArkivDigital presentations. There will be an opportunity for a limited number of participants to have a one-on-one genealogy session with one of the Swedish genealogists. For program details and registration, click here.

If you wish an appointment with one of the Swedish genealogists in Madison, submit your request by clicking here. One-on-one appointments are only available to registered conference attendees.

Rock Island, Illinois – Saturday, September 30, 2017
The second SwedGen 2017 event will be sponsored by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois on Saturday, September 30th. This will be a repeat of the program given in Madison. Also, a number of registered participants will have an opportunity for a private research session with one of the Swedish genealogists. For program details and registration, click here.

If you wish an appointment with one of the Swedish genealogists in Rock Island, submit your request by clicking here. One-on-one appointments are only available to registered conference attendees.

Lindsborg, Kansas – October 7-8, 2017
The final SwedGen 2017 event will be held in Lindsborg, Kansas which is known as “Little Sweden U. S. A.” on October 7-8.  Enjoy a wide range of lectures for both the beginner and advanced researcher given by both Swedish and American experts over two days. Participants will be offered half day sessions in the computer lab to gain hands-on experience using ArkivDigital and to work on their research projects. For program and registration details, click here.

To order online for Lindsborg event, click here.

More information about SwedGen Tour 2017.

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August Events in North America

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ArkivDigital will be at the following locations in August: Swedish American Museum of Chicago and at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Swedish American Museum
Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be the presenter for the monthly meeting of the Swedish American Genealogical Society at the Swedish American Museum on Saturday, August 26, 2017 in Chicago, Il.

The title of the presentation is: “What is new in ArkivDigital?”  Click here for more information and reservations.

Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference 2017
We will be an exhibitor at the Federation of Genealogical Societies Conference 2017 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania on August 30 to September 2rd. Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be giving a demonstration of ArkivDigital in the Exhibit Hall Learning Center on Thursday, August 31 at 2 PM.

If you plan to attend the conference, please attend the ArkivDigital demonstration to learn what is new in ArkivDigital.  Please visit our booth #227 for answers to your questions about ArkivDigital and Swedish research. To learn more about the conference, click here.

To keep current about our events in North America, visit our event calendar.

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ArkivDigital Visits Burbank, California

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We will be an exhibitor at the 48th Annual Southern California Genealogical Society Jamboree 2017 in Burbank, California, June 8-11.  Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be giving a presentation on Swedish Military Research on Friday, June 9th at 4 PM.

If you plan to attend the conference, please stop by our booth #311 for answers to your questions about ArkivDigital and Swedish research. Click here to learn more about Jamboree 2017.

Click here for information about North American events.

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North American Events in March and Spring ArkivDigital Workshop

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ArkivDigital will participate in the following events in March:  DuPage County Genealogical Society 2017 Conference and a webinar for the Scandinavian Special Interest Group of the Villages Genealogical Society. Also, we want to mention that we still have a few open spaces for the spring ArkivDigital workshop in Lindsborg, Kansas on April 1-2.


DuPage County Genealogical Society 2017 Conference
We will be an exhibitor and Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be a speaker at the DuPage County Genealogical Society 2017 Conference on Saturday, March 11th in Naperville, Illinois. Kathy Meade will give two presentations at the conference: “Discover Your Swedish Heritage in Living Color Using ArkivDigital” and “Searching in Older Church Records”.  Click here for more information.

Scandinavian Special Interest Group Webinar
Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will give a webinar presentation on “Researching your Swedish Heritage using ArkivDigital” to the Scandinavian Special Interest Group of the Villages Genealogical Society in the Villages, Florida on Friday, March 17th.
Click here for more information.

Swedish Genealogy Workshop Using ArkivDigital
We still have a few openings available for our popular ArkivDigital hands-on workshop. The workshop offers participants two days filled with presentations and hands-on training using ArkivDigital. The 2017 spring workshop will be held the weekend April 1-2 in Lindsborg, Kansas.

Participants in the lab

Attend this workshop and discover your Swedish roots as well as meet other participants from across Swedish-America and together celebrate your Swedish heritage. Explore and enjoy the Swedish community of Lindsborg and its small-town charm.

If you can’t attend the spring workshop, our fall workshop will be held on October 7/8. Click here for more information.

Visit our North American event calendar.

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RootsTech 2017

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ad rootstechRootsTech held in Salt Lake City, Utah, is the largest family history event in the world and each year it continues to grow and attract more visitors. Over 30,000 family history researchers from around the world attended RootsTech 2017. There were more than 200 presentations on a wide variety of genealogy topics that attendees could select from. The exhibit hall was gigantic with more than 130 vendors displaying their products and services.

Conference Hall

Again this year, ArkivDigital, was an exhibitor and Kathy Meade, the North American representative, led two hands-on ArkivDigital computer workshops in the computer lab along with giving a vendor presentation in the demo theater.

Each day, there were a stream of visitors stopping by our booth requesting to learn more about our services and Swedish genealogy. Many sought assistance in discovering where in Sweden their ancestor originated, translation help on records as well as viewing short demos on how to search in ArkivDigital. But we sadly had to explain to a couple of people that Sweden and Switzerland were different countries.

Conference Hall 2

We wish to thank all our customers who stopped by the booth to say hello and told us how appreciative they are of ArkivDigital in making it possible for them to trace their family history and discover their Swedish heritage.

Click here to read an interview with Mikael Karlsson, the CEO of ArkivDigital, about RootsTech (only in Swedish).

Read more about RootsTech here.

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February Events in North America

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This month is a busy and an exciting month. We will be exhibiting and leading workshops at RootsTech 2017 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the largest genealogy conference in North America and then later in the month we will visit the Swedish American Museum in Chicago.

RootsTech 2017 February 8-11
We are now in Salt Lake City preparing for the largest genealogy conference in North America which begins tomorrow, Wednesday, February 8th and lasts through Saturday, February 11th. It is estimated that more than 25,000 from around the world will attend this event. If you are attending RootsTech, please attend one of our computer workshops and visit our exhibit booth. Workshops and presentation times are listed below:

ArkivDigital Hands-on Computer Workshops
Wednesday, February 8th 3 PM
Friday, February 10th 11 AM

Demo Theater Presentation in Vendor Hall
Saturday, February 11th 2:40 PM

More information about RootsTech 2017

Swedish American Museum of Chicago February 25, 2017
Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be the presenter for the monthly meeting of the Swedish American Genealogical Society at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago, Illinois, on Saturday, February 25th.

The title of the presentation is “Introduction to Swedish Military Research Records”. There will be a demonstration showing how to search for military records using ArkivDigital.

For more information and registration, click here.

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Visit ArkivDigital at RootsTech 2017

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RootsTech 2017, North America’s largest family history and technology conference, will be held February 8-11, 2017 at the Salt Palace Convention Center in Salt Lake City, Utah.

ArkivDigital will again be an exhibitor and there will be two 60-minute ArkivDigital Hands-on Workshops. Dates and times for the workshops are:

  • Wednesday, February 8, 3:00 PM
  • Friday, February 10, 11:00 AM

In addition, there will be an ArkivDigital demonstration in the demo theater in the vendor hall on Saturday, February 11 at 2:40 PM.

 

If you plan to attend the conference, please stop by our booth #228 and enter a drawing to win special door prizes plus answers to your questions about ArkivDigital and Swedish genealogy. 

 

More information about RootsTech.

 

View our event calendar to learn more about North American ArkivDigital events in 2017.

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November Events in North America

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ArkivDigital will be at the following locations in November: Wisconsin Historical Society in Madison, Wisconsin and the Swedish American Museum in Chicago, Illinois.

Swedish American Genealogy Workshop in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Historical Society is sponsoring a Swedish American Genealogy workshop on Saturday, November 5th. Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be giving four presentations on Swedish genealogy. The event will be held in room 126 at Memorial Library at the University of Wisconsin Madison campus in Madison, Wisconsin. Click here for program and registration information.

Exploring your Swedish Roots at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago
The Swedish American Genealogical Society at the Swedish American Museum is sponsoring a research day on Sunday, November 13th. Along with the museum’s volunteers, Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital along with two genealogists from Sweden: Ingrid Nilsson and Elisabeth Thorsell will be available to provide one-on-one assistance for questions about Swedish genealogical research, ArkivDigital and translation assistance. Click here for program and registration information.

Visit our North American event calendar.

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October events in North America

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ArkivDigital will be at the following locations in October: 2016 Nordic Family Conference in Salt Lake City and at the Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota’s Annual Conference in Edina, Minnesota.

2016 Nordic Family Conference
Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be presenting three presentations using ArkiviDigital at the 2016 Nordic Family Conference at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City on Tuesday, October 18. In addition to onsite seating, there are 500 spots available for webinar attendees.

More information about 2016 Nordic Family Conference.

To attend in person, click here to register.

To attend the webinar, click here to register.

Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
We will be an exhibitor at the Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota’s fall conference on Saturday, October 22 at the Colonial Church in Edina, Minnesota. Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital will be available to answer questions about ArkivDigital as well as research questions. Click here for registration information.

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Research Days in Washington

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stephanie-and-annalenaThis past weekend Kathy Meade of ArkivDigital and Charlotte Börjesson, Olof Cronberg and Anna-Lena Hultman of SwedGen led two Swedish genealogy workshops in the state of Washington.

On Saturday a workshop was held at the Scandinavian Cultural Center at Pacific Lutheran University in Tacoma, Washington, and on Sunday a workshop was held at the Swedish Club in Seattle.

We were happy to meet all the Swedish-Americans who were excited to learn more about tracing their Swedish heritage. Many of the participants were thrilled to learn more about their personal history in the one-on-one sessions and view their ancestor’s records in ArkivDigital.

Over the years, we have heard many Swedish Americans say that they have royal ancestry but rarely can this be proved. But this weekend, one participant, Stephanie Anderson, was surprised and thrilled to discover that she is the descendant of a King of Sweden, Eric XIV. At the top of the page she is pictured with Anna-Lena Hultman of SwedGen who presented her with this exciting news.

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