Swedish American Genealogical Society

The Swedish American Genealogical Society meets at the Swedish American Museum in Chicago. The society presents genealogy programs and speakers once a month. You can visit the museum calendar for information on specific events.

If you're particularly having problems with your Swedish ancestors or don't know how to get started you can book a private research appointment with a member of the society on Wednesday afternoons. You'll have access to expert genealogists and be able to use the Society's resources. There is a fee associated with the presentations and the research sessions.

If you're looking to do even more Swedish research, there's the Swedish-American Historical Society located in the North Park neighborhood of Chicago. They focus on the experience of Swedish American immigrants in North America. You can search the digital archives of their quarterly online.

Local Genealogy Societies

If you're looking to join a genealogical society this year or want to plan ahead for upcoming genealogy programs, here's a roundup of nearby societies and their 2015 events calendars:

North Suburban Genealogical Society
Northwest Suburban Genealogy Society
Chicago Genealogical Society
Lake County Genealogical Society
McHenry County Illinois Genealogical Society
Illinois State Genealogical Society

And don't forget to put the DuPage County Genealogical Society's annual meeting on your calendar!
Or if you're willing to travel, the National Genealogical Society's Family History Conference will be held in St. Charles, MO!

And for ethnic genealogy:

Jewish Genealogical Society of Illinois
Polish Genealogical Society of America
Irish American Heritage Center
Afro-American Genealogical and Historical Society of Chicago
Czech & Slovak American Genealogy Society of Illinois
Swedish American Museum
Balzekas Museum of Lithuanian Culture
National Hellenic Museum
Casa Italia

Nordic Genealogy

The Nordic Family Genealogy Center (located in the Swedish American Museum in the Andersonville neighborhood of Chicago, 5211 N. Clark St.) hosts genealogy classes from 10 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of each month, January to November.

Additional time is given to researchers every other month, between 1 p.m. and 2:30 p.m.

Annual membership: $20 for Museum members; non-members pay $10 per session. If possible, bring your laptop computer and family information to class.

The Genealogy Center is open for individual research Wednesday afternoons between noon and 3:30 p.m. Individual assistance is provided by experienced members of the Center.

The Center owns Genline and other resources helpful to researchers of Nordic family history.

For further information, call the Swedish American Museum at (773) 728-8111 and leave a message for Marilynn Jeglum, or e-mail: genealogy@samac.org.