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Welcome to the Canadian Website!
The
SVENSKBYBORNA CULTURAL SOCIETY was incorporated in April 2006. At the
Annual General
Meeting in August 2007, the following executive and Directors
were elected:
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Karen Wright, Ryley
President |
Pat Dimock
Wetaskiwin
Vice President |
Deb Fettig
Calgary
Secretary/Treasurer
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John Annas
Wetaskiwin
Director |
Sieg Buskas
Wetaskiwin
Director |
Louise Buskas,
Wetaskiwin
Director |
On this site you can read the history about the "Svenskbyborna"
by Jörgen Hedman,
articles etc,
see below!
It is possible to deliver material to
this site. Contact Karen Wright -
klwright06@gmail.com
or the
webmaster Ake Uthas, - ake.uthas@telia.com
if you have materials you want to publish like historical
materials,
interviews, reportage, old photos etc.
Below are links to some material.
HISTORY etc.
The
History of Svenskyborna
(Jorgen Hedman, Sweden)
A
catalogue
of those Swedes
who left Ukraine 1929
Visa
photos 1929,
1-99
Visa
photos 1929, 100-199
Visa
photos 1929, 200-299
Visa
photos 1929, 300-399
Visa
photos 1929, 400-499
Visa
photos 1929, 500-562
Movie
from Gammalsvenskby
and from the journey to
Sweden, 1929, 26 sec
(no sound!).
On
the website of the Swedish
Embassy - under "Address Book" -
you have a list of Swedish
organisations in every province and
"Svenskbyborna" you will find under
Alberta. Here is the link : www.swedenabroad.com/Page____8335.aspx
Check this link!
http://www.stockholmnews.com/more.aspx?NID=4219
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SOCIETY News:
80th Jubilee in Wetaskiwin on August 7-8,
2010.
Interested to participate?
Contact Karen Wright-Annas for more information (klwright06@gmail.com).
Put a mark in your calendar if you plan to to come.
Newsletter Jan 2005
Newsletter
july 2006
"Cairn Dedication at Svea
Cemetery",
see photos
PROMISED LAND:
The historical book about the
Canadian Swedes, written by Karen Wright, is for SALE!
Enlarge
the picture by clicking
on it
For information on ordering,
you can contact her directly:
klwright06@gmail.com
Svenskbyborna Society
Membership Appllication!
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Articles/Reports/Photos:
Canadian Svenskbyborna
Society visits Zmiivka,May 2007,
see here
Photos
from the jubilee in
Wetaskiwin, June 2005, Alberta,
Svenskbyborna 75th Anniversary.
Family
photos from
Gammalsvenskby
Hidden Europe, article about
a visit to Gammalsvenskby 2005,
in English,
page 1- 4
and
page 5
Report
from the Jubilee in
Wetaskiwin June 2005 (K Wright)
Report
from the Jubillee in
Wetaskiwin June 2005,
in Swedish (K-E Tysk)
Andreas Annas story for
Gammalsvenskby, read here
Cairn Plague
enlarge he picture by clicking on it
A link of interest might be:Scandinavian Heritage Society
Edmonton, AB
www.scandinavianheritagesociety.org |
Contact person in Canada: Karen Wright,
klwright06@gmail.com, Mail-address: Box 238, Ryley AB TOB 4A0 |
