You Are Invited To

You are invited to

Dalesburg Scandinavian Association’s

Annual

Pea Soup and Pancake Luncheon

Ärtsoppa och Pannkakor

Yellow Pea Soup and Crepe Pancakes

Saturday, April 12, 2003

at

Dalesburg Lutheran Church

$4.00 per Person.

Reservations Required.

Limited to Forty People.

Please call

Carol Shubeck

(605-763-2661)

for details and to make reservations

before April 9.

Guest Speakers:

Øyvind Øverli from Norway, Elisabeth Överli from Sweden,

Wayne Korzan from Hartford, SD Cliff Summers, USD Faculty Member

They will be making comments on their own backgrounds and the cooperative work between Uppsala University in Sweden

and the University of South Dakota.

The Swedish custom of eating pea soup and pancakes on Thursdays had its beginning before the Reformation when Sweden was a Catholic country. Being that people were not allowed to eat meat on Fridays, they would gorge themselves on ärter och fläsk (pea soup and pork). This was done in order to fortify themselves against the meager fare on Fridays. Pancakes for dessert were the traditional accompaniment. (from Var Så God, cookbook of the American Swedish Institute (Christine Carlson)).

QUESTION??

Have you paid your membership dues to Dalesburg Scandinavian Association? For more information, please contact Ron Johnson ( or 605-253-2575 (evenings).

THANK YOU!

Thank you for all the monetary donations and gifts which Dalesburg Scandinavian Association has received with the membership forms. Your support has been very generous and much appreciated.

We have received three gifts of money from the Arneson – Hoglund Families designated to be used for some project(s) concerning the early settlers from Svärdsjö Parish. If you have ideas for project(s), please contact Ron Johnson. Thank You.

Visit Dalesburg in Cyperspace!

Dalesburg Heritage Web Site: www.angelfire.com/sd/dalesburg99/

Dalesburg Lutheran Church: www.dalesburglutheran.org

Any Ideas….

Dalesburg Scandinavian Association is celebrating its 25th Birthday in 2002-2003. Any suggestions or ideas for ways to celebrate this milestone would be appreciated. Contact Carol Shubeck or Ron Johnson.

RECRUITING…

The Clay County Historic Preservation Commission is looking for individuals to serve on the Commission. The Commission works to promote and preserve the historical, architectural, archeological, paleontological and cultural heritage of Clay County. If you would like more information, please contact Ron Johnson.

Dalesburg’s Swedish Contacts

Dalesburg has contacts with individuals in parishes in Sweden who can help you will family history research in those parishes. If you have ancestry from Gagnef, Rättvik or Svärdsjö Parishes in Dalarna Province or Gnarp Parish (or surrounding parishes) in Hälsingland Province, and would like to know more about your ancestry, please contact Ron Johnson. Ron can also give you information about research in other parishes in Sweden.

MIDSUMMER FESTIVAL

Friday, June 20 and Sunday, June 22, 2003

Dalesburg-Hub City Potluck Picnic

Saturday, June 21, 2003

The Symposium:

Scandinavia and the Americas

Sponsored by the University of South Dakota.

This series of concerts, lectures, plays and festivals celebrating the Nordic countries will begin this spring and continue into 2004.

The Play: Ghosts

by the Norwegian Playwright Henrik Ibsen

April 23-26 & 27

Please call the U.S.D. Theatre Dept. for information.

An encore performance

by the Swedish Folk Music Group

Plommon

August 1

Please call the National Music Museum (Shrine to Music)

for details.

Plommon

August 2

at the Sioux River Folk Festival.

Call Bill Peterson (605-987-4205) for details.

Books for Sale

HISTORY OF CLAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA by Herbert S. Schell (1976). Contact the Clay County Historical Society, 15 Austin St., Vermillion SD 57069 for more information.

HISTORY OF THE SWEDES WHO SETTLED IN CLAY COUNTY, SOUTH DAKOTA AND THEIR BIOGRAPHIES by August Peterson (1947). $25.00 plus sales tax, postage & handling. Contact Ron Johnson ( or 605-253-2575 (evenings)).

Dalesburg Scandinavian Association

30595 University Road

Vermillion, South Dakota 57069-6507

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