Nordic Newcomers

Memorial Library 126, Madison, Wisconsin
@ 4:00 pm CDT

Join musician-in-residence Renee Vaughan for a public presentation on her research into first-generation Swedish immigrant musicians. Based on a variety of sources (from Mills Music Library and elsewhere) and contacts on both sides of the …

Badger Talks: The Viking Sword that Wasn’t

Stoughton Area Senior Center, Stoughton, Wisconsin
@ 1:00 pm CDT - 2:00 pm CDT

Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting “The Viking Sword that Wasn’t” at the Stoughton Area Senior Center. In 1911, a sword was dug up in the prairie of Minnesota near the town of Ulen. Not …

Badger Talks: Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?

Hoard Historical Museum: 401 Whitewater Ave Fort Atkinson, WI 53538
@ 1:00 pm CDT

Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting at the Hoard Historical Museum about Nordic American food traditions in the Upper …

Swede Home Chicago: The Wallin’s Svenska Records Story, 1923-1927

Memorial Library 126
@ 4:00 pm CDT - 5:30 pm CDT

Immigrant recording artists have made significant yet often overlooked contributions to their diasporic communities and larger American life since the late 19th century. Since 2016 UW-Madison’s Mills Music Library and Center for the Study of …

Badger Talks: Swedish Pancakes for Breakfast?

Finnish American Society of Milwaukee: 3030 West Oklahoma Ave, Milwaukee 53215
@ 2:00 pm CDT - 3:00 pm CDT

Why do we eat the things we eat? And how do those things change over time? Dr. Marcus Cederström will be presenting to the Finnish American Society of Milwaukee about Nordic American food traditions in …

Somali Studies International Association Conference

@ 3:00 am CDT - 3:40 am CDT

Dr. Sallie Anna Pisera, a postdoctoral researcher on the project will be presenting “A Dwelling for Living Heritage and Memory: Presentation of an Aqal Soomaali and Related Craft Knowledge in Museum Setting” at the Somali …

A Brief History of Finnish Folk Music and Folk Music Improvisation

Memorial Library
@ 5:00 pm CST - 6:30 pm CST

We are excited to announce “A Brief History of Finnish Folk Music & Folk Music Improvisation” by Alyssa Rodriguez on Tuesday, February 21, at 5:00pm in Memorial Library 126. Rodriguez will present on her Fulbright research …

Masculine Ideals: Folklore and Narratives on Men’s Work

University Club
@ 5:00 pm CDT - 6:00 pm CDT

The theme of masculinity was a key element in the old Finnish narrative culture. Historically, marriage was a foundation for production and reproduction in rural cultures. Husband and wife formed a team in which the …

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