Swedish American Heritage Society of West Michigan

10/02/2026

Thursday, October 22, 2026, 6 PM: Meet & Eat at The Søvengård

Join a group of SAHS members and friends for a Meet & Eat at The Søvengård (1232 Bridge Street NW, Grand Rapids). Please email [email protected] to let us know that you plan to attend by October 19. In addition to the dinner, there will be brief Annual Reports given.

09/14/2026

Doris & Clarence Anderson Memorial Scholarship Applications are now open!

Once again, SAHS is sponsoring our annual Lucia scholarship competition. The Scholarship Committee will award $500 each to a high school senior girl and senior boy who have been participants in our local Lucia pageant. Additionally, each applicant must be either the child or grandchild of a member of SAHS/WM. The application form is available on the website: https://sahswm.org/

06/15/2026

Nu åker vi! 🇸🇪

06/06/2026

06/06/2026

Glad Nationals Dag! Brings back great memories from growing up in Sweden!🇸🇪🎂🍾🥂

06/04/2026

On Tuesday, July 21, 2026, at 7 PM, the SAHS Swedish Reading Club will be discussing "Punished" (Straff) by Ann-Helén Laestadius. “A heartrending narrative of five Indigenous Sámi children forcibly sent to boarding school by the Swedish state in the 1950s. . . .This moving tale shines an important spotlight on a story little-known to most American readers.” (Publishers Weekly)

You can buy the book at Schuler’s and get a 20% discount. To join the discussion, just send an email to [email protected] and we'll send you the Zoom link.

04/16/2026

April 30: Meet and Eat at Old Mill/B**r City Bread Co.

Please join us again for another lively evening of great food, conversation and Swedish trivia at the historical landmark restaurant Old Mill B**r City Bread Co. (Arnies) located on the scenic Rogue River in Rockford. They specialize in handcrafted food and drinks and are well known for their Scandinavian Shuffle and Riviera Salad, plus delicious desserts!

Please reserve by email [email protected] by April 27.
Each party is responsible for their own meal and drinks.

04/06/2026

Interesting!!🇸🇪🇺🇸

NCAA March Madness är framme vid finalerna, och den här säsongen har vi svenskt deltagande på både dam- och herrsidan! 🇸🇪🏆

🔹Elliot Cadeau har lett Michigan till final som starting PG och stod för 13 PTS & 10 AST i semifinalen.

🔹Christina Karamouzi & UCLA har avancerat till finalen, där Christina har fått spelminuter i tre av slutspelsmatcherna.

Damfinalen spelas ikväll söndag, 21.30 svensk tid.
Herrfinalen spelas måndag natt, 02.50 svensk tid.

📺 Se finalerna live på Disney+!

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