Ärtsoppa och Pannkakor

Yellow Pea Soup and Crepe Pancakes

Saturday, April 6, 2002

Reservations Required.

Guest Speaker:

Rev. Daniel Peter Brown

from St. Helena, Nebraska

former resident of Riverside Township, Clay County.

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 (rjohnson@bmtc.net or 605-253-2575 after 8:00 p.m.).

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 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 25^th Birthday in 2002. Any suggestions or ideas for ways to celebrate this milestone would be appreciated. Contact Carol Shubeck or Ron Johnson.

Congratulations!!!

Congratulations to the Bylanders on the listing of the Bylander-Messler Homestead on the National Register of Historic Places of the National Park Service, U.S. Dept. of Interior. It was eligible for the National Register of Historic Places because of its role in agriculture, homesteading and architecture. It is an excellent example of a Swedish farmstead building in styles that are rarely found outside of Swedish communities. (South Dakota State Historic Preservation Office)

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

Over the years Dalesburg has developed contacts with parishes in Sweden. 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.

Lost Swedes…

Dalesburg Scandinavian Association has received inquiries about these people:

1. Erik Olson, his wife Kristin (Kerstin) and their two children: Elisabeth and Jonas

2. Ingeborg Carlson Johnson

3. Anna Olson Hammer Hvistendahl

4. John Westberg and Martha Helena Anderson Westberg

5. Olson Brothers who died in 1914 and 1918

6. Eric Wiklund or Viklund who died in 1906

Please contact Ron Johnson if a name is familiar. Thank you.

You are encouraged to check out these Websites: www.rootsweb.com/~sdclay/index.htm. and in particular, check: www.rootsweb.com/~sdclay/queries.html (Check out the queries. Maybe you can respond to a query or enter a new query.)