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HISTORY & GENEALOGY

  • Swedish Roots Genealogy Sessions
    Swedish Roots Genealogy Sessions
    Multiple Dates
    Tue, May 14
    Online via Zoom
    May 14, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Online via Zoom
    May 14, 2024, 4:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    Online via Zoom
    Join us for these private one-on-one genealogy sessions! Each slot is an individualized session with two exports from Swedish Roots in Oregon (SRIO).
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  • Springtime at Fogelbo Tours (sold out)
    Springtime at Fogelbo Tours (sold out)
    Fri, May 17
    Fogelbo
    May 17, 2024, 9:45 AM – 2:15 PM
    Fogelbo, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    May 17, 2024, 9:45 AM – 2:15 PM
    Fogelbo, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    Hear about the history of Fogelbo and the large collection of Nordic antiques. You will not want to miss a chance to see inside of this registered National Historic Place built by the famed Henry Steiner.
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  • Springtime at Fogelbo Tours (sold out)
    Springtime at Fogelbo Tours (sold out)
    Sat, May 18
    Fogelbo
    May 18, 2024, 9:45 AM – 1:15 PM
    Fogelbo, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    May 18, 2024, 9:45 AM – 1:15 PM
    Fogelbo, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    Hear about the history of Fogelbo and the large collection of Nordic antiques. You will not want to miss a chance to see inside of this registered National Historic Place built by the famed Henry Steiner.
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  • Norwegian Tree Pollarding: An Ecological Practice
    Norwegian Tree Pollarding: An Ecological Practice
    Sat, Sep 14
    Online
    Sep 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Online
    Sep 14, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Online
    Come join us online to hear from writer and arborist, Bill Logan, about the traditional tree-tending practices to grow food to feed farm animals through the winter from Norway’s past.
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  • Myth Busters: Viking Edition
    Myth Busters: Viking Edition
    Sun, Oct 06
    Nordia House & Livestream
    Oct 06, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Nordia House & Livestream, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    Oct 06, 2024, 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Nordia House & Livestream, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    Join historian Terri Barnes for a discussion about several of the most popular myths and misconceptions about those intrepid Nordic people we call “Vikings.”
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  • Autumn at Fogelbo Tours
    Autumn at Fogelbo Tours
    Multiple Dates
    Fri, Oct 18
    Fogelbo
    Oct 18, 2024, 9:45 AM – 1:15 PM
    Fogelbo, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    Oct 18, 2024, 9:45 AM – 1:15 PM
    Fogelbo, 8800 SW Oleson Rd, Portland, OR 97223, USA
    Hear about the history of Fogelbo and the large collection of Nordic antiques. You will not want to miss a chance to see inside of this registered National Historic Place built by the famed Henry Steiner.
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  • Danish Design in Postwar America: A Book Talk with Maggie Taft
    Danish Design in Postwar America: A Book Talk with Maggie Taft
    Sat, Oct 26
    Online via Livestream
    Oct 26, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Online via Livestream
    Oct 26, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
    Online via Livestream
    Join us online to hear from writer and art historian, Maggie Taft, about her new book, The Chieftain and the Chair: The Rise of Danish Design in Postwar America.
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