Frozen Festival Begins at 2:30 Today
March 13, 2015 Leave a comment
Enjoy a Valentine’s Day Meal at the Swedish Heritage Center
February 9, 2015 Leave a comment
Have plans for your Valentines Day?. We have just the event for you, a Valentines Day meal at the Swedish Heritage Center on Saturday, Valentines Day, February 14th.
Enjoy a delicious meal of either prime rib/potatoes/salad/bread/and dessert or a lovely plate of shrimp alfredo / salad /bread/ and dessert. Tickets are available at nelsons Food Pride for $15.00 per person A cash bar will be available. One more treat: Sue’s Flower Shoppe will have a Valentine’s bouquet available for your Sweetie for only $20.00 She will donate $10.00 per bouquet back to the Swedish Heritage Center. What a great evening planned! You don’t have to drive out of town and you’ll be supporting the local economy. We also have some new fun gifts available for your special person.
The Swedish Heritage Center is available for your gathering events. Having a family reunion, club meeting or maybe a shower? Just give us a call to book your date at 402-685-5652
We just ask for a donation for the use of our facility. This fee goes to the daily expenses of our center.
Watch in your mail in the near future for your donation letter. We need your monetary and physical support to keep our center alive and well. We have some fun events planned for the upcoming year so stay tuned for upcoming events and activities in the future.
Celebrate Valentine’s Day at Swedish Heritage Center
January 21, 2015 Leave a comment
By Julie Johnson, contributor
Times are settling down after the busy holiday season, however we at the Swedish Heritage Center don’t want things to get to settled. Once again, we are busy planning some future fun events.
We have not reset the date or time for our Swedish Frozen Movie event. Oh what fun to watch and sing a long to the loved movie “Frozen”. It is so hard to pick an open date with all the other scheduled activities. There will be a macaroni and cheese supper with a craft session following the movie. Stay tuned for the new time and date.
We are excited about our Valentine Day Meal. Your choice of prime rib dinner, with potatoes, salad, bread and dessert or shrimp alfredo served with salad, bread and dessert. A cash bar will be available. $15.00 per ticket and you can also treast your sweetheart to a Valentine bouquet for an extra $20.00. $10.00 of the bouquet is donated back to the Swedish Heritage Center. What a fun event to stay close to home, have a great meal and atmosphere. Our board is working hard to supplement our income and meet expenses. Please take time to support our efforts and make the Heritage Center thrive.
Tickets are available at Nelson’s Food Pride in Oakland or give us a call to book your reservations at 402-685-5652. That is Saturday, February 14th at 6:30 p.m. at the Swedish Heritage Center.
Need a place to hold your card party, organization meeting or family reunion? We’d love to have you enjoy our lovely facility for your party.
Swedish Heritage Center Has Come a Long Way in 2014
December 23, 2014 Leave a comment
As 2014 comes to an close, we stop and think about the past year. My have we come a long way since June…….the Swedish Heritage Center has a new life line! Words cannot express the many thanks to all who have contributed this past year. As we look back, sad that the holiday season is past, all the fun exciting activities and events, we are already looking towards the new year.
We are excited to get busy planning for the future. First on our agenda is of coarse the major renovation of the basement– walls, flooring, electrical and plumbing. It will be a huge undertaking but our dedicated board is ready for the challenge. Grants and donations are the only way this can be financed so we have a lot of work to do.
Debbie Anderson is really working hard communicating and reinstating our relationship with our sister city Hammenhog, Sweden. Who knows where and what the possibilities will be with this future communication. We are also excited to share our Santa Lucia Festival program with the children from Hammenhog. We recorded our program and they recorded theirs. Now we just have to figure out how we can entertain you with this wonderful production of the Swedish children. It’s a great world, the internet really opens up unlimited possibilities for communication.
It was also fun at Nelson’s Food Pride when all my Swedish customers come from near and far for Swedish foods., so many of them took the time to visit the Swedish Heritage Center. It was great to have Tom there to always greet them and welcome them to study the museum. Every visitor has a link from their past with their personal stories of years gone by. Bev and Lorna visited , anxious to see their Mothers wedding dress on display in the wedding room. They couldn’t wait to see it. Blessed memories in our hearts and for others visiting to enjoy.
January will be our membership drive– please consider joining and making a nice donation. We solely operate only on donations from YOU for all our expenses. Electricity and gas add up pretty fast especially during these cold winter months.
Happy New Year to all from all of us and may 2015 be a glorious year for the Swedish Heritage Center. We are so excited to bring new and different programs from Sweden to share with you here in Oakland and the surrounding area. The Swedish Heritage Center can be a great economic tool for Oakland. It is surprising how many people visit Oakland for our nitch as the Swedish Capital of Nebraska. Let’s show all who visit what a great community we have…known for its horses on the light poles. Happy New Year
The Swedish Heritage Center in Oakland, NE. Photo Credit/Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Santa Lucia at Swedish Heritage Center
December 17, 2014 Leave a comment
Charlie Webster, daughter of Kate and Justin Webster, reigned over the Santa Lucia Festival held at the Swedish Heritage Center. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland/Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Santa Lucia Festival Held at Swedish Heritage Center
December 15, 2014 Leave a comment
The OC students held their annual Santa Lucia Festival at the Swedish Heritage Center. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
Singing at the Santa Lucia Festival
December 12, 2014 Leave a comment
The Santa Lucia Festival also included singing, with a solo performed by Mia Linder. All photos credit of Denise Gilliland, Editor and Chief, Kat Country Hub.
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