The voice and life of Jenny Lind, the legendary Swedish Nightengale, will be the highlight of the program at the Annual Meeting of the Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin, Inc. Jenny Lind’s extraordinary voice earned her international popularity as an opera singer. Audiences throughout Europe and America celebrated her renowned voice and she was cherished by her very own organization of followers in Milwaukee.
Following the Jenny Lind tribute and a short business meeting to review activities of the past year and elect new Board Members, a celebration of “Swedish Kanelbullen Dag” (Swedish Cinnamon Bun Day) Day established Oct. 4, 1999 to celebrate 40th anniversary of Swedish Home Baking Society and we will be observe it with coffee time treats and cinnamon rolls.
The meeting will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 1:30 p.m. at Redemption Lutheran Church, 4057 North Mayfair Road (Hwy. 100, just north of Capitol Dr.) Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Visit us at www.sahswi.org or call 414-352-7890 for further information.