A DREAM OF AMERICA – SWEDISH IMMIGRATION TO CHICAGO
Guided tours will be held at 11 a.m. on the third Sunday of September, the last Saturday of October, and the third Saturday of November (Sept. 19, Oct. 30, and Nov. 20). Veronica Robinson, Museum curator, will conduct the tour. This fascinating tour starts in the mid-1800s in Sweden and takes the viewer on a journey from Sweden to the New World, providing insights into the struggles and triumphs of Swedish immigrant life in Chicago. We meet Stina Olof’s daughter, whose brother is leaving Sweden with his family in 1868, Karl Karlsson and his family who emigrated in 1893, and Elin and Birgitta Hedman, who arrived at Ellis Island in 1924. Cost for the tour is $4 adults, $3 seniors and students. Members are free. Reservations are recommended.