Smultron Luncheons

                  
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Smultron was originated in 1996 by Dave Wahlstrom.
There are approximately 300 members.

We want to thank Dave for starting this important e-mail list so people can get
help in finding relatives in Sweden and the USA.  It also helps all of us to
learn more about Sweden and America.

Here are pictures of some of those people getting together to discuss
their genealogy with other members.

Hälsningar till Smultron medlemmars
Greetings to Smultron members!

THE FIRST ANNUAL
SMULTRON LUNCHEON!!

The meeting was held at the restaurant:
Stortorgskällaren in Gamla Stan
Stortorget 7 Stockholm

Thanks to Eric Zennstrom!!
For making the arrangements on July 12, 1999, for some members
of the Smultron e-mail group to have a luncheon.

A couple pictures and some information about the
July 12th 1999 luncheon below.

Members from left to right.
Kjell Bjerver, Gunnar Bergstedt, Jerry Longstrom, Ian Hamilton, Erik Zennstrom,
Rolf Norberg, Inger Amne Pelt, Sam Eadie, Kjell Nordquist, (hiding) Stig Petterson,
Gunnar Wenngren, and Anders Hjllengren.

Left to right,
Ian Hamilton, Kjell Nordquist (the famous! 81 years young genealogist),
Jerry Longstrom and Stig Petterson.

(Photographer  Colleen Longstrom)

I have asked everyone if they would like to comment on the luncheon.
Comments by participants

Hello Jerry!
We just returned and have yet to start to reflect on all we met
and all we saw. I visited my grandfather's as well as grandmother's birth
places, and even met a man who knew my great grandfather. Discovered that my
grandmother's home is now a museum!
As far as the lunch goes; I thought it was a fun and relaxed meeting of
friends with a common interest not just in genealogy but in Sweden in
general. I hope that the luncheon can become an annual meeting for Smultron
who are in the Stockholm area during the summer.

Looking forward to the pictures and comments on your webpage.
Talk to you soon.....Erik   erik@themediaweb.com

Thank you Jerry, but I can´t find anything to add.
It was nice to see you all, Swe-Ams
as well as Swedes - people I know to some extent but had not seen.
It is amazing how "easygoing" it is to meet with "foreign" people you have never seen
after having met them over the Internet.
   Stig    stig.e.petterson@telia.com

My cousin Stig and I spent a fine study and recreation week together
 in July. We got a good start of it by taking part in the Smultron
luncheon in the Old City of Stockholm.
One after the other turned up from the cyber space and
introduced themselves. Of course it was thrilling to see the faces of friends
from the net and  carry on a  conversation eye to eye. Why not choose a
special theme to discuss if a similar meeting is being arranged again
and ask somebody to be the  opening speaker.
Many thanks Erik for taking the  initiative of the first Smultron
get-together in Sweden .
Kjell Nordqvist   kjell.nordqvist@telia.com

Had a good time at the lunch and was pleased to meet Stig Petersson and
Gunnar Wengren for they have help me greatly in my search for GGrandpa
Hessell. Would like to have had more time so I could get used to the accents.
I was not always sure of what some of our Swedish friends were saying. Thanks
for your interest.
Sam Eadie    Paeadie@aol.com

Hi,
What can I say? I enjoyed the lunch very much
and I hope we have started a tradition.
To all "smultron": Welcome to Stockholm next summer.
Rolf Norberg   rolf.norberg@norberg-research.se

I do not believe anybody took notes of this meeting....:) :)

We started with introducing ourselves, and telling what areas 
we are researching in Sweden and the USA.  
We then discussed ways to improve researching in Sweden and the USA.
We did not discuss any one thing in depth. 

There was some discussion about taking trips to Sweden.   Sam was there on an
Elderhostel trip.  Jerry & Colleen made their own arrangements at the hotels, and
found out it is cheaper than going through a travel agency.

This meeting was just a friendly get together, to meet people you have talked to on Smultron.

Hopefully, there will be another next year.

Jerry Longstrom

Ellenton Florida Luncheon Dec. 2, 2000

                      
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The Luncheon was held at the 
Crab Trap II in Elenton Florida on December 2, 2000 

Left to right, Camilla Yost, Carolyn and Tom Erickson,
 Marilyn Hayden Camillas mother, Phil Johnson 
and John Hayden, Camiilas dad.

Notice the Lucia and Dala horse on the table. I also had a ghetto blaster 
playing Swedish Christmas music and a Swedish flag 
just out of site to my left on the wall/mirror.

We mostly talked about where we lived and how Swedish we were and what we did
when we visited Sweden and what we were up to now in our lives...a couple of
hours worth.    Camilla Yost.

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