Olga & Brita: A Swedish/American Immigrant Story
2025-10-02 18:30 - 20:00 UTC | SVGS General Meeting, 200 W. 6th St., Sioux Falls, SD, United States
What’s in a name? Where did it come from? How did it get there? And, by whom? Gnawing questions that took veteran storyteller-filmmaker, Rick Lingberg, on a 10,000-mile journey from his Clay County, South Dakota roots to Sweden and back to find some answers about his 19th century immigrant great-grandparents, Olaf and Brita Lingberg. He will be sharing what he discovered and how he did it at the Sioux Valley Genealogical Society’s monthly meeting on October 2 at 7:00 pm at the Old Courthouse Museum’s 2nd floor library located at 200 West 6th Street.
Please join us prior to the presentation from 6:30-7:30 pm for social time with refreshments.

Family History and Digital Organization
2026-01-08 19:00 - 20:30
Do you have a well-organized system for managing your family history documents and photos? Or are you are struggling to figure out how to file and organize materials so you can easily find WHAT you need WHEN you need it? Make plans to join us for an informative presentation via Zoom by Peggy Ash, AG (Accredited Genealogist) as she shares effective strategies.
Learn practical tips for: creating smart, intuitive file-naming systems; saving and managing digital files efficiently; and using Windows Explorer to batch label and organize items (PC-focused with many concepts also helpful for Mac users).

Peggy’s blog: https://peggyspowerpoints.blogspot.com

** Members–please watch your email for information with the Zoom link. Non-members–if you would like to join us, please email info@siouxvalleygenealogicalsociety.org to register. There are a limited number of slots available!

Membership meeting to follow the presentation.
