The Wednesday Evening Get-Together

Swedes in Cleveland

October 14, 2026

7:00 - 8:00 PM

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You are warmly invited to our next Wednesday Evening Get-Together on October 14, 2026.

Our presenter, Bo Carlsson, will take us back to the late 1800s, when Swedish immigrants began arriving in Cleveland, OH as the city was becoming one of America's major industrial centers.

Who were these Swedish immigrants? Where did they come from? Where did they live? And what churches, organizations and businesses helped build the Swedish community?

Bo will also explore what happened to Cleveland's Swedish community after Swedish immigration declined in the 1920s and 1930s.

Warm regards,

Pat Bellingham

District Master

Vasa District Lodge Pennsylvania No. 9

On behalf of Drott Lodge (Washington, D.C.)

Nobel-Monitor Lodge (Cleveland, OH)

Svea Lodge (Erie, PA)