'Little Sweden' gets ready for festival

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  October 15, 1999 ;     322 words ......it is known as "Little Sweden." Svensk Hyllningsfest, a biennial tribute to the Swedish...homecoming at Bethany College. For many, Svensk Hyllningsfest means food, but if you don't have...The street festival portion of Svensk Hyllningsfest, which will be in downtown Lindsborg...

Long-Awaited Lindsborg, Kan., Bridge Opens.

The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 17, 2003 ;     700+ words ......day organizers of Lindsborg's 2003 Svensk Hyllningsfest celebration could uncross their...visitors expected for this weekend's Svensk Hyllningsfest celebration might have to struggle...more accessible. Viking on a Stick Svensk Hyllningsfest, held bi-annually in October, honors...

Horses corralling visitors in 'Little Sweden, USA'.(Going Places)

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL);  September 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ......horses can be seen around town and will be featured in the Svensk Hyllningsfest celebration next month. Eventually, many will be auctioned...Day preceding Christmas. Coming up in mid-October, the Svensk Hyllningsfest, held in odd-numbered years, features a Friday-night...

'Little Sweden' rounds up wild horses

Post-Tribune (IN);  September 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ......is dispersed around town and will be featured in the Svensk Hyllningsfest celebration in October. Eventually, many will be auctioned...cia's Day preceding Christmas. Coming up in mid October is Svensk Hyllningsfest, a biennial festival held in odd-numbered years that...

Swedish holiday getaway

St. Joseph News-Press;  November 5, 2006 ;     431 words ......with a population of less than 3,500, that would appeal to dignitaries across the globe? Ask the hundreds of visitors at Svensk Hyllningsfest, a biennial festival in October to honor the Swedish pioneers who settled there in 1868. Tourists fill the streets enjoying...

Events calendar

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  October 12, 2001 ;     261 words ...Festival Lindsborg will be having Svensk Hyllningsfest, which honors the immigrants who founded the city, Saturday and Sunday. The event will feature Butch Thompson, jazz pianist, and...

Creating narratives of place and identity in "Little Sweden, U.S.A."*.(The...

The Geographical Review;  January 1, 2003 ;     700+ words ......3,300 residents: Midsummer's Day in June, the Saint Lucia festival near Christmastime, and the extravagant three-day Svensk Hyllningsfest (roughly translated as Swedish Honoring Festival) in alternate Octobers, a tribute to the pioneers of 1869 that attracts...

The ambiguities of authenticity in Little Sweden, U.S.A.

Journal of Cultural Geography;  March 22, 2003 ;     700+ words ......locals in the revival, introduction, and invention of rural Swedish folk culture, as well as by the popularity of the Svensk Hyllningsfest ( Swedish Honoring Festival, the biennial celebration of Swedish and Swedish-American culture and history created to...

How Swede it is: Kansas town proud of its heritage

The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel;  September 21, 2003 ;     700+ words ......brick roads. The town's heritage is most visible, of course, during its Swedish festivals. Biggest of all is the biennial Svensk Hyllningsfest, which will be held this year Oct. 17 through 19. For this fete, downtown streets are closed to traffic for three days...

Lindsborg to be peace hub

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  July 31, 2005 ;     593 words ......major events. October begins with the town's three-day biennial festival tribute to Swedish pioneers on Oct. 7, known as Svensk Hyllningsfest. On Oct. 15, Bethany College will kick off the school's yearlong 125th anniversary celebration. Gorbachev was awarded...

Couple Turns Vacant 1887-Era Hotel into Landmark in Lindsborg, Kan.

The Salina Journal (Salina, Kansas) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  October 21, 2003 ;     554 words ......back into a downtown landmark. Brunswick Plaza is having its grand opening this weekend in conjunction with the biennial Svensk Hyllningsfest, a celebration of all things Swedish. The former Brunswick Hotel, built in 1887, has a historic ballroom available for...

Kansas snapshot

The Topeka Capital-Journal;  August 28, 1999 ;     80 words ......on Feb. 20, 1869. Top employers: Bethany Home, Bethany College, Columbia Industries, Century Manufacturing, tourist industry, Lindsborg Community Hospital. Claim to fame: Svensk Hyllningsfest, Midsummers, LuciaFest, Millfest, Broadway RFD.

The Kansas City Star, Mo., gambling & tourism column.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 28, 2004 ;     700+ words ......Festival in July in Atchison, Kan.; the Grassland Heritage Festival in June in Elkhart, Kan.; and the Swedish heritage Svensk Hyllningsfest in October in Lindsborg, Kan. To see more of The Kansas City Star, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www...

Tips for traveling to the Dala festival in Lindsborg, Kansas.(Knight...

Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service;  July 23, 2001 ;     563 words ......RFD. Annual community theater at band shell in Swensson Park. This year: Fiddler on the Roof, July 13, 14, 20 and 21. _Svensk Hyllningsfest. Fall festival honoring Swedish ancestors who settled in Smoky Valley of Kansas. 2001 is the 60th festival. Oct. 12-14...

Motorcycling: Coates back with Honda; By Dermot James.(Sport)

The News Letter (Belfast, Northern Ireland);  February 14, 2001 ;     364 words ......selective Euro meetings. I also have the offer of riding a 500cc Honda in the Race of the YUear at Mallory Park. Cates was on the gradn prizx circuit last year riding an Aprilia for the 250cc QUB team. Former World Superbike champion Carl Fogarty from Blackburn...