A nd er s o nv ille’s S wed is h ro o ts d ate b ack to the late 1 8 0 0 ’s , and the S w edi sh A m er i can M u seu m has b een a co r ner s to ne to the co m m unity fo r the las t 4 5 y ear s . A nev er ceas ing b eaco n o f her itag e ex p lo r atio n that ho no r s the im m ig r ant ex p er ience, the M us eum is a hub o f v ir tual co o king clas s es , a knitting g ro up , a b o o k club and m o re led b y an incred ib ly d ed icated s taff. T hro ug ho ut the p and em ic, the team has als o b een b us ily p er fecting their S wed is h K anelb ullar (cinnam o n ro lls ), as well as o ther b aked g o o d s av ailab le fo r weekly p re-o rd er and p ick-up . T he 2 0 2 1 -2 2 s eas o n p ro m is es ex p ans io n fo r the M us eum with a new o utd o o r s p ace and d ed icated S wed is h cafe.
Utsända Andersonville [ t he podc a st ]
Launched by t h e A n de rson vi l l e Ch a m be r o f C o m m e rc e in March 20 18, A lw a y s A nd e r s onv ille : The Po d c a s t h a s s e r v e d as a v ehi c l e t o t e l l m ore t h a n 100 st ori e s o f lo c a l b u s in e s s o wner s a n d c om m u n i t y m e m be rs i n a w e e k ly e p is o d e a ir in g o n Apple P odc a st s, S pot i f y a n d P odbe a n . E n g in e e re d by Andy Mi l e s a n d re c orde d by Ch a m be r s t a ff c u r re n t ly o n Zoo m , t h e podc a st re ve a l s t h e pe rso n a l t r iu m p h s , st r ugg les a n d re a l l i f e l e sson s of t h e l oc a l e n t re p re n e u r s , sho pkeep e rs, c h e fs, de si gn e rs, a n d spi r it e d p e r s o n a lit ie s who enr ic h e n t h e A n de rson vi l l e c om m u n it y.
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