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Covenanters in Chicago also can see the musical at 5 p.m. Saturday at
North Park University during its Swedish Midsummer Festival, and at the
American Swedish Institute on July 5 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
The story is based on a song written by Swedish immigrant Johan Erik
Lindquist that details the harrowing journey of his and 200 other
Swedes' harrowing journey to the United States. Lindquist died shortly
after he arrived in Moline in 1854.
The theatre group was founded in 1993 to tell stories about its home
province of Varmland.
Admission to the Moline event is $10 for adults and free for children 12
and younger. The proceeds will benefit the Moline Swedish Friendship
Association cultural exchange scholarships between Moline and Sweden.
The North Park event is free, but an offering will be taken.
Swedish Musical Tells Story of Immigration
MOLINE, IL (June 23) - The Bjurtjarn Theatre Group from Varmland,
Sweden, will present the musical They Sold their Homes at 7 p.m.
Tuesday at First Covenant Church.
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