Settling Walsburg - the Earliest years of a Swedish Lutheran Communiy in northern Riley County (Educational Program)
Author, Loretta M. Hoerman, will share information based on her book, Built on a Rock: Walsburg Lutheran Church, 1873-2023: A 150-year History of the Church, People, and Place.
Built on a Rock tells the story of Walsburg Evangelical Lutheran Church from its beginning in 1873 through part of its 150th year anniversary in 2023. The book explores
reasons Walsburg’s Swedes immigrated to northern Riley County, Kansas, and gives an in-depth review of the joys and tribulations of Walsburg’s founders, their descendants, and others who joined the church. The book also gives a brief history of the village of Walsburg.
This event is free and open to the public.
