Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center
The Swenson Center at Augustana College is a national archives and research institute providing resources for the study of Swedish immigration to North America, the communities the immigrants established, and the role the immigrants and their descendants have played in American life. This is achieved by promoting and initiating academic research in the field and by collecting and cataloging Swedish-American archival and library materials. Another major role for the Center is to assist people researching their Swedish-American genealogy.
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Lecture on U.S. Elections in Sweden
Dr. Dag Blanck, director of the Swenson Center, presents “Familiarity, Fascination, and Fear: How the U.S. Elections are Seen and Discussed in Sweden.”
Swedish American Newspapers Digitized Now online! Swedish American Newspapers is an online portal which allows users to explore more than 300,000 pages from 28 different Swedish American newspaper titles published across the United States between 1859 and 2007.
Ander Lecture 2016
Now you can watch Dr. Adam Kaul give the 2016 Ander Lecture "Making and Marketing Heritage: Nostalgia, Dissonance, and Sustainability in Bishop Hill, Illinois"
Exhibit: Swedes in American Politics The exhibit on display in the Swenson Center's reading room is "Swedes in American Politics: The John Ericsson Republican League." On display through December 16th. Can't visit? Click to check out the virtual exhibit.
Swedish American Immigration History A brief history of the Swedish mass migration to North America written by Swenson Center Director Dr. Dag Blanck.
Support The Swenson Center is a nonprofit organization that depends entirely on donations from generous people like you. Consider becoming a member today!
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Location The Swenson Center is located in Denkmann Memorial Hall on Augustana College's campus in Rock Island, IL.
Hours Monday-Friday 9:00am-12:00pm & 1:00pm-4:30pm. Please make an appointment. During the summer, the Center will close at 12:00pm on Fridays
