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Swedish-American and Swedish-Canadian church records now online
Swedish-American and Swedish-Canadian church record microfilms have been scanned and indexed, and are now available on Ancestry.com.
Office of Human Resources
It is the mission of the Office of Human Resources to advance the overall mission of Augustana College through our greatest asset — our employees.
College explores alternatives to cut textbook cost
Augustana College faculty are looking at alternatives to traditional textbooks that could improve learning and save students money.
Collections
The Swenson Center collections consist of library and archival resources as well as a collection of Swedish-American lodge records, newspapers, and church records on microfilm.
Meeting summaries from the President's Cabinet
Meeting summaries of the President's Cabinet at Augustana College.
Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Ill.) communion records, 1859-1861
The Swedona Lutheran Church (Swedona, Mercer County, Illinois) was organized 7 March 1859 with 183 charter members. The town was first named Berlin. Collection includes one record booklet of ministerial acts (communion) from Berlins Evangelical Lutheran Församling from 1859-1861.
Jenny Lind Chapel (Andover, Ill.) records, 1850-1943
Jenny Lind Chapel is the oldest Swedish Lutheran church in Illinois, known as the “Mother Church” of the Augustana Synod. Swedish immigrant Lars Paul Esbjörn and ten charter members founded the congregation in 1850. This collection includes some of the earliest records of the Jenny Lind Chapel of Andover, Illinois, including minutes recorded by Lars Paul Esbjörn and others. Also includes an alphabetical index to church membership of the 1850s and communion records from 1859-1861. Collection also contains architectural drawings of both the Jenny Lind Chapel (A.