The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center (located at Augustana College in Rock Island, IL) is a national library and archives providing resources for the study of Swedish immigration to North America. We also help people research their Swedish-American genealogy.
Make an appointment by emailing or calling 309-794-7204. Location and hours.
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Augustana College will host a one-day symposium, “Dealing with the Past in the Present: Swedish Experiences of World War II and the Holocaust” on Oct. 26.
The Augustana Historical Society has launched an initiative to make the Society’s books freely available through Augustana College’s online Digital Commons.
The American Scandinavian Association at Augustana will hold its annual outdoor Crayfish Party (Kräftskiva), featuring a menu of traditional Swedish foods. (In case of rain, the event will move to the church fellowship hall.)
Ola Larsmo, author of the best-selling novel "Swede Hollow," will deliver the Swenson Center's annual O. Fritiof Ander Lecture in Immigration History.
This 76-minute film is about Jewish survivors arriving from the concentration camps in Malmö, Sweden after the war. Original footage is combined with narration from the survivors themselves.
