Jamestown Swedes

Olof Wilhelm Stadin and Lars Gustaf Sellstedt    Photograph by Zach 2024 Five years ago, in my article  Jamestown during the Civil War: Oil,...

An important part of this project has been reviewing genealogical research by others tracing their Swedish immigrants.  We all want to make ...

Vilhelm Moberg 1   and Astrid Lindgren 2  are the two most influential authors who have shaped our conception of Swedishness.  As Swedish Am...

The chance to own land seems to have been the largest factor behind the decision of our first settlers to come to our region.  An earlier  b...

Memorial Day in Lake View Cemetery celebrates the many Swedish Americans who have died in American wars.  This is a photograph of the grave ...