Jamestown Swedes

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 ...

I am a fan of Dr. Gates and his program Finding Your Roots .   I contributed research for an earlier program about Gretchen Carlson, see ...