San Francisco--With the 1849 gold rush would come the Swedes to the Bay Area establishing their churches, societies, clubs, lodges, leagues & newspapers!
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For those who wish to learn more about some of the Swedish enclaves of the past and of today in America, go HERE, to "Other Settlements and Cities."
For a very fitting way to end SwedishAmericana, go HERE to Muriel Nelson Beroza's Golden Gate Swedes: The Bay Area and Sveadal, "A Final Word," which resonates with like-minded Swedish Americans everywhere. Here she sums up her book with these last two sentences:
For a very fitting way to end SwedishAmericana, go HERE to Muriel Nelson Beroza's Golden Gate Swedes: The Bay Area and Sveadal, "A Final Word," which resonates with like-minded Swedish Americans everywhere. Here she sums up her book with these last two sentences:
"The spirit, achievements, goals and ideals of those now deceased are kept alive in the memory of the living.
That is our legacy and we are obligated to pass it on to our children."
That is our legacy and we are obligated to pass it on to our children."
Fran (Sohlberg) Cochran
SwedishAmericana
Author/Designer
SwedishAmericana
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" H I G H L I G H T I N G "
San Francisco
(a Swedish story)
" H I G H L I G H T I N G "
San Francisco
(a Swedish story)
With the influx of Swedes to the San Francisco Bay Area during the gold rush beginning in 1849 would eventually come the establishment of their churches, societies, clubs, lodges, patriotic leagues, Swedish language newspapers, and the Swedish Consular Corps.
One such "society" was and is the Swedish Society established in 1876 that owns the Swedish American Hall which houses the Library and Archives of the San Francisco Bay Area Swedes. It, with the help of the young Swedish Cultural Events, has begun a museum there.
One such "society" was and is the Swedish Society established in 1876 that owns the Swedish American Hall which houses the Library and Archives of the San Francisco Bay Area Swedes. It, with the help of the young Swedish Cultural Events, has begun a museum there.
The Swedish American Hall
Source: Swedish Society Swedish American Hall photograph
One such "league" was and is the Swedish American Patriotic League established in 1894, consisting of 10 organizations in 1895. It was formed initially to "continue the efforts of the committee which produced the first Swedish midsummer at the Midwinter Fair held in Golden Gate Park on Monday, May 14, 1894."* Since that time the Swedish Midsummer Festival has continued. It is held at Sveadal near Morgan Hill. This link HERE takes you to the 2018 Midsummer festival, one of four of the most recent festivals. To learn more about the history of the League and Sveadal, go HERE.
One such "club" was and is the Swedish Club of San Francisco and the Bay Area founded in 1913 by Dr. A. O. Lindström and a group of Swedish businessmen. Its initial purpose was to offer help to visiting businessmen from Sweden, to entertain and assist them during their stay. This was to strengthen the relationships between Sweden and America, to then open up business possibilities in either directions, and finally to promote and enhance Swedish culture in the new land of America. This Sweden American business relationship continues to this day as found in the Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce of San Francisco and Silicon Valley. The Swedish Club Biography by Heinz Evert Hellstrom states the following: "The Swedish Club of San Francisco and the Bay Area represents an ideal blend of a 'Little Sweden' in America." *
2013 America's Cup Swedish Contender San Francisco Bay
Their Christmas Dinner 2018
Photographs: Courtesy of member Maude Iggstrom
San Francisco Christmas Fair 2009 at Saint Mary's Cathedral
Sponsored annually by the Swedish Women's Education Association
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The Svenska Kyrkan-Church of Sweden San Francisco
Located at the Norwegian Seaman's Church, the Church of Sweden is "a home away from home" for the Swedish community in the
San Francisco Bay Area as it provides a place for Swedish church services, meetings, fun gatherings, celebrations and more.
To learn more, go HERE. For the very interesting history of the Church of Sweden, go HERE.
It is a lovely shared space for the Swedes, Norwegians and Danes of San Francisco.
Note the same Nordic Cross design is used as part of the flags representing Christianity in all three of these Scandinavian countries.
CONTACT FORM
The 2019 January San Francisco and Bay Area Swedish Club Annual Pea Soup Election Meeting
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* From The Swedish Club Biography by Heinz Evert Hellstrom, also by: Hogberg-Lindblom-Linstrom-Lundstrom-Olsson-Petterson-Swanberg
Sources for text: Muriel Nelson Beroza's Golden Gate Swedes, 2000, Swedish American Patriotic League, History website; *Swedish Club of San Francisco and the Bay Area website
Sources for text: Muriel Nelson Beroza's Golden Gate Swedes, 2000, Swedish American Patriotic League, History website; *Swedish Club of San Francisco and the Bay Area website
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SwedishAmericana
~ restoring, preserving and promoting Swedish American histories & cultures ~
~ sharing the Swedish American tapestry with all ~
All color photography throughout SwedishAmericana is by Fran Cochran unless otherwise indicated.
Copyright © 2019 www.swedishamericana.org All rights reserved.
SwedishAmericana
~ restoring, preserving and promoting Swedish American histories & cultures ~
~ sharing the Swedish American tapestry with all ~
All color photography throughout SwedishAmericana is by Fran Cochran unless otherwise indicated.
Copyright © 2019 www.swedishamericana.org All rights reserved.
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