Philadelphia -- The key Pennsylvania Swedish American settlement to become a major city located in the area established as New Sweden in 1638! *
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Swedish American  Entities
See what they are up to!

   If you are a member of one of these and would like changes and/or deletions, or if your institution, organization or establishment is not listed and you would like it to be, please go to "Contact" to make your request.  
   For United States Swedish Consulates underscored below, find links to their contact information HERE.

States with Swedish American Institutions, Organizations and Establishments 

ALASKA
Anchorage: Swedish Consulate in Anchorage 

ARIZONA
Tucson:  Tucson-Swedes-R-US:   http://tucsonvasaswedes.blogspot.com/Tuscon\uscon
Phoenix: Swedish Consulate in Phoenix

CALIFORNIA
Concord:  VASA ORDER OF AMERICA Sveaborg Lodge 449:  www.sveaborg449.org/
Kingsburg:  Swedish Festival:  kingsburgchamber.com/events/annual/swedish-festival
Los Angeles

• Church of Sweden Los Angeles: https://www.sjomannskirken.no/los-angeles-san-pedro/
• Olson's Deli:  http://olsonsdeli.com/
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Los Angeles:  http://www.sacc-la.org/
• SWEA Los Angeles:   http://losangeles.swea.org/
• Swedish School of Los Angeles:  http://www.swedishschoolla.org/

Morgan Hill:  SWEDISH AMERICAN PATRIOTIC LEAGUE:  http://www.sveadal.org/
San Diego

• House of Sweden:  http://www.houseofsweden.us/
• SWEA San Diego http://sandiego.swea.org/
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce San Diego:  http://www.sacc-sandiego.org/
• Swedish Consulate in San Diego
  
• Swedish Center:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swedish-Center-San-Diego/189651862659
• Swedish School:  http://www.svenskaskolansd.org/

San Francisco

• NORDSTJERNAN, published by Swedish News, San Francisco Edition:  http://www.nordstjernan.com/sfo/
• SWEA San Francisco:  http://sanfrancisco.swea.org/
• Swedish Honorary Consulate General in San Francisco
  
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco:  http://www.sacc-sf.org/
  
• Swedish American Hall:  https://www.swedishamericanhall.com/about/history
  
• Swedish Church in San Francisco:  http://www.svenskakyrkan.se/sanfrancisco
  
• Swedish Club of San Francisco Bay Area:  http://www.swedishclubofsfba.org
  

COLORADO  
Colorado Springs:  Swedes of Colorado Springs:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Swedes-of-Colorado-Springs/172511742780435
Denver

• Swedish Consulate in Denver
  
• SWEA Denver:  http://denver.swea.org/
• Swedish Club of Denver:  http://www.swedishclubofdenver.org/
• Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado:  http://swedgensoc.org/

CONNECTICUT
Fairfield: The Scandinavian Club:   http://scanclub.wordpress.com/

DELAWARE 
Wilmington

• New Sweden Center:  http://www.colonialnewsweden.org/
  
• Olds Swedes Foundation:  http://www.oldswedes.org/ 

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Washington

• House of Sweden:  www.houseofsweden.com/
• SWEA Washington, DC:  http://washingtondc.swea.org/
• Swedish Embassy in Washington, D.C.
  

FLORIDA
Fort Lauderdale

• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach:  http://sacc-sfl.org/
• Swedish Consulate in Fort Lauderdale
  
• Swedish Women Educational Association International, Inc.:  http://swea.org/
• Key Biscayne, FL:  http://sacc-florida.com/
• Sarasota: Swedish Club of Sarasota:   http://www.swedishclubsarasota.org/

GEORGIA
Atlanta

• SWEA:  Atlanta  https://www.facebook.com/SWEA.Atlanta
• Swedish Consulate in Atlanta
  
• Swedish Men's Choir --  https://www.facebook.com/pg/vasadrangar/about/?ref=page_internal
• The Swedish School of Atlanta:  http://swedishschoolatlanta.org/

HAWAII
Honolulu:  Swedish Consulate in Honolulu

IDAHO
Scandinavian Society of Southwestern Idaho:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/Scandinavian-Society-of-Southwestern-Idaho/248907257787

ILLINOIS
Andover:  Jenny Lind Chapel:  http://helios.augustana.edu/jlc/
Bishop Hill:  http://www.bishophill.com
Chicago

• Andersonville:  http://www.andersonville.org/the-neighborhood/history/
• American Union of Swedish Singers:    http://www.auss.org/whatis.htm
• NORDSTJERNAN, published by Swedish News, Chicago Edition:  http://www.nordstjernan.com/chicago/
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Chicago:  http://sacc-chicago.org/

• SWEA Chicago:  http://chicago.swea.org/
• Swedish American Museum:  http://www.swedishamericanmuseum.org/
• Swedish American Historical Society:  http://swedishamericanhist.org
• Swedish Consulate General in Chicago
  

Rock Island:  

• Augustana College:  www.augustana.edu/about-us  
• Augustana College Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center:   http://www.augustana.edu/swenson

Rockford

• Swedish Historical Society:  http://www.swedishhistorical.org/ 
• Stockholm Inn:   https://www.stockholminn.com/

IOWA
Iowa City:  Iowa City Swedish Club  http://www.iowacityswedishclub.com/
Stanton:  Swedish Heritage & Cultural Center:  http://stantoniowa.com/historical/
Swedesburg:  Swedish American Museum:  https://www.facebook.com/SwedesburgSwedishAmericanMuseum;  
                       Swedish Heritage Museum:  https://www.youtube.com/

KANSAS
Lindsborg

• AMERICAN-SCANDINAVIAN ASSOCIATON of the Great Plains:  https://www.facebook.com/pages/American-Scandinavian-Association-of-the-Great-Plains/
• Anderson Butik:  http://www.andersonbutik.com/
• Anderson Scandinavian Tours:  http://www.toursweden.com/
• Bethany College:  www.bethanylb.edu/
• Bethany Lutheran Church: http://www.blclindsborg.org/history.html
• Hemslojd:  http://www.hemslojd.com/
• Lindsborg City:  http://www.lindsborgcity.org/
• McPherson County Old Mill Museum:  http://www.mcphersoncountyks.us/
  
• Öl Stuga:   www.facebook.com/olstuga
• Sandzén Memorial Gallery:  http://www.sandzén.org
• Smoky Valley Historical Association (SVHA):  http://www.smokyvalleyhistory.org
  
• Svensk Hyllningsfest: www.svenskhyllningsfest.org/
  
• Swedish Country Inn:  http://swedishcountryinn.com/ 
  
• Swedish Crown Restaurant:  http://www.theswedishcrown.com/
  
• Swedish Dancers: https://www.facebook.com/LindsborgSwedishFolkDancers
  
• Swedish Friendship Group, Svenska Vanskapsgrupper:  https://www.facebook.com/svenskagroup

LOUISANA 
New Orleans:  Swedish Consulate in New Orleans

MAINE  
Maine Swedish Colony:   http://www.maineswedishcolony.info/

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston

• SWEA:  www.sweaboston.org/
• Swedish Consulate General in Boston

Worcester:  Swedish National Federation of Worcester:  https://www.facebook.com/SwedishNationalFederationOfWorcester

MICHIGAN
Detroit:  Swedish Consulate General in Detroit
Detroit/Ann Arbor:  SWEA Michigan:  http://www.sweamichigan.org/
Farmington Hills:  Swedish Club of Metropolitan Detroit:  http://www.swedishclub.net/
Grand Rapids: Swedish American Heritage Society of West Michigan:  http://sahswm.org/

MINNESOTA
Minneapolis  

• American Swedish Institute:  https://www.asimn.org/
  
• Gustavus Adolphus College: gustavus.edu/about/
• SWEA:  http://minnesota.swea.org/
• Swedish Consulate General in Minneapolis
• Swedish Council of America:  http://www.swedishcouncil.org/

 Waconia:  Carver County Historical Society and Andrew Peterson Farmstead:  https://www.carvercountyhistoricalsociety.org/peterson_farm.php

MISSOURI
Kansas City:  Swedish-American Folklife Center, Folklife Institute:  http://www.folklifeinstitute.com/
Merriam:  Swedish Consulate in Kansas City 
Springfield: Ozark Scandinavian Society of Springfield Missouri:  http://osssm.net
St. Louis

• Swedish Consulate in St. Louis
  
• Swedish Council of St. Louis:   http://www.swedishcouncilstlouis.org/

MONTANA 
Mt Jewett:  Swedish Festival:   https://www.facebook.com/pages/Mount-Jewett-Swedish-Festival/211598535535867

NEBRASKA
Omaha:  Swedish Consulate in Omaha

NEW JERSEY
Bridgetown:  New Sweden Farmstead: http://www.fieldtrip.com/nj/94514802.htm
SWEA New Jersey:  https://www.facebook.com/sweanewjersey

NEVADA
Las Vegas:  Swedish Consulate in Las Vegas

NEW YORK
Manhattan 

• American Scandinavian Society:  http://americanscandinavian.org/
• NORDSTJERNAN, published by Swedish News, New York Edition:  http://www.nordstjernan.com/nyc/
• SWEA New York:  http://newyork.swea.org/
• Swedish Consulate General in New York
  
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce New York:  http://www.saccny.org/

Jamestown:  Swedish Consulate in Jamestown

NORTH DAKOTA  
Minot:  Scandinavian Heritage Association: https://scandinavianheritage.org/

NORTH CAROLINA
Raleigh:   Swedish Consulate in Raleigh

OHIO  
Cleveland

• Swedish Consulate General in Detroit
  
• Swedish Cultural Society in Cleveland:  http://vermilionphotographer.smugmug.com/Swedish-Cultural-Society-in Northern Ohio

OREGON
Portland:  Swedish Roots in Oregon http://www.swedishrootsinoregon.org/default.html

PENNSYLVANIA
Mt. Jewett:  Swedish Community: http://mtjewettpa.com/about-us/
Philadelphia

• American Swedish Historical Museum  http://www.americanswedish.org/
• Colonial Swedish Society:  http://colonialswedes.net/
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Philadelphia:  http://www.sacc-philadelphia.org/
• Swedish Consulate in Philadelphia
  
• SWEA Philadelphia:  http://philadelphia.swea.org/

RHODE ISLAND
East Greenwich:  Rhode Island Swedish Heritage Association:  http://www.riswedishheritage.org/whatis.htm

SOUTH DAKOTA
Dalesburg/Vermillion: Scandinavian Association:   http://www.angelfire.com/sd/dalesburg99/

TEXAS
Austin:  SWEA Austin:  https://austin.swea.org/
Dallas:  Swedish Consulate in Dallas
Houston

• The Swedish Club of Houston:  http://www.swedishclub.org/
• SWEA Houston:  http://houston.swea.org/
  
•  Swedish Consulate General in Houston
  

UTAH
Salt Lake City:

• Swedish Consulate in Salt Lake City
  
• Swedish Heritage Society of Utah:  http://www.swedishheritagesociety.com/

VIRGINIA
Norfolk:  Swedish Consulate in Norfolk
Falls Creek: The Swedish School, Svenska Skolan:  http://www.theswedishschool.org/
SWEA Virginia Beach:  http://virginiabeach.swea.org/

WASHINGTON
Seattle

• Consulate of Sweden in Seattle
• Nordic Museum:  http://www.nordicmuseum.org/
  
• Skandia Folkdance Society:   http://www.skandia-folkdance.org/
• SWEA Seattle:  http://seattle.swea.org/
• Swedish Club Northwest:  http://swedishclubnw.org/

WISCONSIN
Milwaukee

• Swedish American Historical Society of Wisconsin   http://sahswi.org/  
• Swedish Consulate in Milwaukee
  

Note:  There were fourteen (14) states of which there are no Swedish American links.  Most likely there are Swedish Americans living in these states and maybe they too have institution, organizations and establishments.  But the preliminary search revealed none.  A next search is needed, but is not possible.  As all States should be included, should you find any pertinent Swedish American information on States not include, would you kindly CONTACT SwedishAmericana so that it may be included as well.  Many thanks in advance!!

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" H I G H L I G H T I N G "
Philadelphia
(a Swedish American story)

      Portions of modern-day Philadelphia were part of "New Sweden" which was founded by the Swedes and the Finns in 1638.  Control of New Sweden was lost to the Dutch in 1655.  In 1681* Philadelphia was founded by the Englishman William Penn.  The region of New Sweden would form "the first three (3) states in America" in 1787:  Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.**  

 
 Note that the colors in the municipal flag of Philadelphia are blue and yellow commemorating the    original Swedish colonization of Philadelphia.  (Source:  Wikimedia.org)

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     In Philadelphia, the American Swedish Historical Museum was founded by Swedish Immigrant 1908 co-founder of the Swedish Colonial Society Dr. Amandus Johnson (1877- 1974) in 1926, during the 150th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in this "The City of Brotherly Love."  
     In 1937, all Swedish Americans were called to task in establishing a $750,000 endowment for this Museum, the deadline of which would be at the start of the 1938 commencement of celebrating the 300th Anniversary of New Sweden's founding.  Meeting the $750,000 goal was an enormous undertaking as reflected in the documents mailed to all Swedish American community representatives, including one representative in Lindsborg, Kansas.  These particular documents showing the connectedness of the Swedish Americans then, the labor intensiveness of the details involved and their "can do spirits" are found HERE.**
   Shown above and below is the ceiling mural of this wonderful Museum depicting the landing of the Swedes and Finns in 1638 at "The Rocks" on the Christina River in present day Wilmington, Delaware.  To see the New Sweden Center Colonist Day of 2012 go HERE and scroll down. 
   While "alive with celebrations, exhibitions and learning experiences, the American Swedish Historical Museum is a community dedicated to preserving and interpreting cultural material." ***  Go HERE to learn more.

The American Swedish Historical Museum
On June 2, 1926 future King of Sweden Crown Prince Gustaf VI Adolf placed the Museum's cornerstone.
The architect was Chicago Swedish American John Nydén who based its design on the 17th century manor house Ericsberg Castle of Södermanland, Sweden.

Courtesy of the American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia

The Museum Entrance

2009 "Joint Conference of Swedish America in the Delaware Valley" photograph

 
Inside, you gaze upon this magnificent ceiling mural!
In the fall of 1928, Swedish born, Chicago Art Institute trained, Christian von Schneidau painted this mural and the wall murals.

Courtesy of the American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia

It shows the landing of the Swedes and Finns in 1638 at "The Rocks" on the Christina River in present day Wilmington, Delaware.

Courtesy of the American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia

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The following photos were taken during the 2009 "Joint Conference of Swedish America in the Delaware Valley."
 The program of the October 22-25 conference was titled Colony to Community: The Story of New Sweden. 

Delaware Valley New Sweden Sites Visited

Fort Christina, Wilmington

The Tall Ship of Delaware, Wilmington
The Kalmar Nyckel, a replica of the original which landed on the Delaware shore in 1638

 
Tinicum Island, Pennsylvania, near Philadelphia
Site of the first European settlement, capital of New Sweden from 1643 to 1655

Lower Swedish Cabin, Creek Road, Drexel Hill nine miles west of Philadelphia

The Swedish Churches
Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church, 1698, Wilmington, DE;   Christ Church (Old Swedes) 1760, Upper Merion, PA;   Gloria Dei (Old Swedes) Church 1646/1700, Philadelphia
Pause this to read captions on churches at bottom

Incredible gifts from the Swedish Colonial Society to Lindsborg, Kansas at Conference's end

The Program Cover

The Review

THE SWEDES and SWEDISH AMERICAN LEADERS
L-R:  President of the Colonial Swedish Society; CEO of the Swedish American Council; Governor of  Värmland, Sweden;
Swedish Ambassador; Director of the Swedish American Council

* The founding year of Philadelphia is 1681 according to the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission of 1988.  In  Wikipedia it is 1682.
* *Sources:  Wikipedia, History of Philadelphia and New Sweden; Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
* * *  From a American Swedish Historical Museum website statement

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