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

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States with Swedish American Institutions, Organizations and/or Establishments 

ARIZONA
Tuscon:  Tuscon Swedes of Arizona:   http://tucsonvasaswedes.blogspot.com/

CALIFORNIA
Concord:  VASA ORDER OF AMERICA Sveaborg Lodge 449:  www.sveaborg449.org/
Kingsburg:  Swedish Festival:  http://kingsburgswedishfestival.com/
Los Angeles

• Church of Sweden Los Angeles:  At the Norwegian Seamen Church in 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 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/
• Sweden Abroad USA San Francisco:  http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/San-Francisco/
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce San Francisco:  http://www.sacc-sf.org/
• Swedish American Hall:  http://www.swedishamericanhall.com
• Swedish American Patriotic League:  http://www.sveadal.org/
• 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

• 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/
• http://www.swedenabroad.com/en-GB/Embassies/Washington/Contact/Swedish-Organizations-in-the-Washington-DC-Area/
• SWEA Washington, DC:  http://washingtondc.swea.org/

FLORIDA
Fort Lauderdale

• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce Fort Lauderdale & Palm Beach:  http://sacc-sfl.org/
• 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 Men's Chior --  Vasa Drängar:  http://www.vasadrangar.org/
• The Swedish School of Atlanta:  http://swedishschoolatlanta.org/

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

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/ 
•  Swedish Immigration:  http://www.rockfordillinois.com/swedishhistory.htm 

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:  www.blclindsborg.org/council.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:  http://www.lindsborgswedishfolkdancers.org
• Swedish Friendship Group, Svenska Vanskapsgrupper:  https://www.facebook.com/svenskagroup

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

MASSACHUSETTS
Boston: SWEA:  www.sweaboston.org/
Worcester:  Swedish National Federation of Worcester:  https://www.facebook.com/SwedishNationalFederationOfWorcester

MICHIGAN
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 Council of America:  http://www.swedishcouncil.org/

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

NEW JERSEY
Bridgetown:  New Sweden Farmstead:  http://newswedenfarmstead.org/nsf/Welcome.html
SWEA New Jersey:  https://www.facebook.com/sweanewjersey

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/
• Sweden Abroad USA New York:  http://www.swedenabroad.com/newyork
• Swedish American Chamber of Commerce New York:  http://www.saccny.org/

NORTH DAKOTA  
Minot:  Scandinavian Heritage Association:  http://www.scandinavianheritage.org/contactus.htm

OHIO  
Cleveland: 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
Tigard:  Scandinavian Heritage Foundation:  http://www.scanheritage.org/default.aspx

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/
• 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

• Texas Swedish Pioneers Association:  pending new link
  
• SWEA Austin:  http://austin.swea.org/

Houston

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

UTAH
Salt Lake City:  Swedish Heritage Society of Utah:  http://www.swedishheritagesociety.com/

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

WASHINGTON
Seattle

• Nordic Heriage 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/

Note:  There were sixteen (16) 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/or establishments.  But the immediate search revealed none.  The next search would need to go much deeper requiring much more time which is not possible.  As all States should be included, should you find any pertinent Swedish American information, would you kindly CONTACT SwedishAmericana so that it can be included as well.

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Philadelphia

     Philadelphia, founded by the Englishman William Penn in 1682, and its  region were first settled by Swedes in the first half of the seventeenth century. It was part of the area of New Sweden which was established in 1638.  The area of New Sweden would eventually be destined to form the first three (3) states in America in 1787:  Delaware, Pennsylvania and New Jersey.*
     In Philadelphia, the American Swedish Historical Museum was  founded by Dr. Amandus Johnson in 1926 which was at the time of the 150th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence in "The City of Brotherly Love."  For the 300th Anniversary of New Sweden's founding in 1938, all Swedish Americans were called to task in establishing a $750,000 endowment for the American Swedish Historical Museum. 
   Showing above and below is the ceiling mural of the American Swedish Historical Museum depicting the landing of the Swedes and Finns in 1638 at "The Rocks" on the Christina River in present day Wilmington.
    
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2009 American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia

2009 Joint Conference of Swedish America in the Delaware Valley, October 22-25:  THE STORY OF NEW SWEDEN

Delaware Valley, New Sweden sites visited

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

Swedish Churches visited

2009 Gifts from the Swedish Colonial Society to the Lindsborg Community Library's Heritage Room Collection

 *Sources:  Wikipedia, History of Philadelphia and New Sweden; Website, Swedes: TheWayTheyWere

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