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Contents
- 1 Background
- 2 Demographics
- 3 Archives
- 4 Biographies
- 5 Cemeteries
- 6 Cemeteries in Iowa with Swedish population
- 7 Churches
- 7.1 Appanoose County
- 7.2 Boone County
- 7.3 Buena Vista County
- 7.4 Calhoun County
- 7.5 Cerro Gordo County
- 7.6 Cherokee County
- 7.7 Clayton County
- 7.8 Clinton County
- 7.9 Crawford County
- 7.10 Delaware County
- 7.11 Des Moines County
- 7.12 Hamilton County
- 7.13 Henry County
- 7.14 Ida County
- 7.15 Jefferson County
- 7.16 Kossuth County
- 7.17 Lee County
- 7.18 Linn County
- 7.19 Lucas County
- 7.20 Lyon County
- 7.21 Marshall County
- 7.22 Monoma County
- 7.23 Montgomery County
- 7.24 Page County
- 7.25 Palo Alto County
- 7.26 Plymouth County
- 7.27 Pocahontas County
- 7.28 Polk County
- 7.29 Pottawattamie County
- 7.30 Sac County
- 7.31 Scott County
- 7.32 Union County
- 7.33 Wapello County
- 7.34 Washington County
- 7.35 Webster County
- 7.36 Winnebago County
- 7.37 Woodbury County
- 8 History
- 9 Newspapers
- 10 Societies
- 10.1 State Historical Society of Iowa
- 10.2 Iowa Genealogical Society
- 10.3 Adair County
- 10.4 Adams County
- 10.5 Allamakee County
- 10.6 Appanoose County
- 10.7 Audubon County
- 10.8 Benton County
- 10.9 Black Hawk County
- 10.10 Boone County
- 10.11 Bremer County
- 10.12 Buchanan County
- 10.13 Buena Vista County
- 10.14 Buncombe County (see Lyon County)
- 10.15 Butler County
- 10.16 Calhoun County
- 10.17 Carroll County
- 10.18 Cass County
- 10.19 Cedar County
- 10.20 Cerro Gordo County
- 10.21 Cherokee County
- 10.22 Chickasaw County
- 10.23 Clarke County
- 10.24 Clay County
- 10.25 Clayton County
- 10.26 Clinton County
- 10.27 Cook County
- 10.28 Crawford County
- 10.29 Crocker County
- 10.30 Dallas County
- 10.31 Davis County
- 10.32 Decatur County
- 10.33 Delaware County
- 10.34 Des Moines County
- 10.35 Dickinson County
- 10.36 Dubuque County
- 10.37 Emmet County
- 10.38 Fayette County
- 10.39 Floyd County
- 10.40 Fox County
- 10.41 Fremont County
- 10.42 Greene County
- 10.43 Grundy County
- 10.44 Guthrie County
- 10.45 Hamilton County
- 10.46 Hancock County
- 10.47 Hardin County
- 10.48 Harrison County
- 10.49 Henry County
- 10.50 Howard County
- 10.51 Humboldt County
- 10.52 Ida County
- 10.53 Iowa County
- 10.54 Jackson County
- 10.55 Jasper County
- 10.56 Jefferson County
- 10.57 Johnson County
- 10.58 Jones County
- 10.59 Keokuk County
- 10.60 Kishkekush County
- 10.61 Kossuth County
- 10.62 Lee County
- 10.63 Linn County
- 10.64 Louisa County
- 10.65 Lucas County
- 10.66 Lyon County
- 10.67 Madison County
- 10.68 Mahaska County
- 10.69 Marion County
- 10.70 Marshall County
- 10.71 Mills County
- 10.72 Monona County
- 10.73 Monroe County
- 10.74 Montgomery County
- 10.75 Muscatine County
- 10.76 O’Brien County
- 10.77 Osceola County
- 10.78 Page County
- 10.79 Palo Alto County
- 10.80 Plymouth County
- 10.81 Pocahontas County
- 10.82 Polk County
- 10.83 Pottawattamie County
- 10.84 Poweshiek County
- 10.85 Ringgold County
- 10.86 Risley County
- 10.87 Sac County
- 10.88 Scott County
- 10.89 Shelby County
- 10.90 Sioux County
- 10.91 Slaughter County
- 10.92 Story County
- 10.93 Tama County
- 10.94 Taylor County
- 10.95 Union County
- 10.96 Van Buren County
- 10.97 Wapello County
- 10.98 Washington County
- 10.99 Wayne County
- 10.100 Webster County
- 10.101 Winnebago County
- 10.102 Winneshiek County
- 10.103 Woodbury County
- 10.104 Worth County
- 10.105 Wright County
Background[edit | edit source]
Swedish Settlements in Iowa
A booklet by O.M. Nelson about the Swedish settlements in Iowa, their founding, development and some of their noted men and women.
Demographics[edit | edit source]
Archives[edit | edit source]
ELCA Regional Archives
Region 5, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Upper Michigan
Contact:
Nancy Carroll
ELCA Region 5 Archives
333 Wartburg Place
Dubuque, IA 52003-7797
E-mail: Region5archives@wartburgseminary.edu
ELCA Regional Archives
Biographies[edit | edit source]
Swedish Settlements in Iowa
A booklet by O.M. Nelson about the Swedish settlements in Iowa, their founding, development, and some of their noted men and women.
...http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~gwgustaf/library/Sett/sbok_toc.htm website
Swedes in Sioux City
Gustaf N. Swan published a very detailed book in 1912 about the pioneering Swedes of Sioux City. It is written in Swedish and called "Svenskarna i Sioux City: några blad ur deras historia". A digitized version of this book is available on line from the open collection program of the Harvard University Library (category -- Immigration to the United States 1789-1930) at: http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/4178023
Swedes in Sioux City and Vicinity
Written in 1938 by O.M. Nelson for the large Swedish-American population of Sioux City, Iowa. An index of this book is availabe at www.genealogi.se/roots/sioux.htm.
Swedes in Des Moines
This book has been indexed and the index is available from Swedish Roots ( http://www.genealogi.se/roots/ ). The index also is printed below.
If you feel that one of the below mentioned persons may be your relative, and you would like to know the full text from the book, you can e-mail the Swedish Roots editor at et.genealogy@mailbox.swipnet.se and please put "Iowa" in the subject line.
Alphabetical index, Des Moines Biographies (ca. 1931)
Agrell, Oscar, violin repairer, p. 89
Alexander, Arthur E., insurance salesman, p. 104
Anderson, Adolph Frederick, merchant, p. 70
Anderson, Herman Frederick, merchant, p. 70
Anderson, Hilding. E.O., auto parts dealer, p. 78
Appell, Gunnard C., automechanic, p. 81
Appelquist, Fred G., insurance executive, p. 91
Backman, Jonas A., manufacturer, p. 82
Barquist, Dr. Harry A., osteopath, p. 80
Barquist, Edward, sheet metal worker, p. 74
Benson, John A., building contractor, p. 75
Bloom, A. V., typewriter dealer, p. 81
Bloom, Clifford R., singer, p. 70
Bloomquist, Charles, automechanic, p. 98
Borg, , George H., office manager, p. 88
Borg, Axel F., grocer, p. 88
Borg, Carl O., bakery and ice cream, p. 88
Borg, Otto A., grocer, p. 90
Borg, Ruben F. grocer, p. 89
Borg, John C., grocer, p. 83
Broquist, William Albert, merchant, p. 99
Burkman, Carl A., county attorney, p. 83
Carlson, Carl Oscar. contractor, p. 97
Carlson, Chas. E., upholsterer, p. 69
Carlson, Clarence R., shoemaker, p. 77
Carlson, Claus, painter, p. 103
Carlson, Eskil C., attorney, p. 69
Carlson, Ralph I., bank teller, ins. agent, p. 103
Celander, Andrew G., grocer, p. 76
Dahl, Elmer H., mason contractor, p. 100
Dahl, Harry W., M. D., p. 90
Dahlberg, Robert B., painting contractor, p. 97
Dahlstrom, Alfred, mortician, p. 74
Danielson, Oscar C., welder, p. 78
Eck, Carl Elmer, baker, p. 98
Ellison, Andrew, automechanic, p. 81
Elmquist, Chas. E., attorney, p. 82
Englund, Dr. Victor A., osteopathic physician, p. 80
Englund. Peter J., deputy auditor, p. 91
Erickson, Claus E., manufacturer, p. 91
Erickson, Frank G., contractor, p. 104
Erickson, Iver C., dairy owner, p. 86
Erlandson, Elder J., cabinet maker, p. 78
Erlandson, John A., cabinet maker, p. 78
Franson, Birger, shoemaker, p. 82
Franzen, Gustaf E., contractor, p. 96
Fredrikson, Varina, masseuse, p. 92
Frish, Edwin Julius, attorney, p. 71
Frisk, Alvin C., treasurer, p. 71
Grandquist, Olof G., contractor, p. 85
Green, Oscar M., watchmaker, p. 87
Gustafson, Alvin C., investments, p. 75
Gustafson, Arvid, automechanic, p. 97
Gustafson, J. Glen, secretary, p. 97
Hamborg, Elmer:, meat dealer, p. 89
Hamborg, La Vern, manufacturer, p. 90
Hammar, Henning C., merchant, p. 94
Hanson, Harry E., branch manager, p. 97
Harpel, Albert O., photographer, p. 86
Heggen, Albin N., executive, p. 95
Heggen, Theodore S ., p. 95
Hellberg, Arthur Edward, watchmaker, p. 69
Holm, Chas. F., tailor, p. 80
Jacobson, John S., tailor, p. 95
Johnson, A. Paul, grocer, p. 90
Johnson, Adolph, cabinet maker, p. 77
Johnson, Carl A., contractor, p. 81
Johnson, Emil F., grocer, p. 85
Johnson, Lawrence A., superintendent, p. 93
Johnson, Ted A., service station, p. 102
Julander, Dr. S. E., chiropractor, p. 79
Kullander, Albert E., manufacturing jeweler, p. 80
Lagerquist, Henry, manufacturer, p. 84
Lagerquist, Hugo Roger, manufacturer, p. 84
Landsberg, Arvid O., contractor, p. 104
Larson, David N. grocer, p. 87
Larson, Ivar, masseur, p. 75
Larson, Nels O., meat dealer, p. 81
Laven, Axel L., contractor, p. 104
Lindblom, Axel, contractor, p. 82
Lindfelt, Edward C., manufacturer, p. 87
Lindgren, Buell M., attorney, p. 67
Lindgren, George R., insurance agent, p. 79
Lindholme, Gotthard A., insurance, p. 73
Linstrum, Arthur C., manager, p. 83
Linstrum, Louis Oscar, deputy auditor, p. 99
Lundgren, Arvid L., executive, p. 94
Lundgren, George A., insurance agent, p. 79
Lundgren, Robert J., bridge contractor, p. 101
Mellin, Miss Mary C., executive, p. 99
Nelson Emil, manager, p. 83
Nelson, Carl A., watchmaker, p. 87
Nelson, Edward J., grocer, p. 85
Nelson, Nick, laundry owner, p. 84
Nero. Harry, contractor, p. 104
Nordholm, Hans, tailor, p. 94
Nylander, Daniel H., restaurateur, p. 100
Olson, Alfred B., merchant, p. 72
Olson, Gustaf R., photographer, p. 85
Olson, Harry E., salesman, p. 96
Olson, Harry S., quilt shop, p. 79
Olson, Olof G., contractor, p. 103
Pearson, Alfred J., dean, p. 68
Peel, Dr. Frederick F, dentist, p. 73
Peterson, Elmer Theodore. editor, p. 93
Peterson, George M., investments, p. 84
Peterson, Peter A., book binder, p. 92
Peterson, Wilfred H., automechanic, p. 98
Peterson, Wm. Harvey, dentist, p. 68
Peterson. Fred J., accountant, p. 91
Rosene, Edward A., plumber, p. 86
Rundberg, John, grocer, p. 102
Saf, Carl J., shoemaker, p. 76
Samuelson, Agnes, Supt. Public Instruction, p. 67
Sandahl, Chas. E., printer, p. 101
Sandell, Carl L., dentist, p. 76
Sandin, John F., painter, p. 92
Seastrand, Dr. Carl E, osteopathic physician, p. 96
Selindh, Nels M., automechanic, p. 73
Stolberg, John A., contractor, p. 99
Stromberg, Oscar E., contractor, p. 103
Sundberg, Clarence E., display artist, p. 74
Swanson, Arnold E., plumbing inspector, p. 102
Swanson, Fred S., insurance, p. 72
Swanson, Fred W., executive, p. 100
Swanson, Harold N. (Wick), automechanic, p. 98
Swenson, Herbert L., magazine agent, p. 77
Thorson, Oscar R., p. 92
Turnquist, Axel L., upholsterer, p. 101
Varme, Leonard C., deputy auditor, p. 89
Wallerstedt, Axel Herman, shoemaker, p. 76
Wallerstedt, Carl V., baker, p. 86
Wilmers, John W., insurance, p. 72
Yarn, George, merchant, p. 71
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries in Iowa with Swedish population
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Boone County[edit | edit source]
Cassell-Swedish Cemetery in Douglas Township
Swede Valley Lutheran Cemetery south of Ogden in Marcy Township http://iowagravestones.org/cemetery_list.php?CID=8&cName=Swede+Valley+Lutheran
Buena Vista County[edit | edit source]
Scandinavian Cemetery in Nokomis Township
Calhoun County[edit | edit source]
Skaraborg Swedish Lutheran Cemetery in Piper Township
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery also known as Augustana Lutheran Cemetery
Clay County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery also known as Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Lincoln Township
Clayton County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Cemetery also known as First Evangelical Lutheran Cemetery or Norsk Cemetery in Mendon Township
Crawford County[edit | edit source]
Stockholm Cemetery in Stockholm Township
Des Moines County[edit | edit source]
Swede Cemetery in Union Township
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery in Huron Township
Jefferson County[edit | edit source]
New Sweden Lutheran Cemetery in Lockridge Township http://iagenweb.org/jefferson/Cemeteries/Picture_pages/New_Swed_Lutheran.html
New Sweden Baptist Cemetery in Lockridge Township http://iagenweb.org/jefferson/Cemeteries/SwedishBap_StJohnLuth.html
New Sweden Methodist Cemetery in Lockridge Township http://iagenweb.org/jefferson/Cemeteries/New_Sweden_Meth.html
Lee County[edit | edit source]
Scandinavian Cemetery in Montrose Township http://files.usgwarchives.net/ia/lee/cemeteries/scandina.txt
Page County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Lutheran Cemetery (also known as Essex Cemetery) in Pierce Township
Pocahontas County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Mission Bethany Cemetery
Elfsborg Cemetery in Dover Township
Webster County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Lutheran Church Cemetery in Dayton Township
Winnebago County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Baptist Cemetery in Forest Township
Woodbury County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Cemetery (Lawton, Banner, Concord)
Churches[edit | edit source]
The Swedish American churches listed below have microfilmed records in the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at the Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. These microfilms are not available via interlibrary loan but may be searched in person or a search may be requested for a fee. See http://www.augustana.edu/x13917.xml for years of availability, guidelines, and research request forms.
Appanoose County[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Covenant Church
Centerville, Iowa
First Lutheran Church
Centerville, Iowa
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Vinton, Iowa
Boone County[edit | edit source]
Augustana Lutheran Church
Boone, Iowa
First Evangelical Free Church
Boone, Iowa
Emmanuel United Methodist
Boxholm, Iowa
Trinity Lutheran Church
Boxholm, Iowa
Grant Center Church
Grant Township, Iowa
Evangelical Free Church
Madrid, Iowa
St. John Lutheran Church
Madrid, Iowa
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Moingona, Iowa
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Ogden, Iowa
Mission Covenant Church
Ogden,Iowa
Swede Valley Lutheran Church
Ogden, Iowa
Buena Vista County[edit | edit source]
Albert City Evangelical Free Church
Albert City, Iowa
Evangelical Covenant Church
Albert City, Iowa
Our Savior's Evangelical Lutheran Church
Albert City, Iowa
Trinity Lutheran Church
Alta, Iowa
Grace Lutheran Church
Marathon, Iowa
Marathon Evangelical Free Church
Marathon, Iowa
Calhoun County[edit | edit source]
Augustana Lutheran Church
Manson, Iowa
Cerro Gordo County[edit | edit source]
First Covenant Church
Mason City, Iowa
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Mason City, Iowa
Cherokee County[edit | edit source]
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Cherokee, Iowa
Faith Lutheran Church
Marcus, Iowa
Oakdale Free Church
Meriden, Iowa
Clayton County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Lutheran Church
McGregor, Iowa
Swedish Lutheran Church
Mendon, Iowa
Clinton County[edit | edit source]
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Clinton, Iowa
Crawford County[edit | edit source]
Bethel Lutheran Church
Kiron, Iowa
First Baptist Church
Kiron, Iowa
Delaware County[edit | edit source]
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Delaware, Iowa
Des Moines County[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Mission Covenant Church
Burlington, Iowa
Messiah Lutheran Church
Burlington, Iowa
West Avenue Baptist Church
Burlington, Iowa
West Hill Methodist Church
Burlington, Iowa
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Mediapolis, Iowa
Immanuel Lutheran Church
West Burlington, Iowa
Hamilton County[edit | edit source]
First Baptist Church
Stratford, Iowa
South Marion Methodist Episcopalian Church
Stratford, Iowa
Stratford Lutheran Church
Stratford, Iowa
Swede Bend Covenant Church
Swede Bend, Iowa
Henry County[edit | edit source]
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Mt. Pleasant, Iowa
Swedesburg Evangelical Lutheran Church
Swedesburg, Iowa
Ida County[edit | edit source]
Arthur Baptist Church
Arthur, Iowa
Jefferson County[edit | edit source]
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Fairfield, Iowa
First Augustana Church
Lockridge (New Sweden), Iowa
Emmanuel Methodist Church
New Sweden, Iowa
Klara-Salina Lutheran Church
Salina, Iowa
Uppland Lutheran Church
Uppland, Iowa
Kossuth County[edit | edit source]
First Lutheran Church
Algona, Iowa
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Bancroft, Iowa
David Lutheran Church
Swea City, Iowa
Zion Lutheran Church
Swea City, Iowa
Lee County[edit | edit source]
First Lutheran Church
Keokuk, Iowa
Linn County[edit | edit source]
St. Mark Lutheran Church
Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Lucas County[edit | edit source]
First Lutheran Church
Chariton, Iowa
Lyon County[edit | edit source]
Grandview Covenant Church
Larchwood, Iowa
Marshall County[edit | edit source]
Trinity Lutheran Church
Marshall Town, Iowa
Monoma County[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Covenant Church
Sloan, Iowa
Montgomery County[edit | edit source]
Bethlehem Lutheran Church
Red Oak, Iowa
First Covenant Church
Red Oak, Iowa
Mamrelunds Lutheran Church
Stanton, Iowa
Mission Covenant Church
Stanton, Iowa
Tabor Lutheran Church
Stanton, Iowa
Page County[edit | edit source]
Bethesda Lutheran Church
Clarinda, Iowa
Evangelical Covenant Church
Essex, Iowa
Fremont Evangelical Covenant Church
Essex, Iowa
St. John Lutheran Church
Essex, Iowa
Fremont Lutheran Church
Nyman (Red Oak), Iowa
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
Shenandoah, Iowa
Mission Covenant Church
Shenandoah, Iowa
Palo Alto County[edit | edit source]
Salem Lutheran Church
Ruthven, Iowa
Plymouth County[edit | edit source]
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Akron, Iowa
Union Creek Lutheran Church
Akron, Iowa
Pocahontas County[edit | edit source]
Bethany Lutheran Church
Laurens, Iowa
Trinity Lutheran Church
Pocahontas, Iowa
Elfsborg Lutheran Church
Pomeroy, Iowa
Evangelical Covenant Church
Pomeroy, Iowa
Polk County[edit | edit source]
Bethany Evangelical Lutheran Church
Des Moines, Iowa
Evangelical Covenant Church
Des Moines, Iowa
First Lutheran Church
Des Moines, Iowa
Grace Lutheran Church
Des Moines, Iowa
Grand View Lutheran Church
Des Moines, Iowa
Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church (Union Park)
Des Moines, Iowa
Union Park Baptist Church
DesMoines, Iowa
Westchester Free Church
Des Moines, Iowa
Pottawattamie County[edit | edit source]
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Council Bluffs, Iowa
Sac County[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Covenant Church
Odebolt, Iowa
Faith Lutheran Church
Odebolt, Iowa
Scott County[edit | edit source]
Grace Lutheran Church
Davenport, Iowa
Grandview Baptist Church
Davenport, Iowa
Union County[edit | edit source]
Salem Lutheran Church
Creston, Iowa
Wapello County[edit | edit source]
See Munterville Lutheran Church
Buxton, Iowa
See Munterville Lutheran Church
Hiteman, Iowa
Munterville Lutheran Church
Munterville, Iowa
First Lutheran Church
Ottumwa, Iowa
Washington County[edit | edit source]
Bethel Lutheran Church
Washington, Iowa
Webster County[edit | edit source]
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Burnside, Iowa
Saron Lutheran Church
Callender, Iowa
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Dayton, Iowa
First Covenant Church
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Grace Lutheran Church
Fort Dodge, Iowa
Zion Lutheran Church
Gowrie, Iowa
Faith Lutheran Church
Harcourt, Iowa
Harcourt Methodist Church
Harcourt, Iowa
United Evangelical Mission Covenant Church
Harcourt, Iowa
Evangelical Covenant Church
Lanyon, Iowa
Lost Grove Covenant Church
Lanyon, Iowa
Winnebago County[edit | edit source]
First Baptist Church
Forest City, Iowa
Woodbury County[edit | edit source]
Augustana Lutheran Church
Sioux City, Iowa
First Covenant Church
Sioux City, Iowa
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Sioux City, Iowa
History[edit | edit source]
Swedish Settlements in Iowa
A booklet by O.M. Nelson about the Swedish settlements in Iowa, their founding, development and some of their noted men and women.
Swedes in Sioux City
Gustaf N. Swan published a very detailed book in 1912 about the pioneering Swedes of Sioux City. It is written in Swedish and called "Svenskarna i Sioux City: några blad ur deras historia". A digitized version of this book is available on line from the open collection program of the Harvard University Library (category -- Immigration to the United States 1789-1930) at: http://pds.lib.harvard.edu/pds/view/4178023
Swedes in Sioux City and Vicinity
Written in 1938 by O.M. Nelson for the large Swedish-American population of Sioux City, Iowa. An index of this book is availabe at www.genealogi.se/roots/sioux.htm.
Swedes in Des Moines
This book has been indexed and the index is available from Swedish Roots ( http://www.genealogi.se/roots/ ). The index also is printed in the wiki under Iowa Swedish Biographies.
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Title of Swedish-American Newspaper City of Pulication
Boone Svenska Härold Boone, Iowa
Mississippi Posten Burlington, Iowa
Kvinnan och Hemmet Cedar Rapids, Iowa
Iowa Posten Des Moines, Iowa
Svithiod Des Moines, Iowa
Nya Verlden Minneapolis, Minnesota/Story City, Iowa
Barometern Sioux City, Iowa
Lutheran Monitor Sioux City, Iowa
Nordwestern Sioux City, Iowa
Nya Nordwestern Sioux City, Iowa
Skandia Sioux City, Iowa
Svenska Amerikanska Nyheter Sioux City, Iowa
Svenska Monitoren Sioux City, Iowa
Stanton Call Stanton, Iowa
Availability
The above Swedish-American newspapers are available on microfilms at the Swenson Center at Augustana College and are available to borrow via interlibrary loan throughout the United States. See http://www.augustana.edu/x14666.xml to see specific years you would like to view. Contact your local library if you are interested in placing a request. Supply your library with the following information:
- Title of newspaper
- The specific years you need for your research
- Inform your library that the requests can be sent directly via OCLC (“ICY”), fax 309 794-7230, or via mail to Augustana College Library, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
Societies[edit | edit source]
State Historical Society of Iowa[edit | edit source]
Library / Archives
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52240-1806
Phone: (319) 335-3916
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/
Iowa Genealogical Society[edit | edit source]
628 E. Grand Ave
Des Moines, IA 50309-1924
Phone: 515-276-0287
Fax: 515-727-1824
Email: igs@iowagenealogy.org
Website: http://www.iowagenealogy.org/
Adair County[edit | edit source]
Adair County Anquestors Genealogy Society
c/o Greenfield Public Library, P. O. Box 328, Greenfield, IA 50849-0328
website
Adair County Historical Society
Highway 92 West
PO Box 214
Greenfield, IA 50849
Phone: (515) 743-2232
Adams County[edit | edit source]
Allamakee County[edit | edit source]
Allamakee County Historical Society
121 Allamakee St.
PO Box 95 (mailing address)
Waukon, IA 52172
Phone: (563) 568-2954
Postville Historical Society
205 West Williams Street
Postville, IA 52162
Phone: (319) 864-3818
Appanoose County[edit | edit source]
Moulton Historical Society
Rt. 1
Moulton, IA 52572
Phone: (515) 642-3770
Audubon County[edit | edit source]
Audubon County Historical Society
Rt. 2
Audubon, IA 50025
Phone: (712) 563-3984
Benton County[edit | edit source]
Benton County Historical Society
204 Riverview Drive
Vinton, IA 52349
Black Hawk County[edit | edit source]
Cedar Falls Historical Society
(308 West Third Street-location)
303 Franklin Street (mailing address)
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Phone: (319) 266-5149
Boone County[edit | edit source]
Boone County Historical Society
602 Story Street
Boone, IA 50036
Phone: (515) 432-1907
Bremer County[edit | edit source]
Bremer County Historical Society
(Waverly, IA 50677-museum location)
PO Box 218 (mailing address)
Plainfield, IA 50666-0218
Phone: (319) 276-4674
Buchanan County[edit | edit source]
Buchanan County Historical Society
Website: http://buchanancountyhistory.com/historybchs.php
Buena Vista County[edit | edit source]
Albert City Historical Association, Inc.
(212 North Second Street-location)
Rt.1, Box 30 (mailing address)
Albert City, IA 50510
Phone: (712) 843-5404
Buena Vista County Historical Society
Buena Vista Museum
214 West Fifth Street
Storm Lake, IA 50588-2346
Phone: (712) 732-4955
Buncombe County (see Lyon County)[edit | edit source]
Butler County[edit | edit source]
Butler County Historical Society
420 West Jefferson Street
Clarksville, IA 50619
Phone: (319) 278-4479
Calhoun County[edit | edit source]
Calhoun County Historical Society
(150 High Street-museum location)
858 Lake (mailing address)
Rockwell City, IA 50579
Phone: (712) 297-8139
Carroll County[edit | edit source]
Carroll County Historical Society
126 East Sixth Street
PO Box 591
Carroll, IA 51401
Phone: (712) 792-1582
Cass County[edit | edit source]
Cass County Historical Society
412 and 414 Main St.
Griswold, IA 51535
Phone: 612-778-2700
Cedar County[edit | edit source]
Cedar County Historical Society
607 Orange Street
Tipton, IA 52772
Phone: (319) 886-2740
Cerro Gordo County[edit | edit source]
North Iowa Historical Society
Kinney Pioneer Museum
Highway 18 West, Airport Entrance
PO Box 421
Mason City, IA 50402-0421
Phone: (515) 423-1258
Cherokee County[edit | edit source]
Cherokee County Historical Society
(105 East Front Street-location)
PO Box 247 (mailing address)
Cleghorn, IA 51014-0247
Phone: (712) 436-2624
Chickasaw County[edit | edit source]
Chickasaw County Historical Society
Rural Route
Nashua, IA 50658
Phone: (515) 435-4701
Clarke County[edit | edit source]
Clarke County Historical Society
Rt. 4, Box 5
Osceola, IA 50213
Phone: (515) 342-4246
Clay County[edit | edit source]
Parker Historical Society of Clay County
300 East Third Street
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone: (712) 262-9800
Clayton County[edit | edit source]
Elkader Historical Society
Elkader, IA 52043
Phone: (319) 245-2622
Garnavillo Historical Society
Garnavillo, IA 52049
McGregor Historical Society
(254 Main Street-location)
217 Ann Street (mailing address)
McGregor, IA 52157
Phone: (319) 873-3450
Strawberry Point Historical Society
Strawberry Point, IA 52076
Phone: (319) 933-4461
Clinton County[edit | edit source]
Clinton County Historical Society
PO Box 3135
Clinton, IA 52732
Phone: (319) 242-1201
Cook County[edit | edit source]
Crawford County[edit | edit source]
Crawford County Historical Society
1428 First Ave, North
Denison, IA 51442
Crocker County[edit | edit source]
Dallas County[edit | edit source]
Adel Historical Society
Rt. 2, Box 136
Adel, IA 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4124
Davis County[edit | edit source]
Davis County Historical Society
(302 East Franklin Street-location)
Rt. 6 (mailing address)
Bloomfield, IA 52537
Phone: (515) 664-2408
Decatur County[edit | edit source]
Decatur County Historical Society
Main Street
Leon, IA 50144
Phone: (515) 446-4186
Whitmer, John Historical Association
Graceland College
Lamoni, IA 50140
Phone: (515) 784-5350
Delaware County[edit | edit source]
Delaware County Historical Society
College Square
Hopkinton, IA 52237
Phone: (319) 926-2639
Des Moines County[edit | edit source]
Des Moines County Historical Society
1616 Dilil Street
Burlington, IA 52601
Phone: (319) 753-2449
Dickinson County[edit | edit source]
Dickinson County Historical Society and Dickinson County Museum, Inc.
507 11th Street
Milford, IA 51351
Phone: (712) 338-2138
Dubuque County[edit | edit source]
Dubuque County Historical Society
PO Box 305
Dubuque, IA 52001
Phone: (319) 557-9545
Dyersville Historical Society
340 First Ave, East
Dyersville, IA 52040
Phone: (319) 875-8912
Emmet County[edit | edit source]
Emmet County Historical Society, Inc.
1720 Third Ave, South
PO Box 101
Estherville, IA 51334
Fayette County[edit | edit source]
Fayette County Helpers Club and Historical Society
Fayette County Genealogical Society Chapter (IGS)
100 North Walnut Street
West Union, IA 52175
Phone: (319) 422-5797
Oelwein Area Historical Society
PO Box 445
Oelwein, IA 50662
Floyd County[edit | edit source]
Floyd County Historical Society Museum
500 Gillbert Street
Charles City, IA 50616
Phone: (515) 228-1099
Fox County[edit | edit source]
Franklin County
Franklin County Historical Society
PO Box 114
Hampton, IA 50441
Fremont County[edit | edit source]
Fremont County Historical Society
(East side of Square-location)
Sidney, IA 51652
Phone: (712) 374-2719
Greene County[edit | edit source]
Greene County Historical Society
106 East State Street
Jefferson, IA 50129
Phone: (515) 386-8544
Grundy County[edit | edit source]
Grundy County Historical Society
Rt. 1
Grundy Center, IA 50638
Phone: (319) 824-3585
Guthrie County[edit | edit source]
Guthrie County Historical Society
901 Grand
Guthrie, IA 50115
Phone: (515) 747-3403
Hamilton County[edit | edit source]
Hancock County[edit | edit source]
Hardin County[edit | edit source]
Hardin County Historical Society
(1603 South Washington St-location)
PO Box 187 (mailing address)
Eldora, IA 50627
Phone: (515) 858-3616
Harrison County[edit | edit source]
Harrison County Historical Society
119 West Fourth Street
Logan, IA 51546
Phone: (712) 644-2941
Henry County[edit | edit source]
Henry County Historical Society
(Mount Pleasant, IA-location)
Rt. 1, Box 224 (mailing address)
New London, IA 52645
Phone: (319) 367-5157
Howard County[edit | edit source]
Howard County Historical Society
(324 Fourth Ave,West-location)
Rt. 1, Box 208 E (mailing address)
Cresco, IA 52136
Phone: (319) 547-5593
Humboldt County[edit | edit source]
Humboldt County Historical Association
(East edge of Dakota City-museum location)
PO Box 162 (mailing address)
Humboldt, IA 50548
Phone: (515) 332-5280
Ida County[edit | edit source]
Ida County Historical Society
Moorehead House Museum
501 Zobel Lane
Ida Grove, IA 51445
Phone: (712) 364-3605
Iowa County[edit | edit source]
Amana Heritage Society
PO Box 81
Amana, IA 52203
Phone: (319) 622-3567
Iowa County Historical Society
Pioneer Heritage Museum
PO Box 288
Marengo, IA 52301
Phone: (319) 642-7018
Jackson County[edit | edit source]
Jasper County[edit | edit source]
Jasper County Historical Society of Iowa
Jasper County Historical Museum
1700 South 15th Ave, West
PO Box 834
Newton, IA 50208
Phone: (515) 792-9118
Kellogg Historical Society
218 High Street
PO Box 295
Kellogg, IA 50135-0295
Phone: (515) 526-8734
Jefferson County[edit | edit source]
Jefferson County Historical Society
304 East Broadway
Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone: (515) 472-8071
Johnson County[edit | edit source]
Johnson County Historical Society
Heritage Museum
(310 Fifth Street-location)
PO Box 5081 (mailing address)
Coralville, IA 52241
Phone: (319) 351-5738
Jones County[edit | edit source]
Jones County Historical Society
301 North Chestnut
Monticello, IA 52310
Keokuk County[edit | edit source]
Keokuk County Historical Society
PO Box 324
Sigourney, IA 52591
Phone: (641) 622-3005
Kishkekush County[edit | edit source]
See Monroe County
Kossuth County[edit | edit source]
Kossuth County Genealogical Society
c/o Algona Public Library
210 N. Phillips St.
Algona, IA 50511
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kossiowagensoc/
Research assistance for a fee
Post a query in newlsletter for a fee.
Lee County[edit | edit source]
Lee County Iowa Historical Society
318 North Fifth
PO Box 125
Leokuk, IA 52632
Phone: (319) 524-7283
North Lee County Historical Society
Historic Museum
Ninth and Ave H
PO Box 285
Fort Madison, IA 52627-0285
Phone: (319) 372-7661
Linn County[edit | edit source]
The History Center
(Linn County Historical Society)
615 First Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: (319) 362-1501
Fax: (319) 362-6790
Website: http://www.historycenter.org
Louisa County[edit | edit source]
Lucas County[edit | edit source]
Lyon County[edit | edit source]
Lyon County Historical Society
Rock Rapids, IA 51246
Madison County[edit | edit source]
Madison County Historical Society
812 South Second Ave
Winterset, IA 50273
Phone: (515) 462-2134
Mahaska County[edit | edit source]
Mahaska County Historical Society
PO Box 578
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Phone: (515) 672-2989
Marion County[edit | edit source]
Marion County Historical Society
Marion County Park
Rt. 3
Knoxville, IA 50138
Pella Historical Society
507 Franklin
Pella, IA 50219
Phone: (515) 628-2409
Marshall County[edit | edit source]
Marshall County Historical Society
202 East Church Street
PO Box 304
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone: (515) 752-6664
Mills County[edit | edit source]
Mitchell County
Mitchell County Historical Society
Rt. 1, Box 185
Osage, IA 50461
Phone: (515) 732-3059
Monona County[edit | edit source]
Monona Historical Society
302 South Egbert Street
PO Box 15
Monona, IA 52159
Phone: (319) 539-2689
Monroe County[edit | edit source]
Monroe County Historical Society
114-116A Ave, East
Albia, IA 52531
Phone: (515) 932-7046
Montgomery County[edit | edit source]
Muscatine County[edit | edit source]
O’Brien County[edit | edit source]
O'Brien County Historical Society
(First St, NE,and Heritage Park Rd-location)
PO Box 385 (mailing address)
Primghar, IA 51245
Phone: (712) 757-1511
Osceola County[edit | edit source]
Osceola County Historical Society
603 Seventh Ave
Sibley, IA 51249
Page County[edit | edit source]
Palo Alto County[edit | edit source]
West Bend Historical Society
PO Box 379
West Bend, IA 50597
Phone: (515) 887-3241 (Treasurer)
Plymouth County[edit | edit source]
Kingsley Historical Society
Kingsley, IA 51028
Phone: (712) 378-2636
Pocahontas County[edit | edit source]
Pocahontas County Historical Society
Rt. 2, Box 12
Rolfe, IA 50581
Phone: (712) 848-3342
Polk County[edit | edit source]
Ankeny Area Historical Society
301 SW Third
PO Box 1111
Ankeny, IA 50021
Phone: (515) 965-5795
Email: history@ankenyhistorical.org
Website: http://www.ankenyhistorical.org
Polk County Historical Society
4115 - 55th St.
Des Moines, IA 50310-1862
Phone: (515) 278-1234
West Des Moines Historical Society
Historic Jordan House
2001 Fuller Rd
West Des Moines, IA 50265
Phone: (515) 225-1286
Pottawattamie County[edit | edit source]
Poweshiek County[edit | edit source]
Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Chapter (IGS)
206 North Mill Street
PO Box 280
Montezuma, IA 50171
Phone: (515) 623-3322
Ringgold County[edit | edit source]
Ringgold County Historical Society, Inc.
Mount Ayr, IA 50854
Phone: (515) 464-2615
Risley County[edit | edit source]
Sac County[edit | edit source]
Sac County Historical Society
Nemaha, IA 50567
Phone: (712) 636-4513
Scott County[edit | edit source]
Shelby County[edit | edit source]
Shelby County Historical Society
(Morse and Pine Streets-location)
837 Orange Road (mailing address)
Harlan, IA 51537
Phone: (712) 755-2437
Sioux County[edit | edit source]
Slaughter County[edit | edit source]
Story County[edit | edit source]
Community Historical Society
Maxwell, IA 50161
Phone: (515) 387-1380
Tama County[edit | edit source]
Taylor County[edit | edit source]
Taylor County Historical Society
(Bedford, IA 50833-location)
PO Box 8 (mailing address)
Gravity, IA 50848
Phone: (712) 537-2475
Union County[edit | edit source]
Union County Historical Society
1101 North Vine Street
Creston, IA 50801
Phone: (515) 782-4247
Van Buren County[edit | edit source]
Pioneer Historical Society, Inc.
203 South Fourth Street
Farmington, IA 52626
Wapello County[edit | edit source]
Wapello County Historical Society
Wapello County Historical Museum
Amtrak Depot
201 West Main
Ottumwa, IA 52501
Washington County[edit | edit source]
Washington County Historical Society
(903 East Washington-museum location)
PO Box 364 (mailing address)
Washington, IA 52353
Phone: (319) 653-3125
Wayne County[edit | edit source]
Wayne County Historical Society
(Highway 2, East Jefferson St-location)
PO Box 104 (mailing address)
Corydon, IA 50060
Phone: (515) 872-2211; (515) 872-2483
Webster County[edit | edit source]
Gowrie Historical Society
PO Box 297
Gowrie, IA 50543
Winnebago County[edit | edit source]
Winnebago Historical Society
336 North Clark Street
Forest City, IA 50436
Winneshiek County[edit | edit source]
Winneshiek County Historical Society
Archives and Luther College Archives
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: (319) 387-1164
Woodbury County[edit | edit source]
Big Sioux River Valley Historical Society
Rt. 3, Box 25
Hawarden, IA 51023
Phone: (712) 552-2985
Sioux City Public Museum and Historical Association
2901 Jackson Street
Sioux City, IA 51104
Phone: (712) 279-6174
Worth County[edit | edit source]
Wright County[edit | edit source]
Wright County Historical Society
615 Fifth Ave
Clarion, IA 50525
Phone: (515) 532-3669
Wright County Historical Society
Rt. 2, Box 337
Goldfield, IA 50542
Phone: (515) 825-3641