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Newspapers
Swedish American Newspapers in California
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Vestern Eureka
California Journalen Los Angeles
California Posten Los Angeles
California Veckoblad Los Angeles
Mot Strömmen Oakland
Svenska Vestern Oakland
Västra Härolden Oakland
California Scandinav San Francisco
Ebenezer San Francisco
Pacific Posten San Francisco
Vestkusten San Francisco
Availability
Many 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/ to see specific newspaper and 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
Archives
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
ELCA Regional Archives
Region 2: Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, New Mexico, Nevada, Utah, Wyoming
Carol Schmalenberger
Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
2770 Marin Avenue
Berkeley, CA 94708-1597
Phone: (510)524-5264
Email: archives@plts.edu
Swedish People in the State of California
"California och dess svenska befolkning" is a book authored by Ernst Skarstedt. It is written in Swedish and contains biographies, a colored map of California, over 200 portraits, and 100 other illustrations. The book may be available at public libraries. The book is available at the FamilySearch Library with the call number FS Library US/CAN Book 979.4F2s. An index which includes the names and brief background information on 335 Swedes and Swede-Finns who were living in California between 1900 and 1910 and whose short biographies are included in "California och dess svenska befolkning" is available on line. .
Recommended Reading
"Where did the Swedes Go? The Causes of Swedish Immigration and Settlement Patterns in America" by Rickie Lazzerini.
Swedish Churches
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.
Alameda County
Berkeley Covenant Church
Berkeley, California
Bethany Lutheran Church
Berkeley, California
Evangelical Free Church
Berkeley, California
First Covenant Church
Oakland, California
Lakeside Baptist Church
Oakland, California
St. Paul Lutheran Church
Oakland, California
Butte County
Evangelical Free Church
Richvale, California
Fresno County
First Covenant Church
Fresno, California
Trinity Lutheran Church
Fresno, California
Bethany Lutheran Church
Kerman (Vinland), California
Concordia Lutheran Church
Kingsburg, California
Evangelical Covenant Church
Kingsburg, California
Evangelical Free Church
Kingsburg, California
First Baptist Church
Kingsburg, California
Swedish Methodist Episcopal
Kingsburg, California
Evangelical Colony Covenant
Kingsburg-Riverside, California
Bethany Lutheran Church
Vinland (Kerman), California
Glenn County
Evangelical Free Church
Orland, California
Humboldt County
First Covenant Church
Eureka, California
Swedish Lutheran Church
Eureka, California
Los Angeles County
Grace Lutheran Church
Bell, California
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Long Beach, California
Angelica Lutheran Church
Los Angeles, California
Bethel Lutheran Church
Los Angeles, California
First Covenant Church
Los Angeles, California
First Evangelical Free Church
Los Angeles, California
First Swedsh Baptist Church
Los Angeles, California
Immanuel Lutheran Church
Los Angeles, California
Swedish Methodist Temple
Los Angeles, California
Evangelical Covenant Church
Pasadena, California
Messiah Lutheran Church
Pasadena, California
Bethel Lutheran Church
San Pedro, California
St. Erik's Church (Church of Sweden, at Norwegian Seamen's Church)
San Pedro, California
Swedish Mission Covenant
San Pedro, California
Merced County
Berea Lutheran Church
Hilmar, California
Hilmar Covenant Church
Hilmar, California
Riverside County
Eden Lutheran Church
Riverside, California
Sacramento County
First Covenant Church
Sacramento, California
Luther Memorial (Zion) Church
Sacramento, California
San Diego County
Bethesda Lutheran Church
San Diego, California
Clairmont Covenant Church
San Diego, California
College Avenue Baptist Church
San Diego, California
San Francisco County
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
San Francisco, California
First Covenant Church
San Francisco, California
Temple Baptist Church
San Francisco, California
San Joaquin County
Mission Covenant Church
Escalon, California
Saron Lutheran Church
Escalon, California
Bethany Covenant Church
Ripon, California
Stockton Covenant Church
Stockton, California
San Luis Obispo County
Swedish Baptist Church
Linne (Paso Robles), California
Bethel Lutheran Church
Templeton, California
Santa Clara County
First Lutheran Church
Palo Alto, California
First Covenant Church
San Jose, California
Immanuel Lutheran Church
San Jose, California
Willow Glen Baptist Church
San Jose, California
Stanislaus County
Beulah Covenant Church
Turlock, California
Calvary Baptist Church
Turlock, California
Evangelical Free Church
Turlock, California
Nazareth Lutheran Church
Turlock, California
Swedish Bethel Covenant Church
Turlock/Colony, California