Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center

United States Illinois Rock Island County Archives and Libraries Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Insert building images here.jpg Contact Information E-mail:  repository@whatever.net Address: 000 Santa's Workshop Lane North Pole, AK 99999-9999 Telephone:  800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000 Fax:  802-000-0000 Hours and holidays:  Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 Directions, maps, and public transportation:  {Optional} Internet sites and databases: Repository Internet site {create a link for each bullet, and then give a line or two listing content so the reader will know if it is worthwhile to click on that link}. Repository catalog online. Repository database. other(s). Collection Description The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College is a national organization providing resources for studying Swedish immigration to North America. They also help research the immigrant communities, and the role the immigrants and their descendants have played in American life. For genealogy research they have church records from denominations founded by Swedish immigrants in America, passenger indexes from American and Scandinavian ports, Swedish immigrant aid organizations, Swedish-language newspapers, city directories, and censuses for communities with concentrations of Swedish-Americans. Tips {Optional} Guides {Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories { List (link to a Wiki article for) at least one or more other repositories that collect overlapping records, or similar family history material including central repositories, affiliated or branch repositories, higher level jurisdiction repositories, parent or daughter jurisdiction repositories. Also list neighboring repositories with similar records. Please briefly explain how each substitute repository is related.} If you cannot visit or find a source at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections Alternate Repository {create link for each, and give line or two describing collection} such as: NARA I NARA II National Archives at _____ State Archives State Library Similar Collections National Personnel Records Center LC FHL Neighboring Collections County Vital Records Office City Vital Records Office County Archives County Orphan's Court County Probate Court County Recorder County Coroner U.S. District Court County and local historical societies County and local genealogical societies Public Libraries Museums and heritage societies Repositories in surrounding counties: [Chattam], [Durham], and [Franklin] State Vital Records Office State Historical Society State Genealogical Society University Libraries Church archives Repositories in other surrounding states (or provinces): [SC], [TN], and [VA] Sources

National Archives and Records Administration in Washington, D.C.

Family History Library (FHL); now called, FamilySearch Library (FSL)