Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center
United States Illinois
Rock Island County, Illinois
Archives and Libraries
Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center
Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] repository@whatever.net Address:[1]
Telephone:[1] 800-000-0000, or 801-000-0000 Hours and holidays:[1] Monday-Saturday 9:00 to 4:30 Directions, maps, and public transportation:[1] {Optional} Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]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.[2] 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.[3] Tips[edit | edit source]{Optional} Guides[edit | edit source]{Optional: Internet or guide books describing this collection for genealogists. } Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]{ 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
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