Iowa: Swedish American

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.

http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~gwgustaf/library/Sett/sbok_toc.htm

Demographics[edit | edit source]

Iowa Swedish Links[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

State Historical Society of Iowa
Library / Archives
402 Iowa Avenue
Iowa City, IA 52240-1806
Phone: (319) 335-3916
Website: http://www.iowahistory.org/

Iowa Genealogical Society
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
Adair County Anquestors Genealogy Society
c/o Greenfield Public Library, P. O. Box 328, Greenfield, IA 50849-0328
Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iaaags/

Adair County Historical Society
Highway 92 West
PO Box 214
Greenfield, IA 50849
Phone: (515) 743-2232

Adams County
Allamakee County
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
Moulton Historical Society
Rt. 1
Moulton, IA 52572
Phone: (515) 642-3770

Audubon County

Audubon County Historical Society
Rt. 2
Audubon, IA 50025
Phone: (712) 563-3984

Benton County
Benton County Historical Society
204 Riverview Drive
Vinton, IA 52349

Black Hawk County
Cedar Falls Historical Society
(308 West Third Street-location)
303 Franklin Street (mailing address)
Cedar Falls, IA 50613
Phone: (319) 266-5149

Boone County

Boone County Historical Society
602 Story Street
Boone, IA 50036
Phone: (515) 432-1907

Bremer County
Bremer County Historical Society
(Waverly, IA 50677-museum location)
PO Box 218 (mailing address)
Plainfield, IA 50666-0218
Phone: (319) 276-4674

Buchanan County
Buchanan County Historical Society
Website: http://buchanancountyhistory.com/historybchs.php

Buena Vista County
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)
Butler County
Butler County Historical Society
420 West Jefferson Street
Clarksville, IA 50619
Phone: (319) 278-4479
Calhoun County
Calhoun County Historical Society
(150 High Street-museum location)
858 Lake (mailing address)
Rockwell City, IA 50579
Phone: (712) 297-8139

Carroll County
Carroll County Historical Society
126 East Sixth Street
PO Box 591
Carroll, IA 51401
Phone: (712) 792-1582

Cass County
Cass County Historical Society
412 and 414 Main St.
Griswold, IA 51535
Phone: 612-778-2700

Cedar County

Cedar County Historical Society
607 Orange Street
Tipton, IA 52772
Phone: (319) 886-2740

Cerro Gordo County
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

Cherokee County Historical Society
(105 East Front Street-location)
PO Box 247 (mailing address)
Cleghorn, IA 51014-0247
Phone: (712) 436-2624

Chickasaw County
Chickasaw County Historical Society
Rural Route
Nashua, IA 50658
Phone: (515) 435-4701

Clarke County
Clarke County Historical Society
Rt. 4, Box 5
Osceola, IA 50213
Phone: (515) 342-4246
Clay County
Parker Historical Society of Clay County
300 East Third Street
Spencer, IA 51301
Phone: (712) 262-9800

Clayton County
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
Clinton County Historical Society
PO Box 3135
Clinton, IA 52732
Phone: (319) 242-1201

Cook County
Crawford County
Crawford County Historical Society
1428 First Ave, North
Denison, IA 51442

Crocker County
Dallas County
Adel Historical Society
Rt. 2, Box 136
Adel, IA 50003
Phone: (515) 993-4124

Davis County
Davis County Historical Society
(302 East Franklin Street-location)
Rt. 6 (mailing address)
Bloomfield, IA 52537
Phone: (515) 664-2408

Decatur County
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
Delaware County Historical Society
College Square
Hopkinton, IA 52237
Phone: (319) 926-2639

Des Moines County
Des Moines County Historical Society
1616 Dilil Street
Burlington, IA 52601
Phone: (319) 753-2449

Dickinson County
Dickinson County Historical Society and Dickinson County Museum, Inc.
507 11th Street
Milford, IA 51351
Phone: (712) 338-2138

Dubuque County
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
Emmet County Historical Society, Inc.
1720 Third Ave, South
PO Box 101
Estherville, IA 51334

Fayette County
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
Floyd County Historical Society Museum
500 Gillbert Street
Charles City, IA 50616
Phone: (515) 228-1099

Fox County
Franklin County
Franklin County Historical Society
PO Box 114
Hampton, IA 50441

Fremont County
Freemont County Historical Society
(East side of Square-location)
Sidney, IA 51652
Phone: (712) 374-2719

Greene County
Greene County Historical Society
106 East State Street
Jefferson, IA 50129
Phone: (515) 386-8544

Grundy County
Grundy County Historical Society
Rt. 1
Grundy Center, IA 50638
Phone: (319) 824-3585

Guthrie County
Guthrie County Historical Society
901 Grand
Guthrie, IA 50115
Phone: (515) 747-3403

Hamilton County
Hancock County
Hardin County
Hardin County Historical Society
(1603 South Washington St-location)
PO Box 187 (mailing address)
Eldora, IA 50627
Phone: (515) 858-3616

Harrison County
Harrison County Historical Society
119 West Fourth Street
Logan, IA 51546
Phone: (712) 644-2941

Henry County
Henry County Historical Society
(Mount Pleasant, IA-location)
Rt. 1, Box 224 (mailing address)
New London, IA 52645
Phone: (319) 367-5157

Howard County
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
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
Ida County Historical Society
Moorehead House Museum
501 Zobel Lane
Ida Grove, IA 51445
Phone: (712) 364-3605
Iowa County
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
Jasper County
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

Jasper County continued

Kellogg Historical Society
218 High Street
PO Box 295
Kellogg, IA 50135-0295
Phone: (515) 526-8734

Jefferson County
Jefferson County Historical Society
304 East Broadway
Fairfield, IA 52556
Phone: (515) 472-8071

Johnson County
Johnson County Historical Society
Heritage Museum
(310 Fifth Street-location)
PO Box 5081 (mailing address)
Coralville, IA 52241
Phone: (319) 351-5738
Jones County
Jones County Historical Society
301 North Chestnut
Monticello, IA 52310
Keokuk County
Keokuk County Historical Society
PO Box 324
Sigourney, IA 52591
Phone: (641) 622-3005

Kishkekush County See Monroe County
Kossuth County
Lee County
Lee County Iowa Historical Society
318 North Fifth
PO Box 125
Leokuk, IA 52632
Phone: (319) 524-7283
Lee County (continued)
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
The History Center
(Linn County Historical Society)
615 First Ave SE
Cedar Rapids, IA 52401
Phone: (319) 362-1501
Fax: (319) 362-6790
URL: http://www.historycenter.org

Louisa County
Lucas County
Lyon County
Lyon County Historical Society
Rock Rapids, IA 51246
Madison County
Madison County Historical Society
812 South Second Ave
Winterset, IA 50273
Phone: (515) 462-2134

Mahaska County
Mahaska County Historical Society
PO Box 578
Oskaloosa, IA 52577
Phone: (515) 672-2989

Marion County
Marion County Historical Society
Marion County Park
Rt. 3
Knoxville, IA 50138

Marion County (continued)

Pella Historical Society
507 Franklin
Pella, IA 50219
Phone: (515) 628-2409

Marshall County
Marshall County Historical Society
202 East Church Street
PO Box 304
Marshalltown, IA 50158
Phone: (515) 752-6664

Mills County
Mitchell County
Mitchell County Historical Society
Rt. 1, Box 185
Osage, IA 50461
Phone: (515) 732-3059

Monona County
Monona Historical Society
302 South Egbert Street
PO Box 15
Monona, IA 52159
Phone: (319) 539-2689

Monroe County
Monroe County Historical Society
114-116A Ave, East
Albia, IA 52531
Phone: (515) 932-7046

Montgomery County
Muscatine County

O’Brien County
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
Osceola County Historical Society
603 Seventh Ave
Sibley, IA 51249
Page County
Palo Alto County
West Bend Historical Society
PO Box 379
West Bend, IA 50597
Phone: (515) 887-3241 (Treasurer)
Plymouth County
Kingsley Historical Society
Kingsley, IA 51028
Phone: (712) 378-2636

Pocahontas County
Pocahontas County Historical Society
Rt. 2, Box 12
Rolfe, IA 50581
Phone: (712) 848-3342

Polk County

Ankeny Area Historical Society
301 SW Third
PO Box 1111
Ankeny, IA 50021
Phone: (515) 965-5795
Email: history@ankenyhistorical.org
URL: 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
Poweshiek County
Poweshiek County Historical and Genealogical Chapter (IGS)
206 North Mill Street
PO Box 280
Montezuma, IA 50171
Phone: (515) 623-3322

Ringgold County
Ringgold County Historical Society, Inc.
Mount Ayr, IA 50854
Phone: (515) 464-2615
Risley County
Sac County
Sac County Historical Society
Nemaha, IA 50567
Phone: (712) 636-4513

Scott County
Shelby County
Shelby County Historical Society
(Morse and Pine Streets-location)
837 Orange Road (mailing address)
Harlan, IA 51537
Phone: (712) 755-2437

Sioux County
Slaughter County
Story County
Community Historical Society
Maxwell, IA 50161
Phone: (515) 387-1380

Tama County
Taylor County
Taylor County Historical Society
(Bedford, IA 50833-location)
PO Box 8 (mailing address)
Gravity, IA 50848
Phone: (712) 537-2475

Union County
Union County Historical Society
1101 North Vine Street
Creston, IA 50801
Phone: (515) 782-4247

Van Buren County
Pioneer Historical Society, Inc.
203 South Fourth Street
Farmington, IA 52626

Wapello County

Wapello County Historical Society
Wapello County Historical Museum
Amtrak Depot
201 West Main
Ottumwa, IA 52501

Washington County

Washington County Historical Society
(903 East Washington-museum location)
PO Box 364 (mailing address)
Washington, IA 52353
Phone: (319) 653-3125

Wayne County

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
Gowrie Historical Society
PO Box 297
Gowrie, IA 50543

Winnebago County

Winnebago Historical Society
336 North Clark Street
Forest City, IA 50436

Winneshiek

Winneshiek County Historical Society
Archives and Luther College Archives
Decorah, IA 52101
Phone: (319) 387-1164

Woodbury County

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

Wright County

Wright County Historical Society
615 Fifth Ave
Clarion, IA 50525
Phone: (515) 532-3669
Wright County (continued)

Wright County Historical Society
Rt. 2, Box 337
Goldfield, IA 50542
Phone: (515) 825-3641

Websites[edit | edit source]