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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]
- Iowa Swedish Archives
- Iowa Swedish Biographies
- Iowa Swedish Cemeteries
- Iowa Swedish History
- Iowa Swedish Newspapers
- Iowa Swedish Social Life
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: 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[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
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]
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====
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[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
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[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