Keywords: Swedish Americans
Item 20644
Swedish Lutheran Church of Stockholm, ca. 1930
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1930 Location: Stockholm Media: Photographic print
Item 20342
Swedish Baptist Church of New Sweden, ca. 1938
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society Date: circa 1938 Location: New Sweden Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings
Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.
Exhibit
Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Architecture
"… building technology – no traditional Swedish board and batten, clay tile roofs, or hinged windows can be seen."
Site Page
Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen
"Lucia. Swedish folk dancing and the sounds of Swedish music can still be heard during the various festivals and celebrations."
Story
A Maine Family's story of being Prisoners of War in Manila
by Nicki Griffin
As a child, born after the war, I would hear these stories - glad they were finally written down
