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Archives[edit | edit source]
Evangelical Lutheran Church in American
Region 7A -- New Jersey Synod
Bishop E. Roy Riley
1930 State Hwy. 33
Hamilton Square, NJ 08690
Phone: (609) 586-6800
Fax: (609) 586-3357
Churches[edit | edit source]
The Swedish American churches listed below have microfilmed records in the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at the Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. These microfilms are not available via interlibrary loan but may be searched in person or a search may be requested for a fee. See http://www.augustana.edu/x13917.xml for years of availability, guidelines, and research request forms.
Bergen County
Clara Lutheran Church(see Trinity Lutheran, Tenafly, NJ)
Bergenfield, New Jersey
Trinity Lutheran Church (see Trinity Lutheran, Tenafly, NJ
Englewood, New Jersey
Trinity Lutheran Church
Tenafly, New Jersey
Essex County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Kenilworth, New Jersey
Trinity Covenant Church
Livingston, New Jersey
West Essex Baptist Church
Livingston, New Jersey
First Lutheran Church
Montclair, New Jersey
Valley Road Covenant Church
Montclair, New Jersey
Central Baptist Church
Newark, New Jersey
Emanuel Lutheran Church
Newark, New Jersey
Hudson County
St. Elinor Lutheran Church
Bayonne, New Jersey
Bethel Finn-Swede Lutheran Church
Greenville, New Jersey
Bethany Lutheran Church
Jersey City, New Jersey
Bethel Finn-Swede Lutheran Church
Jersey City, New Jersey
Ebenezer Lutheran Church
Jersey City, New Jersey
First Lutheran Church
Kearny, New Jersey
Christ Lutheran Church
West New York, New Jersey
Middlesex County
Pilgrim Covenant Church
South Plainfield, New Jersey
Morris County
Trinity Lutheran Church
Dover, New Jersey
First Lutheran Church
Morristown, New Jersey
Passaic County
First Lutheran Church
Clifton, New Jersey
Zion Lutheran Church
Patterson, New Jersey
Union County
Faith Lutheran Church
New Providence, New Jersey
Gethsemane Lutheran Church
Plainfield, New Jersey
(see New Providence, New Jersey)
Summit, New Jersey
History[edit | edit source]
Early history of Swedes in New Jersey[edit | edit source]
In 1638, the Swedes landed at Wilmington, Delaware and established the colony of New Sweden. By 1841 some of these Swedes moved up into New Jersey. For a brief history of the early Swedes in New Jersey see http://www.nj.searchroots.com/Gloucesterco/swedesboro.htm
Swedes in New Jersey[edit | edit source]
Article in the New Jersey Journal http://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/19/nyregion/new-jersey-journal-swedes-in-new-jersey.html
A brief History of Swedesboro, New Jersey[edit | edit source]
See: http://nynjctbotany.org/njoptofc/swedesbo.html
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
Swedish American Newspapers in New Jersey
Title of Newspaper and City of Publication
- Växtaren in Passaic
Availability
Many Swedish-American newspapers are available on microfilms at the Swenson Center at Augustana College and are available to borrow via interlibrary loan throughout the United States. See http://www.augustana.edu/x14666.xml to see specific newspaper and years you would like to view. Contact your local library if you are interested in placing a request. Supply your library with the following information:
- Title of newspaper
- The specific years you need for your research
Inform your library that the requests can be sent directly via OCLC (“ICY”), fax 309 794-7230, or via mail to Augustana College Library, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296
Societies[edit | edit source]
The Swedish Colonial Society
916 South Swanson Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147-4332
www.ColonialSwedes.org
