Iowa: Swedish American

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Background
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

Iowa Swedish Links

 * Iowa Swedish Archives
 * Iowa Swedish Biographies
 * Iowa Swedish Cemeteries
 * Iowa Swedish History
 * Iowa Swedish Newspapers
 * Iowa Swedish Social Life

Societies
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