Illinois: Swedish American

Illinois Archives with Prominent Swedish Collections
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ELCA Regional Archives Region 5: Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin and Upper Michigan Nancy Carroll ELCA Region 5 Archives 333 Wartburg Place Dubuque, IA 52003-7797 Phone: (563) 5890320 Email: ncarroll@wartburgseminary.edu

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Augustana College 639 38th Street Rock Island IL 61201-2296

Tel: 309.794.7204 Fax: 309.794.7443 E-mail: sag@augustana.edu

Bureau County
Old Swedish Cemetery, Princeton Twp

Cook County
Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery, Lemont

Rosehill Cemetery &amp; Mausoleum, Chicago (Andersonville)

Iroquois County
Beaver Cemetery, Beaver Twp

St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Buckley

Knox County
Swedish Cemetery Knox Co.

Rice County
Christdala Evangelical Swedish Lutheran, Forest Twp

Shelby County
Stewardson

Churches
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.

Boone County
Evangelical Mission Covenant Belvidere, Illinois

Zion Lutheran Church Belvidere, Illinois

Bureau County
Evangelical Covenant Church Princeton, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Princeton, Illinois

Wyanet Lutheran Church Wyanet, Illinois

Cook County
First Lutheran Church Berwyn, Illinois

Mission Covenant Church Blue Island, Illinois

St. Philip Lutheran Church Blue Island, Illinois

Addison Street Baptist Church Chicago, Illinois

Albany Park Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Augustana Lutheran Church Chicago, Illlinois

Austin Evangelical Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Austin Messiah Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Bethany Lutheran Chicago, Illinois

Bethany Mission Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Bethel Baptist Church Chicago, Illinois

Bethel Baptist Finnish Swedish Church Chicago, Illinois

Bethel Free Church Chicago, Illinois

Bethel Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Bethesda Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Calvary Covenant Church Chicato, Illinois

Calvary Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Central Avenue Baptist Church Chicago, Illinois

Concordia Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Douglas Park Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Edgebrook Evangelical Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Edgewater Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Elim Lutheran Church (Pullman) Chicago, Illinois

Emerald Ave Baptist Church Chicago, Illinois

Englewood Evangelical Covenant Chicago, Illinois

First Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

First (Swedish) Methodist Church Chicago, Illinois

First Evangelical Free Church Chicago, Illinois

First Gethsemane Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Grace Covenant Church (Irving Park) Chicago, Illinois

Gustavus Adolphus Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Immanuel Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Irving Park Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Lebanon Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Maplewood Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Messiah Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Messiah Lutheran Church North Chicago, Illinois

Moreland (Austin) Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Nebo Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

North Park Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

North Side Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Ravenswood Evangelical Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Redeemer Evangelical Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

Salem Baptist Church Chicago, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

South Chicago Evangelical Covenant Church Chicago, Illinois

St. Ansgarius Protestant Episcopal Church Chicago, Illinois

St. Mark Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

St. Matthew Church Chicago, Illinois

St. Paul Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Swedish Baptist City Mission Church Chicago, Illinois

Tabor Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Trinity Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Zion Lutheran Church Chicago, Illinois

Swedish Baptist Church of Englewood Chicago (Englewood), Illinois

Ebenezer Lutheran Church Chicago (Summerdale), Illinois

Immanuel Baptist Church Chicago Heights, Illinois

Prince of Peace (Immanuel)Church Chicago Heights, Illinois

Calvary Baptist Church Evanston, Illinois

Evangelical Covenant Church Evanston, Illinois

Immanuel Lutheran Church Evanston, Illinois

Bethel Evangelical Covenant Church Flossmor, Illinois

First (Tabor) Lutheran Church Harvey, Illinois

Grace Lutheran Church La Grange, Illinois

Bethany Lutheran Church Lemont, Illinois

Christ Lutheran Church Melrose Park, Illinois

Grand Crossing Evangelical Mission Church Oak Lawn, Illinois

Parkside Evangelical Covenant Church Oak Lawn, Illinois

Tabernacle Covenant Church Oak Lawn, Illinois

Dekalb County
Evangelical Covenant Church Dekalb, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Dekalb, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Kirkland, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Sandwich, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Sycamore, Illinois

Dupage County
Evangelical Covenant Church Hinsdale, Illinois

Hinsdale Baptist Church Hinsdale, Illinois

Ford County
Sion-Kyrkan Clarence, Illinois

Svenska Evangelical Lutherska Forsamling Farmersville, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Gibson City, Illinois

Evangelical Covenant Church Paxton, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Paxton, Illinois

Henderson County
Bethel Lutheran Church Biggsville, Illinois

Bethel Lutheran Church Stronghurst, Illinois

Henry County
Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Altona, Illinois

Augustana Lutheran Church Andover, Ilinois

Community United Methodist Church Bishop Hill, Illinois

Cambridge Lutheran Church Cambridge, Illinois

Messiah Lutheran Church Galva, Illinois

Swedish Methodist Episcopal Church Galva, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Geneseo, Illinois

Calvary Baptist Church Kewanee, Illinois

Evangelical Covenant Church Kewanee, Illinois

Zion Lutheran Church Kewanee, Illinois

Grace Lutheran Church Ophiem, Illinois

St. Paul Lutheran Church Orion, Illinois

Bethany Lutheran Church Woodhull, Illinois

Emmanuel Swedish Eposcopal Church Woodhull, Illinois

Kane County
Grace Lutheran Church Aurora, Illinois

Bethany Lutheran Church Batavia, Illinois

Evangelical Covenant Church Batavia, Illinois

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Elgin, Illinois

Evangelical Covenant Church Elgin, Illinois

First Baptist Church Geneva, Illinois

Geneva Lutheran Church Geneva, Illinois

Grace Lutheran Church Lily Lake, Illinois

Lily Lake Evangelical Covenant Church Lily Lake, Illinois

Bethlehem Lutheran Church St. Charles, Illinois

Kendall County
Salem Evangelical Lutheran Church Sandwich, Illinois

Knox County
Altona Baptist Church Altona, Illinois

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church Altona, Illinois

Bethel Baptist Church Galesburg, Illinois

Covenant Church of Galesburg Galesburg, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Galesburg, Illinois

The Emmanuel United Methodist Church Galesburg, Illinois

Trinity Lutheran Church Galesburg, Illinois

Messiah Lutheran Church Henderson Grove, Illinois

Grace Lutheran Church Knoxville, Illinois

Svenska Forsamling - Methodist Episcopal Church Victoria, Illinois

Evangelical Lutheran Church Wataga, Illinois

La Salle County
Zion Lutheran Church Streator, Illinois

Trinity Lutheran Church Utica, Illinois

Lake County
Swedish Lutheran Church Highland Park, Illinois

Immanuel Baptist Church Waukegan, Illinois

Trinity Lutheran Church Waukegan, Illinois

Marshall County
First Lutheran Church Varna, Illinois

Bethany Lutheran Church Wenona, Illinois

McHenry County
Bethany Lutheran Church Crystal Lake, Illinois

McLean County
St. John Lutheran Church Bloomington, Illinois

Mercer County
Messiah Lutheran Church Aledo, Illinois

Calvary Lutheran Church New Windsor, Illinois

Zion Lutheran Church North Henderson, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Sherrard, Illinois

Swedona Lutheran Church Swedona (former Berlin), Illinois

Swedona Swedish Methodist Church Swedona (former Berlin), Illinois

Ogle County
Svenska Lutheran Oregon, Illinois

Peoria County
First Covenant Church Peoria, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Peoria, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Peoria, Illinois

Pike County
See St. Paul Lutheran Church Orion, Illinois Bedford, Illinois

Putnam County
First Lutheran Church Granville, Illinois

First Evangelical Lutheran church Princeton, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Putnam, Illinois

Rock Island
Immanuel Lutheran Church East Moline, Illinois

Bethany Baptist Church Moline, Illinois

Bethel Methodist Church Moline, Illinois

Calvary Lutheran Church Moline, Illinois

First Covenant Church Moline, Illinois

First Evangelical Free Church Moline, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Moline, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Moline, Illinois

St. Ansgarius Eposcopal Church Moline, Illinois

Trinity Lutheran Church Moline, Illinois

(see St. Paul Lutheran Church in Orion, Illinois) Osborn, Illinois

Messiah Lutheran Church Port Byron, Illinois

Peace Lutheran (Frieden) Church Port Byron, Illinois

First lutheran Church Rock Island, Illinois

Grace Lutheran Church Rock Island, Illinois

Swedish Baptist Church Rock Island, Illinois

Zion Lutheran Church Rock Island, Illinois

Vermilion County
Bethel Lutheran Church Danville, Illinois

Grace Lutheran Church Rankin, Illinois

Warren County
First Lutheran Church Monmouth, Illinois

Immanuel Baptist Church Monmouth, Illinois

Whiteside County
Bethesda Lutheran Church Morrison, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Prophetstown, Illinois

Will County
Bethel Baptist Church Joliet, Illinois

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Joliet, Illinois

First Evangelical Covenant Church Joliet, Illinois

Covenant Community Church Lockport, Illinois

Shepherd of the Hill-Zion Church Lockport, Illinois

Winnebago County
First Lutheran Church Pecatonica, Illinois

Bethany United Methodist Church Rockford, Illinois

Bethesda Evangelical Covenant Church Rockford, Illinois

Elim Baptist Church Rockford, Illinois

Emmanuel Lutheran Church Rockford, Illinois

First Evangelical Covenant Church Rockford, Illinois

First Evangelical Free Church Rockford, Illinois

First Lutheran Church Rockford, Illinois

Salem Lutheran Church Rockford, Illinois

Tabor Lutheran Church Rockford, Illinois

Temple Baptist Church Rockford, Illinois

Zion Lutheran Church Rockford, Illinois

Recommended Reading
History of the Swedes of Illinois, Ernst W. Olson, Anders Schön, Martin J. Engberg, Engberg-Holmberg Publishing Co., 1908. 

"Where did the Swedes Go? The Causes of Swedish Immigration and Settlement Patterns in America" by Rickie Lazzerini http://www.kindredtrails.com/Where-Did-The-Swedes-Go-3.html

Some history of Swedes in Chicago is given in the Encyclopedia of Chicago in an article titled "Swedes" by Anita Olson Gustafson. See http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/1222.html

Chicago
Aftonbladet Skandia Chicago Bladet Covenant Weekly Den Swenske Republikanaren Facklan, Chicago Fäderneslandet Förbundets Veckotidning Fosterlandet Framåt Fylgia Hemfrid Hemlandet Kurre Lördagsmagasinet Missionären Missionsvännen Nad och Sanning Nationaltidningen Ny Tid Nya Pressen Nya Wecko Posten Scandia Shibboleth Skandia Svenska Amerikanaren Svenska Amerikanaren Tribunen Svenska Arbetaren Svenska Kuriren Svenska Nyheter Svenska Tribunen Svenska Tribunen Nyheter Svenska Världen Ungdomsvännen Vårt Land och Folk

Galesburg
Hemlandet Nya Wecko Posten Svenska Republikanaren Zions Baner

Galva
Den Swenske Republikanaren Illinois Swede The Swedish Citizen

Knoxville
Zions Baner

Moline
Moline Tribun Nya Pressen Shibboleth Skandia The Citizen (English) The Swedish Citizen Ungdomsvännen Vikingen

Paxton
Paston Weekly Record

Rockford
Folkets Nyheter Framtiden Rockford Allehanda Rockford Posten Svenska Journalen Svenska Posten Svenska Socialisten

Rock Island
Ungdomsvännen

Societies
Bishop Hill Old Settlers Association Box 68 Bishop Hill, IL 61419 Bishop Hill Colonists

Swedish–American Historical Society 3225 W. Foster Ave, Box 48 Chicago, IL 60625 Phone: (773) 583-5722 E-mail: info@swedishamericanhist.org [http://www.swedishamericanhist.org/ Swedish-American Historical Society

Swedish Historical Society of Rockford, Il 404 South 3rd Street Rockford, Illinois 61104 Phone: (815) 963-5559 Website: http://www.swedishhistorical.org/ Västgöta Gille i Chicago Ordförande:Sten Björkling 9242 Knight Des Plaines, Illinois 60016 Phone: 312-708-1212

Websites
ELCA Regional Archives Region 5, Illinois, Iowa, Wisconsin, Upper Michigan Contact: Nancy Carroll ELCA Region 5 Archives 333 Wartburg Place Dubuque, IA 52003-7797 E-mail: Region5archives@wartburgseminary.edu ELCA Regional Archives

North Park University Chicago Brandel Library 3225 West Foster Avenue Chicago, Illinois 60625-4895

Brandel Library

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Augustana College 639 38th Street Rock Island IL 61201-2296

Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center

The Newberry Library 60 W. Walton St. Chicago, IL 60610

Newberry Library Swedish Genealogy

Indexes to books about Swedes in America The books are: Swedish Element in Rockford, Nelson, O.M.,1940 Swedish Settlements in Iowa and Western Illinois, Nelson, O.M., 1938 The Swedish Blue Book, Swedish-American Publishing Co., Chicago, 1927 Svenskarne i Illinois (the Swedes in Illinois), Johnson, Eric &amp; C.F. Peterson, 1880

Indexes to books