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Swedes in Minnesota
No ethnic group is so identified with a single state as the Swedes are with Minnesota. From before statehood, Swedish immigrants flooded into the small frontier towns of St. Paul and Minneapolis. Encouraged by agents who promised inexpensive and fertile farmland, they came by the thousands. By the turn of the twentieth century, over 126,000 Swedes lived in Minnesota--d their impact on everything in the state continues to today. In this concise history of Swedes in Minnesota, the newest addition to The People of Minnesota series, Anne Gillespie Lewis tells the rich history of this ethnic group in the state they would make their own. Swedes in Minnesota recounts the story of the great Swedish ...
I Go to America
An intimate and detailed portrait of young Swedish women who chose to immigrate to America in the nineteenth century--why they left, what they found, and how they survived.
So Far Away in the World
Ann Gillespie-Lewis wanted to make a contribution to the Twin Citiesí Swedish-American community. So she collected stories and photographs that reveal the people and their traditions and heritage. This book pays tribute to them.
The American Swedish Institute--Turnblad's Castle
"Turnbald was one of hundreds of thousands of Swedish immigrants to the United States in the late 19th century. He was a hard worker and amassed a considerable fortune with his innovative newspaper. At the height of his career, this solid, business-minded Swede built a 33-room house that residents of Minneapolis soon dubbed "the castle." The exterior is a felicitous fairytale mixture of turrets, gargoyles and monumental pillars. The interior is richly decorated with intricate woodcarvings, delicate plasterwork and rooms that bear echoes of other times and legends."--p. [4] of cover.
Touring Swedish America
With over 1.3 million Swedish Americans in residence, it is no surprise that the United States has a wealth of landmarks that pay homage to the Swedish people and culture. Touring Swedish America details the locations, histories, and stories behind more than 1,000 such places, including the charming Holy Trinity Church, built in stone and brick in Wilmington, Delaware; the rustic S. M. Swenson log cabin in Austin, Texas; the water tower in the form of a rosemaled coffee cup in Stanton, Iowa; and actress Ann-Margaret's handprints outside the Mann Chinese Theater in West Hollywood, California. Published in conjunction with the Swedish Council of America, Touring Swedish America is the comprehensive guide to historic towns, homes, and churches erected during the mass Swedish migration beginning in 1840s, as well as the art, architecture, schools, hospitals, businesses, museums, and gardens still in use today. Organized by state and featuring easy-to-use appendixes that outline sites on the National Register of Historic Places, this comprehensive guide with handy regional maps is the perfect tool for all travelers on the hunt for slices of their Swedish past.
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Openness in Adoption
Since the mid-1970s, adoption practices in the United States have changed dramatically, and the confidentiality maintained in the past is no longer the norm. The trend is toward openness in adoption in which either mediated (through an adoption agency) or direct contact occurs between the adoptive family and birth parent(s). Some adoption professionals argue that openness is harmful and experimental while others argue that the secrecy of confidential adoptions has been harmful to all parties involved. WhoÆs right? In Openness in Adoption, this question is addressed via a nationwide study of 720 individuals (190 adoptive fathers, 190 adoptive mothers, 171 adopted children, and 169 birthmothe...
A Perfect Tree for Christmas
Two slightly less than perfect Christmas trees at a tree farm wonder if any family will choose them as Christmas day comes ever closer.
Arts
Sone issues include the Annual report of the Minneapolis Society of Fine Arts.
