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Swedish Tercentenary Program
SIE 5-252 · 1638-1938
Part of Manuscript Collection

A program commemorating the 300th Anniversary of Swedish people in America (1638-1938), beginning with the establsihment of the first Swedish Settlement in Delaware. This file contains a festival program for the celebrations commemorating 300 years of Swedish history in America, beginning with the founding of a Swedish settlement at Poutatax Creek in Delaware. The program consists of commemorative announcements by the Washington State governor and Seattle mayor, a timeline of related events since 1583 and the birth of Axel Oxenstierna, a list of speeches, pageants and songs performed, lists of founding members of the committees and organizations that contributed to the tercententenary event, advertisements from sponsoring local businesses, and the end of a commemorative speech by Dr. G.A. Magnusson of Gethsemane Lutheran Church.

SIE 1.3 · Record group · 1884-1989

Records documenting the of the Swedish Order of Valhalla from the years 1884 to 1989.

This collection contains records documenting the foundation, organization, management, and hosted events of the Swedish Order of Valhalla, a social organization, from the year 1884 to 1989. Included are financial records, meeting minutes, membership records, sick benefits, rituals, constitution and by-laws, correspondence, invitations and programs from hosted events, and newsletters.

Records are in English unless otherwise stated.

Swedish Order of Valhalla

Four Swedish Lutheran church histories:

  • History of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Tacoma
  • A Brief History of the Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church of New Tacoma
  • About Skagit County, Washington and the Lutheran Church
  • History: Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Bethsaida Church in La Conner, Washington