Swedish Tercentenary Program

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.

Historical Note

In 1838, the first Swedish immigrants/settlers to America arrived in Delaware and established a settlement near the Delaware River. Three hundred years later, the Swedish-American community celebrated the Tercentenary Anniversary of Swedish presence in America in Seattle, Washington, commemorating with song and pageantry.