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Keywords: Swedish Americans
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Item 20644
Title: Swedish Lutheran Church of Stockholm
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society
Date: circa 1930
Location: Stockholm
Media: Photograph
Item 20342
Title: Swedish Baptist Church of New Sweden
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society
Date: 1938
Location: New Sweden
Media: Photograph
Item 22300
Title: Truls Persson, New Sweden, ca. 1880
Contributed by: New Sweden Historical Society
Date: circa 1880
Location: New Sweden
Media: Photograph
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Maine and the U.S. government joined forces to attract Swedish immigrants to Aroostook County to help populate the area and secure Maine's northern border. The Swedish community grew and thrived in northern Maine.
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A Parade, an Airplane and Two Weddings
Two couples, a parade from downtown Caribou to the airfield, and two airplane flights were the scene in 1930 when the couples each took off in a single-engine plane to tie the knot high over Aroostook County.
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Maine's natural resources -- granite, limestone and slate in particular -- along with its excellent ports made it a leader in mining and production of the valuable building materials. Stone work also attracted numerous skilled immigrants.
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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870
A history of Maine's Swedish Colony in Aroostook County. Project partners include Caribou Public Library, Maine Swedish Colony, New Sweden School, New Sweden Historical Society, Nylander Museum, and Stockholm Historical Society. In addition to a substantive history of the Colony generally, exhibit topics cover specific family histories, Olof Nylander, mills and homes in Stockholm, hand tools, railroads, and more.
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