Swedes In
Washington Reading Room:
Here you will find a
collection of articles and websites related to the subject of the Swedish
Emigration to
(Please contact us at dborg@centurytel.net if you would like
to share one of your documents related to the Swedish/Washington emigration era
and/or you find a
This is the big Swedish
center for the area. The center features
many activities: entertainment,
dinners, catered private events,
classes, movies, genealogy
consultations, and classes. The website alone
is not a resource, but an event calender and facility describer.
http://www.swedishculturalcenter.org
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This resort is the only activity of the local branch of the Vasa
organization that I know of and appears
to be a purely commercial
operation. It consists of a campground
and RV park on
east of
on important Swedish holidays
and possibly at other times. The web site
gives resort location, description
and event schedules.
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This is primarily a museum, and, as the name implies, is devoted
to
all Nordic heritage matters. The
museum hosts events much like those of
the
more educational nature. The
website describes events in detail and
provides links to related sits.
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This is the home page for the student Swedish Club at the
http://uwswedishclub.weebly.com
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This is the official web site for the Department of Scandinavian
Studies (including languages) at the
http://depts.washington.edu/scand
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The web site for the Seattle Ikea store is listed because the
store includes a restaurant
featuring authentic Swedish dishes. The web
site includes brief menus.
http://www.ikea.com/us/en/store/seattle/restaurant
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