DOCSLIB.ORG

Three Swedish Expeditions to North America 1642-1649 Sten Carlsson

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Three Swedish Expeditions to North America 1642-1649 Sten Carlsson Swedish American Genealogist Volume 8 | Number 1 Article 2 3-1-1988 Three Swedish Expeditions to North America 1642-1649 Sten Carlsson Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/swensonsag Part of the Genealogy Commons, and the Scandinavian Studies Commons Recommended Citation Carlsson, Sten (1988) "Three Swedish Expeditions to North America 1642-1649," Swedish American Genealogist: Vol. 8 : No. 1 , Article 2. Available at: https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/swensonsag/vol8/iss1/2 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Swedish American Genealogist by an authorized editor of Augustana Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Three Swedish Expeditions to North America 1642-1649 Sten Carlsson* 1. Introduction In his basic work on the Swedes on the Delaware Amandus Johnson refers to twelve expeditions which during the period I 637 to 1655 were dispatched to the New Sweden colony. His sources are mainly to be found in Sweden. Of particular value are two series under the headings Handel och sjofart (Trade and Navigation), Vols. 42-44 and 194-197, of which one series during Amandus Johnson's time was to be found in Kammararkivet (Exchequer Archives) and the other in Riksarkivet (National Archives). Today the Exchequer Archives have been transferred to the National Archives. So far as Johnson attempted to reconstruct the crew lists and the passenger manifests-his interest in personal as well as social history was rather limited-he stayed mainly with the rosters which listed the settlers, as a rule only the adult males in the colony at various times. Except for a list of 35 persons, who in May 1641 departed on the Charitas from Stockholm to Goteborg-a list which only partly corresponds to the roster of those who continued the journey from Goteborg to Delaware-] ohnson published only one passenger list. This was the twelfth and the last expedition with the Mercurius, which departed from Goteborg 1655, mainly with Varmland Finns on board, and which did not reach New Sweden until 1656, after the colony had been lost to the Dutch. 1 From Johnson's notes it is apparent that he knew of still another passenger list, the ninth expedition with Kattan (The Cat) in 1649. 2 He did not bother to publish this list or to pay it any particular attention, probably because the vessel foundered and never reached New Sweden. The list was moreover published already in 1884 in The Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography by Gregory B. Keen and was reprinted in 1975 by The Genealogical Publishing Company in Baltimore, MD. This edition is in many aspects faulty and contains no efforts to identify the place-names, many of which have been misspelled and · in several instances even misunderstood. 3 The list is not without interest, however, and is published herewith, with notes, from the original in the series Trade and Navigation, Vo 1.196. But first I *Dr.Sten Carlsson of St.Olofsgatan 12, 752 21 U ppsala, Sweden, is a retired professor of history at the University of Uppsala. For many years he chaired the project at the university which mapped Swedish emigration to America. He is the author of a number of books dealing with Swedish and Swedish American history and has lectured widely in Sweden and the United States. Swedish American Genealogist wish to publish two crew lists from two of the earlier expeditions. Obviously Amandus Johnson did not have knowledge of a small packet in the Swedish Navy's archives in Krigsarkivet (The Royal War Archives) in Stockholm with the title Sjoexpeditioner: Ru/la pa sjofolk etc till Nya Sverige 1642-1645 (Naval Expeditions: Roster of Seamen, etc. to New Sweden 1642- 1645.) On the first leaf the heading states Westindijske Farerne (West India Travelers). The packet consists, in a somewhat irregular fashion, several lists, which deal with the crews aboard the Fama (Fame) and Svanen (The Swan), which departed for New Sweden 1642 as well as the vessels Kalmar Nyckel (The Key of Kalmar) and the Fama, which departed for the West Indies and New Sweden respectively in 1643. I became aware of these documents, thanks to Nils William Olsson, who in turn had been provided copies of them by Baron Christopher von Warnstedt, a Ph. D. in history in Stockholm.4 The lists are published here based on the originals in the Royal War Archives together with the necessary commentaries. These three lists are presented here verbatim et literatum. A few name forms have proved difficult to solve. Translations into English, where necessary, have been provided. These translations also contain localizations of the many place­ names by provinces. A small portion of these names, as for example those ending in village and parish names of the type Hult and Torp, which can be found in several of the provinces, have been left unidentified. 2. Fama and Svanen 1642-1643 In April 1642 Johan Printz was appointed governor of New Sweden. Preparations were made for an expedition-the fifth in order-which, among other things, was to take him and his family to America. Originally the plan was that three ships were to participate in this expedition, but the number was reduced to two. Great efforts were made to recruit colonists, among other places, from the areas in Varmland, inhabited by Finns. Indviduals for whom prison sentences had been imposed for crimes committed, these terms were translated into a given time period in New Sweden-usually a period six years. 5 In addition to the crew, about fifty passengers are known by their names. They will be included in a comprehensive list of all of the Swedish emigrants who departed for New Sweden 1637-1655, which will be presented in a subsequent study. Preparations went forward slowly. Much cargo had to be brought on board: wine, malt barley, grain, clothing, wax, paper, horses, cattle, sheep, etc., as well as provisions for the journey itself. On l and l O August crew lists were drawn up and 17 August the vessels left Stockholm for Goteborg, the first stop on the long journey. From Goteborg the ships sailed 1 November, arriving at the Delaware River by the end of January 1643. 6 In August of 1642 the crew aboard the Fama consisted of 31 men and on Svanen 33 men. All of them were still on board at the time of departure from Goteborg in November, which speaks well for the discipline on board. The chief 2 Three Swedish Expeditions boatswains, Johan Andersson and Nils Elofsson, had exchanged vessels, however, so that the former had gone over from the Fama to Svanen, while the latter had gone in the opposite direction. In Goteborg the factor or agent, Timon von Schotingen (he was not on board himself) signed on another nine mariners, of which four were placed on the Fama and five on Svanen. Additionally the Fama got a barber (Berghofft) and another sailor (Henrik Matsson) and Svanen a barber (Burmester). Including all, the Fama ended up with 37 men, Svanen with 39. Both the Stockholm list as well as the Goteborg list are presented in Appendix I A-D. In many ways these lists complement each other, in other ways they vary in the spelling of some names and as to the origin of the sailors. Geographically the 76 men involved are distributed as follows: Stockholm 11 Southwest Finland 3 The rest of Upp land 2 East Bothnia, Finland 3 Sod ermanland 3 Karelia, Finland (Viborg) 3 Vastmanland (Koping) Finland (not specified) 2 Narke (Orebro) 3 Norway (including Bohuslan) 2 Ostergotland (Vadstena) Poland (Danzig) Goteborg 8 Germany 3 The rest of Vastergotland 8 The Nether lands 8 Halsingland 3 Unidentified places The Aland Islands 2 (probably Swedish) 6 No information available 3 Total 76 As can be seen, the foreign element was not insignificant: eight Dutchmen (plus probably the captain-Tering Hindriksson), four Germans, two Norwegians and a Pole (from Danzig). 7 The Netherlanders were quite important, since at least one captain and possibly the other (H indriksson) were Dutchmen, in addition to the two first mates and probably also the supply officers. One of the cooks came from Hamburg, one of the barbers from Stralsund, a gunner from Emden and a chief boatswain from Danzig. Thus the more qualified staff seems to have been recruited from outside of Sweden. Of the remainder of the crew, i.e. the seamen, the Swedes and the Finns dominated, but they also furnished some of the craftsmen: a sailmaker, a ship's carpenter and a cook. Most of the crew came either from Stockholm and its envir.ons ( 16) or Goteborg and the rest of Vastergotland ( 16) or from Finland, intluding the Aland Islands ( 13). Of the Finns on board, most of them seem to have had Swedish as their mother tongue. Only eight of the crew can be placed in 3 Swedish American Genealogist other parts of the Swedish kingdom. It should be added that at least half the crew came from urban areas. Both of the ships returned to Sweden in April 1643, loaded with furs and salt. 8 They arrived in Goteborg in August of that year, when the financial settlement was made between the New Sweden Company and the crews of the two vessels. Concerning this transaction there is a very comprehensive file in the National Archives in Stockholm (Trade and Navigation, Vol. 44), known to Amandus Johnson but not used in his published work. Of particular value to this presentation is the fact that a list dated 12 August 1643 has the names of 31 crew members on Svanen and 30 on the Fama.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Culture Contact and Acculturation in New Sweden 1638-1655
    W&M ScholarWorks Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects 1983 Culture Contact and Acculturation in New Sweden 1638-1655 Glenn J. Jessee College of William & Mary - Arts & Sciences Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.wm.edu/etd Part of the United States History Commons Recommended Citation Jessee, Glenn J., "Culture Contact and Acculturation in New Sweden 1638-1655" (1983). Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects. Paper 1539624398. https://dx.doi.org/doi:10.21220/s2-stfg-0423 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Theses, Dissertations, & Master Projects at W&M ScholarWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in Dissertations, Theses, and Masters Projects by an authorized administrator of W&M ScholarWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected]. CULTURE CONTACT AND ACCULTURATION IN NEW SWEDEN 1638 - 1655 A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of the Department of History The College of William and Mary in Virginia In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts by Glenn J. Jessee 1983 APPROVAL SHEET This thesis is submitted in partial fulfillment the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Approved, May 1983 _______________ AtiidUL James Axtell James WhdJttenburg Japres Merrell FOR MY PARENTS iii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page ABSTRACT ....................................................... v INTRODUCTION .................................................. 2 CHAPTER I. THE MEETING OF CULTURES .........................
    [Show full text]
  • PDF Scan to USB Stick
    REVIEWS Alf Åberg. FOLKET I NYA SVERIGE. VÅR KOLONI VID DELAWAREFLODEN 1638-1655. Stockholm: Natur och Kultur, 1987. 198 pp., illustrated. Voluminous and detailed as the scholarly literature about the seventeenth-century Swedish settlements on the Delaware River has been down through the centuries, Alf Åberg makes no claim of contributing anything essentially new to the subject of this modest volume. Rather his purpose has been to retell the story of this footnote to Swedish history for the modern layman who reads Swedish on the occasion of the 350th anniversary of the founding of New Sweden, Nova Sveda [Nya Sverige], 1638). As usual, Alf Åberg has succeeded remarkably well in fulfilling his purpose—so well, in fact, that a translation into American English of Folket i Nya Sverige can be recommended with enthusiasm. By soberly and sensibly confining himself to the facts as we presently are able to discern them, Alf Åberg draws repeated attention to two leitmotifs, so to speak, that resound throughout his chronological retelling of the story itself: the international coopera• tive—and competitive—effort that the enterprise essentially was and the penchant toward failure, rather than success, that typified it. To expand briefly on these themes, Swedish and Dutch capital was required to finance the initial voyage of the ships Kalmar Nyckel and Gripen in their pursuit of such viable commodities as tobacco and furs; and since the Dutch then had far greater expertise at seafaring than did the Swedes, the leadership and most of the sailors for these vessels were recruited in Amsterdam rather than the fledgling seaport of Göteborg.
    [Show full text]
  • Kalmar Nyckel: Using a 17Th Century Dutch Pinnace to Teach Physics and More DTI 2016-2017 Ancient Inventions
    Kalmar Nyckel: Using a 17th century Dutch Pinnace to Teach Physics and More DTI 2016-2017 Ancient Inventions Terri Eros Challenges H.B. duPont Middle School, while located in a very suburban setting, serves a very diverse population. There are approximately 900 students in grades 6-8, with students almost evenly split between urban and suburban backgrounds. The academic readiness also varies greatly with relation to reading and math skills. It is not unusual to have a range of students reading all the way from a pre-primer level to those comfortable with high school text. In some cases the disparity is due to limited English proficiency. The math skills are similarly distributed with some students needing calculators for 2-digit addition while others are comfortable solving algebraic equations. To better meet student needs, our school piloted having honors classes in Science and Social Studies last year. Groupings were based on reading level for Social Studies and Math level for Science. The outcome was less than ideal for Science. At the middle school level, language skills are more important so that is now the basis of grouping for the 2016-2017 school year. In addition, our school is aiming for full inclusion. Students include those that have severe physical and/or emotional needs that interfere with their ability to interact linguistically, through either speech or writing. Despite these limitations, there is still an interest and an expectation to succeed in the Science classroom. The challenge is to incorporate the rigor of the Next Generation Science Standards, with its emphasis on student driven learning, while finding multiple access points for the students based on readiness.
    [Show full text]
  • Kalmar Nyckel – a Guide to the Ship and Her History
    Kalmar Nyckel – A Guide to the Ship and Her History Kalmar Nyckel – A Guide to the Ship and Her History 2 Guide to the Re‐creation of the Tall Ship KALMAR NYCKEL “Become Something Great” America’s original promise and enduring challenge. Excerpt from a letter by Peter Minuit to Swedish Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna As navigation makes kingdoms and countries thrive and in the West­Indies [North America] many places gradually come to be occupied by the English, Dutch, and French, I think the Swedish Crown ought not to stand back and refrain from having her name spread widely, also in foreign countries; and to that end I the undersigned, wish to offer my services to the Swedish The Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Crown to set out modestly on what might, by God’s Written & Compiled By grace, become something great within a short Samuel Heed, Esq. time [emphasis added]. With Captain Lauren Morgens & Alistair Gillanders, Esq. Firstly, I have suggested to Mr. Pieter Spiering [Spiring, Swedish Ambassador to the Hague] to make a journey to the Virginias, New Netherland and other places, in which regions certain places are well known to me, with a very good climate, which could be named Nova Sweediae [New Sweden]…. Your Excellency’s faithful servant, Cover photograph: The present day Kalmar Nyckel cruising on the Pieter Minuit Patuxent river on the Chesapeake during a visit to Solomon’s Island, MD in 2008. Photographer – Alistair Gillanders. Amsterdam, 15 June 1636 Copyright ©2009 Kalmar Nyckel Foundation. All rights reserved. Ship and History Guide – Version 1.01 Kalmar Nyckel – A Guide to the Ship and Her History 3 Table of Contents 7.1.3 The Main Deck and Its Features: ..............................................
    [Show full text]
  • The 1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware
    THE 1693 CENSUS OF THE SWEDES ON THE DELAWARE Family Histories of the Swedish Lutheran Church Members Residing in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West New Jersey & Cecil County, Md. 1638-1693 PETER STEBBINS CRAIG, J.D. Fellow, American Society of Genealogists Cartography by Sheila Waters Foreword by C. A. Weslager Studies in Swedish American Genealogy 3 SAG Publications Winter Park, Florida 1993 Copyright 0 1993 by Peter Stebbins Craig, 3406 Macomb Steet, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20016 Published by SAG Publications, P.O. Box 2186, Winter Park, Florida 32790 Produced with the support of the Swedish Colonial Society, Philadelphia, Pa., and the Delaware Swedish Colonial Society, Wilmington, Del. Printed in the United States of America Library of Congress Catalog Card Number 92-82858 ISBN Number: 0-9616105-1-4 CONTENTS Foreword by Dr. C. A. Weslager vii Introduction 1 Chapter 1: The 1693 Census 15 Chapter 2: The Wicaco Congregation 25 Chapter 3: The Wicaco Congregation - Continued 45 Chapter 4: The Wicaco Congregation - Concluded 65 Chapter 5: The Crane Hook Congregation 89 Chapter 6: The Crane Hook Congregation - Continued 109 Chapter 7: The Crane Hook Congregation - Concluded 135 Appendix: Letters to Sweden, 1693 159 Abbreviations for Commonly Used References 165 Bibliography 167 Index of Place Names 175 Index of Personal Names 18 1 MAPS 1693 Service Area of the Swedish Log Church at Wicaco 1693 Service Area of the Swedish Log Church at Crane Hook Foreword Peter Craig did not make his living, or support his four children, during a career of teaching, preparing classroom lectures, or burning the midnight oil to grade examination papers.
    [Show full text]
  • The Dutch & Swedes on the Delaware
    THE DUTCH & SWEDES ON THE DELAWARE 1609-64 BY CHRISTOPHER WARD THE DUTCH & SWEDES on the DELAWARE 1609-64 By CHRISTOPHER WARD UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA PRESS PHILADELPHIA MCMNXX COPYRIGHT 1930, BY CHRISTOPHER WARD LONDON HUMPHREY MILFORD : OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA JOHAN PRINTZ, Governor of New Sweden,1643-53 PAINTING BY N. C. WYETH TO THE MEMORY OF MY GRANDFATHERS, CHRISTOPHER L. WARD, ESQ PRESIDENT OF THE BRADFORD COUNTY (PA.) HISTORICAL SOCIETY, AND LEWIS P. BUSH, M.D., PRESIDENT OF THE HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF DELAWARE, THIS BOOK IS DEDICATED PREFACE The stories of the early settlements of the English in New England, of the Dutch in New York and of the English in Maryland and Virginia have been told again and again. But, between these more northern and more southern lands, there lies a great territory stretching along both shores of Delaware River and Bay, whose earliest history has been neglected. In the common estimation of the general reader, the beginnings of civilization in this middle region are credited to William Penn and his English Quakers. Yet, for nearly fifty years before Penn came, there had been white men settled along the River's shores. When he came, he found farms, towns, forts, churches, schools, courts of law already in being in his newly acquired possessions. Small credit has been given to those who laid these foundations, the Swedes and the Dutch, whom the English superseded. The names of Winthrop, Stuyvesant, Calvert and Berkeley are familiar to many. Who knows the name of Johan Printz, the Swedish governor, who for ten years pioneered in this wilderness? Yet, in picturesqueness of personality, in force of character, in administrative ability and in actual accomplishment, within the limits of the resources granted him, Printz is the fit companion of these other so widely acclaimed men.
    [Show full text]
  • SCS News Fall-Winter 2006, Volume 3, Number 5
    Swedish Colonial News Volume 3, Number 5 Fall/Winter 2006 Preserving the legacy of the Royal New Sweden Colony in America House of Sweden Opens New Embassy of Sweden is a Washington Landmark Ola Salo, lead singer of the Swedish rock band “The Ark,” performs during the opening of the House of Sweden. A large crowd was on hand to inaugurate of Sweden and many other dignitaries were In this issue... Sweden’s new home in America, the House on hand for the opening ceremonies. With of Sweden. “House of Sweden is much more a K Street location on Washington Harbor, FOREFATHERS 2 than an embassy. It is a place for Sweden and Sweden has one of the best addresses in DIPLOMACY 5 Europe to meet America to exchange ideas Washington, DC. House of Sweden emanates and promote dialogue. This gives us a great a warm Nordic glow from its backlit glass MARITIMES 6 opportunity to carry on public diplomacy and facade with patterns of pressed wood. It is a project our modern and dynamic Sweden,” YORKTOWN 12 beacon of openness, transparency and hope said Gunnar Lund, Sweden’s Ambassador to the future. EMBASSY 16 to the United States. The King and Queen (More on page16) FOREFATHERS Dr. Peter S. Craig Catharina, Nils, Olle, Margaretta, Brigitta, Anders and Nils Andersson and Ambora. (See “Anders Svensson Bonde and His Boon Family,” Swedish Colonial News, Vol. 1, No. 14, Fall 1996). His Lykins Descendants 2. Christina Nilsdotter, born in Nya Kopparberget c. The freeman Nils Andersson, his wife and at 1639, married Otto Ernest Cock [originally spelled Koch], least four children were aboard the Eagle when that a Holsteiner, c.
    [Show full text]
  • Delaware Tercentenary Program
    Vela ware Official Program., of the Celebration June 27, I9J8 ·Wilmington, 'Delaware Price 25 Cents FORT CHRISTINA H.M. CHRISTINA, Queen of Sweden (r6J'l-l 654) during H.M. GusTAvus A oo LPH U s , King of Sweden (161 '· whose reign New Sweden was founded. I 632) through whose support New Sweden becan1e a possibility. l DEcEMBER 1637, the Swedish Expedi­ tion, under Peter Minuit, sailed from Sweden in the ship, "Kalmar Nyckel" and the yacht,"Fogel Grip," and finally reached the "Rocks" in March r6J8. Here Minui t made a treaty with the Indians and, with a salute of two cannons, claimed for Sweden all that land from the Christina River down to Bombay Hook. Wt�forl(g� ?t�dfantt� �fnur }llttttbetaCONTRACTET gnga(n�cat�ct S�bre �mpagnict �tbf J(onuugart;rctj ewcrfg�c. 6rdlc iam·om �it�dm &\jffdin�. £)�uu 4/ft6tt 9?tl)trfdnb(rc �prdfct �fau p.S6�Mnfl.al 2ft' ~ £ BEGINNINGS of the establishment of New }:RICO SCHRODERO. L S~eden rnay be traced back to the efforts of one William Usselinx, a native of Antwerp, who interested King Gustavus Adolphus in the enter­ prise. At the right is reproduced the cover of the contract and prospectus which was used to interest The Cover investors in the venture. Here is reproduced the famous painting by Stanley M. Arthurs, Esq., ofthe landing ofthe .firstSwedish expedi­ tion at the "Roclcs." The painting is owned by Joseph S. Wilson, Esq. GusTAF V ' K.lng • of S weden , d u r .1 n g . w h ose reign, In I9J8 , t h e ter- centenary of · the found·lng of N ew Sweden IS celebrated.
    [Show full text]
  • Chronology of Colonial Swedes on the Delaware 1638-1713 by Dr
    Chronology of Colonial Swedes on the Delaware 1638-1713 by Dr. Peter Stebbins Craig Fellow, American Society of Genealogists Fellow, Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania Historian, Swedish Colonial Society originally published in Swedish Colonial News, Volume 2, Number 5 (Fall 2001) Although it is commonly known that the Swedes were the first white settlers to successfully colonize the Delaware Valley in 1638, many historians overlook the continuing presence of the Delaware Swedes throughout the colonial period. Some highlights covering the first 75 years (1638-1713) are shown below: New Sweden Era, 1638-1655 1638 - After a 4-month voyage from Gothenburg, Kalmar Nyckel arrives in the Delaware in March. Captain Peter Minuit purchases land on west bank from the Schuylkill River to Bombay Hook, builds Fort Christina at present Wilmington and leaves 24 men, under the command of Lt. Måns Kling, to man the fort and trade with Indians. Kalmar Nyckel returns safely to Sweden, but Minuit dies on return trip in a hurricane in the Caribbean. 1639 - Fogel Grip, which accompanied Kalmal Nyckel, brings a 25th man from St. Kitts, a slave from Angola known as Anthony Swartz. 1640 - Kalmar Nyckel, on its second voyage, brings the first families to New Sweden, including those of Sven Gunnarsson and Lars Svensson. Other new settlers include Peter Rambo, Anders Bonde, Måns Andersson, Johan Schaggen, Anders Dalbo and Dr. Timen Stiddem. Lt. Peter Hollander Ridder, who succeeds Kling as new commanding officer, purchases more land from Indians between Schuylkill and the Falls of the Delaware. 1641 - Kalmar Nyckel, joined by the Charitas, brings 64 men to New Sweden, including the families of Måns Lom, Olof Stille, Christopher Rettel, Hans Månsson, Olof Thorsson and Eskil Larsson.
    [Show full text]
  • Thinking Geographically: Wilmington’S Riverfront Over Time
    Delaware Recommended Curriculum This unit has been created as an exemplary model for teachers in (re)design of course curricula. An exemplary model unit has undergone a rigorous peer review and jurying process to ensure alignment to selected Delaware Content Standards. Unit Title: Thinking Geographically: Wilmington’s Riverfront over Time Designed by: Kristin Becker, Red Clay Consolidated School District Sam Heed, Kalmar Nyckel Foundation Support provided by Kalmar Nyckel Foundation, Riverfront Development Corporation of Delaware, Swedish Council of America, and Finlandia Foundation National Special thanks to Maggie Legates, Delaware Geographic Alliance Images provided by BrightFields, Inc., Delaware Public Archives, and the RDC Content Area: Social Studies Grade Level: 5 ________________________________________________________________________ Summary of Unit Cultural differences produce patterns of diversity in language, religion, economic activity, social custom, and political organization across the Earth's surface. Places reflect the culture of the inhabitants as well as the ways that culture has changed over time. Places also reflect the connections and flow of information, goods, and ideas with other places. Students who will live in an increasingly interconnected world need an understanding of the processes that produce distinctive places and how those places change over time. Students need to learn to apply the ideas of site and situation to explain the nature of particular places. Site choices at different time periods help explain the distribution of places in Delaware. The earliest European settlements such as Lewes, New Castle, Dover, Odessa, and Seaford were at the head of navigable rivers and streams that flowed into the Delaware River or Chesapeake Bay. Soils were fertile (site) and locations gave easy transport access to markets (situation).
    [Show full text]
  • New Sweden Featured at AHSM Talk Dennis L
    Swedish American Genealogist Volume 27 | Number 2 Article 7 6-1-2007 New Sweden featured at AHSM talk Dennis L. Johnson Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/swensonsag Part of the Genealogy Commons, and the Scandinavian Studies Commons Recommended Citation Johnson, Dennis L. (2007) "New Sweden featured at AHSM talk," Swedish American Genealogist: Vol. 27 : No. 2 , Article 7. Available at: https://digitalcommons.augustana.edu/swensonsag/vol27/iss2/7 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Swedish American Genealogist by an authorized editor of Augustana Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. New Sweden Featured at ASHM Talk in Philadelphia BY DENNIS L. JOHNSON Nearly 370 years ago, two small sites exist in the area which can trace sailing ships, the Kalmar Nyckel and their origins to the colony in some the Fogel Grip, were chartered by a way. Dutch and Swedish trading company to carry a small group of Swedes to The Early Years North America to settle on the banks At the time of the New Sweden set- of the Delaware River, on lands that tlement, the Dutch and the English are now part of Delaware, Pennsyl- were competing for ascendancy on vania, and New Jersey. This colony, the northeast coast of North America. established in 1638, followed closely By 1638, Sweden had embarked after English and Dutch settlements upon her “age of greatness” be- in Massachusetts, Virginia, New ginning with King Gustav II Adolf in York, and a few other locations in the 1611.
    [Show full text]
  • Springfest at Fort Christina Sunday, April 17 from 12:00-5:00Pm
    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Sheila Romine SpringFest Committee [email protected] 302‐897‐9915 SpringFest at Fort Christina Sunday, April 17 from 12:00-5:00pm Bring family and friends! Celebrate Spring on the Christina River and Colonial Life in the Delaware Valley with food, music, entertainment, children’s games and more! Learn about the culture, heritage and contributions of Delaware’s earliest settlers (the Lenape, Swedes, Finns, Dutch and English) through fun and informative demonstrations in First State National Historical Park—Fort Christina and Old Swedes locations—at the Kalmar Nyckel Shipyard, in the Copeland Maritime Center and on board the Tall Ship of Delaware, Kalmar Nyckel. Tentative Schedule of Activities: 12:00-1:00pm Landing Ceremony with Music and Reenactors at Fort Christina National Historical Park 1:00-4:00pm Tours and Activities at Copeland Maritime Center, Old Swedes National Historic Site and on Kalmar Nyckel 4:00-4:45pm Music Finale at Old Swedes National Historic Site No entrance fee for Landing Ceremony and many activities, but some activities will have a nominal fee. “This one‐of‐a‐kind event has been designed creatively to reach all cultures and communities in the Delaware Valley,” said Janet Anderson, Chair of the SpringFest Committee. “We warmly extend our invitation. Come out to Seventh Street Peninsula on April 17 and explore the rich heritage that began here in present‐day Wilmington, Delaware.” The SpringFest logo celebrates Spring with a bouquet of flowers to represent the bouquet of nationalities that settled in the Delaware Valley, each bringing its own contributions. The Lenape Canna Lily symbolizes the pre‐colonial settlers who contributed beaver pelts and help to the early traders at New Sweden Colony.
    [Show full text]