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"The Hendricksons of Crum Creek and the 'Old Swedes House'" is a well documented article by H. Edgar Hammond and Ruth L. Springer, published in The Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine (Vol. XXII, No. 2 [1961] pp. 45-82). "Until the autumn of 1958, on a plot of ground on the east side of Crum Creek, near the Delaware River, there stood a small stone house which' was built in 1690 for Andrew Hendrickson, a young Swedish farmer, and his bride, Birgitta, daugh• ter of Morton Mortonson"—thus reads the opening statement of the article, and at the end is this: "The restored Hendrickson house, still within the early Swedish colony, now stands on the west side of the churchyard of Holy Trinity Church (Old Swedes) in Wilmington, approximately eighteen miles from where it was originally built." The 37 pages between these sentences record the 270 years of the history of the house and the genealogical lists of generations of the Hendrickson family. The Rev. H. Edgar Hammond, one of the au• thors, is rector of Holy Trinity, Old Swedes, Church in Wilmington.

• * * A carefully prepared article entitled "Amerika i Sverige: Herman Lagercrantz, emigrationen och den nationella väckelsen" by Nils Runeby appeared in Arkivvetenskapliga Studier 3, pp. 163-184 (Lund, 1962). Based on documents in the Lagercrantz papers at Virsbo Man• or, Sweden, Mr. Runeby records the story of the attempts in 1907- 1910, the years of Herman Lagercrantz's ambassadorship in Wash• ington, of promoting a campaign to induce immigrant Swedes in America to return to their homeland. It was even suggested that the Swedish Crown Prince together with other famous Swedish men make a grand tour through America under the leadership of Am• bassador Lagercrantz, to appear at mass meetings and rallies and by means of patriotic eloquence coupled with burning zeal for the cause persuade prodigal sons and daughters to return to the father's house. & # *

An attractive booklet of 38 pages entitled Pioneer Traces in and Near Chisago Lakes Area by Theodore A. Norelius, editor and pub• lisher of Chisago County Press, is being distributed in Lindstrom, Minnesota. The year of publication is not indicated but the neat little booklet was evidently printed within the last couple of years.

144 It contains sketches and essays by Mr. Norelius and some very good illustrations. Two of the chapters have previously been published by Mr. Norelius. "The First Swede in Minnesota" (pp. 15-20) was print• ed in the Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly, Vol. Vill, No. 4 (Oct. 1957) pp. 107-115, and pages 21-25, "Swedes Pioneer a New Land," also in the Swedish Pioneer Historical Quarterly, Vol. VIII, No. 2 (April 1957) pp. 49-58. The first of these, a complete reprint of the Pioneer article, includes extensive footnotes relative to source ma• terial. * * *

The Swedish National Archives in Stockholm received on March 26 the last of 54,440 rolls of microfilm of Swedish genealogical and other records from the 16th century to the 1860s. The films have been do• nated by the Genealogical Association, Salt Lake City, Utah. The presentation marks the completion of a project which over the past 15 years has included the filming of more than 100 million book pages in 50 million exposures. The Swedish material corresponds to close to one-quarter of all the 260,000 film rolls of foreign archives which the Genealogical Association now keeps safely in a Rocky Mountain shelter. To the Swedish National Archives this gift—which is valued at about $1,000,000—will mean increased facilities to provide material for historical research. The 54,440 rolls, each of 100 feet length, will serve as a master copy from which research copies can be made. They contain records of national and provincial archives, church and court archives, census statistics, lists of emigrants, etc.

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I utvandrarnas spå:Långasjö emigrantcirkels Amerika-resa, 9-29 juni 1962. Brev hem från resedeltagaren Arnold Alfredsson.—This 88-page booklet records the experiences of a group of smålänningar on a visit to America a year ago. In its chatty, informal style the story of the trip is intended primarily for the people who made up the group. The illustrations, of which there is a profusion, are the best part of the book. * * *

Scandinavia is the title of a new semi-annual journal published in England. The sub-title reads: An International Journal of Scandi• navian Studies. The term "Scandinavian Studies" is defined as the academic study of the languages, literature, history and civilization of the Scandinavian countries. Edited by Elias Bredsdorff of the De• partment of Scandinavian Studies in the University of Cambridge and listing an Advisory Editorial Board of outstanding Scandinavian• ists in fifteen countries, the journal is published by the Academic

145 Press, Inc., London. Private subscriptions at $5.50 a year are re• ceived at Academic Press, Inc., Ill Fifth Ave., New York 3, N. Y.

Twenty-one Nobel Prize winners accepted the invitation of Gus• tavus Adolphus College at St. Peter, Minnesota, to be present for the dedication of its Nobel Hall of Science on May 4, 1963. The chairman of the board of the Nobel Foundation in Stockholm, Dr. Arne Tiselius, who in 1948 received the Nobel award in chemistry, was the official representative of the Foundation in Sweden. Dr. Glenn T. Seaborg, Nobel prize winner in chemistry in 1951 and now chairman of the U. S. Atomic Energy Commission, delivered the dedicatory address, and United Nations Under Secretary Dr. Ralph Bunche, who in 1950 received the Nobel peace prize, was the prin• cipal banquet speaker. Gustavus Adolphus College was founded in 1862 by a Swedish immigrant. * # #

A pleasing little book entitled Famous Swedes by Paul Britten Austin, published in 1962 by Bokförlaget Fabel, Stockholm, is a col• lection of brief, popular biographical sketches of Swedish characters from Saint Bridget to Greta Garbo plus "some kings and queens." The sketches were originally written for Radio Sweden, and in the Foreword the author apologizes to his Swedish friends "who have known all this from childhood." The book is "an ideal souvenir for the visitor and a welcome gift for friends abroad." (Price: Swedish crowns 8.50. Sold in USA by Nordstjernan, 108 Park Row, New York 7, N. Y.)

146 The Swedish Immigrant Community in Transition Essays in honor of Dr. Conrad Bergendoff Edited by J. IVERNE DOWIE and ERNEST M. ESPELIE

The Augustana Historical Society announces the publi• cation of a volume of historical essays honoring Dr. Con• rad Bergendoff, president* emeritus of Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois:

O. Fritiof Ander "An Immigrant Community During the Pro• gressive Era." G. Everett Arden "Primary Sources in Denominational Histori• ography." Conrad Bergendoff "Augustana—A People in Transition." F. Herbert Capps "The Swedish-American Press and Isolation• ism." Edgar Carlson "Dr. Conrad Bergendoff—Christian Scholar and Educator." C. Emanuel Carlson "The Best Americanizers." J. Iverne Dowie "Town and Gown by the Mississippi." Ernest M. Espelie "Bibliography of the Writings of Dr. Conrad Bergendoff, 1918-1963." Nils Hasselmo "Language in Exile." Paul M. Lindberg "The Academies of the Augustana Lutheran Church." Emory Lindquist "Prärieblomman: An Immigrant Community in Central Kansas." Doniver Lund "Augustana and Gustavus—Partners or Com• petitors." Carl L. Nelson "The Sacred Music of the Swedish Immi• grants." Karl A. Olsson "Paul Peter Waldenstrom and Augustana." Gunnar Westin "The Background of Swedish Immigration, 1840-1850." The book is available through July 31, 1963, at the pre- publication price of $3.95 (after July 31, $4.95).

Please accept my order for a pre-publication copy of the Bergendoff essays entitled, THE SWEDISH IMMIGRANT COMMUNITY IN TRAN• SITION.

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