Immanuel Lutheran Church, Almelund (Chisago County). Photograph by J. W. Rand, 1894. Churches helped Swedish immigrants meet the challenges of adapting to their new lives, especially in rural areas.
Iimmigration cartoon by Joseph Ferdinand Keppler printed in Puck magazine 32 (January 11, 1893). Its caption reads, “Looking Backward. They would close to the new-comer the bridge that carried them and their fathers over.”
Cover of ““Minnesota Och Dess Fördelar För Invandraren” (“Minnesota and its Advantages for Immigrants”), a pamphlet written in 1867 by Hans Mattson to encourage Swedes to immigrate to Minnesota.