New Jersey: Swedish American

Archives
Evangelical Lutheran Church in American

Region 7A -- New Jersey Synod Bishop E. Roy Riley 1930 State Hwy. 33 Hamilton Square, NJ 08690 Phone: (609) 586-6800 Fax: (609) 586-3357

Churches
The Swedish American churches listed below have microfilmed records in the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at the Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. These microfilms are not available via interlibrary loan but may be searched in person or a search may be requested for a fee. See http://www.augustana.edu/x13917.xml for years of availability, guidelines, and research request forms.

Bergen County

Clara Lutheran Church(see Trinity Lutheran, Tenafly, NJ) Bergenfield, New Jersey

Trinity Lutheran Church (see Trinity Lutheran, Tenafly, NJ Englewood, New Jersey

Trinity Lutheran Church Tenafly, New Jersey

Essex County

Trinity Lutheran Church Kenilworth, New Jersey

Trinity Covenant Church Livingston, New Jersey

West Essex Baptist Church Livingston, New Jersey

First Lutheran Church Montclair, New Jersey

Valley Road Covenant Church Montclair, New Jersey

Central Baptist Church Newark, New Jersey

Emanuel Lutheran Church Newark, New Jersey

Hudson County

St. Elinor Lutheran Church Bayonne, New Jersey

Bethel Finn-Swede Lutheran Church Greenville, New Jersey

Bethany Lutheran Church Jersey City, New Jersey

Bethel Finn-Swede Lutheran Church Jersey City, New Jersey

Ebenezer Lutheran Church Jersey City, New Jersey

First Lutheran Church Kearny, New Jersey

Christ Lutheran Church West New York, New Jersey

Middlesex County

Pilgrim Covenant Church South Plainfield, New Jersey

Morris County

Trinity Lutheran Church Dover, New Jersey

First Lutheran Church Morristown, New Jersey

Passaic County

First Lutheran Church Clifton, New Jersey

Zion Lutheran Church Patterson, New Jersey

Union County

Faith Lutheran Church New Providence, New Jersey

Gethsemane Lutheran Church Plainfield, New Jersey

(see New Providence, New Jersey) Summit, New Jersey

Early history of Swedes in New Jersey
In 1638, the Swedes landed at Wilmington, Delaware and established the colony of New Sweden. By 1841 some of these Swedes moved up into New Jersey. For a brief history of the early Swedes in New Jersey see http://www.nj.searchroots.com/Gloucesterco/swedesboro.htm

Swedes in New Jersey
Article in the New Jersey Journal http://www.nytimes.com/1987/04/19/nyregion/new-jersey-journal-swedes-in-new-jersey.html

A brief History of Swedesboro, New Jersey
See: http://nynjctbotany.org/njoptofc/swedesbo.html

Newspapers
Swedish American Newspapers in New Jersey

Title of Newspaper and City of Publication


 * Växtaren in Passaic

Availability Many Swedish-American newspapers are available on microfilms at the Swenson Center at Augustana College and are available to borrow via interlibrary loan throughout the United States. See http://www.augustana.edu/x14666.xml to see specific newspaper and years you would like to view. Contact your local library if you are interested in placing a request. Supply your library with the following information:


 * Title of newspaper
 * The specific years you need for your research

Inform your library that the requests can be sent directly via OCLC (“ICY”), fax 309 794-7230, or via mail to Augustana College Library, 639 38th Street, Rock Island, IL 61201-2296

Societies
The Swedish Colonial Society 916 South Swanson Street Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19147-4332 www.ColonialSwedes.org