Nebraska: Swedish American

Archives
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ELCA Regional Archives Region 4- Nebraska Synod 4980 S. 118th St., Suite D Omaha, NE 68137-2220 Phone: (402) 896-5311 Fax: (402) 896-5354 Email: office@nebraskasynod.org

Cemeteries with Swedish Populations
Polk County
 * Stromsburg Cemetery : Find A Grave, BillionGraves; Nebraska Gravestones

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 Swenson Center Church Records for years of availability, guidelines, and research request forms.

Boone County

Dahlborg Lutheran Church Dahlborg, Nebraska

Boyd County

Randall Valley Covenant Church Bristow, Nebraska

Rosedale Evangelical Covenant Church Bristow, Nebraska

Trinity Lutheran Church Bristow, Nebraska

Buffalo County

First Lutheran Church Kearney, Nebraska

Burt County

First Baptist Church Oakland, Nebraska

First Covenant Church Oakland, Nebraska

First Lutheran Church Oakland, Nebraska

Salem Covenant Church Oakland, Nebraska

West Side Methodist Church Oakland, Nebraska

Cheyenne County

Swedish Evangelical Peniel Lutheran Church Sidney, Nebraska

Clay County

Saron Lutheran Church Saronville, Nebraska

Dawson County

First Baptist Church Gothenberg, Nebraska

Deuel County

Berea Lutheran Church Chappell, Nebraska

Siloa Lutheran Church Chappell, Nebraska

Dixon County

Concordia Lutheran Church Concord, Nebraska

Salem Lutheran Church Wakefield, Nebraska

Dodge County

Sinai Lutheran Church Fremont, Nebraska

Elim Lutheran Church Hooper (Swaburg), Nebraska

Douglas County

Augustana Lutheran Church Benson (Omaha), Nebraska

Augustana Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Bethany Baptist Church Omaha, Nebraska

Bethel Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Center Baptist Church Omaha, Nebraska

First Covenant Church Omaha, Nebraska

Gethsemane Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Immanuel Deaconess Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Immanuel Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Salem Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Trinity Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Zion Lutheran Church Omaha, Nebraska

Ebenezer Lutheran Church Omaha (Florence), Nebraska

First Baptist Church Valley, Nebraska

Second Baptist Church Valley, Nebraska

Fillmore County

Stockholm Lutheran Church Shickley, Nebraska

Franklin County

Svenska Evangelical Lutheran Church West Salem, Nebraska

Hamilton County

Evangelical Covenant Church Aurora, Nebraska

First Baptist Church Hordville, Nebraska

Fridhem Lutheran Church Hordville, Nebraska

Harlan County

Immanuel Lutheran Church Ragan, Nebraska

Kearney County

Bethany Lutheran Church Axtell, Nebraska

Bethphage Lutheran Church Axtell, Nebraska

Trinity Lutheran Church Axtell, Nebraska

Faith Lutheran Church Norman, Nebraska

Falun Lutheran Church Norman, Nebraska

Knox County

Mission Covenant Church Wausa, Nebraska

Thabor Lutheran Church Wausa, Nebraska

Lancaster County

First Lutheran Church Lincoln, Nebraska

Bethlehem Covenant Church Waverly, Nebraska

Lincoln County

Svea Dal Covenant Church Brady, Nebraska

Maria Lutheran Church Hershey, Nebraska

Madison County

Immanuel (German) Lutheran Church Madison, Nebraska

Zion Lutheran Church Newman Grove, Nebraska

Merrick County

Grace Lutheran Church Central City, Nebraska

Nance County

Augustana Lutheran Church Geona, Nebraska

Phelps County

Adullam Lutheran Church Bertrand, Nebraska

Immanuel Lutheran Church Bertrand, Nebraska

Fridhem Lutheran Church Funk, Nebraska

Bethel Lutheran Church Holdrege, Nebraska

Swedish Methodist Church Holdrege, Nebraska

Trinity Evangenlical Free Church Holdrege, Nebraska

Moses Hill Covenant Church Loomis, Nebraska

Westmark Evangelical Free Church Loomis, Nebraska

Swedish Methodist Church Prairie, Nebraska

Platt County

Salem Lutheran Church St. Edwards, Nebraska

Polk County

St. Paul Lutheran Church Osceola, Nebraska

Evangelical Free Church Polk, Nebraska

Calvary Lutheran Church Stromsburg, Nebraska

Eden Baptist Church Stormsburg, Nebraska

Evangelical Covenant Church Stromsburg, Nebraska

Salem Lutheran Church Stromsburg, Nebraska

Stromsburg Baptist Church Stromsburg, Nebraska

Calvary Lutheran Church Swede Home, Nebraska

Swede Plain United Methodist Church Swede Plain, Nebraska

Saunders County

Evangelical Covenant Church Ceresco, Nebraska

Immanuel Lutheran Church Ceresco, Nebraska

First Swedish Baptist Church Estina, Nebraska

Bethesda Covenant Church Malmo, Nebraska

Edensburg Lutheran Church Malmo, Nebraska

Alma Lutheran Church Mead, Nebraska

Evangelical Covenant Church Mead, Nebraska

Grace Lutheran Church Swedeburg, Nebraska

Swedeburg Covenant Church Swedeburg, Nebraska

Swedeburg Evangelical Mission Church Swedeburg, Nebraska

Ekedahl Lutheran Church Valparaiso, Nebraska

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Wahoo, Nebraska

Thurston County

Evangelical Covenant Church Pender, Nebraska

Valley County

Calvary Baptist Church Arcadia, Nebraska

Wayne County

Evangelical Covenant Church Wakefield, Nebraska

York County

Bethesda Lutheran Church York/Bradshaw, Nebraska

Newspapers
The following Swedish newspapers were published in Nebraska.
 * Folkets Tidning, Omaha
 * Omaha Posten, Omaha
 * Omaha Svenska Tribun, Omaha
 * Svenska Farm Journalen, Omaha
 * Svenska Journalen, Omaha
 * Svenska Pressen, Omaha
 * Växtaren, Omaha
 * Westra Posten, Omaha
 * Folkets Vän, Stromsburg
 * Svenska Folkets Tribun, Wahoo

Availability
Many Swedish-American newspapers are available on microfilms at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College and are available to borrow via interlibrary loan throughout the United States. For a list of available newspapers at the center see Swenson Center, Swedish-American Newspapers.