Swedish Americans in Washington

Societies
New Sweden Cultrual Heritage Society of Oregon and S. W. Washington http://www.newsweden.org/ http://www.newsweden.org/]

Washington State Historical Society 1911 Pacific Avenue Tacoma, WA 98402 Toll-free 1-888-BE THERE (1-888-238-4373) Website: http://www.washingtonhistory.org/default.aspx

Washington State Genealogical Society 1901 S 12th Ave, Union Gap, WA 98903-1256 Website: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasgs/

Eastern Washington Genealogical Society 2111 W Wellesley Ave Spokane, WA 99205 Website: http://ewgs-spokane.blogspot.com/

Archives
Washington State Archives Washington Secretary of State Legislative Building PO Box 40220, Olympia WA 98504-0220 (360) 902-4151 Website: http://www.secstate.wa.gov/history/genealogy.aspx

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America ELCA Regional Archives Region 1: Alaska, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Washington Kerstin Ringdahl Mortvedt Library Pacific Lutheran University Tacoma, WA 98447 Phone: (253) 535-7586 E-mail: ringdak@plu.edu Website: http://www.plu.edu/~archives/

Biographies
Swedish People in the State of Washington

Ernst Teofil Skarstedt with the help of F.W. Lonegren authored the book entitled "Washington och dess svenska befolkning". The book is written in Swedish and has a colored map of Washington, 300 portraits and 87 other illustrations along with biographical information. A microfilm of the original publication is available at the Family History Library and its centers with the call number US/CAN Film # 1321447 Item 4. (see also http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~wasnohom/skarstedt08.htm

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 by appointment or a search may be requested for a fee. See http://www.augustana.edu/swenson/genealogy/ for years of availability, guidelines, and research request forms.

Clark County

Methodist Episcopal Church Battle Ground, Washington

Venersborg Covenant Church Battle Ground, Washington

Elim Lutheran Church Brush Prairie, Washington

Grays Harbor County

Evangelical Covenant Church Aberdeen, Washington

Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church Aberdeen, Washington

Trinity Lutheran Church Aberdeen, Washington

Immanuel Baptist Church Hoquiam, Washington

Saron Lutheran Church Hoquiam, Washington

King County

Highpoint Mission Church Highpoint, Washington

Highpoint Mission Church Issaquah, Washington

Preston Baptist Church Preston, Washington

Ballard Baptist Church Seattle, Washington

Bethany Lutheran Church Seattle, Washington

Bethel Lutheran Church Seattle, Washington

Central Baptist Church Seattle, Washington

Columbia Baptist Conference Seattle, Washington

Elim Baptist Church Seattle, Washington

Emmaus Lutheran Church Seattle, Washington

Evangelical Free Church Seattle, Washington

First Covenant Church Seattle, Washington

First Swedish Baptist Church Seattle, Washington

Gethsemane Lutheran Church Seattle, Washington

Our Redeemer Lutheran Church Seattle, Washington

St. John Lutheran Church Seattle, Washington

Kitsap County

Bethany Lutheran Church Bainbridge Island, Washington

Elim Lutheran Church Port Orchard, Washington

Lemolo Church Poulsbo, Washington

North Kitsap Baptist Poulsbo, Washington

Pearson Church Poulsbo, Washington

Elim Lutheran Church Waterman, Washington

Bethany Lutheran Church Winslow, Washington

Pacific County

First Scan. Baptist Church South Bend, Washington

Pierce County

Bethany Baptist Church Puyallup, Washington

Bethel Evangelical Lutheran Church Tacoma, Washington

Central Baptist Church Tacoma, Washington

First Covenant Church Tacoma, Washington

First Lutheran Church Tacoma, Washington

First Swedish Baptist Church Tacoma, Washington

Immanuel Lutheran Church Tacoma, Washington

Skagit County

Bethanty Covenant Church Mt. Vernon, Washington

Bethsaida Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Mt. Vernon, Washington

Emmanuel Baptist Church Mt. Vernon, Washington

Salem Lutheran Church Mt. Vernon, Washington

Bethsaida Church Pleasant Ridge, Washington

Bethlehem Lutheran Church Sedro Woolley, Washington

Snohomish County

Bethel Baptist Church Everett, Washington

First Covenant Church Everett, Washington

First Swedish Baptist Church Everett, Washington

Trinity Lutheran Church Everett, Washington

Zion Lutheran Church Everett, Washington

First Baptist Church Lake Stevens, Washington

Evangelical Covenant Church Monroe, Washington

Cedarhome Baptist Church Stanwood, Washington

First Swedish Baptist Church Stanwood, Washington

Spokane County

Broadway Baptist Church Spokane, Washington

First Covenant Church Spokane, Washington

Salem Lutheran Church Spokane, Washington

Thurston County

Bethesda Lutheran Church Olympia, Washington

Gloria Dei Lutheran Church Olympia, Washington

Swedish-Finnish Lutheran Church Olympia, Washington

First Evangelical Lutheran Church Rochester, Washington

St. Mark Lutheran Church Rochester, Washington

Swedish-Finnish Lutheran Church Rochester, Washington

Whatcom County

Faith Lutheran Church Bellingham, Washington

First Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church Bellingham, Washington

Immanuel Lutheran Church Bellingham, Washington

Mission Covenant Church Bellingham, Washington

Northwest Baptist Church Bellingham, Washington

First Swedish Baptist Church Custer, Washington

Sunrise BaptistChurch Custer, Washington

Dacota Creek Baptist Church Delta, Washington

Delta Baptist Church Delta, Washington

Bakerview Baptist Church Ferndale, Washington

Yakima County

Evangelical Covenant Church Selah, Washington

Central Lutheran Church Yakima, Washington

Holytrinity Lutheran Church Yakima, Washington

Immanuel Lutheran Church Yakima, Washington

St. Luke's Lutheran Church Yakima, Washington

Wiley Heights Covenant Church Yakima, Washington

Newspapers
Swedish-American Newspapers in Washington

Title of Newspaper and City of Publication


 * Nya Världen in Bellingham
 * Svenska Journalen in Seattle
 * Svenska Pacific Tribunen in Seattle
 * Svenska Posten in Seattle
 * Swedish Pacific Press (Svenska Pressen) in Seattle
 * Växtaren in Seattle
 * Westerns Tribun in Seattle
 * Pacific Tribun in Seattle/Tacoma
 * Westra Posten in Seattle/Tacoma
 * Svenska Nordvästern in Spokane
 * Svenska Pressen in Spokane
 * Puget Sound Posten in Tacoma
 * Tacoma Posten in Tacoma
 * Tacoma Tribunen in Tacoma

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.