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	Swedes
		The largest emerged north of the Chicago River on the Near North Side and became known as Swede Town; a second, smaller enclave developed on the South Side in Douglas and Armour Square; and the third grew on the West Side in North Lawndale.
		Within the Swedish enclaves, Swedes established a network of churches and secular associations, the earliest of which were the St. Ansgarius Church (1849), the only Episcopal Swedish church in Chicago, the Immanuel Lutheran Church (1853), and the social club Svea (1857).
		Swedes were least likely to settle in areas dominated by Greeks, Czechs, Hungarians, Russians, Poles, Yugoslavians, and Italians; instead, they settled near Germans, Irish, and Norwegians, groups whose earliest arrival in Chicago coincided with their own.
	www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org /pages/1222.html (1332 words)

	Sweden - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Some American deserters from the Vietnam War also found refuge among the Swedes, who in international politics took a clear stand against what they typically viewed as imperialism executed by both the Soviet Union and the United States of America.
		Swedes are among the greatest consumers of newspapers in the world, and every town is served by a local paper.
		Most Swedes, especially those under 50, have no difficulty understanding and speaking English, thanks to trade links, the popularity of overseas travel, and the tradition of subtitling rather than dubbing foreign television programmes and films.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Sweden (4109 words)

	Chronology of Colonial Swedes on the Delaware 1638-1713
		Chronology of Colonial Swedes on the Delaware 1638-1713
		Although it is commonly known that the Swedes were the first white settlers to successfully colonize the Delaware Valley in 1638, many historians overlook the continuing presence of the Delaware Swedes throughout the colonial period.
		Swedes are employed to negotiate new treaties with the Indians.
	www.colonialswedes.org /History/Chronology.html (2439 words)

	TomKi: Swedes answers to questions
		Swedes usually know where a certain nation in the world are situated, but they don't know very much about the history of other nations than USA, England and Germany, so they are definitely understating the value of other foreigners.
		Northern Swedes are reputed to eat this with potatoes or wrapped by tunnbröd (unfermented bread prepared on wheat, salt and water), and large amounts of vodka.
		Swedes generally drink moderately in Sweden, but when coming abroad some of them drink themselves stoned (or maybe rubbered?) and behave extremely bad, which is a known fact in Austrian tourist places for example.
	hem.passagen.se /rursus/swedes.html (2971 words)

	Nordic Culture > Swedes in Canada - Scandinavica.com
		The Swedes in Canada project aims to produce a comprehensive history and a permanent record of the impact of Swedes and their descendants in Canada.
		A few Swedes trickled into Canada even before it became a country in 1867, but the first real wave of immigration began in the late 1890s and ended with the onset of the first world war in 1914.
		A significant number of Swedes live in Calgary and Edmonton and their environs, but the Toronto area is home to the largest concentration of newcomers.
	www.scandinavica.com /culture/world/swe-can.htm (1412 words)

	The Thirty Years War: The French and Swedes Alone
		The Swedes were irate that their French allies had “debauched” an army sworn to the Swedish service.
		Bernhard, who was closest, was penned behind the Rhine and the Swedes and Hessians could not maintain an army so far from their bases.
		Nonetheless, by the end of 1637, the Swedes clung with difficulty to mere shreds of Pomerania.
	www.pipeline.com /~cwa/Wittstock_Phase.htm (1737 words)

	Confessions Of A Political Junkie: Damned Karl (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Swedes are far superior creatures of greater beauty.
		Swedes have lost all war against norway, so the swedes calls it Campaigns.
		When swedes refused to allow the norwegian flag, and a norwegian foreign minister, the norwegians prepared for war.
	www.erickerickson.org /archives/001784.html (180 words)

	American West - European Emigration
		The result of the Swedish land-hunger was that the area of Swedish-owned farmland in America of 1920 corresponded to 2/3 of all arable land in Sweden.
		The emigrants from Sweden spoke their own language and were influenced by traditions quite different from the ones prevailing in the "adopted land." From the 1870s many were living in densely populated settlements which Chicago and Minnesota had melted together into vast Swedish-dominated areas.
		A sampling of them is in the exhibition, men like Carl Sandburg, the Illinois poet, Charles Lindbergh, the first man to fly across the Atlantic, Eric Wickman, the organizer of the Greyhound Company or Wendell Anderson, the contemporary representative of a long series of Swedish governors in Minnesota.
	www.americanwest.com /swedemigr/pages/emigra.htm (3110 words)

	Swedes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Swedes are a people of Germanic peopleGermanic origin, having their primarily geographical location on the eastern side of the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
		Identification, or the identity, as Swedes are today resting on a variety of factors, where Swedish language, Swedish heritage, Swedish descendance and SwedenSwedish/ citizenship may be used as criteria.
		Immigrants and their offspring may by some persons be denoted as Swedes, particularly if their Swedish is flawlessly without foreign accent or if they are prominent industrialists or sportsmen and they appear Assimilation (sociology)assimilated/ in the Swedish culture.
	www.infothis.com /find/Swedes (1179 words)

	Finns in the New Sweden Colony
		In 1649 the Swedes established their African Company, whose base of operations was located on the Gold Coast in West Africa, and which sought to export slaves, gold, and ivory from the African continent.
		While it is probable that the Indians saw the Swedes as an ally, we also have to take into account that the Swedes had a strong incentive for living at peace with the Indians.
		Although relations with the Indians were trouble-free, the Swedes were nevertheless disappointed in the results of their trade objectives, since it appears in the final analysis that they were not able to buy very many furs.
	www.genealogia.fi /emi/art/article152e.htm (3830 words)

	Old Swedes Church -- Home Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		the Swedes at Fort Christina and the colony of New Sweden
		Old Swedes was designated a Registered National Historic Landmark on March 29, 1963.
		This is a cinematographic portrayal of Old Swedes Church and the Swedish settlement founded here in Wilmington, DE.
	www.oldswedes.org (374 words)

	Ethnic Swedes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Swedish American Museum Center The museum's permanent exhibit, The Dream of America - The Swedes Who Built Chicago, highlights the contributions of Swedes in Chicago.
		Swedes Down Under A club for Swedes and other interested parties residing in Australia.
		American Swedish Historical Museum Dedicated to preserving and promoting the contributions of Swedes and Swedish-Americans in the United States.
	www.serebella.com /encyclopedia/article-Ethnic_Swedes.html (247 words)

	Swedes say it is OK to SMS in the cinema (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Swedes are slightly more tolerant than other Scandinavians when it comes to their views on talking on mobile phones or sending SMS messages.
		For example, four out of five Swedes feel it is completely acceptable to talk on their mobile phone when they are in a shop, while the majority of Danes feel that you should ask to call back if you receive a call.
		Swedes are more liberal than other Scandinavians when it comes to using mobile phones in retail stores.
	www.cellular-news.com /story/11326_print.shtml (373 words)

	Holy Trinity (Old Swedes') Church, Wilmington, DE
		In 1893, the Old Swedes Parish House was erected and was completely renovated in 1944 to house the Christina Community Center.
		The Holy Trinity (Old Swedes) Church Foundation was established in 1947 to care for the church and grounds.
		At the south portico is the grave of Charles C. Springer (1658-1738), famed head warden, lay reader and composer of the famous "1693 Census of the Swedes on the Delaware" that led to the renewal of the mission of the Church of Sweden on the Delaware.
	www.colonialswedes.org /Churches/HolTri.html (959 words)

	The National Character of Swedes (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Swede or the Swede who is not too good but, then again, not so bad either.
		Swedes are world best (one of their favorite phrases) at finding excuses for not being at work.
		One thing that every Swede cherishes very dearly is the right to roam wherever he wishes on open land and to pick flowers, berries and mushrooms in forests and fields and to go swimming and boating in lakes and the sea.
	web.telia.com /~u52221134/secret_sweden.html (5062 words)

	Tradition, Family, and Property
		Many of the Swedes in their surprise ran out into the open where they were brought under the fire of the monastery's defenders.
		Fray Kordecki acted immediately: he expelled the chiefs of the revolt from the fortress, increased the salaries of the garrison (the 160 soldiers were paid), and obliged all members of the defending force to swear an oath that they would fight until the last drop of their blood.
		It was said all over, and heard from the Swedes themselves, in the camp, during the siege, as well as amidst other circumstances, that the cannon balls fired against the cloister frequently bounced off the walls and, returned to the Swedish camp with great force.
	www.tfp.org /TFPForum/ourladythequeen/czestachowa.htm (6726 words)

	Swedes in Pennsylvania - Page 5 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		Germund Johnson and other Swedes who soon joined him from Buffalo worked for a short while as woodcutters, and soon had enough money to buy farms of their own around Sugar Grove and Chandlers Valley.
		The first church for the Warren County Swedes was built in 1854 on land donated by Germund Johnson.
		But the very first Swedes to move there, beginning with Johanna Charlotta Johnson in 1849, were from Chandlers Valley, Pennsylvania.
	www.phmc.state.pa.us /ppet/swedes/page5.asp?secid=31 (1207 words)

	The Swedes of Oregon
		While the Swedes live all over Portland and are interspersed among those of old American stock and those of various nationalities, they are concentrated more thickly in the northeast area, particularly in the Albina, Irvington and Overlook districts where they live in attractive and well-kept homes.
		Swedes and Swedish-speaking Finns at Mayger on the Columbia River northwest of Portland farm and fish.
		One of the indices of the acceptance of the Swedes is intermarriage.
	www.hevanet.com /sundvall/sweoreg.html (10553 words)

	Early Swedes on the Delaware (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		The Swedes were the first white men to settle in the area of SE Pa, beginning in 1637-8, with an expedition to the Schuylkill River.
		One group of Swedes made the serious error of landing near Manhatten, where the ship was promptly seized and the cargo confiscated....only 10 of the passengers reached New Sweden, the others remaining in Dutch New Netherland.
		Penn observed: "The Swedes inhabit the freshes of the river Delaware...they are a plain strong, industrious people, yet have made no great progress in culture, or propagation of fruit trees, as if they desired rather to have just enough than plenty or traffic.
	www.pa-roots.com /~chester/early_swedes_on_the_delaware.htm (635 words)

	Over 1,000 Swedes Feared Dead In Tsunami
		Until now, Sweden's worst disaster in recent history is the September 1994 sinking of passenger ferry Estonia when 551 Swedes were among the 852 drowned.
		An estimated 20,000-30,000 Swedes are estimated to have been in the Asian region hit by Sunday's undersea earthquake and subsequent tsunami waves, which flooded Indian Ocean shores, killing more than 120,000 people, according to the latest count.
		Estimates of the number of Swedes missing or unaccounted for vary between 1,400 and more than 5,000.
	www.rense.com /general61/swedes.htm (162 words)

	SWEDEN.SE - The Swedes Revealed (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
		When looking for a partner Swedes describe themselves in contact ads as being 'just an ordinary guy', or a 'usual kind of girl' who is 'just like everyone else'.
		Swedes are more organised than you can ever hope to be.
		Swedes have a word 'hinna' which means to have enough time to do something.
	www.sweden.se /templates/Article____4822.asp (1119 words)

	CNN.com - Swedes offer EU breath of fresh air - January 2, 2001
		The Swedes also hope to lead efforts to combat violence against women and to prevent trafficking in women and children.
		The Swedes now have to set that out in precise legal language so that a treaty can be formally signed.
		On employment, the Swedes plan to check at their first EU summit, in Stockholm in March, on progress made since last year towards turning Europe into the most dynamic knowledge-based economy in the world.
	www.cnn.com /2001/WORLD/europe/01/02/sweden.eu/index.html (827 words)

	Norwegian Jokes about Swedes (Part II of II)
		Rather than leave his dark-room un-lit, the Swede here is so guided by convention that he feels intuitively that a light-socket requires the presence of a light bulb, a special burnt-out light bulb at that.
		Here the Swede is unable to get past the meaning the absolute number of slices has for him – it is not the size of the slice that changes, only the number of slices.
		Whereas Swedes are portrayed as unenlightened beings harnessed to convention and habit, Norwegian ingenuity and enlightment have a silent presence in the background.
	www.suite101.com /article.cfm/13334/90772 (962 words)

	The image of Swedes in the Belarusian literature
		The Swedes' arrival to GDL in the middle of the 17th centuries was treated by the Catholic and Greek-Catholic Church as God's retribution for giving their own Protestants permission to live calmly.
		The peasant burnt this sorcerer with the crops at a crossroads.
		That's why i tried to make inquiries about the historical legends of this district-and practically everybody informed me, that during the Swedes and Charles XII invasion their cloister and the church were ruined and the monks were tormented because of their refusal to show the place where treasures were hidden.
	www.vitryssland.nu /swedimg.html (4382 words)

	Telegraph \| News \| Swedes trash myth of refuse recycling
		The Swedes' views are shared by many British local authorities, which have drawn up plans to build up to 50 incinerators in an attempt to tackle a growing waste mountain and cut the amount of rubbish going to landfill.
		The Swedes said that glass mixed with household waste improved the quality of slag residue and could be used for landfill.
		The Swedes stressed that the collection of dangerous waste, such as batteries, electrical appliances, medicines, paint and chemicals "must be further improved".
	www.telegraph.co.uk /news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/03/02/wrecyc02.xml&sSheet=/portal/2003/03/02/ixportal.html (811 words)

	Swedish Immigration
		The Swedes religious leader, Tufve Nilsson Hasselquist, was active in the campaign against slavery and during the Civil War an estimated 4,000 Swedes fought in the Union Army.
		The Swedes are noted for their adaptability to American conditions, for their ability and willingness to work hard, and for their marvelous physical stamina.
		Swedes also have an unsurpassed devotion to education, and send their children to school; the rate of illiteracy among them is extremely low.
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USAEsweden.htm (1813 words)

	Brief History of New Sweden in America
		While Swedes and Finns continued to settle in New Jersey, Delaware and Pennsylvania, they did not begin to arrive in the United States in large numbers until the 19th century.
		Swedish immigration was highest between 1867 and 1914 due to poor local economic conditions in Sweden and the availability of cheap land in the American west.
		At the peak of immigration in the 1880s, an average of 37,000 Swedes came to the United States each year.
	www.colonialswedes.org /History/History.html (684 words)

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