This guide is for anyone looking to conduct research on Swedish and Swedish American agricultural practices using Swenson Center resources.

The Swenson Center is located at Augustana College and is a national and international research center for the study of Swedish-American history and relations. 

Agriculture and Farm Life

Keywords / Search terms:

Here are some search terms to try in the library catalog or other search areas. Using the asterisk (*) is a wildcard option, that will return variations on a search term. For example,

Farm* will bring up results for farmers, farmland, farmstead, etc.

• Farm*
• Agriculture
• Peasantry Sweden
• Farm life
• Fäbod*

Possible research questions:

• What were some of the challenges faced by Swedish immigrant farmers when they arrived in the United States?
• How did farm life in Sweden compare to farm life in the United States?
• How did Swedish Americans contribute to the agricultural life of the United States (especially the Midwest)?