This guide is for anyone looking to conduct research about Swedish immigrants who settled in Canada.
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.
Canadian Swedes
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, Canad* will return results for Canada and Canadian.
- Canad*
- Swedes Canada
- Canada AND immigration
- Ethnicity Canada
Possible research questions:
- How did Swedish immigrants build and maintain Swedish communities in Canada?
- How might the immigrant experience been different for Swedes in Canada compared to Swedes in the United States?
- What were some of the factors that pulled Swedes to immigrate to Canada specifically?