Title
Life in the small-town Swedish communities of Aroostook County traces its roots
Date
4-1-1990
Volume Number
Number 38
Pages
22
Abstract
Life in the small-town Swedish communities of Aroostook County traces its roots to an 1870 effort by Maine commissioner of immigration William Widgery Thomas, who went to Sweden and recruited immigrants for New Sweden, Maine, and the surrounding towns of Stockholm, Westmanland, and Jemtland. Stockholm remains a close-knit community. Details.
Subjects
Swedes in Maine, Thomas, William Widgery
Recommended Citation
Johnson, Laura and Harbert, Tonee, "Life in the small-town Swedish communities of Aroostook County traces its roots" (1990). Maine News Index – Salt. 42.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_salt/42
COinS
Source
Salt