The American Swedish Historical Museum was founded in 1926, making it the oldest Swedish museum in the United States. It is located in Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park in South Philadelphia (a district of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) on part of a 17th-century land grant provided to Sven Skute by Queen Christina of Sweden. The museum has twelve permanent galleries, an exhibition gallery, a museum shop, and a library which includes genealogical resources of interest to persons of Swedish descent. Image File history File links Portal. ... 1926 (MCMXXVI) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... South Philadelphia district, highlighted on map of Philadelphia County. ... Nickname: City of Brotherly Love, Philly, the Quaker City Motto: Philadelphia maneto (Let brotherly love continue) Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: Country United States State Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Mayor John F. Street (D) Area - City 369. ... A land grant is a gift of land made by the government for projects such as roads, railroads, or especially academic institutions. ... Christina (Kristina) (December 8, 1626 – April 19, 1689), later known as Maria Christina Alexandra and sometimes Count Dohna, was Queen regnant of Sweden from 1632 to 1654. ... Genealogy is the study and tracing of family pedigrees. ...
External links
http://www.americanswedish.org
References
Staff (June 2006). American Swedish Historical Museum website. American Swedish Historical Museum. Retrieved on 2006-07-16. Note: specifically the Welcome and Galleries pages of the site.
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