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Colony to Community: The Story of New Sweden Exhibition

American Swedish Historical Museum

June 7-November 22, 2009

The new special exhibition Colony to Community: The Story of New Sweden explores the origins of the New Sweden Colony, the cultural endurance of the Swedes and Finns that continued to immigrate to the Delaware Valley and how New Sweden’s legacy is commemorated today.

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