These immigration stories illustrate the shared tenacity and will that Swedish immigrants possessed in their search for a better life in the promised land of America.
When the immigrants came to America, whether Oregon or not, they searched for support from what could be called “Pillars of Heritage”. This support system made their adjustment to their new life in America easier.
In Oregon and Portland some of the most important such “pillars” were The Swedish Society of Linnea together with the Churches and other Social Clubs, providing the immigrants with support so they could build a purposeful life in their new country.
The following stories were written and/or edited by Leif Rosqvist
The Churches
Linnea Society
