Papers, 1932-1977.
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Borggren, Hilmer, 1905-1979.
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Machinist and member of American Scandinavian organizations in Rockford, Illinois. Hilmer Borggren left the army in 1943 to begin work as a machinist with the National Lock Company. He retired in 1967. All his adult life, Borggren was active in such American Scandinavian organizations as the Vasa Order. He never married. From the description of Papers, 1932-1977. (Northern Illinois University). WorldCat record id: 14763500 ...
Scandinavian Fraternity of America
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The Scandinavian Fraternity of America was founded in 1915 as a consolidation of three other organizations, among them the Scandinavian Brotherhood of America. The Scandinavian Fraternity was principally a beneficial group dedicated to aiding members threatened by sickness, unemployment, or death. The organization was open to both women and men, and their non-Scandinavian spouses as well. The Fraternity attracted new immigrant members largely through an influx in Scandin...
Vasa Order of America
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In the mid-19th century, thanks to the blessings--in the words of poet and bishop Esaias Tegnér--of "peace, vaccine, and potatoes," Sweden experienced a population boom. While Swedes had been immigrating to the United States since 1840, significant numbers began to make the journey around 1865, drawn by the promise of ample land for farming, fewer income and property requirements for voting, and greater freedom of religion. Large waves of immigrants followed in the 1880s and 1890s, ...
