JFK's love - '$10,000 per hour...'
March 04, 2010
When the virtual gavel slammed down at eleven in the evening on March 3 in Chicago, JFK's letters to his Swedish lover sold for $97,500. Almost as high as expected and the price of Kennedy's letters fetched more than ten times the bids being cast for other U.S. Presidential memorabilia. READ MORE »
Growth and Opportunity in Georgia for Swedish Companies
November 04, 2009
Forests, mountains, rivers and large areas of fertile farmland ... Georgia's natural resources are quite similar to those in Sweden. READ MORE »
Meet Pastor Olof Olsson
October 27, 2009
The inauguration of the new Swedish Church in Florida will be December 6 in the presence of Bishop Lennart Koskinen. In the meantime, we’d like to present to you the church pastor, Olof Olsson. Nordstjernan contacted him to welcome him to the U.S. READ MORE »
Buccaneering in St. Augustine
September 16, 2009
Yohoho and a barrel of rum ... St. Augustine now rests under the buccaneer guns of Black Raven, the pirate ship that has left Blackbeard, Captain Blood to take care of the Caribbean, leaving the preys of the Florida strait to the 20 guns Spanish galleon. READ MORE »
Tumba Wedding on Florida's Gold Coast.
July 08, 2009
Daniel Tumba and Tiffany Snowden wedding at Benvenuto, Boynton Beach, Fla. On May 24 READ MORE »
Southern Medley
April 21, 2009
Swedes were a dominant part of Florida as early as the second half of the nineteenth century. They founded cities, built railroads and—some claim—even founded the now so important citrus industry. Today, the Swedish population is bigger than ever and making its mark on business and local events in the entire state. READ MORE »
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Sven Tumba—Man of the Year
December 25, 2008
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Swedes and Citrus in the Sunshine State
December 13, 2008
Forgotten History: They’re a symbol of the Sunshine State: When you think oranges in the United States, you think Florida. You certainly don’t think Sweden. READ MORE »
Swedish emigrant to Florida
October 14, 2008
Josef Henschen, early Swedish immigrant in the south READ MORE »
A Swedish church and center for Florida
March 10, 2008
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