Hemlandet Explained

Hemlandet, alternately Gamla och nya hemlandet, was a Swedish-American newspaper begun in 1855 in Galesburg, Illinois.[1] [2] It was the first Swedish-language newspaper in America.[3]

Founded by Lutheran minister Tuve Hasselquist, the newspaper moved to Chicago in 1859 along with his Swedish Lutheran Publication Society. Its original content was primarily religious, but when P. A. Sundelius became its editor in the late 1860s, its coverage on general issues began to change from denominational to more political. In 1869, Sundelius left for another Swedish-language newspaper, Svenska Amerikanaren.[4]

Johan Alfred Enander (1842–1910) subsequently became the editor-in-chief. Over time, Enander became publisher of Hemlandet. During the 40 years he spent editing Hemlandet, he helped change the weekly church periodical into a general newspaper for Swedish-Americans.[5] [6]

After Enander's death, the newspaper was bought by C. S. Peterson; it was sold to Svenska Amerikanaren and became Svenska amerikanaren hemlandet for a short period before returning to the name Svenska Amerikanaren.[7]

Det rätta hemlandet

In 1856, Hasselquist also founded the publication ('The True Homeland'). Its focus was primarily religious, in contrast to Hemlandet. It later became Rätta Hemlandet och Missionsbladet with an emphasis on mission work and merged with Augustana, another of Hasselquist's publications, in 1869, becoming Rätta Hemlandet och Augustana.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: About Hemlandet det gamla och det nya. (Galesburg, Ill.) 1855-1870. Chronicling America - Library of Congress. 2014-03-18. 2014-03-18. https://web.archive.org/web/20140318062441/http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87090505/. live.
  2. Web site: Hemlandet . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210619005153/https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/swedishamerican/hemlandet . 2021-06-19 . 2022-06-09 . Minnesota Historical Society.
  3. News: Hogan. Terry. Backtracking, The Galesburg Land Company. The Zephyr.com. 2014-03-18. 2007-10-04. 2015-09-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150907183850/http://www.thezephyr.com/backtrack/gbglandco.htm. live.
  4. Web site: Svenska-Amerikanaren. Nordisk familjebok. October 11, 2015. June 11, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150611085851/http://runeberg.org/nfcg/0517.html. live.
  5. Backlund, Jonas Oscar (1952) A Century of the Swedish American Press. Chicago, IL : Swedish American Newspaper Co.
  6. Web site: Johan Alfred Enander. Augustana College. October 11, 2015. March 4, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304100435/http://www.augustana.edu/x17930.xml. live.
  7. Web site: Svenska Amerikanaren . 2022-06-09 . . 2022-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220609082103/https://www.mnhs.org/newspapers/swedishamerican/svenska-amerikanaren-1877 . live .
  8. Web site: LibGuides: LCA Collection 056. Rätta Hemlandet och Missionsbladet, 1863-1869: Overview . 2022-06-10 . . 2022-12-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206004334/https://libguides.gustavus.edu/c.php?g=426457&p=2912380 . live .

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