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New Sweden Historical Society acquires historic Clase log house. Seeks community support for restoration. full story...
2010: Kirsten, Swedish-American Girl Doll raffled. full story...
116 Station Road
PO Box 33
New Sweden, ME, 04762
207-316-7306
Debbie Eustis-Grandy
President, lakka@atiwi.com
207-896-5240
280 Main Street
Stockholm, ME 04783
John & Rosemary Hede
1149 New Sweden Rd.
Woodland, ME 04736
PO Box 50
New Sweden, ME 04762
Bill & Jean Duncan
207-896-3461
MaineSwedishColony.info makes connections between organizations, schools, and individuals in the community and promotes community cultural development. Maine Swedish Colony a historical designation for the region in Aroostook County, Maine, that is loosely defined by the towns of New Sweden, Stockholm, Woodland, Connor, Perham, Westmanland, Madawaska Lake, and Caribou.
Please join us for Maine Swedish Colony's 140th Anniversary. Starting Friday 18, through Sunday 20 of June, 2010. Everyone is invited to enjoy the fun and food. See the Calendar. Download the Guide Book
Places to stay and eat in the area with directions for driving to New Sweden.
An email group creating public conversations about the wide range of recreational, cultural, historic, folk, and arts activities of the community. Please check it out if you'd like to leave us a message or just see what others are talking about. All archived messages are currently available.
History, Map and Tourguide, An online version of the 2001 booklet written by Richard Hede. The Map page has a link to a big Colony map.
Northern Maine’s Swedish Immigrants and their Families:
Genealogical Questions, Corrections, Discussions and Contributions
Lynn Johnson chairperson New Sweden Historical Society Genealogy Division newswedengenealogy@gmail.com
(This site is not presently online. Printed information is available at the historical societies.) Maine's Swedish Colony Cultural Directory. People who have a connection to our area and what they make or do for recreational, cultural, historic, folk, and arts activities.
The Report on Discovery Research Fieldwork in the Swedish Colony by folklorist Matthew Shippee. This report is part of the research for the Cultural Directory survey sponsord by Maine Arts Commission and New Century Fund of the Maine Community Foundation.
This website is a replacement for the GeoCities.com site. GeoCities has been discontinued by Yahoo. The Cultural Directory has also been taken down, I hope to republish it here in the future. Be sure to update your bookmarks--Bill Duncan
Privacy Policy-We do not share contact information. Site comments and questions – email the official web trolls: John Hede, jhede@ainop.net and Bill Duncan, Bill@WilliamLDuncan.com ©2010 Site hosting courtesy of WilliamLDuncan.com. Buy his stuff to help support this site. Site built in the Maine Swedish Colony by gnomes. This site was originally developed with assistance of a Discovery Research grant from the Maine Arts Commission, the New Century Fund of the Maine Community Foundation and the historical societies of the Maine Swedish Colony.
