Andrew Petersonsällskapet
Ydre, Sweden
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Founded in 2003, Andrew Petersonsällskapet is a non-profit association based in Ydre, Sweden working on heritage, arts & culture, science & research.
The Andrew Peterson Society is a non-profit association founded in 2003 that researches and promotes the life, work and times of Andrew Peterson (1818-1898), a Swedish emigrant from Sjöarp in Ydre who settled in Minnesota. The society runs the Emigrant Museum in Asby gamla skola in Ydre municipality, Sweden, publishes research and books, and maintains links with the Carver County Historical Society in Minnesota. It also organises member meetings, study trips, lectures and the biennial American week. Its diaries and research are linked to Vilhelm Moberg's emigrant novels.
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Emigrantmuseet (Emigrant Museum) in Asby gamla skola
Heritage · Sweden
Museum in the old school in Asby, Ydre municipality, presenting the life of Andrew Peterson, the settlers in Minnesota, his diaries and accounts, and links to Vilhelm Moberg's emigrant novels. Open to visitors in summer and by group booking.
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Heritage · Sweden, United States
Biennial American week organised with Peter Cassel Sällskapet, Ydre Kommun and Kinda Kommun, focused on Swedish emigration history.
Ungdomsutbyte (youth exchange)
Community development · Sweden, United States
Youth exchange between the USA and Kinda and Ydre, sponsored by the society since 2017.
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Carver County Historical Society, Peter Cassel Sällskapet, Ydre Kommun, Kinda Kommun
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