The History Of Swedes In Moline (Illinois - USA)

About this episode

The episode discusses the history of Swedes in Moline, Illinois, featuring insights from Janette Foss-Garcia.

Janette Foss-Garcia, head of collections at the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois - USA, joins the "ROI" panelists to discuss this history of Swedes in Moline, Illinois. The host for the 661st edition in this series is Jay Swords. The history buff for this edition is Terri Toppler. Opinions expressed in this program are those of the hosts and the guest(s), and not necessarily those of KALA-FM or St. Ambrose University. This program is recorded at KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University, Davenport, Iowa, USA!

People in this episode

Host: Jay Swords

Guest: Janette Foss-Garcia

Topics covered

• Swedish immigration
• local history
• Moline
• Illinois
• cultural heritage
• research

Keywords

• Swedes
• Moline
• Illinois
• immigration
• history
• Janette Foss-Garcia
• KALA-FM
• Augustana College
• cultural heritage

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center, Augustana College, KALA-FM, St. Ambrose University

Places: Moline, Illinois, USA, Davenport

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