Emigrant Steamer "Orlando" (1880)
The steamer pictured was on its way from Gothenburg, Sweden to Hull, England for the first leg of the journey across the Atlantic.
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The Swenson Center at Augustana College is a national archives and research institute providing resources for the study of Swedish immigration to North America, the communities the immigrants established, and the role the immigrants and their descendants have played in American life. This is achieved by promoting and initiating academic research in the field and by collecting and cataloging Swedish-American archival and library materials. Another major role for the Center is to assist people researching their Swedish-American genealogy.