In this concise history of swedes in minnesota the newest addition to the people of minnesota series anne gillespie lewis tells the rich history of this ethnic group in the state they would make their own swedes in minnesota recounts the story of the great swedish migration through numbers in the census reports and settlement patterns it also tells the story through the cultural institutions swedes founded the churches schools and lodges the swedish language newspapers and . The first swede recorded as living in minnesota was jacob fahlstrom ca 1795 1859 a fur trader turned methodist missionary his presence was noted near fort snelling in the 1820s he and his family a wife and nine children eventually settled in washington county near afton. In this concise history of swedes in minnesota the newest addition to the people of minnesota series anne gillespie lewis tells the rich history of this ethnic group in the state they would make their own swedes in minnesota recounts the story of the great swedish migration through numbers in the census reports and settlement patterns it also tells the story through the cultural institutions swedes founded the churches schools and lodges the swedish language newspapers . Swedes in minnesota by anne gillespie lewis minnesota historical society press 2004 paperback good disclaimera copy that has been read but remains in clean condition all pages are intact and the cover is intact the spine may show signs of wear pages can include limited notes and highlighting and the copy can include previous owner inscriptions