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A Swedish broomcorn whisk used to beat eggs, a basket made by a Christian, a Swedish wick trimmer and a communion set dated back to 1885, displayed at the top of Denkmann in the Augustana Historical Society’s official meeting room, are reimagined in their usage. Photos by Giang Do and illustration by Jessica Ramirez.

Augustana Historical Society: preserving the future past

Gavin Nicoson November 25, 2023

Maintaining connections between the past and the present might seem trivial, but the preservation of historical knowledge is both vitally important and complex. Communicating history is a kind of storytelling,...

Campus art museum under new management

Celeaciya Olvera May 5, 2023

Augustana College is known as a small liberal arts institution with a wide variety of areas to study from the medical field to the fine arts. Recent construction work at Augustana has caused buzz within...

Uppsala University provides a new perspective

Krystina Slack October 21, 2022

On Saturday, Oct. 15, seven faculty members and one student presented “Sweden as Our Classroom: Partnerships with Uppsala University and Beyond.” With the inauguration of a new president came a series...

Preserving Swedish culture through art

Kayla Palliser October 11, 2021

Like a fossil in amber, resin artwork has the ability to preserve tiny treasures for years. The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center hosted its first Nordic-inspired craft workshop on Saturday,...

The Real Group’s Emma Nilsdotter (Left), Lisa Ӧstergren (Center), and Anders Edenroth (Right) performing at Wallenberg Hall onTuesday, February 11th, 2020.

Swedish a cappella group stuns Denkmann

Collin Schopp February 20, 2020

Denkmann’s Wallenberg Hall was stuffed with students, faculty and community members alike this past Tuesday, Feb. 11. Only a few empty seats peppered the edges of the audience, and five microphones sat...

Senior Anna Moorhead and Juinor Rebecca Knapper perform in Sankta Lucia.

Sankta Lucia celebrates Swedish tradition

December 18, 2014

Sankta Lucia is an annual Swedish tradition around Christmas-time where students enrolled in Swedish courses perform songs over candlelight. Students performed Tuesday for the public and will perform...

International student enrollment increases

International student enrollment increases

April 17, 2014

Augustana has increased international student enrollment this year with 63 international students, compared to 20 last year. There are 39 new international students from 24 different countries including...

Dr. Scott remembered as ‘a great navigator’

November 21, 2013

Dr. Larry Scott, Professor emeritus of Scandinavian studies, died Saturday, Nov. 16. Dr. Scott, who began teaching at Augustana in 1981 and retired in 2013, was a “tremendous guide in helping students,”...

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