Tercentenary Celebration

Tercentenary Celebration Event Button Museum
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Text on Button TERCENTENARY CELEBRATION OF FIRST SWEDISH SETTLEMENT IN AMERICA 1638 DELAWARE 1938 TWIN JULY 17 CITIES SVENSKARNAS DAG
Image Description

Red text on an outer yellow edge with a blue ring with white text on it and an illustration of a ship in the center
Back Paper / Back Info

WESTERN BADGE AND NOVELTY CO. St. Paul, MINN. union bug
Back Style
Locking pin
The Shape
Circle
The Size
1 1/4 inch
Year / Decade Made
1938
1930s
The Manufacturer
Western Badge & Novelty Co.
Additional Information

On July 17, 1938, a celebration was held in Minneapolis to celebrate the 300th anniversary of the first Swedish settlement in the United States, or “New Sweden,” located in Delaware. On June 27th of 1938, Prince Bertel of Sweden and his parents, Crown Prince Gustaf Adolf and Crown Princess Louise arrived in what is now Wilmington, Delaware. From there, they made their way to Chicago, then Minneapolis to participate in the celebration.
Sources

A Brief History of New Sweden in America. (n.d.) The Swedish Colonial Society. Retrieved March 19, 2024 from https://colonialswedes.net/brief-history/

Mayor Proclaims Swedish Day. (1938 June). The Minneapolis Star. 

Swedish Day Fete Plans go on Radio. (1938 July). Star Tribune.

Swedish Prince to be Rockford Guest of Honor. (1938 June). Republican-Northwestern. 
Catalog ID EV0648