Swedish Lutheran Publication Society
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The Swedish Lutheran Publication Society was a publishing organization, founded by Tuve Hasselquist in Galesburg, Illinois
then reorganized and moved to Chicago in 1859. It was severely damaged in the Chicago fire of 1871, but the Society and its successors were responsible for publishing most of the Swedish language
books in the United States in the era. Beginning in the late 1850s, the Society published periodicals, first the Minnesota Posten and later the originally independent Det Rátta Hemlandet which moved beyond church news, becoming a political newspaper later in the 19th century.
The Society's publications were most hymnals and other Lutheran church materials.
Galesburg, Illinois
Galesburg is a city in Knox County, Illinois, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 32,195. It is the county seat of Knox County....
then reorganized and moved to Chicago in 1859. It was severely damaged in the Chicago fire of 1871, but the Society and its successors were responsible for publishing most of the Swedish language
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
books in the United States in the era. Beginning in the late 1850s, the Society published periodicals, first the Minnesota Posten and later the originally independent Det Rátta Hemlandet which moved beyond church news, becoming a political newspaper later in the 19th century.
The Society's publications were most hymnals and other Lutheran church materials.