Kaffe, Knäckebröd, & Coal: Swedish-Americans in Central Illinois

Join Hannah Johnson, of the McLean County Museum of History, Edgar Lundeen, Jr., and Gloria (Erickson) McKittrick as they explore the Swedish-American experience in McLean County.

The Museum, in partnership with BN Welcoming (a coalition of the Immigration Project, Not In Our Town/Not In Our Schools, West Bloomington Revitalization Project, Mennonite Church of Normal, and First United Methodist Church together creating a supportive environment for immigrants to McLean County), Design Streak at Illinois State University, and Heartland Community College, presents a 10-part program series exploring the shared and disparate experiences of local migrant communities from the Kickapoo to Congolese Americans, seeking to disrupt the historical chronology in order to promote a deeper understanding of the ways McLean County has traditionally treated its migrant communities.