The Swedish settlements on the Delaware by Amandus Johnson

He is most associated with his epic two volume history The Swedish Settlements on the Delaware 1638- 1664, which was also published in Swedish as Den första svenska kolonien i Amerika (1923). With an Account of the South, the New Sweden, and the American Companies, and the Efforts of Sweden to regain the Colony. In 1961, Amandus Johnson was selected by the two Swedish District lodges of the Vasa Order of America to be Swedish-American of the Year.

See also Johnson, Swedish Settlements, 2:699726 ''Report of Governor Johan Printz. Johnson served as instructor and later assistant professor of Scandinavian Languages in the University of Pennsylvania Germanics Department from 1910 to 1921.

He continued to take an active interest in the activities of the American Swedish Historical Museum and the Swedish Colonial Society throughout his life. Delaware Valley Society Before William Penn Jean R. Johnson's dissertation research was published as the two-volume history, Swedish Settlements on the Delaware, 1638-1664, in 1911. He wrote numerous books and spoke extensively regarding the subject. Johnson conducted extensive research both in the United States and in Europe into the Swedish American Colonial period. Johnson was museum director and curator from 1928 until 1943. The Swedish Settlements On The Delaware: Their History And Relation To The Indians, Dutch And English, 1638-1664: With An Account Of The South.

In 1938, Prince Bertil of Sweden dedicated the American Swedish Historical Museum in a celebration which also included the dedication of Fort Christina Park in Wilmington, Delaware. Starting in 1926, Johnson was corresponding secretary of the Swedish American Tercentenary Association which conducted an endowment campaign to celebrate the 300th anniversary of Swedish settlement in North America and to endow the American Swedish Historical Museum.

The Swedish settlements on the Delaware by Amandus Johnson