Glad I found your video. My ancestor was on the Kalmar Nyckel second voyage. He was Peter Gunnarson Rambo. He married Brita Matsdottir. I’m not sure which voyage of the Kalmar Nyckel she travelled. I was proud to see his name on a plaque at Independence Hall as a founder of New Sweden. Great video.
Thank you for the great feedback and sharing your personal story. Its such a great feeling tracing ancestors to important moments in history and to know they were part of the original New World establishments.
I'm swede and this was good info but a few corrections. Finland is NOT in Scandinavia. Scandinavia is Norway-Sweden and Denmark that sits on the scandinavian peninsula. What we name the Nordic Countries is Sweden-Norway-Finland-Denmark-Iceland-the Faroe Island. More than 1 miljon swedes emigrated to USA and that was about 1/4 of the population in Sweden. In 1990 4.7 million Swedish descendants were found in USA and today it might be closer to 10 miljon.
@@dthomas9230 It might be. Åland only became Finnish because Russia forced Sweden to cede it together with the rest of Finland in 1809, and the League of Nations decided that it should stay Finnish, although almost 100% of the inhabitants back then (1921) wanted a reunion with Sweden. The part of Finland northwest of Kemi River is also Scandinavia. Russia forced Sweden to accept Torneå River as border as well in the 1809 treaty.
@@francisdec1615 Putin and Murdoch could start an Alaska repatriation with Russia movement inside Alaska with Proud Boys and white supremacists, since Biden stole the election and is a communist. Tucker Carlson supports Putin. Trump does, too.
As an American of Swedish descent, I agree with you that Swedish contributions to American history have been overlooked. Thank you for doing a video on this topic. By the way, Queen Christina (or Kristina) was a very interesting figure in Swedish history. Some called her "the Girl King" because she did not follow the gender norms of her day. Like England's Queen Elizabeth the first, she remained unmarried throughout her life (very unusual for a female monarch!). Unlike Elizabeth I, however, she ended up abdicating her throne, moved to Rome, and started a school there. She was very big into education especially for women.
thank you so much for sharing and giving more details to the story. Throughout these corners of NJ / PA/ and Delaware you'll come across some of the Swedish history and preserved items from their first voyages. Its sad that a lot of times it just stays within the corners of the towns vs. making it to the larger history books
She was a great Queen. She once stopped on the Island my familj has our summerhouse on and had dinner with some local farmers, in those days that was unheard of. I dont know if it is true ofcourse, but I hope it is.
@@GayTruckDriver right outside of the Kalmar Nyckel museum they had a preserved row boat for when King Gustav would visit. So it could be a possibility that Queen Christina would join him.
@@JoseOnTour I'm an American, but live in Kalmar and knew of the 1634 adventure as well as the Dutch conquering New Sweden 50 years later but leaving them alone with their own autonomy. Swedes brought the 1st log cabin home style to America, as Finland was part of Sweden then and Fins' log cabins were too good to not adopt.
John Morton was one of the most influencal persons from New Sweden. He signed the declaration of independence. His roots are from current Finland (Rautalampi) and original family name was Marttinen. And BTW, Matt Damon's roots are also from current Finland (close to city of Kemi).
Me and my wife found your Jim Thorpe video in browsing for some day trip ideas to the PA area. Excellent video, and great progression of storytelling in that video and here again. We both learned several great pieces of history and back stories of locations we are now planning some day trips to. These videos are very well done and felt like we are watching a TV series with good mix of exploring, suggestions and history. Hope others find your channel . Keep up the solid productions!
I've visited Wilmington, and seen the replica of the Kalmar Nyckel (didn't get to go onboard). It's only a short distance from the Amtrak rail station. Someday, I plan to go there and visit the ship. Thanks for the reminder.
In 1987, as a member of both the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) and the Guild of Gentleman Adventures (English Civil War Recreation group), we were invited to attend, in full 17th Century dress, the reception of the King and Queen of Sweden who were coming to the US for the 350th Anniversary of the sailing of the Kalmar Nyckel to the "new world". In preparation, the city of New Castle, Delaware, had built a replica of the ship's boat. Me and two of the guys were standing in the ship's boat (which was taking on water because it was so new that the boards hadn't shrunk yet) having our pictures taken by the local media. A few days later was when the King and Queen of Sweden would arrive, but, as luck would have it, I couldn't get off work that day. 😿
no.1 that was probably such a cool experience, no.2 and bummer at the same time that you were not able to attend. I can only imagine the event of having the King and Queen visit the area. Must've been surreal.
@@JoseOnTourWhat I was really pissed about was that the blasted local newspapers, who took numerous photos of us standing on the ship's boat in full 17th Century dress (it cost me $500 between the fabric, the lace (oohhh that lace! gorgeous but expensive!) and the time and effort it took for me to make it. [don't have the pics anymore. 😿] ) they wouldn't give us complimentary copies of the photos for our group! We did them a favor coming down to be a part of the event. So who did the newspaper put on the front page of their magazine? Not us! Nope! The politicos were the ones who got the front page. In a way, it was, to a certain extent, a waste of our time coming down from Philly, so having missed the King and Queen of Sweden's arrival wasn't so bad for me. Besides... I got overtime that day from my job!
It's such small world how history connects. There are a couple of smaller museums and monuments throughout the Delaware and New Jersey areas still commemorating this brief piece of history
@@JoseOnTour That is amazing. I knew that Minnesota has a high Swedish population. I had no idea that Delaware and Jersey did as well. Thanks for the info! I love discovering history, I had no idea about.
Thank you, I have another series I keep planning for Pennsylvania and am saving Erie and the great lakes for that one. I've been going back and forth whether to capture fall or spring, and get some of Erie in late summer
Thank you so much for the feedback. There so much hidden history out there that no one ever talks about. Even if just a small blip in the timeline, its still interesting to explore
Queen Christina was such a fascinating Queen and I am glad they changed the Fort's name back to Christina vs. Christiana to properly honor her. It's so cool that you were able to trace roots back to Delaware. That small colony had a huge impact in early America that never gets talked about
Delaware was the first colony , and Sweden was the first to claim a colony in America. It was and is a corporate Haven,and tax haven. The literal translation to Kalmar Nyckel, is The key of Kalmar. By the way , Sweden had the first central bank, and later on the Warburg family (co founder of FED) was represented in swedish parliament. Together with, among 2 other prominent individuals, Wallenberg family sat in the same parti a few years, barely 10 years before FED was put in creation. Same Warburg created the Nobel library.
The Warburg family in Sweden has also given birth to several high-standing professors within the Humanities. However, the progenitor in Sweden, didn't arrive before the1790s.
The funny thing is, he stopped in New York City and dropped off the nephew of Van Rensselaer, and they had to keep this entire enterprise a secret from them since he was fired by them years earlier
Nice vid! Might also be interested that Jonas Brock, the founder of what is now Bronx was most likely also from Sweden. There are different theories of where he was from but the most widely accepted one is that he was a Swede that migrated to the Dutch colonies. Tiny correction: Scandinavia is made up of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. If you want to include Finland it is known as Fennoskandia
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have never come across the term Fennoskandia. Is this just with the inclusion of Finland or does it incorporate other surrounding nations?
Sweden was the only European nation not to be antagonistic toward the Native population of the area. They were interested in trade. While most European nations coming to the Americas in the Delaware Valley tended to head west, the Swedes headed east with Fort Elfsborg on the New Jersey side of the river in Salem County with trapping and fur trading posts from the Delaware River to the Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic City area.) Therefore, you have the Swedish name of Mullica attached to a river that runs through Atlantic and SE Burlington counties. Finally, in Salem County there is a small if not the smallest US National Cemetery, Finns Point. Worth a visit there and to the nearby River Fort of Ft. Mott.
The fact that some of these New Sweden Fur & Tobacco Traders were descendants of the Sami, and of ethnic Finns, including those of a Native Siberian ancestry, as well as of the ancient Norse Viking settlements among the islands of Gotland & Hisingen, established during the period of Norse exploration throughout the North Atlantic, indicating descent from the Old Norse seafarers who frequented the entire North Atlantic, *coupled* with the fact that they're the only colony which *never* engaged in warfare with Indigenous people, makes this very, very interesting..
Never knew the SWEEDES WERE SO. INVOLVED IN EARLY COLONIZATION THAT'S A Beautiful ship. I WONDER HOW THOSE GUYS MADE IT ACROSS THOSE WATERS TO AMERICA ❤❤❤
The Kalmar Nyckel crashed a couple of times on the voyage here and the museum tour guide noted that on the possibly 3rd-4th try they finally made it. But it was a tough voyage for sure
Sweden was actually formed long before viking age but officially the first king who brought together Sweden (land of Svear) and Götaland (land of the Goths) in 12th century. A lot of history burned up when the former royal castle Three Crowns burned up in Stockholm. Also when Sweden colonised USA there was no Finland, it had been for many hundred years a part of Eastern Sweden, Sweden lost land area during a war with Russia. And hundred years after Russian conquest it finally became the first time it's own country named Finland. Yes, also the country names Belarus, Russia and Kievian-Rus (old name of Ukraine) took it's name from the people Rus who was Swedish vikings from Roden (Roslagen today) in Sweden and they found Kievian-Rus and Russia. Today you can't see much vikings heritage there.
Thank you so much for providing this history. I recently started learning more about this area and was not aware of the names. Such a fascinating history
Scandinavia does not consist of Finland, Sweden and Norway, but of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Finland is one of the Nordic countries, yes, but geographically it is separate. You should call this region Fennoscandia, if you wish to include Finland to it. However, Finland was a part of Sweden from ¨1150 until 1809.
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Glad I found your video. My ancestor was on the Kalmar Nyckel second voyage. He was Peter Gunnarson Rambo. He married Brita Matsdottir. I’m not sure which voyage of the Kalmar Nyckel she travelled. I was proud to see his name on a plaque at Independence Hall as a founder of New Sweden. Great video.
Thank you for the great feedback and sharing your personal story. Its such a great feeling tracing ancestors to important moments in history and to know they were part of the original New World establishments.
I'm swede and this was good info but a few corrections. Finland is NOT in Scandinavia. Scandinavia is Norway-Sweden and Denmark that sits on the scandinavian peninsula. What we name the Nordic Countries is Sweden-Norway-Finland-Denmark-Iceland-the Faroe Island. More than 1 miljon swedes emigrated to USA and that was about 1/4 of the population in Sweden. In 1990 4.7 million Swedish descendants were found in USA and today it might be closer to 10 miljon.
Åland is Finish but speak Swedish with their own autonomy and looks closer to Sweden, so Scandinavian Lite?
@@dthomas9230 It might be. Åland only became Finnish because Russia forced Sweden to cede it together with the rest of Finland in 1809, and the League of Nations decided that it should stay Finnish, although almost 100% of the inhabitants back then (1921) wanted a reunion with Sweden. The part of Finland northwest of Kemi River is also Scandinavia. Russia forced Sweden to accept Torneå River as border as well in the 1809 treaty.
@@francisdec1615 Putin and Murdoch could start an Alaska repatriation with Russia movement inside Alaska with Proud Boys and white supremacists, since Biden stole the election and is a communist. Tucker Carlson supports Putin. Trump does, too.
@@dthomas9230Well Finland is also swedish. We were one state the Swedes state. Part of my family comes from is refered to historiska Österbotten.
As an American of Swedish descent, I agree with you that Swedish contributions to American history have been overlooked. Thank you for doing a video on this topic. By the way, Queen Christina (or Kristina) was a very interesting figure in Swedish history. Some called her "the Girl King" because she did not follow the gender norms of her day. Like England's Queen Elizabeth the first, she remained unmarried throughout her life (very unusual for a female monarch!). Unlike Elizabeth I, however, she ended up abdicating her throne, moved to Rome, and started a school there. She was very big into education especially for women.
thank you so much for sharing and giving more details to the story. Throughout these corners of NJ / PA/ and Delaware you'll come across some of the Swedish history and preserved items from their first voyages. Its sad that a lot of times it just stays within the corners of the towns vs. making it to the larger history books
She was a great Queen. She once stopped on the Island my familj has our summerhouse on and had dinner with some local farmers, in those days that was unheard of. I dont know if it is true ofcourse, but I hope it is.
@@GayTruckDriver right outside of the Kalmar Nyckel museum they had a preserved row boat for when King Gustav would visit. So it could be a possibility that Queen Christina would join him.
@@JoseOnTour I'm an American, but live in Kalmar and knew of the 1634 adventure as well as the Dutch conquering New Sweden 50 years later but leaving them alone with their own autonomy. Swedes brought the 1st log cabin home style to America, as Finland was part of Sweden then and Fins' log cabins were too good to not adopt.
John Morton was one of the most influencal persons from New Sweden. He signed the declaration of independence. His roots are from current Finland (Rautalampi) and original family name was Marttinen. And BTW, Matt Damon's roots are also from current Finland (close to city of Kemi).
Me and my wife found your Jim Thorpe video in browsing for some day trip ideas to the PA area. Excellent video, and great progression of storytelling in that video and here again. We both learned several great pieces of history and back stories of locations we are now planning some day trips to. These videos are very well done and felt like we are watching a TV series with good mix of exploring, suggestions and history. Hope others find your channel . Keep up the solid productions!
thank you I really appreciate your feedback and glad the videos have been helpful in discovering new places to explore
I've visited Wilmington, and seen the replica of the Kalmar Nyckel (didn't get to go onboard). It's only a short distance from the Amtrak rail station. Someday, I plan to go there and visit the ship. Thanks for the reminder.
The Kalmar Nyckel is amazing. They usually have free tours during Memorial Day weekend if you're ever in the area
Saw this Ship today coming up the C&D canal in Chesapeake City. What cool thing to witness it dock at a local marina.
Oh man its a pretty neat ship to witness in person. The sails are beautiful. I got lucky and got a tour during the memorial holiday
Great video man, as a swede i had no idea about this. Tusen tack!
Thank you, the State of Delaware has so much great Swedish history all throughout even if the colonies were brief.
Perfect for our homeschool history unit. Thanks for sharing!
In 1987, as a member of both the SCA (Society for Creative Anachronism) and the Guild of Gentleman Adventures (English Civil War Recreation group), we were invited to attend, in full 17th Century dress, the reception of the King and Queen of Sweden who were coming to the US for the 350th Anniversary of the sailing of the Kalmar Nyckel to the "new world". In preparation, the city of New Castle, Delaware, had built a replica of the ship's boat. Me and two of the guys were standing in the ship's boat (which was taking on water because it was so new that the boards hadn't shrunk yet) having our pictures taken by the local media. A few days later was when the King and Queen of Sweden would arrive, but, as luck would have it, I couldn't get off work that day. 😿
no.1 that was probably such a cool experience, no.2 and bummer at the same time that you were not able to attend. I can only imagine the event of having the King and Queen visit the area. Must've been surreal.
@@JoseOnTourWhat I was really pissed about was that the blasted local newspapers, who took numerous photos of us standing on the ship's boat in full 17th Century dress (it cost me $500 between the fabric, the lace (oohhh that lace! gorgeous but expensive!) and the time and effort it took for me to make it. [don't have the pics anymore. 😿] ) they wouldn't give us complimentary copies of the photos for our group! We did them a favor coming down to be a part of the event. So who did the newspaper put on the front page of their magazine? Not us! Nope! The politicos were the ones who got the front page. In a way, it was, to a certain extent, a waste of our time coming down from Philly, so having missed the King and Queen of Sweden's arrival wasn't so bad for me. Besides... I got overtime that day from my job!
I had no idea that New Sweden was ever a part of the colonies. Thank you for this research! ❤
It's such small world how history connects. There are a couple of smaller museums and monuments throughout the Delaware and New Jersey areas still commemorating this brief piece of history
@@JoseOnTour That is amazing. I knew that Minnesota has a high Swedish population. I had no idea that Delaware and Jersey did as well. Thanks for the info! I love discovering history, I had no idea about.
👍🏾 Muy interesante. Gracias José, Dios Bendiga tus proyectos.
gracias Magaly
Love your historic videos ❤ especially those of Pennsylvania . have you done anything on ERIE PA❤❤
Thank you, I have another series I keep planning for Pennsylvania and am saving Erie and the great lakes for that one. I've been going back and forth whether to capture fall or spring, and get some of Erie in late summer
🔥🔥 another one !!
thank you Ray
Thanks for creating and posting this great video on much neglected parts of our history. Well done!
Thank you so much for the feedback. There so much hidden history out there that no one ever talks about. Even if just a small blip in the timeline, its still interesting to explore
I never knew but, now I do. Thanks for sharing.
thank you for checking out the video
I eventually found out that I do have ancestors from Delaware, and some of them were swedish colonists.
Queen Christina was such a fascinating Queen and I am glad they changed the Fort's name back to Christina vs. Christiana to properly honor her. It's so cool that you were able to trace roots back to Delaware. That small colony had a huge impact in early America that never gets talked about
Delaware was the first colony , and Sweden was the first to claim a colony in America. It was and is a corporate Haven,and tax haven. The literal translation to Kalmar Nyckel, is The key of Kalmar. By the way , Sweden had the first central bank, and later on the Warburg family (co founder of FED) was represented in swedish parliament. Together with, among 2 other prominent individuals, Wallenberg family sat in the same parti a few years, barely 10 years before FED was put in creation. Same Warburg created the Nobel library.
The Warburg family in Sweden has also given birth to several high-standing professors within the Humanities. However, the progenitor in Sweden, didn't arrive before the1790s.
No wonder the Swedes invented Ikea! 6:33 Just discovered your channel and I love it! Keep up the good work, José!
thank you, appreciate the feedback and welcome to my channel
The funny thing is, he stopped in New York City and dropped off the nephew of Van Rensselaer, and they had to keep this entire enterprise a secret from them since he was fired by them years earlier
Nice vid!
Might also be interested that Jonas Brock, the founder of what is now Bronx was most likely also from Sweden. There are different theories of where he was from but the most widely accepted one is that he was a Swede that migrated to the Dutch colonies.
Tiny correction: Scandinavia is made up of Denmark, Sweden and Norway. If you want to include Finland it is known as Fennoskandia
Thank you so much for sharing this. I have never come across the term Fennoskandia. Is this just with the inclusion of Finland or does it incorporate other surrounding nations?
@@JoseOnTour If i remember correctly fennoskandia includes Sweden, Finland, Norway and parts of Russia. Denmark is not included.
@@camelwars Yes, Sweden, Finland, Norway, the Kola peninsula and East Karelia.
Another phenommenal episode! Need to catch up after summer holidays!
thank you
Love your videos. This one is so very informative. Thank you 😊.
Thank you so much Ann. I really enjoy finding the more forgotten stories of America.
Great video, very interesting!
Sweden was the only European nation not to be antagonistic toward the Native population of the area. They were interested in trade. While most European nations coming to the Americas in the Delaware Valley tended to head west, the Swedes headed east with Fort Elfsborg on the New Jersey side of the river in Salem County with trapping and fur trading posts from the Delaware River to the Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic City area.) Therefore, you have the Swedish name of Mullica attached to a river that runs through Atlantic and SE Burlington counties. Finally, in Salem County there is a small if not the smallest US National Cemetery, Finns Point. Worth a visit there and to the nearby River Fort of Ft. Mott.
The fact that some of these New Sweden Fur & Tobacco Traders were descendants of the Sami, and of ethnic Finns, including those of a Native Siberian ancestry, as well as of the ancient Norse Viking settlements among the islands of Gotland & Hisingen, established during the period of Norse exploration throughout the North Atlantic, indicating descent from the Old Norse seafarers who frequented the entire North Atlantic, *coupled* with the fact that they're the only colony which *never* engaged in warfare with Indigenous people, makes this very, very interesting..
Never knew the SWEEDES WERE SO. INVOLVED IN EARLY COLONIZATION THAT'S A Beautiful ship. I WONDER HOW THOSE GUYS MADE IT ACROSS THOSE WATERS TO AMERICA ❤❤❤
The Kalmar Nyckel crashed a couple of times on the voyage here and the museum tour guide noted that on the possibly 3rd-4th try they finally made it. But it was a tough voyage for sure
Ok THANKS
The expedition is taken during the 30 years war so its overshadowed by the war.
Sweden as a country was established in 870 but we got taken over by Denmark in 1521 and then got liberated in 1523. Nice video tho
My Ancestors lived at fort Christina
Sweden was actually formed long before viking age but officially the first king who brought together Sweden (land of Svear) and Götaland (land of the Goths) in 12th century. A lot of history burned up when the former royal castle Three Crowns burned up in Stockholm. Also when Sweden colonised USA there was no Finland, it had been for many hundred years a part of Eastern Sweden, Sweden lost land area during a war with Russia. And hundred years after Russian conquest it finally became the first time it's own country named Finland. Yes, also the country names Belarus, Russia and Kievian-Rus (old name of Ukraine) took it's name from the people Rus who was Swedish vikings from Roden (Roslagen today) in Sweden and they found Kievian-Rus and Russia. Today you can't see much vikings heritage there.
Thank you so much for providing this history. I recently started learning more about this area and was not aware of the names. Such a fascinating history
Scandinavia does not consist of Finland, Sweden and Norway, but of Sweden, Norway and Denmark. Finland is one of the Nordic countries, yes, but geographically it is separate. You should call this region Fennoscandia, if you wish to include Finland to it. However, Finland was a part of Sweden from ¨1150 until 1809.
Thank you
Finland is not part of Scandinavia, whereas Denmark is.
Thank you, I added it to my description after a prior conversation. I was so engaged when looking at the map it slipped.
Finland is part of scandinavia..Telwe! said pilgram the bishop Henry from Köyliö. ❤
If I'm from Chudistan, would I be a BOOZER--AMERICAN?
Return of the Vikings.
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