Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center
Stanton, Iowa
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Stanton Historical Society Annual Meeting (February 2003)
The Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center is the oldest public building in Montgomery County still in use. It used to serve as the public school, but now has a wide variety of historical and cultural items on display. The Cultural Center is open from 1-4 pm daily except Monday, April through November. Winter hours are 1-4 pm Friday, Saturday, and Sunday or by appointment. Please visit!410
Hilltop Ave.
P.O. Box 231
Stanton, IA 51573
(712) 829-2840
The Halland Settlement is a group of communities whose ancestors were immigrants from Sweden. This settlement is located in Montgomery and Page Counties in Southwest Iowa. Founder of Stanton and Lutheran congregations of Bethesda, Nyman, Essex and Red Oak was the Reverend Bengt Magnus Halland. An immigrant of Sweden himself, Halland worked with the officials of the B&M Railroad to acquire land for their homesteads. The Swedish Heritage & Cultural Center relates this history with artifacts, photos, papers, documents, books, and a video.
Sunday, May 4 - Swedish Heritage and Cultural Center 10th Anniversary
Believe it or not, the Cultural Center is 10 years old! Join supporters of the Cultural Center for an open house on May 4. Food will be served and Ross Rossander will provide entertainment at 2:00 pm. Hope to see you there!
Take a look at the program (thanks to Wayne Donohue):
