''Hemlandet'', alternately ''Gamla och nya hemlandet'', was a

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begun in 1855 in

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. It was the first

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newspaper in America. Founded by Lutheran minister

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, the newspaper moved to

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in 1859 along with his Swedish Lutheran Publication Society. Its original content was primarily religious, but when P. A. Sundelius became its editor in the late 1860s, its coverage on general issues began to change from denominational to more political. In 1869, Sundelius left for another Swedish-language newspaper, '' Svenska Amerikanaren''. Johan Alfred Enander (1842–1910) subsequently became the editor-in-chief. Over time, Enander became publisher of ''Hemlandet''. During the 40 years he spent editing ''Hemlandet'', he helped change the weekly church periodical into a general newspaper for

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. After Enander's death, the newspaper was bought by C. S. Peterson; it was sold to ''Svenska Amerikanaren'' and became ''Svenska amerikanaren hemlandet'' for a short period before returning to the name ''Svenska Amerikanaren''.

''Det rätta hemlandet''

In 1856, Hasselquist also founded the publication ('The True Homeland'). Its focus was primarily religious, in contrast to ''Hemlandet''. It later became ''Rätta Hemlandet och Missionsbladet'' with an emphasis on mission work and merged with ''Augustana'', another of Hasselquist's publications, in 1869, becoming ''Rätta Hemlandet och Augustana''.

''Det rätta hemlandet''

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