the 1970s Lindsborg residents pulled together a unique combination of musical, artistic, intellectual, and ethnic strengths to reinvent their town. The Sandzén Gallery, Runbeck Mill, Swedish Pavilion, historical museum at Bethany College, and Messiah Festival were among the activities and attractions used to enhance the Swedish image. The Lindsborg plan is representative of growing national interest in ethnic heritage, historic preservation, and small-town nostalgia in the late 20th century. Organizations preserving Swedish culture American Swedish Historical Museum, Philadelphia, PA American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, MN Concordia Language Villages (Swedish Language Camp) Gustavus Adolphus College, St. Peter, MN Nordstjernan (newspaper), New York, NY North Park University, Chicago, IL Scandinavian American Cultural and Historical Foundation (SACHF), Thousand Oaks, CA Scandinavian Heritage Foundation, Portland, OR Swedish-American Chamber of Commerce (SACC), New York Swedish American Chamber of Commerce (SACC), Washington, DC Swedish American Hospital, Rockford, IL Swedish American Museum Andersonville, Chicago, IL Swedish Council of America (SCA), Minneapolis, MN Swedish Covenant Hospital, Chicago, IL Swedish Women's Educational Association (SWEA) The American-Scandinavian Foundation, New York, NY Vasa National Archives, Bishop Hill, IL Vasa Order of America Cities preserving Swedish culture Bishop Hill, IL Center City, MN Chicago, IL Chisago City, MN Geneva, IL Jamestown, NY Kingsburg, CA Lindsborg, KS Lindström, MN Mount Jewett, PA New Sweden, ME Oakland, NE Rockford, IL Scandia, MN St. Peter, MN Stockholm, ME Stockholm, WI Westmanland, ME Wilcox, PA Cities built with Swedish labor Astoria, OR Scotia, CA – Humboldt County Swedish American holidays Several holidays celebrated in Sweden have been brought to the United States by Swedish Americans. These include (Epiphany), (Saint Canute's Day), (Shrove Tuesday), (Walpurgis Night), Midsummer and (Saint Lucy's Day). Some are already celebrated in the United States though somewhat differently, such as (Easter), (May Day/International Workers' Day/Labor Day), (Christmas/Yule Eve and Day), and New Year's Eve. Swedish Americans can celebrate with various Swedish Heritage societies across the country who try to keep the Swedish traditions alive. Swedish Easter is celebrated around the first week of April, when Easter is celebrated in the United States. Traditionally, Swedes celebrate by dressing up children as little (Easter witches) and their then going door to door asking for candy, similarly to Hallowe'en in the U.S. More recently Swedes celebrate a typical American Easter with egg hunts and candy for the little ones to find. Swedish Americans often include (an Easter bush) with twigs cut from a tree, placed in a