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[History of East Sweden, Texas]
Narrative history of East Sweden in Mcculloch County, Texas detailing the people who moved to the area and ran the local businesses. The author includes anecdotes from her childhood in the area and some information about her children who at the time of writing were fighting in World War II.
Date:
September 25, 1942
Creator:
Engdahl, Katie
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historical Marker Dedication Program for the Evengalical Free Church of Melvin, Texas]
Historical Marker Dedication Program for the Evangelical Free Mission Church in McCulloch County, Texas. The pamphlet lists a brief history of the church, followed by credits for the event's contributors.
Date:
September 24, 1988
Creator:
Evangelical Free Mission Church
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Souvenir Card for Hanson School]
Souvenir card for Hanson School District 21 of McCulloch Co. Texas, featuring a picture of an unidentified woman on the front card, and listings of teachers, school board members, and pupils on the second card.
Date:
May 28, 1920
Creator:
Hanson School District
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Documents Related to the Reunion of the West Sweden Church Confirmation Classes, 1930]
Notebook containing organizational information for a reunion of the confirmation classes of the West Sweden Church, held August 31, 1930, and letters from the invited alumni.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Hanson, Harry; Hanson, Ruth; Dahlberg, Alice; Dahlberg, Leonard & Rose, Mrs. R. L.
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Swedish Free Mission Church Historic Marker]
Photograph of a Texas Historical Commission historical marker at the Swedish Free Mission Church. The marker provides a brief history of the church, as well as an explanation for its change in name during its development.
Date:
July 27, 2015
Creator:
Hargoves, Carolyn
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Congregation after Dinner]
Photograph of a church congregation enjoying dinner outdoors. Most of the people in the image are turned away from the camera, except for a child and two women.
Date:
1934
Creator:
Hurd, Bobby
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the East Sweden Presbyterian Church]
Photograph of an exterior view of a church, a single-story building surrounded by small hedges. The windows are all shaped with an arc at the top. The church's entrance has a THC historical marker next to it.
Date:
2006
Creator:
Hurd, Bobby
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photographs of Railroad Construction]
Two photographs of railroad workers laying track in the East Sweden area while being observed by local residents. Both photographs demonstrate the use of a pulley system in properly aligning the rails.
Date:
1903
Creator:
Hurd, Bobby
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Anniversary Program for the East Sweden Presbyterian Church, Texas]
75th Anniversary Service Program for the East Sweden Presbyterian Church, listing hymns and prayers to recite inside, and stating that the Order of the Service was based on the Service of the Fifteenth Anniversary on the back page.
Date:
July 17, 1966
Creator:
Hurd, Bobbye
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Church Session Minutes, February 1, 1903]
Handwritten pages torn from a ledger book recording the Session Minutes of the East Sweden Presbyterian Church from 1892-04-01 through 1903-02-01.
Date:
February 1, 1903
Creator:
Hurd, Bobbye
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historical Marker Dedication Program for the East Sweden Presbyterian Church, Texas]
Historical Marker Dedication Program for ceremonies held 1990-03-24 that recites the history of the church, including the fact that most of the East Sweden settlers in the 1880s were Lutherans but, because they could not find a Lutheran minister, they responded to a traveling Presbyterian minister, became Presbyterians, and then built the original East Sweden Presbyterian Church in 1891.
Date:
March 24, 1990
Creator:
Hurd, Bobbye
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
"The History of East Sweden" - By Diane Johnson
Copy of an essay written by Diane Johnson, depicting the journey of Swedish immigrants, Charles Conard and Mina (Gustafson) Johnson, to the East Sweden area in 1887, where they, and other Swedish immigrants, played important roles in the development of a thriving community.
Date:
1950
Creator:
Johnson, Diane
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Henry Charles Johanson Home, East Sweden, Texas]
Photograph of the Henry Charles Johanson Home in East Sweden in the early 1900s, a place that his mother and father had left to move into Brady because his mother did not like it.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Jones, Diane
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Johanson Family, East Sweden, Texas, 1937]
Photograph of four generations of the Johansons at East Sweden in 1937: Mina Gustafson Johanson (the grandmother); Henry Charles Johanson (the grandfather), holding Van Diane Johanson (a four-years-old granddaughter); and George Henry Johanson (the son and father), holding April Jerodine Johanson (a three-years-old granddaughter and Diane's sister.)
Date:
1937
Creator:
Jones, Diane
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal]
Notebook containing the school work of Luella Lundgren with assignments dated from January 24, 1918 and 1926. The notebook includes stories, a letter, and handwriting exercises.
Date:
1918
Creator:
Lundgren, Luella
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
MCCHC_E6-01
Historical compilation for the Melvin Evangelical Free Church in McCulloch County, Texas. This report includes a photograph and illustration of the church followed by a short history of the church from its creation around 1910 until its reopening in 1993.
Date:
1993-11?
Creator:
Malmstrom, Virginia
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Biography of Nelin + Johnson Families
Biographical accounts about Carl John Nelin and P. N. Johnson by Dalmer E. Nelin, Carl John Nelin's widow and P. N. Johnson's daughter, who, during her 83rd year, observes that both men had come to America expecting to find a "pot of gold" in a "land of milk and honey."
Date:
[1958..2000]
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin & Dalmer E. Johnson Marriage License]
The marriage license of C. J. Nelin to Miss Dalmer E. Johnson on 1903-04-20, issued by the County Clerk of McCulloch County, Texas, but authorizing the marriage to be performed in San Saba County, Texas.
Date:
June 4, 1903
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
C. J. Nelin Farm History
A history of the ownership of the C. J. Nelin farm from 1882-04-24 when it was purchased by Peter Getziller until 2000-03-?? when it was sold to Bobye Hurd.
Date:
[1958..2000]
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin & Hulda M. Oman's Marriage License]
The marriage license of Carl John Nelin and Miss Hulda Mary Oman, issued on 1897-08-25 in McCulloch County, Texas.
Date:
August 25, 1897
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Death Certificate]
Death Certificate of Carl John Nelin, stating that he died on 1936-12-30 of "Acute Detation of heart" in McCulloch County, Texas.
Date:
January 2, 1937
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Declaration of Intention]
Photocopy of Carl John Nelin's declaration to become a citizen of the United States, his statement of birthplace to be Nenike, Sweden, and his renunciation of allegiance to a foreign power, in particular the King of Sweden, along with the district clerk's certification and official filing information.
Date:
August 31, 1888
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Order of Final Naturalization]
Order of Final Naturalization by the District Court of San Saba County, Texas, entered on 1891-12-12, admitting Carl John Nelin to citizenship after a determination by the court that he has satisfied all residence requirements, demonstrated good moral character and a dedication to the principles of the United States, has sworn to support the Constitution of the United States, and has renounced allegiance to the King of Sweeden (sic.) and all other foreign powers.
Date:
December 12, 1891
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Order of Final Naturalization]
A partial list or Manifest for the S.S. ADRIATIC, signed by J. W. Jennings, Master, after the ship arrived at the Port of New York, N.Y., on 1881-05-28 lists 29-years-old Carl J. Nelin as a steerage passenger along with many other Swedish emigrants and shows his occupation as "Laborer."
Date:
May 28, 1881
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History