Early Swedish Settlers (open access)

Early Swedish Settlers

Historical survey of the history of Swedish communities in McCulloch County, especially the East Sweden area and Soldiers Waterhole historic marker. This report contains compiled stories, correspondence, and tables.
Date: 1971/1972
Creator: McCulloch County Historical Survey Committee
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
History of the Charles Conrad Johanson Family (open access)

History of the Charles Conrad Johanson Family

Photocopy of a handwritten document. "The History of the Charles Conrad Johanson Family," by Drusilla Johanson Miller traces the Johanson family's history back to Sweden in 1842 and the Andrew Johann Johnson family's Swedish history back to 1861 and then follows the journeys of both men as they emigrate from Sweden into Texas, eventually settling in the East Sweden, Fairview, and Brady Communities of McCulloch County, where their families merged with the 1906 marriage in Brady of their children Henry Charles Johanson and Annie Johnson, who were the parents of several children about whom biographical information is also given through 1976.
Date: 1976~
Creator: Miller, Drusilla Johanson
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Hanson Family Tree] (open access)

[Hanson Family Tree]

Photocopy of the Joseph and Hilda Hanson family tree, followed by notes. Each name featured on the tree has a page providing a brief biography of them, and the last 2 note pages feature a list of miscellaneous names and dates.
Date: 1975~
Creator: Nelson, Alice
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from the Brady Herald, Letters to the Editor] (open access)

[Excerpt from the Brady Herald, Letters to the Editor]

A clipping from The Brady Herald newspaper; an article titled, "Letters to the Editor." The article provides details about the lives of five individuals buried in the East Sweden Cemetery, including the circumstances of two of their deaths.
Date: August 9, 1977
Creator: The Brady Herald
Object Type: Clipping
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Decal Advertisement for "Stalhammars Maleri"]

Advertisement decal of a logo entitled "Stalhammars Maleri" which means "Stalhammars Painting." The image shows an artisan holding a brush in the center with the title printed in an oval shape.
Date: 1970?
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Physical Object
System: The Portal to Texas History