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[Postcard of Nine Community School, McCulloch County, Texas]
Postcard of the Nine Community School, with several groups of men and children standing outside the two-storied building that features wooden construction, a chimney, and a bell tower.
Date:
1930~
Creator:
Connie, Easterwood
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[August Young's Oath of Allegiance and Order Admitting to Citizenship, 1923]
Photocopy of August Young's Oath of Allegiance presented to the McCulloch County District Court, in which he renounces allegiance to any foreign power, particularly to the King of Sweden, before swearing allegiance to the United States, together with the Order that admits him to citizenship.
Date:
March 27, 1923
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
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
[Photograph of a Stable, Fairview, Texas]
Photograph of two men with three saddled horses and two men in a horse-drawn wagon in the early 1900s in Fairview outside the large Anders John Johnson barn that contained 10 animal stalls, a hay loft, and a garage for buggies, wagons, or implements.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Diane, Jones
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Photograph of Helge Family Home]
Photograph of the Helge family home at Bear Creek in the early 1900s with lightning rods on the roof, a large barn and outbuilding on the left, an outhouse on the right, and a spacious yard enclosed by a white picket fence.
Date:
1900~
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Photograph of a Community School]
Photograph of a community schoolhouse. The teachers and students are grouped up in front of the school's entrance.
Date:
1930
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of O. G. and Judith Dahlberg]
Photograph of O. G. and Judith Dahlberg, standing on the front porch of their Brady home, with Judith holding a large potted hydrangea.
Date:
March 1951
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Autobiography of David Dahlberg]
Autobiography of David Dahlberg written for a high school English class assignment. His work covers his ancestral and family histories as well as his life from his birth up to 1944.
Date:
November 8, 1944
Creator:
Dahlberg, David
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Biography of a McCulloch Co. Pioneer
Biography of Charles Oscar Steelhammer that includes anecdotes, and stories of his travels from Sweden to the United States. This document covers his travels from Illinois to Texas and his cattle raising days there.
Date:
October 2013
Creator:
Steelhammer, Sue
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]
Photograph of six of the seven Hanson sisters (Minnie, Louise, Alice, Olive, Lily, and Esther) prior to their family's 1907 move to Galva, Illinois, to West Sweden, Texas.
Date:
1907
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Nilsson/Nelsin Family Biographical Notes, May 11, 1989]
A biographical account of the Nilsson/Nelin family that includes information about the family after sister Klara and brothers Carl John Eric arrived in America, as well as information copied from tombstones in the Vargy Chapel Cemetery during a visit by Cecil R. Nelin.
Date:
May 11, 1989
Creator:
Nelin, Cecil R.
Object Type:
Text
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
[Dalmer E. Nelin's Death Certificate]
Death Certificate of Dalmer Elizabeth Nelin, stating that she died in McCulloch County, Texas, on 1959-01-22 of "Coronary Thrombosis" as a result of a fractured left hip.
Date:
February 6, 1959
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of O. G. and Judith Dahlberg]
Photograph of O. G. and Judith Dahlberg at their West Sweden home on their 25th anniversary.
Date:
1949
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Forskarcentrum I Ramsele, 1988~]
Letter from Forskarcentrum I Ramsele, proposing ancestry investigation services at the hourly rate of $25.
Date:
1988~
Creator:
Ramsele, Forskarcentrum I
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Church Interior]
Photograph of the interior of the East Sweden Presbyterian Church. Pews are visible on the left and right. The center of the image shows a podium on a small stage, along with a piano. The walls are decorated with vertical-striped wallpaper above a wooden trim.
Date:
2006
Creator:
Bobby, Hurd
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
From Sweden to America: Roots and Branches of the Steelhammer Family
Genealogical account of the Steelhammer family, covering the descendants of John Albert Steelhammer. Each page of the document covers the history of a particular family member.
Date:
{2013-10-19..2013-10-20}
Creator:
Steelhammer, Gilbert
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Article from The Brady Herald]
A clipping from The Brady Herald which reports that the Evangelical Free Church of Melvin will "be the first church in McCulloch County to receive an historical marker" in upcoming historical marker dedication ceremonies with excerpts from greetings sent to the church from the superintendent of the South Central District of the Evangelical Free Church of America in which he expresses the hope that "the day will be both a day of remembrance and a day of rejoicing in what this church has meant and continues to mean..."
Date:
September 20, 1988
Creator:
The Brady Herald
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Brady Standard, Volume 46, Number 28, June, 1954
Bi-weekly news publication for McCulloch County, Texas. This volume's front page article highlights the newly built Methodist Church in Brady, Texas. The back of the page shows advertisements for area businesses.
Date:
June 25, 1954
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Cecil R. Nelin to Agda Hansson, June 7, 1989]
Letter from Cecil R. Nelin to Agda Hansson discussing SVAR's ancestry investigative services and pricing. The letter is in response to a previous letter from Agda Hansson.
Date:
June 7, 1989
Creator:
Nelin, Cecil R.
Object Type:
Letter
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
[Photograph of the Blomstrom Family]
Photograph of Charles John Blomstrom and Family. Shown in this photo are: Alfred, Ester, Gunnar, Charles, Ellen, Phillip, Violet, and Knute.
Date:
1909
Creator:
Blomstrom, Knute A., Jr.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History