[Church Session Minutes, February 1, 1903] (open access)

[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
Minutes of Sweden Presbyterian Church (open access)

Minutes of Sweden Presbyterian Church

Minutes recorded from meetings within the Sweden Presbyterian Church. The meetings are dated and described as to what occurred during the meeting; at the bottom of the meeting descriptions are signatures from church officials.
Date: 1905/1910
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin & Dalmer E. Johnson Marriage License] (open access)

[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

[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

[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

[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

[Photograph of Church Interior]

Photograph of an interior view of an unfinished church, decorated for its first Christmas and also serving as the West Sweden community's first school.
Date: 1907
Creator: Connie, Easterwood
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Session of the Presbyterian Church of East Sweden, Texas (open access)

Minutes of the Session of the Presbyterian Church of East Sweden, Texas

Minutes of session recorded by the officials at the Presbyterian Church in East Sweden, Texas. This book contains the dates of each meeting, who was in attendance, and what occurred during the meeting.
Date: 1905/1926
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History