[Letter from Rosa C. Branning to Lenore, September 7, 1992] (open access)

[Letter from Rosa C. Branning to Lenore, September 7, 1992]

Letter from Rosa Commander Branning to Lenore (last name missing), reminiscing about Rosa's childhood in the West Sweden area during the 1920s and 1930s, especially the occasions she was at her Grandma Helge's home on Bear Creek, which Rosa describes with great detail, and both the good and the bad times she shared with her extensive family.
Date: September 7, 1992
Creator: Branning, Rosa C.
Object Type: Letter
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Historical Marker Dedication Program for the East Sweden Presbyterian Church, Texas] (open access)

[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
MCCHC_E6-01 (open access)

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
Freda: The Story of a Family of immigrants Who Left Småland, Sweden and Settled in Texas Around the End of the Nineteenth Century (open access)

Freda: The Story of a Family of immigrants Who Left Småland, Sweden and Settled in Texas Around the End of the Nineteenth Century

Book discussing the life and times of Lillie Elfreda Young (Freda Young). The book contains chapters on her brothers and sisters as well as a few mentions of Swedish recipes. Index begins on page 165.
Date: 1999
Creator: Dunn, Charlotte V. Lund, 1935-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
Otto (open access)

Otto

Book discussing the life and times of Otto Henry Lund who came to America from Denmark. This book covers his journeys through Texas and his farming days and his marriage to Freda Young. Index begins on page 226.
Date: 1998
Creator: Dunn, Charlotte V. Lund, 1935-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History