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[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
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
[Marriage License for E. J. Helge and Louise Hanson]
Marriage License No. 3123 issued by McCulloch County, Texas, to Mr. E. J. Helge and Miss Louise Hanson on 1924-12-10 and returned and filed with the county clerk on 1924-12-13.
Date:
December 13, 1924
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Envelope addressed to David Dahlberg, December 24, 1950]
Enveloped addressed to "Pvt. David W. Dahlberg" at "Lackland A.F.B." with a letter written the morning of Christmas Eve, 1950, from father O. G. Dahlberg which expresses his pride in his son David and sends good wishes for the holidays; and David Dahlberg in Air Force uniform while serving as a radio operator in Germany during the Korean "Conflict" in 1951.
Date:
December 24, 1950
Creator:
Dahlberg, O. G.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
Minutes of the Session of Sweden Rochelle, Texas Presbyterian Church
Minutes of session for the Presbyterian Church Sweden Rochelle, Texas. Each recorded meeting has a date, members in attendance, and a description of the matters that were discussed or jobs completed. The first few pages contain rules for minute taking and a disclosure from "the Book of Discipline."
Date:
1926-08-10/1977-07-10
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[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
[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
[Photograph of the Hanson Family Home]
Photograph of a large group of men, women, and children (and one hunting dog) standing outside the West Sweden home of Joe and Hilda Hanson.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]
Photograph of the seven Hanson sisters in the 1960s, lined up side-by-side next to a small building.
Date:
1960~
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Charles Blomstrom and Sons]
Photograph of Charles Blomstrom with sons Gunnar and Knute, both atop donkeys, and son Alfred, astraddle a young calf, in the barnyard of their Melvin home in 1910.
Date:
1910
Creator:
Blomstrom, Knute A., Jr.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Louise Hanson and Ernest Helge]
Photograph of Louise Hanson and Ernest Helge on their wedding day with Louise's left hand posed as to display her wedding ring.
Date:
December 10, 1924
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Summary of Passenger Information for the S.S. ADRIATIC]
A summary of all passenger information gleaned by Cecil R. Nelin during his search, showing that there were 549 passengers aboard the S.S. ADRIATIC, with 33 of them being lodged in saloons, or cabins, and the other 516 (including his father, Carl J. Nelin) in steerage.
Date:
2000
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[August Young's Declaration of Intention, 1918]
Photocopy of August Young's sworn Declaration of Intention (filed in the McCulloch County District Court) to become a United States citizen, containing his renunciation of loyalty to any foreign power, in particular the King of Sweden, and recitation of his arrival from Jonkaping, Sweden to the port of New York in the State of New York aboard a White Star Line vessel on 1889-02-16 and his present marriage to Annie Young, who was born in Sweden.
Date:
August 1918
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of the Anders John Johnson Home, Fairview, Texas]
Photograph of the Anders John Johnson Home (which was later moved into Brady) as it appeared in Fairview in the early 1900s.
Date:
unknown
Creator:
Diane, Jones
Object Type:
Photograph
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
[Photograph of the Dahlberg Family]
Photograph of O. G. Dahlberg with daughter Alice and son David, standing on the front porch of O. G. Dahlberg's Brady home.
Date:
August 1951
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Birth Certificate for Louise Hanson]
Birth Certificate for Louise Hanson, born in Galva, Illinois on December 10, 1902 to parents Joseph and Hilda Hanson.
Date:
August 8, 1949
Creator:
Texas. Bureau of Vital Statistics
Object Type:
Legal Document
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
[Copy of O. G. Dahlberg's Will]
Official copy of O. G. Dahlberg's will with a note from Sam McCollum addressed to his wife and children. Also included is a strip of paper with a series of numbers and the envelope that this document was delivered in.
Date:
March 9, 1956
Creator:
McCollum, Sam
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of Blomstrom Family]
Photograph of the Blomstroms with five of their children (Gunnar, Philip, Knute, Violet, and Alfred), with the four boys adopting identical poses with their chopping hoes, in front of their Melvin home. The home sports vines on its porch posts and a young tree in its front yard.
Date:
1911
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Photograph
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