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[C. J. Nelin's Order of Final Naturalization] (open access)

[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
Metodist Episkopal-Kyrkans Psalmbok (open access)

Metodist Episkopal-Kyrkans Psalmbok

Psalm book listing lyrics to various Methodist-Episcopal religious songs in Swedish.
Date: 1884
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Declaration of Intention] (open access)

[C. J. Nelin's Declaration of Intention]

Photocopy of Carl John Nelin's declaration to become a citizen of the United States, his statement of birthplace to be Nenike, Sweden, and his renunciation of allegiance to a foreign power, in particular the King of Sweden, along with the district clerk's certification and official filing information.
Date: August 31, 1888
Creator: Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History
[C. J. Nelin's Order of Final Naturalization] (open access)

[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
[C. J. Nelin & Hulda M. Oman's Marriage License] (open access)

[C. J. Nelin & Hulda M. Oman's Marriage License]

The marriage license of Carl John Nelin and Miss Hulda Mary Oman, issued on 1897-08-25 in McCulloch County, Texas.
Date: August 25, 1897
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

[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
[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
[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
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
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

[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

[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

[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 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 the Blomstrom Family]

Photograph of the Blomstrom Family with the family dog on the front porch of their home in Melvin, Texas, 1910.
Date: 1910
Creator: Blomstrom, Knute A., Jr.
Object Type: Photograph
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

[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

[Photograph of Church Exterior]

Photograph of the exterior view of the finished church in 1911 (building no longer standing).
Date: 1911
Creator: Easterwood, Connie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal] (open access)

[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal]

Notebook containing the school work of Luella Lundgren with assignments dated from January 24, 1918 and 1926. The notebook includes stories, a letter, and handwriting exercises.
Date: 1918
Creator: Lundgren, Luella
Object Type: Text
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]

Photograph of six of the Hanson sisters, standing in order of height from left to right with the tallest sister holding the basketball, posed identically with their hands on each other's shoulders.
Date: 1918
Creator: Easterwood, Connie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History

[Photograph of the Hanson Sisters]

Photograph of the Hanson School's 1918 basketball team, made up of six of the Hanson sisters, facing forward while lying on the ground in their uniforms and posing identically with the basketball in the center forefront.
Date: 1918
Creator: Easterwood, Connie
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Portal to Texas History
[August Young's Declaration of Intention, 1918] (open access)

[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
Svenskarne I Texas I Ord Och Bild, 1838-1918: Volume 1 (open access)

Svenskarne I Texas I Ord Och Bild, 1838-1918: Volume 1

Compilation of photos with biographical and historical information about people in Texas of Swedish descent.
Date: 1919
Creator: Severin, Ernest, 1871-; Scott, Alf. L. (Alfred L.), 1862-; Westerberg, T. J. (Thor Julius), 1874- & Öjerholm, J. M. (John Melcher), 1858-
Object Type: Book
System: The Portal to Texas History