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[Request for Information about C. J. Nelin's Arrival in America]
Cecil R. Nelin's notes regarding information he needs concerning Carl J. Nelin's arrival from Sweden into the United States, stapled to an Order for Copies of Ship Passenger Arrival Records, mailed 1989-06-12 by Cecil Ray Nelin to the National Archives Trust Fund to confirm Carl J. Nelin's arrival in New York, N. Y., on 1881-05-28.
Date:
June 1989
Creator:
Marcott, Ruth Nelin
Object Type:
Legal Document
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Historical Marker Dedication Program for the Evengalical Free Church of Melvin, Texas]
Historical Marker Dedication Program for the Evangelical Free Mission Church in McCulloch County, Texas. The pamphlet lists a brief history of the church, followed by credits for the event's contributors.
Date:
September 24, 1988
Creator:
Evangelical Free Mission Church
Object Type:
Pamphlet
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 Virgil and Lillie Dahlberg]
Photograph of Virgil and Lillie Dahlberg before leaving for church at O. G. Dahlberg's West Sweden home with their automobile behind them.
Date:
August 6, 1950
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Bible Conference Program, West Sweden, 1940]
Bible Conference and Confirmation Service Program for the West Sweden Methodist Church. The pamphlet lists members of the church, a schedule of events with speakers, and advertisements for area businesses.
Date:
August 1940
Creator:
Easterwood, Connie
Object Type:
Pamphlet
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Card in Memory of Hilda Hanson]
Copyrighted cream, black, and gold card "In Loving Remembrance" of Hilda Hanson that states the dates of her life and features Victorian illustrations of doves, wreathed flowers, and a book with feather pens, along with the bannered epitaph "Gone but not forgotten" above a brief poem.
Date:
1922~
Creator:
Wendell, H. F.
Object Type:
Postcard
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Photograph of a Congregation after Dinner]
Photograph of a church congregation enjoying dinner outdoors. Most of the people in the image are turned away from the camera, except for a child and two women.
Date:
1934
Creator:
Hurd, Bobby
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
[Photograph of O. G. Dahlberg, McCulloch County, Texas]
Photograph of O. G. Dahlberg in 1949 with his grain truck and self-propelled combine, one of the first in McCulloch County.
Date:
[1939..1956]
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
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 David Dahlberg]
Photograph of David Dahlberg in Air Force uniform while serving as a radio operator in Germany during the Korean "Conflict" in 1951. A handwritten note on the back of the photograph says, "me and some of the 'junk'."
Date:
1951
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
A Biography of a McCullough [sic] Co. Pioneer
Biography of Charles Oscar Steelhammer that includes anecdotes, and stories of his travels from Sweden to the United States. This document contains spelling errors, and grammatical errors throughout the seven pages.
Date:
1950~
Creator:
Willis, Joe Charles
Object Type:
Text
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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
[Photograph of a School Bus and Driver]
Photograph of a uniformed school bus driver, Bill Erlanson, with Dahlberg Consolidated District #21 school bus on 1942-01? after the Dahlberg family school (a common custom in early swedish communities) had consolidated with other area family schools. However, it was discontinued, and Dahlberg students went to school in Brady.
Date:
[1939..1956]
Creator:
Dahlberg, David W.
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
[Photograph of a Congregation before Dinner]
Photograph of the East Sweden Presbyterian Church at an outdoor dinner table. The men and women are mostly separated into groups.
Date:
1934
Creator:
Bobby, Hurd
Object Type:
Photograph
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Decal Advertisement for "Stalhammars Maleri"]
Advertisement decal of a logo entitled "Stalhammars Maleri" which means "Stalhammars Painting." The image shows an artisan holding a brush in the center with the title printed in an oval shape.
Date:
1970?
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Physical Object
System:
The Portal to Texas History
The Journey from Sweden to America
Booklet discussing the history of the Blomstrom family from their time in Sweden to their arrival in America. It includes photographs and illustrations of the family, as well as the coat of arms for Laurentz Blomstom; also included are genealogy lists and family histories.
Date:
2005~
Creator:
Blomstrom, Helen Spiers
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[News Article of a Wedding Anniversary, 1951]
Photocopy of a Brady Standard Herald news article reporting the 60th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. August Young (including the names of their children) and tracing the couple's experiences in traveling from Sweden to America and McCulloch County and also noting changes in the county and Brady observed by them during the years of their residence.
Date:
January 8, 1951
Creator:
unknown
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Letter from Anson T. Dewey to the East Sweden Presbyterian Church, November, 1945]
Letter from Pastor Anson T. Dewey to his church, calling for the participation in donations for wartime needs. A small donation envelope and a small folded document titled, "Worldwide Bible Reading" are enclosed with the letter.
Date:
November 1945
Creator:
Dewey, Anson T.
Object Type:
Letter
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[Excerpt from the Brady Herald, Letters to the Editor]
A clipping from The Brady Herald newspaper; an article titled, "Letters to the Editor." The article provides details about the lives of five individuals buried in the East Sweden Cemetery, including the circumstances of two of their deaths.
Date:
August 9, 1977
Creator:
The Brady Herald
Object Type:
Clipping
System:
The Portal to Texas History
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
Genealogical Record, Ancestors, Relatives, Descendants
Genealogical record showing the family histories of the Steelhammer and another family of descendants from Friedrick Johann Otte. This record contains pedigree charts, and histories of individual family members; each individual is named in the index. Also included are various photographs of some of the family members.
Date:
1964
Creator:
Steelhammer, Ernest Ray
Object Type:
Book
System:
The Portal to Texas History
[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