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The Story of Johann Magnus Anderson, Part 1

Posted on June 12, 2018 by

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By Emma Christina Anderson Pusard Translated from Swedish by Mildred Anderson Lekberg & Sven Lekberg.  Edited for clarity by Rosalind Spitzer Read the whole story here:  The Story of Johann Magnus Anderson My grandfather, Anders Peterson, died three months before my father was born. My… Continue Reading “The Story of Johann Magnus Anderson, Part 1”

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Emma’s Story

Posted on June 11, 2018 by

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Is there something about childless women that makes them more likely to be caught up in the past?  Or is it that those of us with children are so obsessed with the future that we forget we were formed by what happened before us?… Continue Reading “Emma’s Story”

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P.O. Tilderquist’s Immigration Story

Posted on May 29, 2018 by

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Anna’s father, Peter Olsson Tilderquist, would never speak about himself or his experiences unless pressed to do so, so his children grew up knowing very little about his background.  The most they learned about him was when his brother Lars, who had immigrated to… Continue Reading “P.O. Tilderquist’s Immigration Story”

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Gustava’s Story

Posted on May 19, 2018 by

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Gustava sat down with her bundle of belongings in an open door of a dilapidated barn and cried as if her heart was broken.  It was not easy for the favorite daughter of a nämndemannen (juryman) of Kärda, Sweden, endowed with an independent spirit,… Continue Reading “Gustava’s Story”

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