"The Other Swedes"
Honoring Them and Remembering Them
~ Lindsborg Smoky Valley People, Neighbors and Friends
Honoring Them and Remembering Them
~ Lindsborg Smoky Valley People, Neighbors and Friends
Rev. Dr. Olof Olsson
(1841-1900)
The Spiritual Founder of Lindsborg ~
Accounts given by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist and a condensed book by Alf Brorson
Courtesy of McPherson County Old Mill Museum
Most probably the most accurate information on Rev. Dr. Olof Olsson would first come from Pioneer Swedish American Culture in Central Kansas by Ruth Billdt the 11965 transalted book of her father's,Dr. Alfred Bergin's 1919 Swedish book-----
In it is the section, titled "The Olsson Period" 1869-1879, with the two subheadings "The Arrival of the People from Varmland to Lindsborg and the Organization of the Bethany Congreation" and "Dr. Olof Olsson's Childood, outh, Student Days, and Pastoral Work in Sweden." which was by a J. A. Nywall.
Additionally there is the second book
In it is the section, titled "The Olsson Period" 1869-1879, with the two subheadings "The Arrival of the People from Varmland to Lindsborg and the Organization of the Bethany Congreation" and "Dr. Olof Olsson's Childood, outh, Student Days, and Pastoral Work in Sweden." which was by a J. A. Nywall.
Additionally there is the second book
HERE Swedish Pastor Olof Olsson Emigrating to Lindsborg 1869, June 27th Arrival
~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
HERE Bethany Lutheran Church and Lindsborg Founder Pastor Olsson, 1869 - 1876
~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
HERE 2001 "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson"
~ The condensed version of Rev. Bror Carlsson 1955 350-page manuscript by his son, Alf Brorson
~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
HERE Bethany Lutheran Church and Lindsborg Founder Pastor Olsson, 1869 - 1876
~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
HERE 2001 "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson"
~ The condensed version of Rev. Bror Carlsson 1955 350-page manuscript by his son, Alf Brorson
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The Rev. Olof Olsson's home in Moline, Illinois, 2021
Courtesy of Rev. Daniel Witkowski of First Lutheran Church, originally Swedish Evangelical Lutheran Church
Graves of Rev. Olof Olsson and his wife Anna's at the Moline, Illinois, Riverside Cemetery,
4 miles east from Augustana College and Theological Seminary in Rock Island, Illinois,
where Pastor Olsson was the College's third president.
Mississippi River and Davenport, Iowa, in the distance.
4 miles east from Augustana College and Theological Seminary in Rock Island, Illinois,
where Pastor Olsson was the College's third president.
Mississippi River and Davenport, Iowa, in the distance.
Source: 2010 photograph by Fran Cochran
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"Let Us Remember Them"
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Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
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Copyright © since October 8, 2015 to Current Year
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"Let Us Remember Them"
* * *
Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
* * *
All color photography throughout Swedes: The Way They Were is by Fran Cochran unless otherwise indicated.
Copyright © since October 8, 2015 to Current Year
as indicated on main menu sections of
www.swedesthewaytheywere.org. All rights reserved.
