"The Other Swedes"
~ Celebrating Them ~
~ The Lindsborg Swedes, Their Neighbors & Friends ~
<> Their Swedish American Kansas Smoky Valley Legacy Listings <>
Brodine, Dahlsten, Olsson
Swensson, Nelander, Udden, Gröndal, Thorstenberg, Brase, Pihlblad, Olson, Sandzén,
Greenough, Malm, Holwerda, Raymer, Hahn, Copley, Jaderborg,
Abercrombie, Swenson, Esping, Koehn, Copley, Karstadt, Lucas
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~ Celebrating Them ~
~ The Lindsborg Swedes, Their Neighbors & Friends ~
<> Their Swedish American Kansas Smoky Valley Legacy Listings <>
Brodine, Dahlsten, Olsson
Swensson, Nelander, Udden, Gröndal, Thorstenberg, Brase, Pihlblad, Olson, Sandzén,
Greenough, Malm, Holwerda, Raymer, Hahn, Copley, Jaderborg,
Abercrombie, Swenson, Esping, Koehn, Copley, Karstadt, Lucas
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Please note that this is just a mere sampling of noted individuals. To view the much larger listings with briefer descriptions, go HERE.
As written in the Smoky Valleys Writers section listing, this list too is consistent with Dr. Lindquist's humble attitude as he viewed his life and the opportunities that were given to him always came from a spirit of humility and gratefulness which were demonstrated when he learned of the Oxford University Rhodes Scholarship honor. On December 12, 1929, after the morning Old Main Chapel service, following with a special Senior Class session of which he was president, his response to this most distinguished honor was
"There is no personal credit on my own, for we must remember that whatever we ourselves have, God has given us."
Consistent with his humble attitude are those of these individuals who simply answered "the call" in using their God given gifts that would benefit Lindsborg and Bethany College and, in so doing, glorified Him. In that same spirit is presented this legacy listing to honor and remember these individuals and their good works.
As written in the Smoky Valleys Writers section listing, this list too is consistent with Dr. Lindquist's humble attitude as he viewed his life and the opportunities that were given to him always came from a spirit of humility and gratefulness which were demonstrated when he learned of the Oxford University Rhodes Scholarship honor. On December 12, 1929, after the morning Old Main Chapel service, following with a special Senior Class session of which he was president, his response to this most distinguished honor was
"There is no personal credit on my own, for we must remember that whatever we ourselves have, God has given us."
Consistent with his humble attitude are those of these individuals who simply answered "the call" in using their God given gifts that would benefit Lindsborg and Bethany College and, in so doing, glorified Him. In that same spirit is presented this legacy listing to honor and remember these individuals and their good works.
<> Their Swedish American Kansas Smoky Valley Legacy Listings <>
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<> Their Swedish American Kansas Smoky Valley Legacy Listings <>
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Rev. C. J. Brodine
(1821-1895)
Rev. Dr. A. W. Dahlsten
(1836-1918)
Gustaf Johnson, William Johnson, Olof Thorstenberg, John Rodell, J. P. Stromquist
- Galesburg Colony Swedish Lutheran Leaders -
Go to Mr. Thomas N. Holmquist
for on this earliest Smoky Valley history from his 1994 "Pioneer Cross."
Their colony arrived in the Smoky Valley in February of 1869
It was to establish Freemount and Salemsborg, Lindsborg's neighbors
AND
(1821-1895)
Rev. Dr. A. W. Dahlsten
(1836-1918)
Gustaf Johnson, William Johnson, Olof Thorstenberg, John Rodell, J. P. Stromquist
- Galesburg Colony Swedish Lutheran Leaders -
Go to Mr. Thomas N. Holmquist
for on this earliest Smoky Valley history from his 1994 "Pioneer Cross."
Their colony arrived in the Smoky Valley in February of 1869
It was to establish Freemount and Salemsborg, Lindsborg's neighbors
AND
Rev. Dr. Olof Olsson
(1841-1900)
- Värmland Sweden Lutheran Colony Leader -
~ Remembering Swedish Lutheran Christian Founder of Lindsborg and Bethany Lutheran Church
~ LINKS to accounts by Rev. Bror Carlsson, Mr. Alf Brorson, and Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
His colony arrived in the Smoky Valley in June of 1869
It was to establish Lindsborg
Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson
(1857-1904)
~ Remembering 1881 “Founder” and "Second" President of Bethany College, 1889-1904
~ LINKS to accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist, and much more
Mrs. Alma Christina Lind Swensson
(1859-1939)
Remembering her as Mrs. Rev. Dr. Swensson, the “First Lady” of Lindsborg,
~ Highlights" from Ms. Karen A. Humphrey's book
Rev. Dr. Edward J. Nelander
(1855 - 1915)
Remembering "First" President of Bethany College, 1882-1889
~ Accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist and Dr. Leon Lungstrom
Mr. Johan August Udden
(1859-1932)
Remembering "First" Bethany College Professor, (1881 to 1888)
~ Founder of the Museum and Spanish Chain Mail, led UT to over $300,000,000
~ An account by Dr. Leon Lungstrom
Mr. B.G. Gröndal
(1855-1948)
~ Remembering him and his photography in the earliest years of Lindsborg and Bethany College, beginning in 1887
~ Accounts by Mr. Chris Abercrombie, Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg, and Mrs. Margaret Dahlquist Eddy
Mr. Samuel Thorstenberg
(1871-1938)
(Conductor of the Messiah Chorus from 1898 to 1909)
~ Remembering him as the “first” earliest internationally acclaimed
Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" Conductor
Dr. Hagbard Brase
(1877-1953)
(Conductor of the Messiah Chorus from 1915 to 1946)
~ Remembering him as the “second” earliest internationally acclaimed
Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" Conductor
Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad
(1873-1943)
"Third" President of Bethany College (1904-1941)
~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
Miss Alma Luise Olson
(1884-1964)
International "NY Times" Correspondent
Remembering her as "First Honored American Woman by Sweden”
~ The 1976 account by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
Remembering her and the extraordinary life she led at home and abroad
~ The 2012 account by Ms. Karen A. Humphrey
Artist Dr. Birger Sandzén
(1871-1954)
~ Remembering him for “sharing his art with the world,”
starting “first” at Lindsborg’s Bethany College
~ Accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
The Greenoughs
not linked
Drs. Charles Pelham Greenough III (1908-1983) and Margaret Elizabeth Sandzén Greenough (1909-1993)
~ Remembering them for their gift of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, and much more
Mr. Gustaf Nathaniel (G.N.) Malm
(1869-1928)
Remembering Lindsborg's Swedish Renaissance Man
~ Accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist & Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
of all he did for the Lindsborg community
William Holwerda, M.D.
(1901-1964)
Remembering him as "Doc Bill," a city father and loving citizen
~ Accounts by Dr. Lungstrom and Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
Remembering their family doctor with Messiah Lutheran Church tributes
~ An account by Dr. Leon Lungstrom
Artist Lester Raymer
(1907-1991)
~ Remembering him as the renowned virtuoso artist and "behind the scenes" community supporter
Dr. Arvin W. Hahn
(1923-2017)
"Eighth"
Bethany College President
(1967-1983)
~ Remembering him, Ken Sjogren and others for saving Bethany College from going under! -- 1967-1983
~ Remembering him handing me my Bethany College "Bachelor of Arts" Degree on Sunday, May 26, 1968
Dr. & Mrs. Elmer Copley
(1925-1991 & 1924-2010)
~ Remembering them and their 29 years of dedication to that Bethany College "Messiah"
tradition of excellence
1976
~ Remembering him as the “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College
"Swedish King’s," Carl XVI Gustaf’s, performance
1981
~ Remembering him as the "Messiah" conductor for the Bethany College
"Centennial Celebration” performance
1986
~ ~Remembering him as the “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College televised
Holy Easter Week "American Easter"
Mr. & Mrs. Hilding Jaderborg
(1921-2011 & 1933-2017)
~ Remembering them and their “Swedish Crafts Shop” of 65 years and 50 trips to Sweden
The Swedish Lindsborg Builders
~ Remembering them for the lovely homes they built
Dr. Greta Swenson
(1951-1992)
Mr. Mark and Mrs. Mardel Esping
~ Remembering them for founding Lindsborg's "only" "Swedish-American Folklife Institute of Central Kansas"
1986
-Remembering their Lindsborg’s Folklife Institute's “Swedish-American Heritage Center”
1996
Mr. Claude Koehn
(1929–2013)
~ Remembering him as restorer and preservationist of Smoky Valley stone farmhouses and other stone structures
Ms. Rebecca Copley
~ Honoring her as Bethany College’s “first” graduate to become an “International Concert and Opera Soprano”
Ms. Copley as "International Concert and Opera Soprano" ~ The REVIEWS
Mr. Bruce Karstadt
~ Honoring him as a Bethany College graduate for heading up a major national Swedish American institution
Dr. Mark Lucas
~ Honoring him as Messiah conductor
from bringing the
Holy Easter Lindsborg “Oberammergau of the Plains"
to a “new” world audience in 2020
(1841-1900)
- Värmland Sweden Lutheran Colony Leader -
~ Remembering Swedish Lutheran Christian Founder of Lindsborg and Bethany Lutheran Church
~ LINKS to accounts by Rev. Bror Carlsson, Mr. Alf Brorson, and Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
His colony arrived in the Smoky Valley in June of 1869
It was to establish Lindsborg
Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson
(1857-1904)
~ Remembering 1881 “Founder” and "Second" President of Bethany College, 1889-1904
~ LINKS to accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist, and much more
Mrs. Alma Christina Lind Swensson
(1859-1939)
Remembering her as Mrs. Rev. Dr. Swensson, the “First Lady” of Lindsborg,
~ Highlights" from Ms. Karen A. Humphrey's book
Rev. Dr. Edward J. Nelander
(1855 - 1915)
Remembering "First" President of Bethany College, 1882-1889
~ Accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist and Dr. Leon Lungstrom
Mr. Johan August Udden
(1859-1932)
Remembering "First" Bethany College Professor, (1881 to 1888)
~ Founder of the Museum and Spanish Chain Mail, led UT to over $300,000,000
~ An account by Dr. Leon Lungstrom
Mr. B.G. Gröndal
(1855-1948)
~ Remembering him and his photography in the earliest years of Lindsborg and Bethany College, beginning in 1887
~ Accounts by Mr. Chris Abercrombie, Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg, and Mrs. Margaret Dahlquist Eddy
Mr. Samuel Thorstenberg
(1871-1938)
(Conductor of the Messiah Chorus from 1898 to 1909)
~ Remembering him as the “first” earliest internationally acclaimed
Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" Conductor
Dr. Hagbard Brase
(1877-1953)
(Conductor of the Messiah Chorus from 1915 to 1946)
~ Remembering him as the “second” earliest internationally acclaimed
Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" Conductor
Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad
(1873-1943)
"Third" President of Bethany College (1904-1941)
~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
Miss Alma Luise Olson
(1884-1964)
International "NY Times" Correspondent
Remembering her as "First Honored American Woman by Sweden”
~ The 1976 account by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
Remembering her and the extraordinary life she led at home and abroad
~ The 2012 account by Ms. Karen A. Humphrey
Artist Dr. Birger Sandzén
(1871-1954)
~ Remembering him for “sharing his art with the world,”
starting “first” at Lindsborg’s Bethany College
~ Accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
The Greenoughs
not linked
Drs. Charles Pelham Greenough III (1908-1983) and Margaret Elizabeth Sandzén Greenough (1909-1993)
~ Remembering them for their gift of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, and much more
Mr. Gustaf Nathaniel (G.N.) Malm
(1869-1928)
Remembering Lindsborg's Swedish Renaissance Man
~ Accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist & Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
of all he did for the Lindsborg community
William Holwerda, M.D.
(1901-1964)
Remembering him as "Doc Bill," a city father and loving citizen
~ Accounts by Dr. Lungstrom and Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
Remembering their family doctor with Messiah Lutheran Church tributes
~ An account by Dr. Leon Lungstrom
Artist Lester Raymer
(1907-1991)
~ Remembering him as the renowned virtuoso artist and "behind the scenes" community supporter
Dr. Arvin W. Hahn
(1923-2017)
"Eighth"
Bethany College President
(1967-1983)
~ Remembering him, Ken Sjogren and others for saving Bethany College from going under! -- 1967-1983
~ Remembering him handing me my Bethany College "Bachelor of Arts" Degree on Sunday, May 26, 1968
Dr. & Mrs. Elmer Copley
(1925-1991 & 1924-2010)
~ Remembering them and their 29 years of dedication to that Bethany College "Messiah"
tradition of excellence
1976
~ Remembering him as the “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College
"Swedish King’s," Carl XVI Gustaf’s, performance
1981
~ Remembering him as the "Messiah" conductor for the Bethany College
"Centennial Celebration” performance
1986
~ ~Remembering him as the “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College televised
Holy Easter Week "American Easter"
Mr. & Mrs. Hilding Jaderborg
(1921-2011 & 1933-2017)
~ Remembering them and their “Swedish Crafts Shop” of 65 years and 50 trips to Sweden
The Swedish Lindsborg Builders
~ Remembering them for the lovely homes they built
Dr. Greta Swenson
(1951-1992)
Mr. Mark and Mrs. Mardel Esping
~ Remembering them for founding Lindsborg's "only" "Swedish-American Folklife Institute of Central Kansas"
1986
-Remembering their Lindsborg’s Folklife Institute's “Swedish-American Heritage Center”
1996
Mr. Claude Koehn
(1929–2013)
~ Remembering him as restorer and preservationist of Smoky Valley stone farmhouses and other stone structures
Ms. Rebecca Copley
~ Honoring her as Bethany College’s “first” graduate to become an “International Concert and Opera Soprano”
Ms. Copley as "International Concert and Opera Soprano" ~ The REVIEWS
Mr. Bruce Karstadt
~ Honoring him as a Bethany College graduate for heading up a major national Swedish American institution
Dr. Mark Lucas
~ Honoring him as Messiah conductor
from bringing the
Holy Easter Lindsborg “Oberammergau of the Plains"
to a “new” world audience in 2020
"Let Us Celebrate Them"
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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, or obviously concluded it is not.
Copyright © 2021 www.swedesthewaytheywere.org. All rights reserved.
* * *
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, or obviously concluded it is not.
Copyright © 2021 www.swedesthewaytheywere.org. All rights reserved.
