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    • The Bethany Artist & the Bethany Scientist: Lydia & Emil >
      • Their 1869 Swedish Lutheran Galesburg Colony and Olsson Colony Smoky Valley Arrivals, ~ With a Galesburg account by Mr. Holmquist >
        • Their Värmland Swedes ~ The "First Swedish Agricultural Company" Lindsborg Founders, 1868, ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
          • Swedish Pastor Olof Olsson Emigrating to Lindsborg 1869, June 27th Arrival ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
            • Bethany Lutheran Church and Lindsborg Founder Pastor Olsson, 1869 - 1876 ~ An account by Dr..Lindquist
      • Their 1869 "Bethany Lutheran Church" ~ Accounts by Dr. Lindquist and Mr. Carlson >
        • ​Their 1860-1962 "Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod" ~ Gaining and losing its Swedish identity >
          • The 1860 Formation of the Augustana Synod ~ An Account by Mr. Holmquist
          • Their 1892 "Augustana Women's Missionary Society" ~ An account by Ms. Humphrey
          • The 2000 - 2016 "Augustana Heritage Association"
      • Their 1907 "Bethany Lutheran Home" ~ Accounts by Bethany Home Writers >
        • 1976 Lindsborg’s Bethany Home’s Swedish King's Visit ~ An account by Mr. Carlson's
      • Their 1909 and 1919 Swedish Smoky Valley Community Chronicles ~ Compiled and written by Bethany Lutheran Church Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin, members and others >
        • 1909 translated to "Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas," 1965 ~ By Mrs. Bergin Billdt
        • 1919 translated to "The Smoky Valley in The After Years," 1969 ~ By Mrs. Bergin Billdt & Mrs. Jaderborg
      • Their 1910 Messiah Lutheran Church conducting services in English ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
        • ~ An account on the Messiah Lutheran Church formation from Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin's 1909 ​"Pioneer Swedish-American Culture of Central Kansas"
      • Their 1919 Lindsborg Historical Society's "Coronado Heights" ~ Emil's 1907 thesis and Lydia's photographs >
        • The ​1919 formation of the "Lindsborg Historical Society" ~ The Smoky Hills' "Smoky Hill" christened "Coronado Heights" May 8, 1924 >
          • Lindsborg's Coronado Heights History ~ Three accounts by Mrs. Jaderborg >
            • Coronado and Bethany College Museum" History ~ An account from Dr. Lungstrom
      • Their 1916 Sohlberg House ​ ~ 322 North First [College] Street ~After their honeymoon
      • Their 1920 Old Main Apartments of Bethany College ~ Living on campus with the students for 20 years
      • Their 1940 Deere Home to 1943 ​~ 344 North First [College] Street ~ With new occupants after Lydia
      • Their 1936 1873 Swedish Homestead," "Our Peaceful Acres" >
        • Their 1873 Swede House ~ A close twin of Founder Rev. Olof Olsson's stone house >
          • Peaceful Acres Smoky Valley descendant friends and helpers ~ Honoring them and remembering them
      • 1943, after Lydia, Emil's part in the building of the Lindsborg Community Hospital ~ An account by Dr. Lungstrom
    • Their “1882 on . . .” Bethany College Handel’s “Messiah" Performances” >
      • "Messiah" Performers, Venues & Audiences, Press and Broadcasts >
        • Special 20th Century "Messiah" Performances
      • Handel's "Messiah" & Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" ~ Described for viewers unfamiliar with these oratorios
    • Their “1899 on . . .” Bethany College “Swedish Artists’ Midwest Art Exhibition” ​~ An account by the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery
    • Their “1902 on . . .” Bethany College ‘Terrible Swedes,’ Their “1903 on” ‘Rockar Stockar’ ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
    • Their “1904 on . . .” Bethany College St. Louis World's Fair “Swedish Pavilion”
    • Their "1895 to 1981" Bethany College Anniversary Celebrations ~ 15, 20, 25, 100 years >
      • Their Celebrating 15 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1896. The First Bethany Annual, 1895-96
      • Their Celebrating 20 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1901. The "Forget-Me-Not," 1902 >
        • The King of Sweden's Emissary, 1901
        • Yale University's Bethany Club
      • Their Celebrating 25 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1906, "Souvenir of Lindsborg and Bethany College"
      • Their Celebrating 100 Years of Bethany College, 1881-1981, "The Centennial of Bethany College"
    • Their "1937" Bethany College's Introduction to New Sweden ~ Founded in 1638 >
      • Deere's Introduction to New Sweden
  • Swedish Immigration Story, 1854
    • "The Story of the Old Spoon" by Ingrid Anderson Sohlberg & Daughter Lydia Sohlberg Deere, 1937
    • Who They Left Behind
    • From Sweden with Love Collections >
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Kosta Portraits, 1867 >
        • The Swedish Sohlberg Kosta Glass
        • The Swedish Sohlberg Letters
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Royal Gold Thread Embroidery Sampler (c1890s)
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Post Cards (c1890s)
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Magazines, (c1940s)
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Books, 1819/1886 to 1899
      • The Swedish Sohlberg Albums, ~ Late 19th early 20th centuries
      • The Swedish Deere Coins -- 1801-1929
  • Artist Lydia Sohlberg Deere
    • Lydia's Lindsborg Photography, 1900-1925 >
      • The Hats
      • The Smoky River
      • The Smoky Hills >
        • Coronado Heights -- One Winter's Day
      • In and Around Lindsborg
      • Sohlberg House with Parents >
        • Our Sohlberg Home and Neighbor Alma Luise Olson
      • Sohlberg House with Emil 1916 to 1920 >
        • Lydia's Travels with Deere 1916 - 1930s >
          • Lydia's California Photographs for Painting
          • Lydia's Palm Springs Pictorial Magazine, 1938-1939
          • Lydia's California Pressed Wild Flowers, c1930
      • "LYDIA'S WORLD" Photography Exhibitions in Lindsborg, 2005 - 2011
    • Lydia as Bethany College Lane Hart Hall Dean of Women, 1906 - 1913 >
      • Lydia's Signatured Black Book of Her Handwritten Sewing Instructions >
        • Nina Sohlberg's Child's Sewing "Little Dots" PICTURE BOOK
      • Lydia Sohlberg Deere's 1927 "Lindsborg Swedish Club's" Handwork >
        • The Lindsborg Swedish Club's "Allers Monster-Tidnings" magazine, 1940
    • Lydia's Art, 1919-1938 >
      • Lydia's Art: The Kansas Collection >
        • The Sketches
      • Lydia's Art: The Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico Collection >
        • The Sketches
      • Lydia's Art: The California Collection >
        • The Sketches
        • Lydia's "Palm Springs Magazine " 1938-39
    • Lydia's Art Professor Sven Birger Sandzén, 1871-1954 >
      • Lydia's Assignments for Professor Sandzén >
        • Students of Sandzén 2019 Exhibition
        • Bethany Home ~ Celebrating Artist Birger Sandzén through his students' paintings
    • Lydia's Art Professor Birger Sandzén's "Art Exhibitions" and "Reviews" .. 1893-1940 >
      • Lydia's Art Professor Sandzén's Exhibition at the Babcock Gallery in New York, 1922
      • Lydia's Sandzén's Body of Work Reviewed by N.Y.C, 1984 "American Impressionism," author William H. Gerdts
    • Lydia's and Sandzén's Swedish Artist Friend Charles Edward Hallberg, 1855-1940
    • Lydia's and Sandzén's Swedish Artist Friend Oscar Brousse Jacobson, 1882-1966
    • Lydia’s Sohlberg Family Connection to Sandzén, 1880-1894-1993
  • Scientist Emil O. Deere
    • Deere & Lydia's Bethany -- Lydia's Photography, 1906-1925 >
      • Bethany College "Campus from Above"
      • Bethany College "The Gateway," 1917 and "Bethany Campus Association," 1912
      • Bethany College "College Street," today's "North First Street"
      • Bethany College "Campus Life"
      • Bethany College "Field Trips"
      • Bethany College's "Earliest Buildings" >
        • Bethany College "​Ladies Dormitory" / "Lane Hart Hall" 1883 - 1899 - 1983
        • Bethany College "Old Main" 1887-1968 >
          • Lydia's and Emil's Old Main Apartments, 1920 to 1940
          • Deere's Bethany College Classes in Old Main
        • Bethany College "Messiah Auditorium" / "Ling Auditorium" / "Ling Gymnasium" 1895 - 1946
        • Bethany College "Swedish Pavilion," 1904
        • Bethany College "​Carnegie Library" / "Bethany Library" 1908 - 1980
        • Bethany College "​Bethany Academy" 1882 -- Swensson's Bethany's Beginnings
    • Deere's 1959 Interview on Rev. Dr. Carl A. Swensson (On YouTube) >
      • Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, 1857-1904 ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
        • Swensson's "Bethany Lutheran Church" and the "Augustana Lutheran Synod"
        • Swensson's Bethany's Beginnings: "The Bethany Academy of 1882"
        • Olsson's Influence, the Swenssons,' the Musicians' and Singers,' "Messiah," 1882 on … >
          • Thure Olof Jaderborg ~ One Lindsborg "Messiah" Commitment from 1901-1954
        • Swensson's Swedish Artists of the 1890s
        • Swensson's "Bethany College Museum," 1882 - 1966
      • In Memorium**Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, 1904 ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
    • Deere's Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad, 1873-1943 ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist >
      • In Memoriam**Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad, 1943
      • Rev. Dr. Pihlblad on Bethany College, 1904 - 1941
    • Deere's Smithsonian Institution's Souvenir, 1904
    • Deere's 1940 Presidential Address to the Kansas Academy of Science
    • Deere's 1955 Letter to President Eisenhower re Tuttle Creek
    • Deere's Service, 1901-1966 >
      • Deere's Education & Degrees
    • The Deere's Library ~ What remains of 2,000 books -- pending project
  • "The Other Swedes"
    • Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ The Smoky Valley Writers >
      • A suggestion to individuals and entities in charge of these books ~ ​Digitalize for posterity and perpetuity
      • Rev. Bror Carlsson and Mr. Alf Brorson from Sweden ~ Tracing Värmland's Rev. Olof Olsson's church life in Sweden and in Swedish America with the Augustana Lutheran Synod >
        • ​"He Gave God Glory" "The Story of Olof Olsson, ​" 1841 - 1900 ~ By Rev. Bror Carlsson
      • Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson ~ Author of countless Swedish & English publications, newspapers articles & books for local, national & European readers
      • Bethany Church, Bethany College, Augustana Synod Writers ​~ Remembering Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson and Rev. Dr. Ernst Frederick Pihlblad
      • Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin ​~ Compiling foundational Swedish Smoky Valley Augustana Lutheran settlements' histories and more
      • Dr. Emory K. Lindquist ~ Chronicling Swedish Augustana Lutheran Lindsborg and Bethany College from their earliest years >
        • ​1953, "Smoky Valley People, A History of Lindsborg, Kansas" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist and Contents & Illustrations
        • 1975 "Bethany in Kansas, the history of a college" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist >
          • "Bethany in Kansas" PART I ~ Contents & Illustrations
          • "Bethany in Kansas" PART II ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1984 "Hagbard Brase, Beloved Music Master" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist >
          • "Hagbard Brase" ~ Contents and Illustrations
      • Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg [Selma Lind] ​ ~ Chronicling the Lindsborg of her day, its early histories, its early citizens >
        • 1965 "Lindsborg On Record" ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1967 "Living in Lindsborg and Other Possibilities" ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1973 "Talk About Lindsborg" ~ Contents & Illustrations
        • 1976 "Why Lindsborg?" ~ Contents & Illustrations >
          • 1975 Why Lindsborg ~ For the King of Sweden
        • ​1990 "Two Reprints" ~ Contents & Illustrations Lists
      • Mr. Thomas N. Holmquist ~ Chronicling Lindsborg's neighbors, the Galesburg Swedes of Salemsborg and Freemount, with a personal connection, 1868
      • Mr. Bill Carlson ~ Chronicling Lindsborg's earliest and later histories, with a personal connection, 1867
      • Ms. Karen A. Humphrey ~ Chronicling highlights of Swedish Augustana Lutheran Lindsborg and Bethany College culture in the earliest years >
        • 2012 "Grace, Faith and the Power of Singing: The Alma Christina Lind Swensson Story" ~The Words of Ms. Humphrey
        • "Grace, Faith and the Power of Singing" ~ Contents & Illustrations
      • Mr. A. John Pearson ~ Chronicling the Bethany College Presidents from 1882 to 1983
      • Mr. Kenneth Sjogren ~ Chronicling the Bethany College Presidents from 1941 to 2016
      • Mr. Chris Abercrombie ~ Remembering him as "The Historian," the SVHA president and his body of work
      • Rev. Eugene K. Nelson and the Bethany Home Writers ~ Chronicling the "only known" Smoky Valley story on Bethany Home since 1907
      • Smoky Valley Historical Association Members ~ Chronicling 1993 " Where Did They Live? " "Early Residences of Lindsborg, Kansas"
    • Honoring Them and Remembering Them \\// >
      • Mrs. Alma Christina Lind Swensson ~ Remembering her as Mrs. Rev. Dr. Swensson, the "First Lady" of Lindsborg, organizer of the "Messiah Chorus" and much more ~ From ​Ms. Humphrey's Book
      • ​Samuel Thorstenberg ~ Remembering him as the "earliest" internationally acclaimed Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" conductor
      • Dr. Hagbard Brase ~ Remembering him as the second "earliest" internationally acclaimed Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" conductor
      • B.G. Gröndal ~ Remembering him and his photography in the earliest years of Lindsborg and Bethany College >
        • B.G. Gröndal ~ Accounts by Mr. Abercrombie and Mrs. Jaderborg with LINK to Mrs. Eddy, B.G.'s granddaughter's book review
      • International "NY Times" Correspondent Miss Alma Luise Olson ~ Remembering her as "First Honored American Woman by Sweden" ~ An account by ​Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg* >
        • ​​Miss Alma Luise Olson ~ Remembering her and the extraordinary life she led at home and abroad ~ An account by Ms. Karen A. Humphrey
      • Artist Birger Sandzén ~ Remembering him for "sharing his art with the world," starting "first" at Lindsborg's Bethany College >
        • Dr. & Dr. Mrs. Charles Greenough III ~ Remembering them for their gift of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery -- pending
      • William Holwerda, M.D. ~ Remembering him as "Doc Bill," a city father and loving citizen, by Dr. Leon Lungstrom and Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg >
        • "Svensk Hyllningsfest" ​ ~ Remembering Dr. William Holwerda as a founder and "the key" organizer in 1941
        • Dr. William Holwerda ~ Remembering their family doctor and Messiah Lutheran Church tributes to him by Dr. Leon Lungstrom
      • Artist Lester Raymer ~ Remembering him as the renowned virtuoso artist and "behind the scenes" community supporter
      • Dr. Arvin W. Hahn ​​~ Remembering him for saving Bethany College from going under!​ >
        • Dr. Arvin W. Hahn ~ Remembering him handing me my Bethany College Diploma on Sunday, May 26, 1968
      • Dr. ​& Mrs. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering them and their 29 years of dedication to that Bethany College "Messiah" tradition of excellence >
        • 1976 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College "Swedish King’s," Carl XVI Gustaf's, performance >
          • 1981 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the "Messiah" conductor for the Bethany College "Centennial Celebration" performance >
            • 1986 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the televised "American Easter" conductor of the Bethany College Oratorio Society Holy Easter Week
      • Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg ~ Remembering her as the founder of the 1963 "Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers" ~ An account by Mr. Chris Abercrombie
      • Mr. & Mrs. Hilding Jaderborg ~ 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
      • Mr. Chris Abercrombie ~ Remembering him for "first" shining an international light on Lindsborg and Bethany College, via YouTube
      • Dr. Greta Swenson and Mr. & Mrs. Mark Esping ~ Remembering them for founding Lindsborg's “first” "Swedish-American Folklife Institute of Central Kansas," 1986 >
        • Remembering their Lindsborg's Folklife Institute's "Swedish-American Heritage Center," 1996
      • Mr. Claude Koehn ~ Remembering him as restorer and preservationist of Smoky Valley stone farmhouses and other stone structures
      • Ms. Rebecca Copley ~ Remembering her as Bethany College's “first” graduate to become an International Concert & Opera Soprano >
        • Ms. Copley's "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 ~ Messiah conductor bringing the Lindsborg “Oberammergau of the Plains" to a "new" world audience
    • 1894-1962 Bethany College Graduates in Augustana Lutheran Synod World Mission Work ~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
    • 1901-2014 The ​Bethany College Swedish Knights and Ladies ~ Honored by the Kings of Sweden
    • 1961-2021 ​"McPherson County Old Mill Museum" leaders ~ Moving forward in August 2021 as "The Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum"
    • 1971 -2020 "American Scandinavian Association of the Great Plains" leaders ~ Providing cultural history and heritage programs with meaningful links to Sweden and Swedish America
    • 1976 His Majesty the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf's Visit to Lindsborg April 17th >
      • The Lindsborg & Bethany College "Swedes" ~ Honored by the King of Sweden, June 6, 1976
    • 1977​ Swedish Emigrant Institute Staff from Växjö, Småland Visits Lindsborg October 16-18
    • 1978 Swedish Documen- tary Film Crew Visits Lindsborg October 2-9 >
      • "Lindsborg News-Record" Clippings of 1978 Swedish Film Crew Visit
    • 1992 - 2020 ​Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ Their ​Smoky Valley History Research Writers Website Designers
  • Contacts
    • For 1869 Lindsborg CONTACT Today >
      • "A Time to Remember" 1882 - 1988
    • ​For 1881 Bethany College CONTACT Today >
      • "Bethany Campus Walk” ~ Remembering the buildings and the "Bethany Family" of their era, 1882 - 2015
      • Their "I WAS THERE" Coin ~ Bethany College 21st Year Celebration, 1902
    • For 1957 Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery CONTACT Today >
      • Sandzén: "Ecstasy of Color" ~ PBS Doucmentary ~ Aired 6/11/21
    • Closing Remarks >
      • Traveling through SWEDES ​~ The Table of Contents ~ The "Outline" "Online"
      • SWEDES' Swedish American Legacy Photographs >
        • ​Lydia's Lindsborg Photography​, ​1900 - 1925 >
          • Lydia's Bethany College Photography, ​1906 - 1925
    • Kansas Smoky Valley Swedish People's Memorial, 2009 ~ The virtual one >
      • In real time, the real 1941 memorial, the "Pioneer Cross" ​~ Created by Messrs. Lindholm and Oberg
"The Other Swedes"
 Honoring Them and Remembering Them
1901-2014
The ​Bethany College Swedish Knights and Ladies
~ Honored by the Kings of Sweden



From the day that Bethany College was founded, nearly, to the present, it had not been unusual to hear of Swedish dignitaries, distinguished Swedish Lutheran pastors and distinguished Swedish professors visiting the College and Lindsborg.  The last Swedish Ambassador to visit was Björn Lyrvall and his wife, Madeleine Andersson Lyrvall, in October of 2015, during the anniversary of the 75th Svensk Hyllningsfest, the biennial Swedish American pioneer festival, unique-to-Lindsborg, honoring their Swedish immigrants,

Four years later, with Lindsborg celebrating its 150th Founding anniversary year (1869-2019) at the 77th Svensk Hyllningsfest in October 2019, it was reported in the March 21, 2019, Lindsborg News-Record that Swedish Ambassador Karin Olofsdotter would be attending.  

However, for some reason, plans were changed and Mr. Bruce Karstadt,
Lindsborg-born Bethany College graduate and friend-to-all, was chosen to be the Swedish American Grand Marshall for this event in this most historical Lindsborg year of celebration.  Since 1990, Mr. Karstadt has lived in Minneapolis, Minnesota, due to his top-level position at the American Swedish Institute (ASI).   Before this, Bruce, as he is addressed in Lindsborg, was serving in a top-level position at his alma mater, Bethany College, assisting two Bethany College presidents and their administrations.

Bruce's commitment to Swedish and Swedish American endeavors through the years has been impressive, and, so much so, that he is listed here with the "Bethany College Swedish Knights and Ladies" honored by the current Swedish king, Carl XVI Gustaf, of three preceding kings who were his great grandfather, grandfather and father.  Bruce is the last of "Lindsborg's 14" to be honored and recognized by a Swedish king, the first one of which was Bethany College founder Rev. Dr. Carl Aarron Swensson in 1901.

​These honors are 
for their Swedish American activities, endeavors and accomplishments which have promoted goodwill between Sweden and America, while preserving, promoting and advancing Swedish culture locally, statewide and in our nation.

- For more than a century, the Swedish Crown had been recognizing and honoring Lindsborg Bethany Swedes -

​The Swedish Kings who honored these Swedes are shown below.
Gustaf V (1907-1950), Oscar II (1872-1907), Gustaf VI Adolf (1950-1973)
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Source: Emma Deere's Post Card to Emil O. Deere
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Carl XVI Gustaf
(1973-    )
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Source: 2013 EuroHistory.com

​~ Their Royal Swedish Legacy Listing ~​

"Lindsborg's 14"
1901 - 2014

- ​All were Lutherans -
- 12 were Swedes, 1 was German & 1 was Norwegian -


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Clergyman / Academician Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson (1857-1904) was born near Sugar Grove, Pennsylvania of Swedish parents from Småland, Sweden. He was decorated with the order of "Knights of the North Star" by King Oscar II via the visiting Bishop Von Schéele of Sweden in 1901.  He was founder of Bethany College at the age of 24 and served as its second Swedish American president. He was the second pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church and was a "larger than life" and "accomplished individual," well known throughout Kansas and beyond. He died suddenly while serving Bethany College in Los Angeles!   Go HERE to begin one of 8 sections on Dr. Swensson. 
(Sources: 1975 Bethany in Kansas by Emory Lindquist and the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery) 

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Geologist Dr. Johan August Udden (1859-1932) was born at Lekasa, Sweden.  He was the first professor at Bethany College and founder of the Bethany College Museum.  He taught natural science and civics at Bethany College from 1881 to 1888; then he returned to his alma mater, Augustana College where he received his bachelors degree to become the Professor of Natural History and Geology until 1911 when he was hired as the Geologist in the Bureau of Economic Geology and Technology and Director of the University of Texas at Austin, UT. In recognition of his distinguished service in the sciences, he was knighted in 1911 during the reign of Gustuf V.  It was in 1916, that Dr. Udden advised the Regents of UT of the probable occurrence of oil and gas in the University West Texas lands, and 9 years later, in 1925, UT struck oil that brought in millions of dollars to the University.  He was a gifted brilliant individual who laid the first learning  foundation for the sciences at Bethany College. Click HERE for more information.  (Sources: Dr. Leon Lungstrom's 1990, History on Natural Science and                                                                                                                    Mathematics at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas, and  the Texas Geosciences  History section of the UT website.)

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Academician Rev. Dr. Ernst Pihlblad (1873-1943) was born of Swedish parents in Kansas City, Missouri. From 1905 to 1941, he served as third Swedish American president of Bethany College, beginning this position at the age of 31 due to the sudden death of C. A. Swensson in Los Angeles, California. He was knighted in 1920 during the reign of King Gustav V of Sweden receiving the Order of Vasa for his outstanding educational work among the Swedish people in America.  Go HERE to begin one of 3 sections on Dr. Pihlblad.
(Sources: 1975 Bethany in Kansas by Emory Lindquist, the Deere Papers, Denise Carson of Bethany College Archives)

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​Clergyman Rev. Dr. Julius Lincoln (1872-1954) was knighted in 1930 during the reign of King Gustav V receiving the Knight Royal Order of Vasa.  He was born of Swedish parents in Lindsborg and was a Bethany graduate of 1891 and former assistant pastor of Bethany Lutheran Church to Dr. Rev. Carl Aaron Swensson.  Click HERE for more information.  (Source: Prabook.com)


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​Artist Sven Birger Sandzén (1871-1954) was born in Blidsberg, Sweden. His father was a Lutheran minister and his mother a water colorist. He studied art under artist Anders Zorn and Richard Berg in Stockholm, and Edmond François Aman-Jean in Paris before pursuing his Bethany College career in 1894, first as a professor of voice and language, and, then, as a professor of art culminating with the founding of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in Lindsborg in 1957.  In 1940 during the reign of Swedish King Gustaf V, Sandzén was honored by being made a "Knight of the Royal Order of the North Star," for his outstanding contribution to Swedish American cultural life. Go HERE to begin one of 11 sections on Sandzén.   (Sources: 1975 Bethany in Kansas by Emory Lindquist and the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery) 

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International Correspondent / Author Alma Luise Olson (1884-1964) was born of Swedish parents near Lindsborg. She was a graduate of Bethany College and received a MA degree in English and Philosophy from University of Chicago. She was a New York Times correspondent in Sweden for 12 years.  In 1940 she became the first American woman to receive Sweden's highest award for women, the "Vasa Medallion" during the reign of King Gustaf Adolf for spreading knowledge of Sweden in the United States.  She was an expert linguist, an internationalist and a supporter of the U.N. which brought her to many of their meetings in New York City. 
For Miss Olson's two sections, go 
HERE, to read Ms. Elizabeth Jaderborg's story and HERE, for Ms. Karen A. Humphrey's story.  For the New York Times article, go HERE.
                                                                     (Sources: 1965 Lindsborg on Record by Selma Lind AKA Elizabeth Jaderborg; April 29, 1964 New York Times.)

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Conductor Dr. Hagbard Brase (1877-1953) was born in Råda parish, Västergötland province, Sweden.  His father was a Lutheran pastor. Matriculating from Stockholm's Royal Conservatory of Music in January of 1897, he pursued a music career at Bethany College as a professor and conductor of the Lindsborg Bethany College Oratorio Society for 31 years (1915-1946), the performances of which brought much praise among worldwide highbrow musical societies and circles, establishing Lindsborg as the “Oberammergau of the Kansas Plains.  International opera singers and musicians and those from New York City made a point to perform  in Lindsborg.  In 1947,  Dr. Brase was knighted, receiving the "Royal Order of Vasa" during the reign of King Gustaf Adolf.  (Source: 1975 Bethany in Kansas by Emory Lindquist and the Deere Papers)

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​Visionary / Benefactor Dr. Pelham Greenough III (1908-1983), of English descent, was born and educated in Boston.  As an anglophile, he was also "Swedish" in his goals for helping his Swedish wife, Margaret Sandzén, as he was the visionary and primary benefactor for the establishment of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, in 1957, in honor of her father.  Thus, with her, he co-founded the Gallery. In 1963, he was knighted during the reign of Gustaf VI Adolf receiving the "First Class of the Royal Order of Vasa" from an emissary of the Swedish King which was part of the Bethany College homecoming activities during that Svensk Hyllningsfest weekend.
Go HERE for the "pending" section:  Dr. & Dr. Mrs. Charles Greenough III ~ Remembering them for their gift of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery.
 (Sources: 1975 Bethany in Kansas by Emory Lindquist and the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery)  ​

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Entomologist Dr. Arthur W. Lindquist (1903-1980) was born of Swedish parents on a farm in Lindsborg. He was a Bethany College graduate of 1926.  Although absent, in 1976, he was knighted, receiving the "Royal Order of the North Star" from the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf at Bethany College's American Bicentennial Celebrations.  He was an internationally known entomologist.  In 1961 he received the USDA distinguished service award.  He served and represented the United States on committees of the Atomic Energy Agency, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN, and NATO seminars related to agriculture. (Sources: 1975 Bethany in Kansas by Emory Lindquist & 1990 History of Natural Sciences and Mathematics at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas by Leon Lungstrom. 1926 Photograph: Courtesy of Bethany College Archives.) 

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Academician/Author Dr. Emory Kempton Lindquist (1908-1992) was born of Swedish parents in Lindsborg. He was the fourth Swedish  American president of Bethany College, serving it from 1943-1953. He was one of Swedish America’s leading educators in higher education.  He was "the" Swedish American historian on the Kansas Smoky Valley People, and on the early Lindsborg Bethany College leaders and the College events of those days.  He was an author of numerous books and other writings.  He was eventually referred to by some as the Swedish Kansan.  In 1976, during the American Bicentennial Celebrations, in Lindsborg, he received the "Order of the North Star" personally from the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, on the Bethany College Campus.  (Sources: 1975 Bethany in Kansas by Emory Lindquist and Swedish American Historical Quarterly, North Park University, found HERE.)  Go HERE, to learn more about the Kansas Smoky Valley books he wrote.

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Academician Dr. Arvin Hahn (1923-2017), eighth Bethany College President (1967-1983), was knighted personally by the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf, in 1976 at Bethany College during the American Bicentennial Celebrations.  The King to Dr. Hahn stated: "The history of a college is also ... made by the presidents of the college – particularly this College which was created by Swedish immigrants and supported by their descendants.  The President of the College, Dr. Arvin Hahn, has made valuable contributions to the development of Swedish-American relations in the cultural field. "  The King, in recognition of these services, bestowed upon him the honor of "Knight First Class of the Royal Order of the North Star..." (Sources: Lindsborg News Record and Bethany College Magazine Spring 1976.)  There are two sections on President Dr. Hahn, go HERE for the first.

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Academician Dr. Peter Ristuben (1933-1990), a Norwegian and ninth Bethany College President, (1983-1990), was knighted in 1990, due to his leadership and effort with the nationwide 350th anniversary Swedish settlement in America celebration in 1988.  He received the highest award bestowed upon non-Swedes that of "Officer of the First Class Royal Order of the Polar (North) Star," from King Carl XVI Gustaf by retired Swedish Parliament Speaker Ingemund Bengtsson and Los Angeles Swedish Consulate-General Peter Hammarstrom.  (Sources:  Bethany Magazine, Lindsborg News Record)

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​Artist Dr. Margaret Sandzén Greenough
(1909-1993) was born of Swedish parents in Lindsborg, Kansas, received the "Royal Order of the North Star Medallion" during the reign of King Carl XVI Gustaf, in 1991 for her significant contribution in art and the co-founding, with her husband, Pelham Greenough, of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery in honor of her Swedish father’s lifetime work as an artist.  
Go HERE for the "pending" section:  
Dr. & Dr. Mrs. Charles Greenough III ~ Remembering them for their gift of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery.  (Source:  Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery.)

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Honorary Consul General Bruce Karstadt (1951- ) was born in Lindsborg, Kansas, to Steve and Patty Karstadt.  He graduated from Lindsborg Rural High School in 1969, from Bethany College in 1973 and from Topeka's Washburn University of Law in 1979.  Since 1990, he has been serving as President and CEO of the American Swedish Institute in Minneapolis, Minnesota; and, in 1994, he became the Honorary Consul General of Sweden for Minnesota. In 2014, he received the "Royal Order of the Polar Star, Commander First Class" during the reign of King Carl XVI Gustaf.   To learn more about his Swedish and Swedish American career and the honors bestowed upon him, go HERE to Mr. Bruce Karstadt ~ Honoring him as Bethany College graduate for heading up a major national Swedish American institution.
 
(Sources:  Bethany Magazines, Lindsborg, News-Record articles, online newspaper news articles.)

For more information on "Orders, decorations, and medals of Sweden" go HERE.

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