"The Other Swedes"
​Honoring them and their works

​Smoky Valley History Research Writers Website Designers
~ Their Swedish American Legacy Websites​

Mark and Mardel Esping's "Swedish-American Folklife Institute of Central Kansas" website was first published in 1992.  It has been the longest running website of all the Smoky Valley sites, for 29 years.  As of March 2021, its Home link is unavailable.

For Chris Abercrombie's "Smoky Valley Historical Association, Lindsborg, Kansas"  website, first published in 2013, go HERE.

​Fran Cochran's "Swedes: TheWayTheyWere" website was first published in 2015 and was begun in 2011.
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For Bethany College Sophomore Honor Students and History Professor Dr. Thomas F. Jorsch in collaboration with the McPherson County Old Mill Museum go HERE to the "Lindsborg During World War 1" website, first published in 2016.

For Jim Malm's "Swedish American Woodcarvers of Lindsborg, A Family Tradition" website first published in 2020, go HERE.

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Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
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