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The Bethany Artist & the Bethany Scientist: Lydia & Emil ------------------------- \\//
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Their 1869 Swedish Lutheran Galesburg Colony and Olsson Colony Smoky Valley Arrivals, ~ With a Galesburg account by Mr. Holmquist
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Their Värmland Swedes ~ The "First Swedish Agricultural Company" Lindsborg Founders, 1868, ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
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Swedish Pastor Olof Olsson Emigrating to Lindsborg 1869, June 27th Arrival ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
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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
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Their 1860-1962 "Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Synod" ~ Gaining and losing its Swedish identity
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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 1879 "Swedish Mission Church" formation by former Bethany Lutheran Church members due to the "atonement" issue ~ An account by Mr. Bill Carlson ~ Part 1 of 2
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Their 1879 '"Swedish Mission Church" formation due to the "atonement" issue ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist ~ Part 2 of 2
Their 1907 "Bethany Lutheran Home" ~ Accounts by Bethany Home Writers
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1976 Lindsborg’s Bethany Home’s Swedish King's Visit ~ An account by Mr. Carlson
Their 1909 and 1919 Swedish Smoky Valley Community Chronicles ~ Compiled and written by Bethany Lutheran Church Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin, members and others
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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 English speaking "Messiah Lutheran Church" formation by former Bethany Lutheran Church members ~ An account by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
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~ 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
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The 1919 formation of the "Lindsborg Historical Society" ~ The Smoky Hills' "Smoky Hill" christened "Coronado Heights" May 8, 1924
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G. N. Malm's role in the development of the Lindsborg Historical Society and Coronado Heights ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
Lindsborg Historical Society and Coronado Heights History ~ Three (3) accounts by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg, former SVHA secretary
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Coronado Expedition Chain Mail and Bethany College Museum History ~ An account from Dr. Lungstrom's book
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 1936 1873 Swedish Homestead," "Our Peaceful Acres"
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Their 1873 Swede House ~ A close twin to Lindsborg Founder Rev. Olof Olsson's stone house
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Peaceful Acres Smoky Valley descendant friends and helpers ~ Honoring them and remembering them
Their 1940 Deere Home to 1943 ~ 344 North First [College] Street ~ With new occupants after Lydia
Their 1941 "Svensk Hyllningsfest" and Dr. Holwerda's role ~ Accounts by Dr. Lungstrom, Mrs. Jaderborg, Dr. Holwerda & Mr. Lundstrom
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Their 1964, "Lindsborg Swedish Folk Dancers" founded by Mrs. Jaderborg ~ An account by Mr. Chris Abercrombie
1943, after Lydia, Emil's part planning Lindsborg's "first" hospital and Dr. Holwerda's role ~ An account by Dr. Lungstrom
Their "1881" Bethany Academy 1882 "First College Building"
Their 1882-1966 "Bethany College Museum" ~ The Natural History and Pioneer Collections
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Fossils Collection ~ from Old Main to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum, 1966, ~ “The Find”
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Taxidermy Collection ~ from Old Main to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum, 1966
900 Item Emil O. Deere Pioneer Collection ~ from Old Main to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum, 1966
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Cliff Dwellers' Pottery Collection ~ from Old Main to Sandzén Memorial Art Gallery, 1966
Their “1882 on . . .” Bethany College Handel’s “Messiah" Performances”
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"Messiah" Performers, Venues & Audiences, Press and Broadcasts
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Special 20th Century "Messiah" Performances
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"The Notables, Messiah Week, . . . ~ An account by Mrs. Jaderborg
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
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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
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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
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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
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The Swedish Sohlberg Kosta Portraits, 1867
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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
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The Hats
The Smoky River
The Smoky Hills
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Coronado Heights -- One Winter's Day
In and Around Lindsborg
Sohlberg House with Parents
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Our Sohlberg Home and Neighbor Alma Luise Olson
Sohlberg House with Emil 1916 to 1920
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Lydia's Travels with Deere 1916 - 1930s
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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
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"LYDIA'S WORLD" Smoky Valley descendant friends caring for her work ~ Honoring them and remembering them ~ 2005-2011
Lydia as Bethany College Lane Hart Hall Dean of Women, 1906 - 1913
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Lydia's Signatured Black Book of Her Handwritten Sewing Instructions
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Nina Sohlberg's Child's Sewing "Little Dots" PICTURE BOOK
Lydia Sohlberg Deere's 1927 "Lindsborg Swedish Club's" Handwork
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The Lindsborg Swedish Club's "Allers Monster-Tidnings" magazine, 1940
Lydia's Art, 1919-1938
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Lydia's Art: The Kansas Collection
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The Sketches
Lydia's Art: The Colorado, Wyoming, Utah, Arizona, New Mexico Collection
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The Sketches
Lydia's Art: The California Collection
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The Sketches
Lydia's "Palm Springs Magazine " 1938-39
Lydia's Art Professor Sven Birger Sandzén, 1871-1954
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Lydia's Assignments for Professor Sandzén
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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
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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's & Lydia's Bethany -- Lydia's Bethany Photography, 1906-1925
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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"
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Bethany College "Ladies Dormitory" / "Lane Hart Hall" 1883 - 1899 - 1983
Bethany College "Old Main" 1887-1968
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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)
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Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson, 1857-1904 ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
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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 …
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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
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In Memoriam**Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad, 1943
Rev. Dr. Pihlblad on Bethany College, 1904 - 1941
Deere's Swensson's "Bethany College Museum" 1882-1966
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The 1966 Bethany College Museum Collections Move to the Old Mill Museum ~ Dr. Leon Lungstrom's Role
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Articles on the Bethany College Museum Collections Move of 1966
Deere's Swensson's Bethany College Museum Collections ~ to 1966
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
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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
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Digitalize the Smoky Valley writers' Swedish and Swedish American histories ~ For their generations to come and for research accessibility
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
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"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 Lutheran 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
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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
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"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
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"Hagbard Brase" ~ Contents and Illustrations
1989 "G. N. Malm - A Swedish Immigrant's Varied Career" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist: Part 2
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"G. N. Malm" ~ Contents & Illustrations
Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg [Selma Lind] ~ Chronicling the Lindsborg of her day, its early histories, its early citizens
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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
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
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2011 "Lindsborg Then and Lindsborg Now" ~ The words of Bill Carlson in the first 5 chapters
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2011 "Lindsborg Then and Lindsborg Now" ~ The words of Bill Carlson in the last chapter: "Conclusion"
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"Lindsborg Then and Lindsborg Now" ~ Contents & Illustrations
2016 ~ Mr. Calrson's account of "1976 King of Sweden's Visit to Bethany Home'"
Ms. Karen A. Humphrey ~ Chronicling highlights of Swedish Augustana Lutheran Lindsborg and Bethany College culture in the earliest years
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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. 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 ~ The Smoky Valley History Research Writers Website Designers
Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ Lindsborg Smoky Valley People
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Revs. Drs. Swensson and Pihlblad ~ The founder and the presidents of Bethany College respectively
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
Dr. Johan August Udden ~ "First" Bethany College professor, founder of Bethany College museum and Spanish chain mail, lead UT to $300,000,000+ ~ Account by Dr. Lungstrom
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
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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*
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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
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Dr. & Dr. Mrs. Charles Greenough III ~ Remembering them for their gift of the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery -- pending
G. N. Malm ~ Lindsborg's Swedish Renaissance Man ~ Accounts by Dr. Lindquist
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G. N. Malm and all he did for the Lindsborg community ~ An account by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
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G. N. Malm and his Lindsborg's national interior decorating company ~ An account by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
William Holwerda, M.D. ~ Remembering him as "Doc Bill," a city father and loving citizen ~ Accounts by Dr. Lungstrom and Mrs. Jaderborg
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Dr. William Holwerda ~ Remembering their family doctor with Messiah Lutheran Church tributes ~ An account 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!
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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
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1976 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College "Swedish King’s," Carl XVI Gustaf's, performance
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1981 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the "Messiah" conductor for the Bethany College "Centennial Celebration" performance
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1986 Dr. Elmer Copley ~ Remembering him as the televised "American Easter" conductor of the Bethany College Oratorio Society Holy Easter Week
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
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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
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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
“Honoring Them and Remembering Them" ~ The Groupings and the Swedes from Sweden
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1882-1966 Bethany College Museum Science Professor Curators ~ Their earliest collectors and the taxidermists
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
1919 "Lindsborg Historical Society's" earliest leaders ~ Their mission and projects
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1963 "Smoky Valley Historical Association" (SVHA) later leaders ~ Some more recent preservation projects
1961 - 2021 "McPherson County Old Mill Museum" ~ A chronological historical summary
1976 His Majesty the King of Sweden, Carl XVI Gustaf's Visit to Lindsborg April 17th
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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
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"Lindsborg News-Record" Clippings of 1978 Swedish Film Crew Visit
Contacts
For 1869 Lindsborg CONTACT Today > > > > > > > > to Yesteryears >
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Lydia's Lindsborg Photography, 1900 - 1925
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"A Time to Remember" 1882 - 1988
A Historical Count of Lindsborg Residents ~The Bethany College Presidents & Swedish Kings Honoring Bethany Swedes
For 1881 Bethany College CONTACT Today > > > > > > > > > to Yesteryears >
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Lydia's Bethany Photography, 1906 - 1925
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"A Time to Remember" 1882 - 1988
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Their "I WAS THERE" Coin ~ Bethany College 21st Year Celebration, 1902
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"Bethany Campus Walk” ~ Remembering the buildings, the "Bethany Family" of their era, 1882 - 2015
A Historical Count ~The Bethany College Presidents & Swedish Kings Honoring Bethany Swedes
For 1957 Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery CONTACT Today
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Sandzén: "Ecstasy of Color" ~ PBS Doucmentary ~ Aired 6/11/21
Closing Remarks
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Traveling through SWEDES ~ The Table of Contents ~ The "Outline" "Online"
The 1941 "Smoky Valley 'Pioneer Cross Memorial' " ~ By Mr. Thomas N. Holmquist
The 2009 "Smoky Valley Swedish People's Virtual Memorial"
NEW 7 22 2020
Mr. Chris Abercrombie's
~ Chronicling Smoky Valley Lindsborg and Bethany College history via YouTube productions
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2c2oWzkhHs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2c2oWzkhHs
https://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=chris+abercrombie+lindsborg+ks+youtube&docid=607990510933968244&mid=28DE8DFD605490AC673C28DE8DFD605490AC673C&view=detail&FORM=VIRE