"The Other Swedes"
~ Celebrating Them ~
~ The Smoky Valley Writers ~
and as President creator of the 2024 SVHA website
~ Celebrating Them ~
~ The Smoky Valley Writers ~
- Mr. Tim Stewart
and as President creator of the 2024 SVHA website
Mr. Tim Stewart has certainly made and is making a fine contribution to passing on to the Smoky Valley people their needed local history that could have never been discovered if it were not for his desire to educate the Smoky Valley people on their history through his special gifts of research and writing. This is why in March of 2016, as vice president of the Smoky Valley Historical Association (SVHA) board of directors, he created the "Vår Historia Newsletter" and began authoring the Valley's stories. "Vår Historia" is Swedish for "Our History." Through his leadership as board president of the SVHA since August of 2017, each year a series of educational lectures are presented by the locals on certain important historical Smoky Valley moments that highlight notable persons of those times.
Also, in October of 2024, Mr. Stewart created the second Smoky Valley Historical Association website due to technical difficulties on its first website, a masterpiece in its time, that was created in 2013 by former board president Chris Abercrombie (1949-2017). This new and modernized website's name is "Smoky Valley Historical Association" and the LINK is: smokyvalley-history.org.
It is also very important to note that Mr. Stewart is in charge of the SVHA Facebook page and is a member of the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum where he serves on the Board of Directors and on the Exhibition Committee.
Under Mr. Stewart's SVHA leadership the membership has increased substantially over the recent past years to over 150 members. This truly reveals the importance these members place on preserving and promoting this Smoky Valley history for future generations that began with the settlement of two Swedish colonies.
As for Mr. Stewart's creating the wonderful "Vår Historia" stories, we read from the website the following:
"Tim Stewart created this publication March 2016, after recognizing the need for more interaction with the community and continued local historical education. The name simply is the Swedish translation of "Our History." With the exception of one early issue featuring a story written by Max Muller, Tim has written all articles. In 2020 the publication schedule was adjusted to follow the calendar year, and it continues to be published bi-monthly. All past issues are available to download as you scroll down this page."
Go HERE to learn more on "Var Historia" and the "Smoky Valley Historical Association" website.
Go HERE for one of his "Var Historia" stories Mr. Stewart kindly allowed SWEDES to use. It is on "Mr. Max Muller."
Also, in October of 2024, Mr. Stewart created the second Smoky Valley Historical Association website due to technical difficulties on its first website, a masterpiece in its time, that was created in 2013 by former board president Chris Abercrombie (1949-2017). This new and modernized website's name is "Smoky Valley Historical Association" and the LINK is: smokyvalley-history.org.
It is also very important to note that Mr. Stewart is in charge of the SVHA Facebook page and is a member of the Lindsborg Old Mill and Swedish Heritage Museum where he serves on the Board of Directors and on the Exhibition Committee.
Under Mr. Stewart's SVHA leadership the membership has increased substantially over the recent past years to over 150 members. This truly reveals the importance these members place on preserving and promoting this Smoky Valley history for future generations that began with the settlement of two Swedish colonies.
As for Mr. Stewart's creating the wonderful "Vår Historia" stories, we read from the website the following:
"Tim Stewart created this publication March 2016, after recognizing the need for more interaction with the community and continued local historical education. The name simply is the Swedish translation of "Our History." With the exception of one early issue featuring a story written by Max Muller, Tim has written all articles. In 2020 the publication schedule was adjusted to follow the calendar year, and it continues to be published bi-monthly. All past issues are available to download as you scroll down this page."
Go HERE to learn more on "Var Historia" and the "Smoky Valley Historical Association" website.
Go HERE for one of his "Var Historia" stories Mr. Stewart kindly allowed SWEDES to use. It is on "Mr. Max Muller."
THANK YOU, MR. STEWART,
FOR RESEARCH WRITING AND SHARING SMOKY VALLEY HISTORY
WITH THE
SMOKY VALLEY PEOPLE
OF TODAY!!
FOR RESEARCH WRITING AND SHARING SMOKY VALLEY HISTORY
WITH THE
SMOKY VALLEY PEOPLE
OF TODAY!!
NOTE
As of an email of February 17, 2025, to all members of the SVHA it was noted that new officers were elected. Mr. Stewart is now the Secretary who is still in charge of the "Var Historia" Newsletter and the Website.
As of an email of February 17, 2025, to all members of the SVHA it was noted that new officers were elected. Mr. Stewart is now the Secretary who is still in charge of the "Var Historia" Newsletter and the Website.
This section has been shown to author Mr. Stewart for approval as of 2/14/25.
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"Let Us Celebrate 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
as indicated on main menu sections of
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"Let Us Celebrate 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.
