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The Bethany Artist & the Bethany Scientist: Lydia & Emil ------------------------- \\//
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Lydia's and Emil's Smoky Valley Swedish Immigration Background ~ With a far larger account of why Swedes were leaving Sweden by Mr. Holmquist
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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
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Their 1892 "Augustana Women's Missionary Society" ~ An account by Ms. Humphrey
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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 Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
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Their 1879 "Swedish Mission Church" formation by former Bethany Lutheran Church members due to the "atonement" issue ~ An account by Mr. Bill Carlson
Their 1907 "Bethany Home" ~ With links to the Swedish King's visit and "The Bethany Home Story"
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2020, "Bethany Home Association changes its name to Bethany Village"
2022 "Bethany Home to Bethany + Village" ~ A History of Caring ~ A Presentation to the SVHA by Mr. Kris Erikson
Their 1909 and 1919 Swedish Smoky Valley Community Chronicles ~ Compiled and written by Bethany Lutheran Church Rev. Dr. Bergin, members and others
Their 1910 English speaking "Messiah Lutheran Church" formation by former Bethany Lutheran Church members ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
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An account on the 1910 Messiah Lutheran Church formation from Rev. Dr. Bergin's 1909 "Pioneer Swedish-American Culture of Central Kansas"
Their 1916 Sohlberg House ~ 322 North First [College] Street ~After their honeymoon
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
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Lindsborg Historical Society and Coronado Heights History ~ Three (3) accounts by Mrs. Jaderborg, former SVHA secretary
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Author Bill Carlson, Smoky Valley Historical Association member, reports on Coronado Heights history
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 ~ With new occupants after Lydia
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Emil's and Nina's 1961Thunderbird on the Bethany Campus ~ Promoting 21st Century Bethany College in Silicon Valley with alumni and students
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" on . . . Lutheran Bethany Academy 1882 ~ Their 1882 "First Lutheran College Building"
Their 1882-1966 "Bethany College Museum" ~ The Natural History and Pioneer Swedish 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
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900 Item Emil O. Deere Pioneer Swedish Collection ~ From Old Main to the McPherson County Old Mill Museum, 1966
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Cliff Dwellers' Pottery Collection ~ From Old Main to the Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery, 1966
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
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
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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 1903 on . . . Bethany College "Rockar Stockar!" and the 1902 on . . . "Terrible Swedes" ~ 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
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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
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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 1638 New Sweden
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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
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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
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Lydia's "Palm Springs Pictorial Magazine, 1938-1939
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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
2021 Lindsborg's Lydia Sohlberg Deere ~ Discovered by Palm Springs, former "NY Times" Writer of Lindsborg's Christina Lillian
Lydia as Bethany College Lane Hart Hall Dean of Women, 1906 - 1913 ~ Swedish and Scandinavian Handwork Instructor
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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 and Members
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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, South Dakota Collection
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The Sketches
Lydia's Art: The California Collection
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The Sketches
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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
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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
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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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Mr. Thure Olof Jaderborg, Sr. ~ 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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Deere's Swensson's Bethany College Museum Collections ~ to 1966
Deere's Dr. Lungstrom's Bethany College "Museum" Chapter
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Coronado Expedition Chain Mail and Bethany College Museum History ~ An account from Dr. Lungstrom's book
Dr. Lungstrom's "Three Pioneer Scientists of Swedish Descent"
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 ~ The bullet points
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Deere's Education & Degrees
The Deere's Library ~ What remains of 2,000 books -- pending project
Deere's Old Main Office ~ SVHA member Mrs. Jaderborg in charge of cleaning it out
"The Other Swedes"
Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ The Smoky Valley Writers
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Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson ~ Prolific writer in America and Sweden from approximately 1879 to 1904
Bethany Church, Bethany College, Augustana Lutheran Synod Writers ~ Remembering Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson and Rev. Dr. Ernst Frederick Pihlblad
Rev. Dr. Alfred Bergin ~ Wrote, compiled and printed Swedish foundational history on the 1869 Smoky Valley Augustana Lutherans of Bethany Church and settlement of Lindsborg, for 1909 and 1919
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1909, Renamed in 1965 to "Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas," and translated ~ By Mrs. Ruth Bergin Billdt, Editor Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
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1965, "Table of Contents" for “Pioneer Swedish-American Culture in Central Kansas”
1919, Renamed in 1969 to "The Smoky Valley in the After Years," and translated ~ Part 1 by Mrs. Ruth Bergin Billdt and Part 2 by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg
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1969, "Table of Contents" for “The Smoky Valley in the After Years"
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden ~ A one-time Smoky Valley Writer ~ His 1927 article on Lindsborg for the Scandinavian Review
Dr. Emory K. Lindquist ~ "Fourth" President of Bethany College ~ 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 with chapters by Hasselmo, Holm, Skårdal, & translation by Van Boer
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"G. N. Malm" ~ Contents & Illustrations
1993 "Birger Sandzén, An Illustrated Biography" ~ Introduction from the "Lindsborg News-Record" News Release
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"Birger Sandzén," ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist ~ Contents, Photographs, Figures & Color Paintings
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"Birger Sandzén" ~ "Foreword" by Dr. William H. Gerdts
"Birger Sandzén" ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist ~ Preface and Acknowledgments
“Birger Sandzén” The Words of Dr. Lindquist ~ Concluding Observations
“Birger Sandzén” ~ The Words of Dr. Lindquist ~ Appendix: Works in Selected Public Collections
Rev. Bror Carlsson's 1955, 350-page manuscript "Jag Sökte Icke," "I Did Not Seek My Own" ~ Tracing Lindsborg's Spiritual Founder Rev. Olof Olsson's life in Sweden and America with the 1860 Swedish Augustana Lutheran Synod
Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg ~ Chronicling the Lindsborg of her day, its early histories and citizens [Remarks on Superintendent Dr. Einar Jaderborg and "Messiah" Bass Soloist Thure Jaderborg]
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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" ~ An introduction: H. M. Carl XVI Gustaf of the Kingdom of Sweden
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1976 "Why Lindsborg?" ~ Contents & Illustrations
1990 "Two Reprints" ~ Contents & Illustrations
Mr. A. John Pearson ~ Chronicling the "first" 8 Bethany College presidents, "Messiah" history and much more
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1981 On "Bethany College" History for 100 Years ~ The Words of Mr. Pearson
1982 On " 'Messiah" Centennial History for 100 Years ~ The Compiler, and the Words of, Mr. A. John Pearson
Rev. Eugene K. Nelson and The Bethany Home Writers ~ Chronicling the beginnings of the Bethany Home of 1907 to 1986
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1986, "The Bethany Home Story," Table of Contents, including listed photos
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1986 "The Bethany Home Story" Foreword and Epilogue, by Rev. Nelson
Chapters 1 & 2: "The Origins" & "The Buildings That Have Been Bethany Home""
Chapter 3: "The Board and the Sponsoring Church"
Chapter 11: Memories of Bethany Home by Residents and Friends
"O Bethany Home" - poem
The Gentle Art of Caring - Poem by Verna Todd, 92
Dr. Leon G. Lungstrom ~ Chronicling Bethany College natural science and mathematics, the professors and societies, the Museum, and Old Main, 1881-1990
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1990 "History of Natural Science and Mathematics at Bethany College, Lindsborg, Kansas" ~ "Table of Contents"
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Dr. Lungstrom Chapters
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"Introduction"
"Bethany College History Concerning the Natural Sciences and Mathematics"
Bethany College "Museum"
"Societies on the College Campus Associated with Mathematics and Natural Sciences"
"Tabulation of Teachers and Assistants in Natural Sciences and Mathematics"
The Old Main Building and Nelson Science Hall"
Bethany College Catalogue Cover
Dr. Lungstrom's References
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"Bethany Messenger" ~ Science and mathematics' headlines ~ 1893 to 1987
"Lindsborg News-Record" ~ Science and mathematics' headlines ~ 1901 to 1990
"Bethany College Magazine" ~ Science and mathematics' headlines ~ 1954 to 1990
"Daisy" and/or "Bethanian" ~ List of Science & Math Faculty Photographs ~ 1908 - 1990
Dr. Lungstrom ~ "Master Teacher" "Master Learner"
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Dr. Lungstrom ~ His Värmland Swedish ancestry and tough years on the McPherson County family farm
The Smoky Valley Historical Association Writers ~ Chronicling 1993 "Where Did They Live?" "Early Residences of Lindsborg, Kansas"
Mr. Thomas N. Holmquist ~ Chronicling Lindsborg's neighbors, the Galesburg Augustana Lutheran Swedes of Salemsborg and Freemount, with a personal connection, 1868
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1994 "Pioneer Cross: Swedish Settlements Along the Smoky Hill Bluffs" ~ Contents & Illustrations ~ The LINKS
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"Pioneer Cross: ~ The Dedication, Acknowledgements, Preface, Introduction
1994 "Pioneer Cross: ~ The 1869 Swedish Christmas Ljuskröna Story
"Pioneer Cross: ~ The Epilogue
Mr. Alf Brorson's 2001 "He Gave God Glory" - "The Story of Olof Olsson"
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"He Gave God Glory" ~ The Story of Olof Olsson ~ Contents & Illustrations
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"He Gave God Glory" ~ Transcriptions of "Foreword," "Translator's Foreword" "Acknowledgements," "Postscript" for scholars and scholars-to-be
Mr. Alf Brorson ~ Promoting Lindsborg ~ Connecting Lindsborg Swedes to Sweden with the "Sweden Letter"
Mr. Chris Abercrombie ~ Remembering him as historian, writer, researcher, interviewer and collector of local artifacts - Remembering his legacy
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The 2006 Abercrombie interview with Ken Sjogren ~ Regarding Bethany's challenging times, 1960s to early 70s
Mr. Bill Carlson ~ Chronicling Lindsborg's earliest and later histories with a personal connection, since 1867
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2011 "Lindsborg Then and Lindsborg Now" ~ Contents & Illustrations
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"Lindsborg Then and Lindsborg Now" ~ Foreword, Preface, Introduction
Part 1 "Lindsborg Then" Chapters 1 - 5
Part 2 "Lindsborg Now " Chapter 24: "Lindsborg Now In 2010"
The "Conclusion" Chapters: Part 1 & Part 2
2016, Mr. Bill Carlson's "Special Visitor to Lindsborg, April 17, 1976, King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden"
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
Mrs. Margaret Dahlquist Eddy ~ Chronicling the Lindsborg, Bethany College and Smoky Valley Photography of Swede Bror Gustaf Gröndal, 1887-1945
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2013 "Through the Lens of B.G. Gröndal: Keeper of His Time" ~ Contents and Photograph Titles ~ The Sohlberg Deere Portraits
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"Through the Lens of B.G. Gröndal:" ~ Dedication, Foreword by Mrs. Lorna Nelson, Preface by Mr. Don Weddle, Acknowledgments
"Through the Lens of B.G. Gröndal:" ~ The Words of Mrs. Eddy ~ "Life Experiences" "The Smoky Valley"
"Through the Lens of B.G. Gröndal:" ~ The Words of Mrs. Eddy ~ "Studio Cameras," "Studio Remembered" "Gröndal's Career" "Photography as an Art Form" "Professional Organizations"
"Through the Lens of B.G. Gröndal: Keeper of His Time" ~ Selections from Swede Bror Gustaf Gröndal's Photography from 1887 to 1945
Mr. Kenneth Sjogren ~ Saving and serving Bethany College, preserving college and Swedish history and culture, writing college history
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2019 "6 Decades with 12 Bethany College Presidents" ~ The words of Mr. Sjogren
"6 Decades with 12 Bethany College Presidents" ~ Illustrations and Chapters
Digitalize the Smoky Valley Writers' Swedish and Swedish American histories ~ For their generations to come and for research accessibility
Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ The Smoky Valley History Research Writers Website Designers
Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ The Lindsborg Swedes, Their Neighbors & Friends
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Rev. Dr. Olof Olsson ~ Remembering Swedish Lutheran Christian Founder of Lindsborg and of Bethany Lutheran Church ~ LINKS to accounts by Rev. Bror Carlsson, Mr. Alf Brorson, and Dr. Emory K. Lindquist
Rev. Dr. Carl Aaron Swensson ~ Remembering “Founder” and "Second President" of Bethany College ~ LINKS to accounts by Dr. Emory K. Lindquist, and much more
Mrs. Alma Christina Lind Swensson ~ Remembering her as Mrs. Rev. Dr. Swensson, the “First Lady” of Lindsborg, ~ "Highlights" from Ms. Humphrey’s book
Rev. Dr. Edward J. Nelander ~ Remembering "First" President of Bethany College ~ Accounts by Dr. Lindquist and Dr. Lundstrom
Dr. Johan August Udden ~ Remembering "First" Bethany College professor, founder of the Museum and Spanish Chain Mail, led UT to over $300,000,000 ~ An account by Dr. Lundstrom
Mr. Bror Gustaf Gröndal ~ Remembering him and his photography in the earliest years of Lindsborg and Bethany College
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Photographers' Bror Gustaf Gröndal & Sarah Margaret Noyd Gröndal ~ Accounts by Mrs. Elizabeth Jaderborg with LINK to Mrs. Eddy's 2013 Book
"B G GRÖNDAL PHOTOGRAPHER" ~ 2007, 2009 video account by Mr. Chris Abercrombie with LINK to Mrs. Eddy's 2013 Book
Mr. Samuel Thorstenberg ~ Remembering him as the "first" earliest internationally acclaimed Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" conductor
Dr. Hagbard Brase ~ Remembering him as the "second " earliest internationally acclaimed Bethany College "Messiah Chorus" conductor
Rev. Dr. Ernst F. Pihlblad ~ "Third" President of Bethany College ~ An account by Dr. Lindquist
Miss Alma Luise Olson ~ Remembering her as "First Honored American Woman by Sweden" ~ The 1965 account by Mrs. Jaderborg
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Miss Alma Luise Olson ~ Remembering her and the extraordinary life she led at home and abroad ~ The 2012 account by Ms. Humphrey
Artist Birger Sandzén ~ Remembering him for "sharing his art with the world," starting "first" at Lindsborg's Bethany College
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McPherson Kansas Art Dealer Carl J. Smalley's Impact on Art ~ On Sandzén's introduction to lithography
The Greenoughs ~ Margaret & Pelham ~ Their greatest contribution to the little Swedish city of Lindsborg and to honoring the Swedish Artist ~ The Birger Sandzén Memorial Gallery
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Charles Pelham Greenough, 3rd. ~ His life of embracing the Birger Sandzén family, their art and their community
Mr. Gustaf Nathaniel Malm ~ Remembering 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. Jaderborg
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G. N. Malm and his Lindsborg's national interior decorating company ~ An account by Mrs. Jaderborg
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G. N. Malm's 1916 Christmas Greetings to His Lindsborg Friends
The Swedish Lindsborg Builders ~ Remembering them for the lovely homes they built
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. Lungstrom
Mr. & Mrs. Hilding Jaderborg ~ Remembering them and their “Swedish Crafts Shop” of 65 years and 50 trips to Sweden
Artist Lester Raymer ~ Remembering him as the renowned virtuoso artist and "behind the scenes" community supporter
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 “Messiah” conductor for the Bethany College televised Holy Easter Week "American Easter"
Dr. Arvin W. Hahn ~ Remembering him, Ken Sjogren and others for saving Bethany College from going under! -- "A Miracle in the Making"
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Dr. Arvin W. Hahn ~ Remembering him handing me my Bethany College "Bachelor of Arts" Degree on Sunday, May 26,1968
Dr. Greta Swenson and Mr. & Mrs. Mark Esping ~ Remembering them for founding Lindsborg's “only” "Swedish-American Folklife Institute of Central Kansas," 1986
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Mr. & Mrs. Mark Esping ~ 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 ~ Honoring her as Bethany College's “first” graduate to become an "International Concert and Opera Soprano"
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Ms. Copley's International 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 for bringing the Holy Easter Lindsborg “Oberammergau of the Plains" to a “new” world audience in 2020
Honoring Them and Remembering Them ~ The Groupings, including 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
1898 Old Mill in Lindsborg, Kansas
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1962 - 2021 "McPherson County Old Mill Museum Leaders" ~ Detailing the Museum's roots to the 1930s ". . . Archeological Society" and more
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 preservation 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"
1971 - 2020 "American Scandinavian Association of the Great Plains" Leaders ~ Providing cultural history and heritage programs with significant links to Sweden and Swedish America
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 Documentary 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
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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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Their "I WAS THERE" Coin ~ Bethany College 21st Year Celebration, 1902
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"A Time to Remember" 1882 - 1988
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A Historical Count ~The Bethany College Presidents & Swedish Kings Honoring Bethany Swedes
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"Bethany Campus Walk”
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"
Traveling through SWEDES ~ The Discoveries Along the Way," since 2011
The 1941 Smoky Valley "Pioneer Cross Memorial" ~ By Mr. Thomas N. Holmquist
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The 2009 "Smoky Valley Swedish People's Virtual Memorial"
Prince Wilhelm of Sweden ~ A one-time Smoky Valley Writer
~ His 1927 article on Lindsborg for the
Scandinavian Review
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