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The
2009
S M O K Y V A L L E Y S W E D I S H P E O P L E' S V I R T U A L M E M O R I A L
"Dedicated to the Memory of the Smoky Valley Swedish Settlements"
to their
pioneers, builders, descendants
and to
"Claude Koehn"
(1929-2013)
"the restorer of the Roman arched wall"
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to their
pioneers, builders, descendants
and to
"Claude Koehn"
(1929-2013)
"the restorer of the Roman arched wall"
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The enduring symbols of the early Smoky Valley Swedish Settlements
BELOW
Made from the wood, stone, and square nails of Swede House
Ruins of Swede House
- Partially Restored Ruins of the Stable Walls -
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- TAKEN AT THE START OF THE SETTING OF THE KANSAS SUN IN AUGUST 2009 -
- Note that all structures were built with the native stones found at the Smoky Hill Bluffs, today called Coronado Heights -
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SWEDE HOUSE
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NOTE
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2011
- Peaceful Acres -
- SOLD -
As a result of the "Global Financial Crisis" of 2007- 2008, Peaceful Acres was destined to be sold in late 2011. Thus, the plans for it to benefit the Smoky Valley people were not to be realized. Yet, it was worth trying, and in the projects themselves, they brought joy to those who helped me. So that, in itself, was very satisfying -- thus bringing the ownership of a beautiful piece of Swedish Kansas land to a good end, after 75 years of being in our family!
The new owners of Peaceful Acres were given all copies of the paperwork I had thus far completed with the Kansas Historical Society for restoration and preservation purposes, to help them pursue other avenues, if they so wished, to highlight this key theme of "Smoky Valley Swedish pioneer farming."
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JUNE 2022
"Visually"
Almost Completed Perishing Way of Swedish Smoky Valley Farm Life Since 1873
due to the significant removal of the restored
Roman arch stone wall
NOTE
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2011
- Peaceful Acres -
- SOLD -
As a result of the "Global Financial Crisis" of 2007- 2008, Peaceful Acres was destined to be sold in late 2011. Thus, the plans for it to benefit the Smoky Valley people were not to be realized. Yet, it was worth trying, and in the projects themselves, they brought joy to those who helped me. So that, in itself, was very satisfying -- thus bringing the ownership of a beautiful piece of Swedish Kansas land to a good end, after 75 years of being in our family!
The new owners of Peaceful Acres were given all copies of the paperwork I had thus far completed with the Kansas Historical Society for restoration and preservation purposes, to help them pursue other avenues, if they so wished, to highlight this key theme of "Smoky Valley Swedish pioneer farming."
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JUNE 2022
"Visually"
Almost Completed Perishing Way of Swedish Smoky Valley Farm Life Since 1873
due to the significant removal of the restored
Roman arch stone wall
Therefore, in conclusion, to my knowledge, this SWEDES' website dealing with the Swedish Homestead/Farmstead and Swede House, a close twin to the stone house belonging to the founder of Lindsborg and founder of Bethany Lutheran Church, Rev. Olof Olsson, is all that remains, as virtual, "memorializing symbols," the examples of pieces of significant Swedish pioneer farming history in the Smoky Valley.
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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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