Contacts ...
Dear Viewers:
I certainly hope you have an enjoyable experience traveling through different parts of SWEDES.
I would be wonderful to hear any comments you may have, especially those that would help me improve the site.
You may CONTACT me HERE please
For "Lindsborg, 1869, CONTACT Today," go HERE.
For "Bethany College,1881, CONTACT Today," go HERE.
For "Traveling through SWEDES & Closing Remarks," go HERE.
For "Bethany College,1881, CONTACT Today," go HERE.
For "Traveling through SWEDES & Closing Remarks," go HERE.
Best wishes and thank you,
Fran Cochran -- January 10, 2021
Author/Designer of SWEDES
One of "innumerable" caretakers of this Smoky Valley Swedish American Living Legacy
BACKGROUND:
Lindsborg Rural High School, 1964
Bethany Lutheran College, 1968, BA Business Economics major; History minor
4th and last generation of 14 Sohlberg family members graduating from
Bethany Lutheran College, the first in May of 1884
San Francisco Bay Area resident since 1968
Dominican University of California, 1970: California Life Teaching Credential
5th Swedish American Kansas Smoky Valley Sohlberg generation, 1880
Great grandniece of Smoky Valley Swedish Americans' Bethany College graduates
Lydia Sohlberg Deere and Dr. Emil O. Deere
4th and last generation Deere family owner of the "Old Deere Farm," the Swedish Homestead" of 1873
Fran Cochran -- January 10, 2021
Author/Designer of SWEDES
One of "innumerable" caretakers of this Smoky Valley Swedish American Living Legacy
BACKGROUND:
Lindsborg Rural High School, 1964
Bethany Lutheran College, 1968, BA Business Economics major; History minor
4th and last generation of 14 Sohlberg family members graduating from
Bethany Lutheran College, the first in May of 1884
San Francisco Bay Area resident since 1968
Dominican University of California, 1970: California Life Teaching Credential
5th Swedish American Kansas Smoky Valley Sohlberg generation, 1880
Great grandniece of Smoky Valley Swedish Americans' Bethany College graduates
Lydia Sohlberg Deere and Dr. Emil O. Deere
4th and last generation Deere family owner of the "Old Deere Farm," the Swedish Homestead" of 1873
Bethany College graduate Dr. Richard D. Bergen Sculpture
Topping the Kansas State Capitol
Topping the Kansas State Capitol
"To the Stars Through Difficulty" / "Ad Astra Per Aspera"
Kansa [Kaw] Native American Indians descendants
were involved with this project and were present with
Dr. Bergen at the installation on
October 10, 2002
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Kansa [Kaw] Native American Indians descendants
were involved with this project and were present with
Dr. Bergen at the installation on
October 10, 2002
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Swedes: TheWayTheyWere
~ restoring lost local histories ~
reconnecting past to present
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All color photography throughout Swedes: The Way They Were is by Fran Cochran unless otherwise indicated, or obviously concluded it is not.
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*** Phillip Ward, The Nature Of Conservation: A Race Against Time