Charlotta’s Wedding Shawl, 1875
Give to either Yale or Historic Museum. Augusta “Guttie” Lindquist (c. 1970). Augusta Ottila Lindquist, my Great-Aunt Guttie, knew that…
Category: Family History (page 2)
Norberg, 2018
During a 10-day visit to Sweden I visited Norberg, the home parish of my paternal grandfather Carl Albin Jacobsson. The…
Västergötland, 2018
My paternal grandmother, Anna Vitalia Lindquist, and her sister Augusta Ottilia Lindquist–my great aunt “Guttie”–emigrated from southwestern Sweden in 1901…
Ellis Island 107 Years Later
I think my grandfather would be proud. On Tuesday evening I attended a black-tie event in the Great Hall at…
Corners of Our Hearts
I just completed my second read of John Adams by David McCullough. I am struck by Adams’ commitment to public…
My Family’s Names
Select a name below to see biographical facts about individuals in my extended family, such as birth and death dates,…