Eskilstuna in Miniature ~ Brooklyn, New York
When you arrive in New York for the first time, you can be more than a little astonished at the…
“Till Amerika” Newly Translated
Sunday, the 20th of April 1902, the departure date of my trip, had arrived. With mixed feelings, I anticipated saying…
Anna’s Swans, 1905
My brother remembers a silk pillow prominently displayed on the living room couch in our grandparents’ home at 21 Hawthorne…
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…
National Parks Visited
Wherever I go, I like to visit significant natural areas and historic sites. I have memories from visits to more…
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…
Gone, But Not Forgotten
. I come here occasionally to visit old “friends.”
Stigmanspasset, Tivedens Nationalpark
Tivedens nationalpark is located in southern Sweden’s wildest forests. The area is strewn with glacial erratic boulders and cut by…
Allagash Wilderness Waterway
It has been my pleasure to collaborate with Allagash Wilderness Waterway Foundation (AWWF) and Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands…
Country Dance
I began square dancing when I was age 11, at the invite of David Maciorowski, and danced regularly through high…
Boston Harbor Islands
I’m proud of my work with many partners and friends at Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park. One of…
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