Tracing My Swedish Family Names What might seem simple—a person’s name—turns out to be full of complexity. When looking into family history I found there… Continue reading “Tracing My Swedish Family Names”…
Anna’s Swans, 1905 My brother remembers a silk pillow prominently displayed on the living room couch in our grandparents’ home at 21 Hawthorne… Continue reading “Anna’s Swans, 1905”…
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… Continue reading “Charlotta’s Wedding Shawl, 1875”…
Västergötland, 2018 My paternal grandmother, Anna Vitalia Lindquist, and her sister Augusta Ottilia Lindquist–my great aunt “Guttie”–emigrated from southwestern Sweden in 1901… Continue reading “Västergötland, 2018”…
My Family’s Names Explore Family History Stories about my immediate Jacobson+Phillips family, and stories about my grandparents’ and their ancestors: Or select a… Continue reading “My Family’s Names”…