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[August Young's Declaration of Intention, 1918]

Description: Photocopy of August Young's sworn Declaration of Intention (filed in the McCulloch County District Court) to become a United States citizen, containing his renunciation of loyalty to any foreign power, in particular the King of Sweden, and recitation of his arrival from Jonkaping, Sweden to the port of New York in the State of New York aboard a White Star Line vessel on 1889-02-16 and his present marriage to Annie Young, who was born in Sweden.
Date: August 1918
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Otto

Description: Book discussing the life and times of Otto Henry Lund who came to America from Denmark. This book covers his journeys through Texas and his farming days and his marriage to Freda Young. Index begins on page 226.
Date: 1998
Creator: Dunn, Charlotte V. Lund, 1935-
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Article from the Brady Standard]

Description: Two clippings from The Brady Standard newspaper; an article giving details about the historical marker dedication ceremonies and identifying the individuals who attended.
Date: September 30, 1988
Creator: The Brady Standard
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

The Family Tree of Reginald Engdahl and Catherine Caroline Engdahl

Description: Document listing the family tree of Edward Reginald Engdahl and Catherine Caroline Engdahl with biographical information for all the people listed. The second page of the document is an illustration of a tree with branches labelled with names. The document is then organized by family and chronologically, beginning Edward Reginald Engdahl's ancestors, then Catherine Caroline Engdahl's ancestors, then listing their children and grandchildren, and Edward and Catherine's siblings family details.
Date: 1989
Creator: Engdahl, George & Striegler, Beverly Engdahl
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Luella Lundgren's Writing Journal]

Description: Notebook containing the school work of Luella Lundgren with assignments dated from January 24, 1918 and 1926. The notebook includes stories, a letter, and handwriting exercises.
Date: 1918
Creator: Lundgren, Luella
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Farmer's Pocket Ledger

Description: Book entitled "Farmer's Pocket Ledger" which contains general information about measurements conversions, John Deere products, and helpful tips, for example cistern capacities based on their dimensions. Pages 21 through 52 are a notebook with pages for each month's receipts and expenditures, crop records for current and past years, egg records, and stock breeding records. Some of the month's receipts and expenditures have been filled in by Lundgren.
Date: 1935?
Creator: Deere & Company
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[August Young's Oath of Allegiance and Order Admitting to Citizenship, 1923]

Description: Photocopy of August Young's Oath of Allegiance presented to the McCulloch County District Court, in which he renounces allegiance to any foreign power, particularly to the King of Sweden, before swearing allegiance to the United States, together with the Order that admits him to citizenship.
Date: March 27, 1923
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Photograph of a Church Interior]

Description: Photograph of the interior of the East Sweden Presbyterian Church. Pews are visible on the left and right. The center of the image shows a podium on a small stage, along with a piano. The walls are decorated with vertical-striped wallpaper above a wooden trim.
Date: 2006
Creator: Bobby, Hurd
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Article from The Brady Herald]

Description: A clipping from The Brady Herald which reports that the Evangelical Free Church of Melvin will "be the first church in McCulloch County to receive an historical marker" in upcoming historical marker dedication ceremonies with excerpts from greetings sent to the church from the superintendent of the South Central District of the Evangelical Free Church of America in which he expresses the hope that "the day will be both a day of remembrance and a day of rejoicing in what this church has meant an… more
Date: September 20, 1988
Creator: The Brady Herald
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

Early Swedish Settlers

Description: Historical survey of the history of Swedish communities in McCulloch County, especially the East Sweden area and Soldiers Waterhole historic marker. This report contains compiled stories, correspondence, and tables.
Date: 1971/1972
Creator: McCulloch County Historical Survey Committee
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Card in Memory of Hilda Hanson]

Description: Copyrighted cream, black, and gold card "In Loving Remembrance" of Hilda Hanson that states the dates of her life and features Victorian illustrations of doves, wreathed flowers, and a book with feather pens, along with the bannered epitaph "Gone but not forgotten" above a brief poem.
Date: 1922~
Creator: Wendell, H. F.
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission

[Nilsson/Nelsin Family Biographical Notes, May 11, 1989]

Description: A biographical account of the Nilsson/Nelin family that includes information about the family after sister Klara and brothers Carl John Eric arrived in America, as well as information copied from tombstones in the Vargy Chapel Cemetery during a visit by Cecil R. Nelin.
Date: May 11, 1989
Creator: Nelin, Cecil R.
Partner: McCulloch County Historical Commission
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