It's all well and good to know your "mid-century modern" decor, but... ...when you realize that you yourself are "mid-century", it puts a different light on everything. Here I am in 1958, or possibly early 1959, with my mom, who is wearing a classic 1950s outfit (love the shoes), seated on a 1950s basket chair, …
A Look at Sailor-Inspired Clothing George Anderson, my maternal grandfather, is seen in the center of this photo from 1918. Left: In this close up from the 1919 crew photo of the USS Powhatan, you can see George (circled), as well as a random man with a tie. I use the man with the tie …
Errors in the 1920 Census I've told you I had started thinking there never was a Frank Johnson, the 7-year-old son of John Alfred and Madge. In "Finding Frank (Or Not)", I left you with the thought that maybe Frank was really there, but the census taker only assumed he was Madge and Alfred's son. …
Everything is connected. . . If this photo of the U.S.S. Powhatan were zoomed in more, I could show you which one of these men was my maternal grandfather, George Anderson. The Powhatan was a troop transport vessel during the first world war. As close as I can figure, the photo was taken in June …
In the post "Seeing Double", from August 2024, my theme was finding photos from the Swedish Roots website that looked like my relatives or people I know. But at the same time, being fascinated by clothing styles from those days, I started a file called "Dressed Alike", thinking it would make good blog material. To …
Swedish American Missionaries in China Rev. Emil and Edla Johnson with son, Daniel, December 1924. No, my grandparents weren't missionaries in China. But in 1924, my grandpa, Emil, who had been ordained in 1922, was pastoring a Lutheran church in Dallas, Texas. Keep reading to find out what a post about Swedish missionaries has to …
I've never been much of a hat person, but. . . I've been saving photos from the Swedish Roots website, and I've categorized a lot of them so I can use them for blog posts. If you've read "The Higher the Hair", "Pull Up a Chair", "These Boots", or even "Mad About Plaid", you'll know …
. . .the closer to God? This lady was identified on the Swedish Roots website as Louise Eklundh, 1854-1879. "The higher the hair, the closer to God" is a quote that has been attributed to Dolly Parton, though I couldn't find anything online to confirm that she was actually the first to coin the phrase. …
Victorian and Edwardian wedding photography and more. I don't know who the people in these photos are, but they were taken in Sweden, and they are somehow connected to my family history. I remember when I first saw them, I was surprised that the brides were wearing black. But after a bit of research, I …
. . .were made for tying (or buttoning) . . . I've been looking at vintage photos on the Swedish Roots website and other sites such as Pinterest, this time taking special notice of the shoes on little kids. Since my stepchildren were 15 and 17 years old when I "got them" in 1992, I've …
