Spirits of days gone by: History endures in local cemeteries Nov 1, 2008
"A precocious youngster, he mastered several languages and at age 14, received a gold medal from King Gustavus II of Sweden for translating several scholarly works of Swedish history into French," according to a biography written by town historian Waldi Cava-naugh and cemetery caretaker Dick Haswell. The two based their biography on an index of people buried in the cemetery. (Hillsdale Independent, NY)
California's Little Sweden Oct 19, 2008
The backstory: Swedish history in Kingsburg dates to the 1870s, when two Swedish immigrants from the Midwest came to the Central Valley to farm wheat. At the time, the railroad town in which they settled was called "King's River Switch," but the name was later changed to Kingsburg. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Many trans-Atlantic disputes will outlast Bush Jun 10, 2008
When George W. Bush attended his first summit meeting with the European Union in Goteborg, Sweden, in 2001, all 15 leaders of the bloc turned up to meet a new American president, and his presence attracted the most violent demonstrations in recent Swedish history. Seven years after that meeting, Bush's final EU-U.S. summit session will be a low-key event with only one European head of government in attendance: the prime minister of Slovenia, Janez Jansa, who holds the EU's rotating presidency. (International Herald Tribune)
Swedesburg Lutherans call new pastor to revitalize ranks Jan 19, 2008
Zittergruen also admires traditions such as the annual smorgasbord celebrating Swedish history, and will keep that going. He intends to keep a strong Sunday worship program going each week, of course. (Mt. Pleasant News, IA)
D. Carnegie fined and top executive resigns Sep 29, 2007
The government said that it would review Carnegie's role as an adviser in a privatization program that is the biggest in Swedish history, a prestigious mandate the bank received just two months ago. In the harshest judgment it has ever issued, the Financial Supervisory Authority instructed Carnegie to find a replacement for the chief executive, Stig Vilhelmson, who resigned late Thursday, and said that the entire board should step down. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
History comes to life Aug 14, 2007
e're currently working on a Swedish history exhibit. Another thing that is in the works for the museum is an additional museum location. (Taylor Daily Press, TX)
County won't sell Old Mill Museum Mar 8, 2007
Wood wanted to convert the museum into a Living History Museum that would incorporate characters portraying Swedish history. One of the options that was considered at Tuesday's meeting was Wood signing a lease for the property. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
Sweden prepares a wave of privatization Mar 6, 2007
And even more sell-offs are likely in what is probably the biggest process of privatization in Swedish history. "We close no doors; we keep all options open," said Mats Odell, the minister in charge of the sale. (International Herald Tribune -- Business Asia)
Investor wants to restore Old Mill Museum Mar 3, 2007
Wood wants to convert the museum into a Living History Museum that would incorporate characters portraying Swedish history. The McPherson County Commission is considering Wood's proposal to buy the property, but no decision has been reached. (McPherson Sentinel, KS)
