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This file includes a copy of Edward Emanuel Johnson's newspaper obituary, a copy of Johnson's record of naturalization, and a copy of an individual's reminiscences of meeting Johnson at the age of 92. There is also a copy of a travel permit for Anna Oberg that was signed by her pastor in Lyrestad, Skaraborg, Sweden, a copy of an application for placer mining signed by Edvard Johnson and a mining certificate issued by the Dominion of Canada in 1898. An issue of The Sea Chest, the journal of the Puget Sound Maritime Historical Society, in addition to copies of photographs of Johnson's shipyard and with Anna Oberg for their wedding.

Consists of photocopied articles from the Milbank Herald Advance and We Alaskans, including eleven photographic reprints. The articles, written by Frederick's grandson, describe Frederick’s adventures in Alaska’s gold fields as well as biographical information. The photographs include a portrait of Frederick Wilhelm August Poppe and various scenes from his time in Alaska.

Article citation: Walter Poppe, “Journey to Alaska,” We Alaskans, June 15, 1986, 06-07.

Article citation: Walter H. Poppe, “Milbank men tried their luck in Alaskan gold fields,” Milbank Herald Advance, April 1, 1986.

A nine page trypewritten genealogical narrative of Markus Hallvardson and Brita Sjursdatter Vangsness and their families. It also explains that many families that came to America took the name of the farm from Norway that they lived on, so there are many Vangsness families in America that are in no way related by blood ties.

Photocopied musings of Bergner titled "På väg till Amerika," or "On the Way to America." These documents are both in Swedish and typewritten in English.

Consists of a manuscript describing the Olson family’s history beginning with Jonas (born 1831) and his wife Anna Britta Hed (born 1835). The manuscript talks about their lives as immigrants and pioneers in Minnesota. History about their daughter Josephine and her husband John Olson and their personalities and their children is also discussed.

An original scrapbook including mostly newspaper articles from the late 1960s to the early 1970s:

• A letter from the Swedish Order of Valhalla thanking Stephen Forslund for his historical chronicle of the club dated April 1957.
• Articles in English and Swedish from Valhallas Krönika Articles about Valhalla
• Letter from Gilbert S. Schaller to Stephen Forslund thanking him for information on Swedish Olivine
• Application dated 26 April 1957
• Articles about the Swedish Archives in the Northwest.
• Articles about the Wake Island Monument Newspaper clippings about Swedes in Pierce County
• One article about resistance during World War II.
• Articles about historic Swedes in America
• Article about the “first president of the United States,” John Hanson
• Articles by Stephen Forslund
• Articles about using American instead of Swedish in Swedish associations Swedish policies on sex education and equality
• Articles about Sweden
• Articles about Swedes
  -Obituaries
  -Articles about the Vietnam War

Church bulletin from Bethel Lutheran Church, Tacoma, Washington from Oct 21, 1979, including funeral notice for Pastor E. Arthur Larson

A partial excerpt and condensation from a book written by Stephen Forslund on “The Swedes in the Pacific Northwest” given at a senior citizen family party at the Elks Club, Tacoma, on 30 July 1978.