Swedish-American Portraits, 1974-1994
Photographed by Lennart Setterdahl
Text: Lilly Setterdahl. Design: Stephan Setterdahl. Published 2020. Available at the Bishop Hill Colony Store, Bishop Hill, Illinois. Hardcover $29.95. Amazing photos from 20 states. Includes genealogical information. Refers to a recorded interview with the photographed individual.
Lennart Setterdahl
From page 14, Swedish-American Portraits
REVIEW: Swedish-American Portraits 1972-1994: Photographed by Lennart Setterdahl by Lilly Setterdahl and Stephan Setterdahl. 2020.
Swedish migration researcher Lennart Setterdahl (1928-1995) arrived in USA in 1959 and found a Swedish-American immigrant community in transition. He became deeply interested in that remarkable population group, and as early as 1962 began documenting it with camera and tape recorder. The results became an highly valuable source for future researchers. Lennart rescued nearly 1,855 church archives, and perhaps 1,000 organizational archives, 140 newspaper archives, and made 3,000 tape recorded interviews of immigrants, both well-known and less-known, along with their descendants. It got devoted support of the whole Setterdahl family, wife and author Lilly, and their three sons Stephan, Christer and Michael. Lilly’s editorial work with Lennart led to her own remarkable writing career, beginning in the mid-1970’s as author of many books on Swedish America, plus later fiction works of high quality. Sweden’s Emigrant Institute in Växjö became Lennart’s primary sponsor from 1969. In 1990 Lennart was awarded an honorary doctorate by Gothenburg University in Sweden in recognition of his devoted work.
Lennart died in 1995, but his work remains an important research source. His author-wife Lilly and son Stephan, (designer and photo editor) together published in 2020 Swedish-American Portraits 1972-1994: Photographed by Lennart Setterdahl, with 262 of Lennart’s remarkable photos from 20 different states, accompanied by segments of those interviews. Both this impressive new illustrated book, and Lilly ́s welcome background story of the Setterdahl family’s pathbreaking research, Documenting America ́s Swedish Immigrants: Lennart Setterdahl ́s Life and Work, complement each other. They are fascinating reading, and are available by contacting Lilly Setterdahl.
John E. Norton, ed., Augustana Historical Society Newsletter, Augustana College
See index of names below
A
Abernethy, Jenny Lind, Lincoln, Nebraska 163
Ahlm, Shirley, Scandia, Minnesota 79
Ahlm, Wallace, Scandia, Minnesota 79
Ahlquist, Walter, Council Bluffs, Iowa 78
Alfred, Norris, Polk, Nebraska 12
Alvine, John, Swedesburg (Winfield), Iowa 105
Anderson, Aina, Hacketstown, New Jersey 77
Anderson, Arthur, Grand Haven, Michigan 19
Anderson, Arthur, Loves Park, Illinois 112
Anderson, Carl H., St. Clair Shores, Michigan 66
Anderson, Christine (Tena) Forstrom, Grantsburg, Wisconsin 143
Anderson, Elmer, Foley, Minnesota 89
Anderson, Ernest, Round Rock, Texas 113
Anderson, Gunhild Karlson, Minneapolis, Minnesota 135
Anderson, Gust, Glenview, Illinois 128
Anderson, Hazel, Rockford, Illinois 169
Anderson, Margret, Moline, Illinois 68
Anderson, Marie, South Euclid, Ohio 39
Anderson, Milton, Davenport, Iowa 55
Anderson, Nan Malmberg, Lindstrom, Minnesota 137
Anderson, Selma, Lincoln, Nebraska 32
Anderson, Sven Philip, Moline, Illinois 68
Anderson, Wallace, Galva, Illinois 167
Armstrong, Elvera Johnson, Silverhill, Alabama 176
Augustsson, Lars, Taylors Falls, Minnesota 138
B
Backstrom, Ina (Aina Jönsson Lof), Omaha, Nebraska 9
Banks, Elwin, Wausa, Nebraska 52
Becklin, Elsie, Cambridge, Minnesota 94
Becklin, Raymond, Cambridge, Minnesota 95
Beckman, Emil, Mora, Minnesota 102
Bender, Betty, Red Wing, Minnesota 22
Benson, Nilla Svensson, Morrison, Illinois 129
Bergendahl, Floy, Butte, Montana 88
Bergstrom, Gunhild, Wildhorse Valley, Brady, Nebraska 174
Berkman, Walter, Coupland, Texas 119
Bjork, John and Myrtle, Taylors Falls, Minnesota 70
Bjorkling, Sten, Des Plaines, Illinois 38
Bjorling, Lowell, Altona, Illinois 42
Blomberg, Phillip, Falun, Kansas 173
Bloomdall, Richard, Scandia, Minnesota 152
Bodelson, Frank, Hager City, Wisconsin 138
Bohman, Donald, Orion, Illinois 25
Borg, Mabel Dahlstrom, Des Moines, Iowa 67
Borgstrom, Axel, Upsala, Minnesota 157
Broberg, Roy, Milaca, Minnesota 158
Brown, Florence Olson, Lindstrom, Minnesota 99
Burkland, Paul, Lincoln, Nebraska 172
C
Callstrom, Delores, Red Wing, Minnesota 142
Callstrom, Morris, Red Wing, Minnesota 142
Carlson, Arthur, Wausa, Nebraska 113
Carlson, Carl, Chicago, Illinois 11
Carlson, Carl Oscar, Rockford, Illinois 7
Carlson, Chrystal Samuelson, Lynn Center, Illinois 128
Carlson, Dorothy Lindgren, Omaha, Nebraska 108
Carlson, Edward, Omaha, Nebraska 108
Carlson, Evelyn Moltzer Osceola, Wisconsin 153
Carlson, Gustaf, Laramie, Wyoming 52
Carlson, Gust, Chicago, Illinois 123
Carlson, Haldo, Ogilvi, Minnesota 91
Carlson, Hanna Spetz, Burbank, Illinois 162
Carlson, Randohl and Macie, Melvin, Texas 145
Carlson, Ruth Ann, Bock, Minnesota 93
Carlson, Svea, Stromsburg, Nebraska 32
Clarton, Anna Setterdahl, Hanover, Pennsylvania 82
Clauson, Vera Sandstrom, Blue Island, Illinois 89
Collins, Mildred, Welch, Minnesota 74
Conway, Louise Sandstedt, Rockford, Illinois 116
Crusell, Margit, Minneapolis, Minnesota 78
Curtis, Irene, Gretna, Nebraska 107
D
Dahlgren, Carl, Lanse, Pennsylvania 45
Dahl, Herman, Evanston, Illinois 13
Dahlquist, Nils, Hackettstown, New Jersey 177
Dahlstrom, Donald and Harriet, Foley, Minnesota 160
Dobe, Edwin, Dalbo, Minnesota 150
E
Eckblade, James, Hastings, Nebraska 124
Ekblad, Dorothy, Lincoln, Nebraska 80
Ekdahl, Kenneth, Taylors Falls, Minnesota 92
Eklund, Swan, Brook Park, Minnesota 151
Eldorado, John and Florence, Wausa, Nebraska 110
Eliason, Elmer, Brook Park, Minnesota 75
Engstrom, Ernst, Loves Park, Illinois 168
Enmark, Claus, North Brooks, Illinois 42
Erickson, Anna May Palow, Galva, Illinois 23
Erickson, Arthur, Rock Island, Illinois 19
Erickson, Ivar, Galva, Illinois 23
Esping, Malcolm, Lindsborg, Kansas 173
F
Falk, Charlotte Nordstrom, Galva, Illinois 29
Falk, Gladys, Omaha, Nebraska 90
Fanslow, Virginia, Red Wing, Minnesota 20
Flink, Edmond, Dallas, Texas 109
Flodin, Arvid, Rockford, Illinois 73
Fornier, Marie Magnuson Verling, Butte, Montana 69
Forrest, Magda Kenner, Silver Springs, Maryland 11
Forschen, Gunnard, Sauk Rapids, Minnesota 93
Franzen, Linnea, Milaca, Minnesota 161
Fredrickson, Jane Herzog, Lincoln, Nebraska 132
Freed, John, Taylors Falls, Minnesota 91
Freeman, Erik, Minneapolis, Minnesota 16
Freeman, Thyra Henriksson, Minneapolis, Minnesota 16
Froberg, Howard, Lindstrom, Minnesota 165
Fuller, Edith, Isanti, Minnesota 19
G
Gabrielson, Mildred Nelson, Muskegon, Michigan 134
Gaines, Agneta Anderhagen, Omaha, Nebraska 178
Gefvert, Herbert, Mayfield Heights, Ohio 53
Gustafson, Asta Steen, Rockford, Illinois 114
Gustafson, Dennis and Shirley, Shafer, Minnesota 49
Gustafson, Henry, Erie, Pennsylvania 53
Gustafson, Wilbur, Rockford, Illinois 124
H
Hallstrom, Ardis, Brook Park, Minnesota 149
Hallstrom, Gordon, Brook Park, Minnesota 149
Hammerlund, Robert, Woodhull, Illinois 133
Harrington, Donald, Geneseo, Illinois 130
Hedberg, Fredolph, Minneapolis, Minnesota 8
Hedman, Karin Granath, Berlin, Wisconsin 86
Hillner, Blenda Sundeen, Winnetka, Illinois 169
Hogstrom, Henry, Skokie, Illinois 39
Holmlund, Earl, Bucklin, Missouri 100
Hultgren, Ebert, St. James, Minnesota 51
J
Jacobson, Selma, Chicago, Illinois 36
Jaenson, Sture (Steve), South Euclid, Ohio 44
Jeppson, Oscar, Center City, Minnesota 104
Jernberg, Joel and Ester, Rockford, Illinois 57
Johansson, Dage, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio 103
Johnson, Alma Swenson, Grantsburg, Wisconsin 153
Johnson, Axel, Rockford, Illinois 101
Johnson, Berdella Hanson, Grantsburg, Wisconsin 169
Johnson, Bertil, Rockford, Illinois 8
Johnson, Carl Gunnar, Moline, Illinois 77
Johnson, Einar, Wickliffe, Ohio 44
Johnson, Elvice Henrikson, Lindstrom, Minnesota 155
Johnson, Esther, Annawan, Illinois 121
Johnson, Esther, Helena, Montana 81
Johnson, Garnett and George, Rockford, Illinois 115
Johnson, Gene, Wausa, Nebraska 112
Johnson, Gunnel Makitalo, Hackettstown, New Jersey 172
Johnson, Guy, Hibbings, Minnesota 163
Johnson, Hazel, Wausa, Nebraska 111
Johnson, Howard, Isanti, Minnesota 171
Johnson, Jenny Berggren, Minneapolis, Minnesota 135
Johnson, Lawrence, Lindstrom, Minnesota 155
Johnson, Marian Anderson, New Brighton, Minnesota 135
Johnson, Maurice, Pine City, Minnesota 156
Johnson, Morris, Stromsburg, Nebraska 9
Johnson, Robert, Brooklyn Center, Minnesota 136
Johnson, Walter, Siren, Wisconsin 144
K
Kreig, Wanda Sward, Galesburg, Illinois 132
Kron, Einar, Jamestown, New York 100
Kumm, JoAnn Suhr, Wausa, Nebraska 85
L
Landfors, Arthur, Sharon, Massachusetts 18
Landstrom, Anna, Detroit, Michigan (reflection in mirror) 66
Larson, Albin, Stromsburg, Nebraska 106
Larson, Floyd, Marquette, Nebraska 40
Larson, Howard, Braham, Minnesota 146
Larson, Ingeborg, Chicago, Illinois 126
Larson, Jane Stenberg, Crystal, Minnesota 43
Larson, Magnus, Damascus, Maryland 71
Lauger, Birgitta (Smålands Britta), Swedesburg, Iowa 18
Levine, Emery, Bertrum, Minnesota 48
Lind, Arlis Seger, Wausa, Nebraska 86
Lindberg, Dale, New Brighton, Minnesota 136
Lindell, Lynn Rodger, Scandia, Minnesota 137
Linden, Daniel, Rockford, Illinois 103
Linden, Fred, Oakland, Nebraska 9
Lindgren, Alice Krona, Dalbo, Minnesota 147
Lindgren, George, Dalbo, Minnesota 147
Lindstrom, Philip, Silverton, Idaho 55
Lindstrom, Simon, Rockford, Illinois 57
Ljungdahl, Britt-Marie, Athens, Georgia 47
Ljungdahl, Lars, Athens, Georgia 47
Lundell, Mildred, Rockford, Illinois 30
Lund, Ingrid, New Port Richey, Florida 133
Lundquist, Merton, Rev., Omaha, Nebraska 54
Lyckman, Quinton, Brady, Texas 118
M
Magnuson, Naomi, Orion, Illinois 125
Malmstrom, Edsel, Melvin, Texas 118
Matheus, Gunnar, Cambridge, Minnesota 170
Matheus, Victoria Sand, Cambridge, Minnesota 170
Meline, David, Polk, Nebraska 107
Miller, Reuben, Mounds View, Minnesota 83
Miller, Torina, North Branch, Minnesota 92
Mockros, Myrtle, Upsala, Minnesota 162
Mohn, Garfield, Center City, Minnesota 141
Moline, Ragnar, Rockford, Illinois 116
Moody, Alice, Chisago City, Minnesota 164
Moody, Elliot, St. James, Minnesota 98
Moody, Olga Victoria Johnson, Butterfield, Minnesota 98
Moody, Warren, Chisago City, Minnesota 164
Mort, Arthur, Milaca, Minnesota 8
Munson, Edwin, Center City, Minnesota 141
Munson, Leroy, Lincoln, Nebraska 131
N
Nelson, Anton, Minneapolis, Minnesota 43
Nelson, Karl, Ogilvie, Minnesota
Nelson, Laverne, Oakland, Nebraska 130
Nelson, Lawrence, Cannon Falls, Minnesota 20
Nelson, Lillian Grimm, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin 19
Nelson, Oscar, Swanville, Minnesota 161
Nelson, Pauline, Omaha, Nebraska 105
Nelson, Russel, Milaca, Minnesota 31
Nilsson, Britt Aronsson, Chicago, Illinois 166
Nilsson, Bruno, Chicago, Illinois 166
Noren, Ardis (Edblad), Stanchfield, Minnesota 159
Noren, Reuben, Stanchfield, Minnesota 159
Norman, Elenora, Wausa, Nebraska 67
Norris, Alfred, Polk, Nebraska 12
Nyman, Herbert, Wausa, Nebraska 87
Nyman, Lillian Pearson, Wausa, Nebraska 87
Nystrom, Merrill, Cambridge, Illinois 107
O
Ogren, Ada, Taylors Falls, Minnesota 76
Olen, Walton, Mora, Minnesota 43
Olson, Donald, Welch, Minnesota 21
Olson, Elwood, Webster, Wisconsin 171
Olson, Eugene, Mora, Minnesota 28
Olson, Herbert, Stanchfield, Minnesota 158
Olson, Lawrence, Rockford, Illinois 102
Olson, Lillian, Mora, Minnesota 27
P
Palmquist, Philip, Taylors Falls, Minnesota 148
Paluska, Maxine Gustafson, Pecatonica, Illinois 13
Pearson, Axel, Marinette, Wisconsin 33
Pearson, David, Des Plaines, Illinois 34
Peterson, Arthur, Galva, Illinois 45
Peterson, Bernhard, Omaha, Nebraska 55
Peterson, Kjell, Jamesburg, New Jersey 175
Peterson, Luther, Rosie, and Adolph, Round Rock, Texas 122
Peterson, Ordell, Edina, Minnesota 136
Peterson, Robert G., Isanti, Minnesota 96
Post, Gunnard, Chisago City, Minnesota 140
Q
Quist, Harris, Lindstrom, Minnesota 140
R
Rabe, Muriel Strand, Oakland, Nebraska 130
Raderman Adele Malmstrom, Lincolnwood, Illinois 123
Rundquist, Fred and Carl, Chicago, Illinois 35
S
Sandberg, Joel, Rockford, Illinois 84
Sandeen, Theckla Estergren, Sioux Falls, South Dakota 17
Sandell, Eric, Rockford, Illinois 97
Sandquist, Ernie, Rockford, Illinois 114
Schultz, Lillian Benson, Wausa, Nebraska 88
Schuman, Eric, Chicago, Illinois 123
Seashore, Greta Svensson, Chicago, Illinois 41
Seashore, Swan, Chicago, Illinois 41
Sellman, Glen, Shafer, Minnesota 143
Smith, Anna Hazel Anderson Austin, Texas 120
Soderberg, Carl G., Rockford, Illinois 72
Sprawls, Doyle, Glasgow, Missouri 53
Stohlberg, Gustaf, Jamestown, New York 101
Strand, Ernest, Chisago City, Minnesota 139
Stromberg, Bennard, Stromsburg, Nebraska 15
Swanson, Arvid, Moline, Illinois 26
Swanson, Gunnard and Florence, Taylors Falls, Minnesota 127
Swanson, Gunnard, Rockford, Illinois 82
Swanson, Hildur, Mayfield Heights, Ohio 44
Swanson, Maynard, Oak Park, Minnesota 99
Swanson, Philip, Omaha, Nebraska 85
Swenson, Elvira Johnson, Omaha, Nebraska 68
Swenson, Milton, Cannon Falls, Minnesota 139
T
Tenggren, Enar, St. Paul, Minnesota 56
Thunell, Kay, Chicago, Illinois 124
Tilderquist, Conley, Welch, Minnesota 154
True, Alice Halberg, Lincoln, Nebraska 131
V
Viking, Earl, Skokie, Illinois 31
W
Wahlmark, Gunnar, Dixon, Illinois 10
Weberg, Wallace, Welch, Minnesota 28
Werner, John, Cranston, Rhode Island 50
Widell, Edwin, Isanti, Minnesota 92
Winstrom, Bertil, Mequon, Wisconsin 12
Y
Youngquist, Walter, Melvin, Texas