AmericanSwedishInstitute board around a table in the Turnblad mansion, Mike Holm as president, Lillian Turnblad on his left. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the AmericanSwedishInstitute in 1929.
Elmer Albinson was a director of the AmericanSwedishInstitute. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the AmericanSwedishInstitute in 1929.
Prince Bertil stands in front of the AmericanSwedishInstitute with Elmer Albinson, at far left, Emerit M. Anson, Ambassador Eric Boheman, Prince Bertil (hand in jacket), Algoth F. Johnson, and Reuben W. Anderson (on right).
Dr. Nils G. Sahlin, director, AmericanSwedishInstitute, and Eric G. Hoyer, mayor of Minneapolis, pose in front of a map of Sweden at the Swan J. Turnblad mansion. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the AmericanSwedishInstitute in 1929.
Swedish Prince Bertil sits in front of dining room fireplace at the AmericanSwedishInstitute as Bill Carlson, television interviewer, talks with the prince. Completed in 1908, the Swan J. Turnblad mansion was built in the French Chateauesque style. The house became the AmericanSwedishInstitute in 1929.
Ribbon cutting for "The Scandinavian Roots of our State" exhibit. Left to right: Elmer Albinson, ASI director of the Institute, Prince Bertil cutting the ribbon, Emerit Anson, chairman, Reuben W. Anderson, treasurer of the Institute.
Swedish royalty poses in the Turnblad mansion during their visit. Bernhard LeVander is the president of the AmericanSwedishInstitute and brother of Governor Harold LeVander.
Interview with Ethel Cecil Lewis born in 1900 in Carlos Township. Her parents immigrated from Sweden. She recounts life on the homestead at Grygla in Marshall County until 1910, when the family returned to Douglas County. Ethel became a teacher for rural elementary schools in 1920.
Interview with Ann Johnson (Mrs. Harold F Johnson). Interview part 1 of 2. Ann was born August 30, 1896 in Nelson, Minnesota. Her maiden name was Annie Josephine Dorothea Olson. Her maternal Grandparents were Johanna and Johannes Anderson, who immigrated from Sweden in 1869 and settled near Nelson.