Museum Artifacts

Today we went to the Swedish Museum

in Andersonville, IL (near Chicago).  I

 took pictures of some of the Artifacts

and wanted to include them into the blog. 

Hope you enjoy these pictures.

 

 

BUTTER CHURN

 

SHEEP SHEARS

 

A DIGGER

 

WOMEN WAITING ON THE STREET

TO BOARD THE BOAT

 

MISCELLANEOUS TOOLS

 

CHICAGO IN THE EARLY DAYS

 

NURSE AND SISTER CHRISTENSEN

CREAM SEPARATOR

 



 

CREAM SEPERATOR

 

COFFEE GRINDER

 

POTS AND PITCHERS

 

WATER FAUCET

 

SLEDGE (SLEIGH)

 

 

WASHING DAYS

 

NOTE LOGS OF WOOD INSIDE STOVE

 

BABY'S BED

 

CLOTHES ON LINE - NOTE CLOTHES PINS

 

TRUNKS AND TRUNKS

ELLIS ISLAND, WHERE EVERYONE LANDED

 

 



 

LOTS AND LOTS OF PEOPLE EVERYWHERE

 

MORE TRUNKS

 

AN ANVIL

 

 

AND LAST, AN OLD TYPEWRITER

 At Levan Cemetery

Vera Mangelson Christensen (Mom), Glen Mangelson, Austin Mangelson

and Inez Mangelson Zaugg (siblings to Vera)

 

Gathered at Mom & Dad's ( James & Vera  Christensen)
50th Wedding Anniversary Party

(L to R)

The Charles and Emma Mangelson children

Glen Mangelson, Inez Mangelson Zaugg, Austin Mangelson, Anna Mae Sowby Newton,

Vern Mangelson and Vera Mangelson Christensen

Emma Nielsen Mangelson

 

Emma Nielsen Mangelson (my grandmother)

The Nielsen Twins (their father is Mads Nielsen)

 

The twins, Emma Nielsen Mangelson and

 

Hanna Nielsen Hemmingway or Krogh

 

Emma is my grandmother

Charles Mangelson Family

The Charles Mangelson Family

(back row L to R)

Evanelle & Glen Mangelson, James & Vera Christensen, Inez & Karl Zaugg,

Anna Mae & Karl Newton

(front row L to R)

Ruby & Austin Mangelson, Emma & Charles Mangelson, Vivian & Vern Mangelson



Charles Fredrick Mangelson

I am in the process of changing my Family Search records from PAF to Roots Magic.  In the process I came across the following:

Carl Frederik Mangelson, my great grandfather, changed his name to Charles Frederik Mangelson in 1870.

H E L P

Another year is fast approaching.  I haven't entered much this year, but will try to do better.

 I am in need of Family Histories.  Should you have some in your family, please send me a copy to include on this blog.

 Have a GREAT New Year !