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Jenny Lind Chapel (Andover, Ill.) records, 1850-1943
Jenny Lind Chapel is the oldest Swedish Lutheran church in Illinois, known as the “Mother Church” of the Augustana Synod. Swedish immigrant Lars Paul Esbjörn and ten charter members founded the congregation in 1850. This collection includes some of the earliest records of the Jenny Lind Chapel of Andover, Illinois, including minutes recorded by Lars Paul Esbjörn and others. Also includes an alphabetical index to church membership of the 1850s and communion records from 1859-1861. Collection also contains architectural drawings of both the Jenny Lind Chapel (A.
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Emil Anderson papers, 1895-1949
Papers collected by Emil Anderson (1870-1954) of St. Paul, Minnesota. Emil was a musician and violin teacher, working at the W.J. Dyer & Bro. Music Company. He immigrated to the United States from Sweden in 1886. Collection includes letters from relatives in Sweden, death notices, informal pictures from outings at Cape Horn, Lindström, Minnesota, and various receipts.
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