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Immigrants. 1963.

1963

I’m reading a book about 3 Swedish immigrants called Until We Reach Home by Lynn Austin. It’s not the best book I’ve ever read (although, I hate to say that because I adore Lynn Austin’s Hidden Places book!) but it’s intriguing to me because my family immigrated to the United States from Sweden.

My mom’s great-grandparents (paternal and maternal) came to America when they were young. So, my mom is 4th generation. I don’t know why, but that is just amazing to me! Mama says she remembers her grandparents speaking Swedish. But she was so little she didn’t realize it was another language–she just thought it was “grown up” talk!

The picture above is my mom’s grandparents in 1963. The children of immigrants. As I listen to this book about the Swedish immigrants and look at the faces of these 1st generation Americans, it makes me shiver at the bravery their families showed and the adventures they encountered. I wish I could read their story!

{I feel like some of my great-greats and other calculations might be off…I always get confused with those!}

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  1. Liz says

    November 3, 2010 at 10:12 am

    I love Lynn Austin and have that book on my shelf to be read. If you don’t like that one, don’t give up on her. Try “A Proper Pursuit” or “Though Waters Roar”. Her Civil War era trilogy was what got me hooked on Austin, so you could try those too.

    • oh amanda says

      November 3, 2010 at 1:39 pm

      I think that’s how I found Lynn Austin, too. Is that the Candle in the Darkness, or something? LOVE historical fiction. I’m going to pull up the library’s site right now and see what else they have of hers.

      • Liz says

        November 3, 2010 at 1:46 pm

        Yes, Candle in the Darkness. I think the 3rd book was my favorite of that series, “A Light To My Path”. The story was told from the slaves’ perspective, and I was gripped at times because I could feel what the characters felt.

  2. Amanda D says

    November 3, 2010 at 10:36 am

    My grandparents immigrated from Sweden as well. They ended up in Souther Alberta, Canada. I’ll have to look into that book. Such a neat picture you have.

    • oh amanda says

      November 3, 2010 at 1:41 pm

      Cool! I love hearing about immigrants–especially from Sweden. Someone in my grandfather’s family did a big genealogy book of our fam and had it bound (or published, whatever) and it’s so cool to look at the family that didn’t immigrate when my grandfather did–then find the kids that would basically be my cousins if were all in the same country. So interesting to think about what life would be like if they were here or we were there!

  3. Margaret Almon says

    November 3, 2010 at 11:40 am

    My husband was born in 1963, so I’m always curious about photos from that year. My grandfather was from Norway, and my father said he used to read Zane Gray novels in Norwegian!

  4. Meg says

    November 3, 2010 at 2:12 pm

    What a great story and photo! My mother’s great grandparents (so my great-greats!) emigrated to the U.S. from Poland, and she remembers her great grandfather trying to talk to the kids in English… and failing. He never really learned the language, despite being America for decades. She says he was always such a happy man, though — smiling and laughing!

    It’s amazing to think how brave our ancestors were, packing up everything and altering the whole course of their lives (and ours). Thanks for sharing!

  5. Gayle Rogers says

    November 3, 2010 at 2:46 pm

    Same with me. I’m 4th generation too and look at my blonde hair! Just kidding.
    Two of my daughters at least take after that side.

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