OLOF LUNDIN FAMILY:
An Inventory of Their Family History Materials at the Minnesota Historical Society
Manuscripts Collection
OVERVIEW
| Creator: | Turnbull, Gael Lundin, compiler. | |
| Title: | Olof Lundin family history materials. | |
| Dates: | 1941-1997. | |
| Abstract: | Reminiscences and genealogical data on Olof Lundin and his family, Swedish immigrants to Minnesota. | |
| Quantity: | 1 folder. | |
| Location: | Location: See Detailed Description section for shelf location. |
BIOGRAPHICAL NOTE
Olof Lundin was born in Älvadelen, Dalarna, Sweden, in 1862, the son of Lars Larson and Anna Olson. Originally known as Olof Larson, he dropped the patronymic and took the name Lundin when the family immigrated to Minnesota in 1880. Lundin settled in Dassel, located in Meeker County, where he farmed land originally bought by his father, and died in 1951.
In 1885, Lundin married Kirstin Nilson, born in Torsby, Värmland, Sweden in 1860. The couple had seven children, six of which survived to adulthood. The compiler, Gael Lundin Turnbull, is the son of Anne Lundin Turnbull, the youngest of Olof and Kirstin's surviving daughters.
SCOPE AND CONTENTS
The collection consists of genealogical data on the Olof Lundin family and related families, as well as reminiscences of rural life in Sweden and Minnesota by Lundin's children. Also included is an account, narrated by Lundin's brother-in-law, Ben Brown, of the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862 and the death of Dakota chief Little Crow.
ADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION
Availability:
The collection is open for research use.
Preferred Citation:
[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Olof Lundin Family History Materials. Minnesota Historical Society.
See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.
Accession Information:
Accession Number: 15,432
Processing Information:
Processed by: Lara D. Friedman-Shedlov, September 1998
Catalog ID number: 990017349470104294
DETAILED DESCRIPTION
| Box | |||||||||||
| P416 | 1 | Genealogical outlines and accounts of family history, 1941-1982. | |||||||||
| Includes family tree diagrams and account of Lundin family life in rural Sweden and Minnesota as told by two of Olof Lundin's daughters, Ruth Lundin Budd and Anne Lundin Turnbull, and his grandson, Gael Lundin Turnbull. There is also an account of Olof Lundin's funeral as described by Gael Lundin Turnbull. In addition, the file includes a narrative by Olof Lundin's brother-in-law, Ben Brown, describing life in Moores Prairie (Wright County), the U.S.-Dakota War, and the death of Little Crow. | |||||||||||
CATALOG HEADINGS
This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.
- Topics:
- Dakota Indians -- Wars, 1862-1865.
- Farm life -- Minnesota -- Meeker county.
- Swedish Americans -- Minnesota -- Meeker County.
- Swedish Americans -- Minnesota -- Wright County.
- Place:
- Dalarna (Sweden) -- Genealogy.
- Meeker County (Minn.) -- Social life and customs.
- Persons:
- Budd, Ruth Lundin.
- Little Crow, d. 1863
- Lundin, Olof, 1862-1951.
- Turnbull, Anne Lundin.
- Type of Documentation:
- Reminiscences -- Minnesota.
- Occupation:
- Farmers -- Minnesota -- Meeker County.
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