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Old photos with No Names | Family of John Olof Oberg (Åberg) | Family of Clara Lingblom Oberg | Family of Katherine Oberg and Harold Van Fleet | Family of (Charles) David Oberg | Family of Duane and Helen Oberg Richards | Family of Richard Emerson Veak | Family of Lester and Margery Veak | Jolly Reunions | Katherine, Kay, and Harvey's 1999 Sweden visit | swedish photos and documents

swedish photos and documents

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Photos and documents from Sweden, some are Åberg family in Edsbyn area, some are Lingblom family in Lingbo area.
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Postcard with Bollnäs, Sweden, not sure if from Lingblom or Åberg family
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Postcard with Bollnäs, Sweden, not sure if from Lingblom or Åberg family

Coal pile: Our family believes the young man on far right is David Åberg, son of Per Johan Åberg and grandson of Olof Olsson Åberg. This may be around 1910. We'd like to identify other people in photo.

From Kjell Åberg - I have not seen this type before, but it looks like a kolmila , where you build an intricate pattern with lumber and then light it very carefully and guard it so it burns very slowly and not completely - to make charcoal. Very common in the old days, they used it for many purposes, e.g. in blacksmiths's shops. Could also be a type of oven for burning clay to bricks. But I think the former is the most probable.

From Calle Ringbo - I have shown the photo to Rolf Strand, (grandson of C.O. Åberg) who says he has seen the photo before, it is a coal pile and the photo is from a small town, Rävaberg outside Edsbyn.

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Coal pile near Edsbyn, Sweden, approx 1910

Coal pile: Our family believes the young man on far right is David Åberg, son of Per Johan Åberg and grandson of Olof Olsson Åberg. This may be around 1910. We'd like to identify other people in photo.

From Kjell Åberg - I have not seen this type before, but it looks like a "kolmila" , where you build an intricate pattern with lumber and then light it very carefully and guard it so it burns very slowly and not completely - to make charcoal. Very common in the old days, they used it for many purposes, e.g. in blacksmiths's shops. Could also be a type of oven for burning clay to bricks. But I think the former is the most probable.

From Calle Ringbo - I have shown the photo to Rolf Strand, (grandson of C.O. Åberg) who says he has seen the photo before, it is a coal pile and the photo is from a small town, "Rävaberg" outside Edsbyn.

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(Possibly) Yngve Edvall, son of Dorothea Åberg Edvall(?), photo St.Eriksgatan, Sweden
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(Possibly) Yngve Edvall, son of Dorothea Åberg Edvall(?), photo St.Eriksgatan, Sweden

Anna Helena and David Åberg, Sweden
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Anna Helena and David Åberg, Sweden

80th Birthday announcement for Carl Olof Åberg
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80th Birthday announcement for Carl Olof Åberg

Mother or aunt of John Olof Oberg? photo Edsbyn, Sweden
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Mother or aunt of John Olof Oberg? photo Edsbyn, Sweden

unknown woman, professional photo
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unknown woman, professional photo

Lingblom family in front of home, Lingbo, Karin Lingblom on far right
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Lingblom family in front of home, Lingbo, Karin Lingblom on far right

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Backside of John Olof's grandmother image
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Backside of John Olof's grandmother image

Grandpa John Oberg's grandmother, is it Helena's mother or Per's mother? Photo taken in MALMÖ, see next image for the back
John Olof's grandmother

Grandpa John Oberg's grandmother, is it Helena's mother or Per's mother? Photo taken in MALMÖ, see next image for the back

Burying chapel (church) in Orsa Sweden
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Burying chapel (church) in Orsa Sweden

Dorothea Thea Åberg
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Dorothea "Thea" Åberg

Annchatrine Stenberg Runesson, confirmation 1967
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Annchatrine Stenberg Runesson, confirmation 1967

Dorothea Åberg with large flower (photos of her parents Per Johan and Ella on the wall)
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Dorothea Åberg with large flower (photos of her parents Per Johan and Ella on the wall)

Swea Åberg on far left (youngest daughter of Per Johan), unknown girl next to her, and daughters of Carl Olof Åberg
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Swea Åberg on far left (youngest daughter of Per Johan), unknown girl next to her, and daughters of Carl Olof Åberg

Kjell Åberg, Maria, David, Oscar, Christmas 1979
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Kjell Åberg, Maria, David, Oscar, Christmas 1979

Postcard of Edsbyn (Roteberg) train station, to John Olof Oberg, May 26, 1905
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Postcard of Edsbyn (Roteberg) train station, to John Olof Oberg, May 26, 1905

Kjell Stenberg, Svea Åberg Stenberg, Ingemar Åberg, Birgit Åberg Simonsen, Reverend and Ingrid Åberg Östman
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Kjell Stenberg, Svea Åberg Stenberg, Ingemar Åberg, Birgit Åberg Simonsen, Reverend and Ingrid Åberg Östman

postcard to Olof Aberg in Edsbyn
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postcard to Olof Aberg in Edsbyn

Oberg or Lingblom toddler (boy?)
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Oberg or Lingblom toddler (boy?)

Oberg or Lingblom? young child
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Oberg or Lingblom? young child

Woman in had and coat, Karin Lingblom ?
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Woman in had and coat, Karin Lingblom ?

Family, Sweden on farm
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Family, Sweden on farm

Young unknown man in Sweden
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Young unknown man in Sweden

Woman in Stockholm, professional photo
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Woman in Stockholm, professional photo

Possibly Karin Hansson Jonsson, Clara Oberg's grandmother, professional photo, Sweden
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Possibly Karin Hansson Jonsson, Clara Oberg's grandmother, professional photo, Sweden

Unknown young man, professional photo, Ockelbo, Sweden
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Unknown young man, professional photo, Ockelbo, Sweden

Unknown young man, professional photo, Bollnas, Sweden (near Edsbyn)
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Unknown young man, professional photo, Bollnas, Sweden (near Edsbyn)

Young unknown man in Sweden, Ockelbo professional photo
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Young unknown man in Sweden, Ockelbo professional photo

Young unknown woman, Nora, Sweden, 1908
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Young unknown woman, Nora, Sweden, 1908

Four young unknown people, Sweden
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Four young unknown people, Sweden

Young man, Aberg or Lingblom? professional photo Sweden, Ockelbo
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Young man, Aberg or Lingblom? professional photo Sweden, Ockelbo

Woman and toddler, professional photo, Ockelbo, Sweden
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Woman and toddler, professional photo, Ockelbo, Sweden

Young man, unknown, professional photo, Stockholm, Sweden
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Young man, unknown, professional photo, Stockholm, Sweden

Unknown young man, professional photo, Ockelbo Sweden
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Unknown young man, professional photo, Ockelbo Sweden

Unknown young man, professional photo, Falun, Sweden
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Unknown young man, professional photo, Falun, Sweden

Young man, unknown, professional photo, Stratjara, Sweden
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Young man, unknown, professional photo, Stratjara, Sweden

Boy and girl, unknown, professional photo, Ockelbo, Sweden
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Boy and girl, unknown, professional photo, Ockelbo, Sweden

Unknown baby, Stratjara Sweden
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Unknown baby, Stratjara Sweden

Older woman, very old photo, Karin Lingblom?
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Older woman, very old photo, Karin Lingblom?

Unknown young man, Falun, Sweden
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Unknown young man, Falun, Sweden

Unknown young man, Stratjara, Sweden
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Unknown young man, Stratjara, Sweden

Unknown woman, Ockelbo, Sweden
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Unknown woman, Ockelbo, Sweden

Karin Hansson Jonsson or Karin Jonsson Lingblom?
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Karin Hansson Jonsson or Karin Jonsson Lingblom?

Three young women with hats, unknown
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Three young women with hats, unknown

unknown baby on pillows
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unknown baby on pillows

unknown woman reading
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unknown woman reading

unknown man, woman and child in woods, formal dress
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unknown man, woman and child in woods, formal dress

older man, woman and two children
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older man, woman and two children

Four unknown men shoveling wood chips, swedish writing on back
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Four unknown men shoveling wood chips, swedish writing on back

unknown man, woman
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unknown man, woman

Three unknown men in front of big house
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Three unknown men in front of big house

Unknown man, woman and young boy
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Unknown man, woman and young boy

three unknown women and two children in wood, formal dress
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three unknown women and two children in wood, formal dress

Unknown, 3 men, one woman holding spruce bough
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Unknown, 3 men, one woman holding spruce bough

Unknown 3 women, 2 men
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Unknown 3 women, 2 men

Family, unknown
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Family, unknown

Unknown, 3 women, 1 man in front of house, in Ockelbo?
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Unknown, 3 women, 1 man in front of house, in Ockelbo?

Unknown family in front of house
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Unknown family in front of house

Three young men in snow
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Three young men in snow

Unknown, 2 men, 1 woman, in front of house in Sweden
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Unknown, 2 men, 1 woman, in front of house in Sweden

Unknown young man, Chicago, IL, U.S.
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Unknown young man, Chicago, IL, U.S.

Group of six Åberg or Lingblom siblings ? photo in Ockelbo, Sweden
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Group of six Åberg or Lingblom siblings ? photo in Ockelbo, Sweden

Young woman, possible sister (Elna?) of John Oberg?
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Young woman, possible sister (Elna?) of John Oberg?

stamp
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stamp

John Olof Åberg (on right) and possibly father Per Johan Åberg on left. Approx 1904.

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John Olof Åberg (Oberg) and possibly father Per Johan Åberg

John Olof Åberg (on right) and possibly father Per Johan Åberg on left. Approx 1904.

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Possibly Karin Hansson Jonsson, Clara Oberg's grandmother, professional photo, Sweden
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Possibly Karin Hansson Jonsson, Clara Oberg's grandmother, professional photo, Sweden

Three young men, Sweden, Ockelbo
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Three young men, Sweden, Ockelbo

Unknown young man, Ockelbo, Sweden
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Unknown young man, Ockelbo, Sweden

David Åberg and LÅng-Olle Bergeroth with skiing trophies
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David Åberg and LÅng-Olle Bergeroth with skiing trophies

David Åberg wife Anna and daughter Margit
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David Åberg wife Anna and daughter Margit

Ella Helena Hanson Åberg and baby Elver, Edsbyn
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Ella Helena Hanson Åberg and baby Elver, Edsbyn

Olof Olsson Åberg, co-founder of Urafors Axe factory, Edsbyn, Sweden
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Olof Olsson Åberg, co-founder of Urafors Axe factory, Edsbyn, Sweden

David Åberg, 1977
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David Åberg, 1977

Dorothea Thea Åberg, Edsbyn
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Dorothea "Thea" Åberg, Edsbyn

Helena Åberg and 5 children, Edsbyn professional photo - Elver, Elna (or Dorothea?), mother Ella, Robert, Swea, Josef Teodor
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Helena Åberg and 5 children, Edsbyn professional photo - Elver, Elna (or Dorothea?), mother Ella, Robert, Swea, Josef Teodor