Nösslinge Church (the Red Church) dates from 1100 AD. Behind this church, set back in a grove of trees, is the house that Clara Carlson was born in. Nösslinge Church was Clara’s home church. The church is called the Red Church because it is painted bright red!
Clara Anna was born in Nösslinge, Holland, Sweden on 11 April 1888 Her parents were very poor and they lived on a rented farm in Nösslinge. Clara’s father worked for the landlord every other day to pay the rent. The soil was poor and rocky on their farm. Clara had few toys and little variety in her food while she was growing up. Clara and her sisters used pine cones for cows and pretended that a large flat rock in the yard was their farm. Clara Anna Victoria Carlson died on 22 September 1969 in the hospital at Devils Lake, North Dakota.
Swenson Family in Sweden.
This was taken during June of 1995 on the family farm near Varberg, Sweden. Included in the photo are (starting at the top left) Erik, Berta, Anna, Signe, Karin, Bo, Bo's wife, Arvid, Althild, Al, Fabian, and Valborg. Anna, Signe, Berta, Karin and Arvid are brothers and sisters, Anders and Selma's children.
Site hosted by Fortune
City
revised 2-24-99