Thank you for this lovely documentary! My mother is buried in the Fish Lake Lutheran Cemetery. She grew up on a family farm on Little Horseshoe Lake and attended the Stark School, beginning in 1929. She had many fond memories of her childhood. Her grandparents were Swedish immigrants, who settled there in the late 1870's. My mom and dad met for the first time at the church in 1942. Dad saw her singing in the choir and decided right then and there that he was going to marry her!
Troligen ett gammalt soldatnamn, som "Rask" i TV-serien "Raskens" (Med Sven Wollter och Gurie Nordwall. Baserad på boken med samma namn av Wilhelm Moberg.) Probably a name given to a soldier. "Raskens" is a TV-series from 1976 about a farming soldier who got the name 'Rask'. The series were based on a book with the same name by author Wilhelm Moberg. Leading roles by Sven Wollter and Gurie Nordwall as his wife. One way of paying soldiers were to let them have a small piece of land, where the could build a small "torp" (thorpe, cabin, cottage) and barn, and farm his tiny little land, hopefully be able to afford a couple of chickens, a goat and maybe, maybe a piglet in the spring. He was summit for exercise regulary and of course if needed in duty. That meant he needed a wife to do all work while he was away. Though names usually were a personal first name and the last name was the father's + s son/ s dotter = daughter, and only the last name were used in the military the recruits were given another name to distinguish all Nilssons, Svenssons and Anderssons from eachother. The names had a positive meaning, and perhaps a positive effect too, like Stark ( =strong), Rask ( = old word for fast), Kvick ( =Quick), Björn ( = bear), Falk ( = falcon), Duva ( = pigeon, a fast and reliable flyer), Svan ( = swan, have you met an angry swan? Believe me, you will back off, as quickly as possible!), Rot/Roth/Root (Rot = root, as being steady, solid, reliable), Berg ( = mountain), Sten ( = rock), Skog ( = forrest). Also different trees; Alm = Elm tree, Asp = aspen, Tall = pine tree, Gran = spruce, Björk = Birch tree, Ek = oak tree etc. How second names were constructed. Svensson = 🇸🇪Svens son = 🇺🇸Sven's son Svensdotter = 🇸🇪Svens dotter = 🇺🇸Sven's daughter Nils is a son of soldier Anders Johansson Svärd (Sword). Nils's name will be Nils Andersson Svärd. Nils's sister Lovisa will be called Lovisa Andersdotter. If she got to marry a man with a second last name she took that name too, like Fru (Mrs) Lovisa Andersdotter Stål (Steel), if her husband only had a "son" name she became Fru (Mrs) Lovisa Emilsson e. g. (Emil's son). But no rules without exceptions!! 😁
Alltid varit sugen på att kolla in gammla svensk byggder i usa men florida o div roadtrips i ca har kommit före . Nästa gg till usa får de nog bli minnesota 😊 kul filmer du gör kyle keep up the good work
Wow thats lovely that the church interiour is in Swedish. More Swedish villages please. Maybe also in North Dakota? I was at the Swedish American institute / Turnblad Mansion. Very nice!
I would have added that the Full Moon is not only a "bar". It was the towns schoolhouse built in 1910 and closed in the late fifties. Most of the people who went to school here have passed now but from what I understand they went to school until 8th grade there and the women moved on to finishing school while the men went to work on the farm.
Great Swedish heritage videos. Anymore in the works?
Thank you for this lovely documentary! My mother is buried in the Fish Lake Lutheran Cemetery. She grew up on a family farm on Little Horseshoe Lake and attended the Stark School, beginning in 1929. She had many fond memories of her childhood. Her grandparents were Swedish immigrants, who settled there in the late 1870's. My mom and dad met for the first time at the church in 1942. Dad saw her singing in the choir and decided right then and there that he was going to marry her!
Never been to the US, but amazing how much it looks like Sweden. No wonder they settled where it resembled home.
they were starving, basically economic refugees. i doubt they really cared where, as long as the grain grew.
Stark = strong 💪
Troligen ett gammalt soldatnamn, som "Rask" i TV-serien "Raskens" (Med Sven Wollter och Gurie Nordwall. Baserad på boken med samma namn av Wilhelm Moberg.)
Probably a name given to a soldier.
"Raskens" is a TV-series from 1976 about a farming soldier who got the name 'Rask'.
The series were based on a book with the same name by author Wilhelm Moberg. Leading roles by Sven Wollter and Gurie Nordwall as his wife.
One way of paying soldiers were to let them have a small piece of land, where the could build a small "torp" (thorpe, cabin, cottage) and barn, and farm his tiny little land, hopefully be able to afford a couple of chickens, a goat and maybe, maybe a piglet in the spring.
He was summit for exercise regulary and of course if needed in duty. That meant he needed a wife to do all work while he was away.
Though names usually were a personal first name and the last name was the father's + s son/ s dotter = daughter, and only the last name were used in the military the recruits were given another name to distinguish all Nilssons, Svenssons and Anderssons from eachother.
The names had a positive meaning, and perhaps a positive effect too, like Stark ( =strong), Rask ( = old word for fast), Kvick ( =Quick), Björn ( = bear), Falk ( = falcon), Duva ( = pigeon, a fast and reliable flyer), Svan ( = swan, have you met an angry swan? Believe me, you will back off, as quickly as possible!), Rot/Roth/Root (Rot = root, as being steady, solid, reliable), Berg ( = mountain), Sten ( = rock), Skog ( = forrest). Also different trees; Alm = Elm tree, Asp = aspen, Tall = pine tree, Gran = spruce, Björk = Birch tree, Ek = oak tree etc.
How second names were constructed.
Svensson = 🇸🇪Svens son = 🇺🇸Sven's son
Svensdotter = 🇸🇪Svens dotter = 🇺🇸Sven's daughter
Nils is a son of soldier Anders Johansson Svärd (Sword). Nils's name will be Nils Andersson Svärd.
Nils's sister Lovisa will be called Lovisa Andersdotter. If she got to marry a man with a second last name she took that name too, like Fru (Mrs) Lovisa Andersdotter Stål (Steel), if her husband only had a "son" name she became Fru (Mrs) Lovisa Emilsson e. g. (Emil's son).
But no rules without exceptions!! 😁
Alltid varit sugen på att kolla in gammla svensk byggder i usa men florida o div roadtrips i ca har kommit före . Nästa gg till usa får de nog bli minnesota 😊 kul filmer du gör kyle keep up the good work
kyle j if you are in europe you must come and visit us we have a wellcraft scarab 31 2 × 454 so we can offer a trip in the Stockholm archipelago
Wow thats lovely that the church interiour is in Swedish. More Swedish villages please. Maybe also in North Dakota? I was at the Swedish American institute / Turnblad Mansion. Very nice!
So cool that Swedish culture lives on on the other side of the pond. Sounded pretty good when you read Swedish!
Well done, the area definitely resembles Sweden
Wow the nature looks like south sweden
Thanks for the movie ... As fast I can I will visit America again, Next trip I want to see Swedish footprints. Stark is now on my map ;-)
Nice Swedish there! Love your clips.
That church and graveyard really resembles places where I live in Sweden 😁
I would have added that the Full Moon is not only a "bar". It was the towns schoolhouse built in 1910 and closed in the late fifties. Most of the people who went to school here have passed now but from what I understand they went to school until 8th grade there and the women moved on to finishing school while the men went to work on the farm.
This is exactly what I wanted to read! Thank you for putting this out here ❤️
As a swede it feeels so wierd to see swedish settlements in america and how they are preserving thier heritagw
Unlike most of us actual swedes who are afraid to express our pride for our culture and history. Its sad really.
Can't wait to hear about Harris, Rush, and Franconia.
Vad kult det är, I had no idea.
Thats a very good Swedish for a non-swede
Jag är nyfiken. Har ni behållit det svenska språket? :)
we have so damn cold here so burning hydrocarbons is the best thing we can do for the climate🤣🤣
lol stark means strong
Democratic disaster state going to hell.
Do something patriots!!!