Solveig Margareta (Larsson) Lindroos

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

010 ASTRIDS VALSE (on Ukulele)

009 NIEMESIL

(I am waiting for a photo of this house.)

This house was the house that my grandmother, Regina Larsson, grew up in with her 6 sisters. Solveig would walk from this house to her friend Iris Rothqvist's house to buy 3 liters of milk. Iris' house was on a large farm. She still owns this farm now. (What is the address?)
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I remember when Iris came to visit us in Newark, California one winter. She would sit on a chair in the backyard in her bikini enjoying the warm winter sunshine of Northern, California and working on her tan, approx. 1970.

We lived at 19134 Millwood Court, Newark, CA 94560.

Carl Edwin Lindroos, Solveig Margarita Lindroos, Jeffrey Glen West, Steven John Lindroos, and Kevin Todd Lindroos.

008 NIEMESIL: Regina, Gottfrid och Solveig

This picture was probably taken in the summer of 1939 in Ingrid Nilsson's garden in Niemesil. My mother, Solveig Larsson is sitting on my grandfather Gottfrid Larsson's leg. He is wearing a black bow-tie. To the immediate left is my great grandmother Regina Larsson. I believe that the other ladies were of the Nilsson family that owned this home next to the old school house.

My mother, Solveig, grew up in this small northern town which is close to the coastal city named Luleå (pronounced LU-LEE-O). Luleå is about a half hour away by car.

When I travelled to Sweden in 1979, I went hiking with Solveig, Iris Rothqvist and her partner Kjell and we hiked up to the top of the Snipen. It was the highest spot in Niemesil. I was 18 at that time and I missed out on an opportunity to see the house my mother grew up in there in Niemesil.

I am amazed to see how tan my granfather was.

Ingrid's father, Ake lived in the U.S. for 7 years.

Friday, March 5, 2010

007 Gottfrid Larsson ca. 19__

This photo shows my grandfather, Gottfrid Larsson, in overalls with the lighter colored shirt and overalls in the middle of the photo. The man to the right is my mother's longtime friend Iris Rothqvist's father and her 2 brothers.

(Get names of Iris' father and brothers)
(What year?)
(Where was this taken?)
(What type of work did my grandfather do?)