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From Humble Beginnings

Somewhere around the end of the 19th century, a 17 year old farm boy left his family, and like so many other swedes of that time, set his face towards America. He made his way to Minnesota and began a family.

 

One hunderd years later his great-grandson journeyed back to that boyhood home. The history felt tangible, visceral, real. The journey home was part of the gift.

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Uploaded on December 24, 2007
Taken on November 27, 2007