Scandinavian club dallas

Members Only Area. Texans of Swedish descent are the tenth largest ethnic group in the state, according to both the and censuses, with the latest U. Although many of the early Scandinavian immigrants came to Texas directly from Europe, this group more than any other ethnic group had successive waves move to Texas from other states in the union.

For example, the family of the late Sen. Johannes Nordboe, the first permanent Norwegian settler, arrived in Galveston at age 73 after nine years in New York state. He, his wife and three of his sons began farming a short distance south of Dallas in The view from a window in St. Olaf's Kierke reveals the rolling countryside of Bosque County. Photo by Mary Ramos.

Charles Hillebrant, born in Denmark in , drove his cattle herd across the Sabine River from Abbeville, Louisiana, in to settle on the bayous south of present-day Beaumont, and a few years later brought his family to join him. Among those who came directly to Texas were Charles Zanco and his father Frederick, who arrived in Galveston from Denmark in the summer of and began farming in Harris County.

He entered the Alamo on Feb. Swen Sven, Svante, Swante Magnus Swenson is called the father of Swedish immigration to Texas because many of the first Swedes to follow his arrival in were either related to him or received financial support from him. He first worked as a clerk in Galveston, working his way up to be able to buy land set aside to fund railroads and schools in Texas.

Swante would later serve as Swedish-Norwegian vice consul in Austin, and through the years, acquire one of the largest book collections in the state, which he left to the University of Texas.

In S. Some of these immigrants were related to S. Swenson had to flee to Mexico during the Civil War because of the Unionist sympathies he shared with his old friend Sam Houston. Although after the war he would relocate to New York, he continued to help Swedes move to Texas, especially to work on his ranches in Northwest Texas. Swenson and A. The town of Stamford was established nearby and many residents of Swedish or Scandinavian descent came there to work. The New York branch of the family -— S.

It is the bank we now know as Citibank. After Johannes Nordboe began farming south of Dallas, Johan Reinert Reiersen Reierson in brought the first group of colonists to an area in eastern Henderson County they called Normandy.

The settlement would merge into nearby Brownsboro, as many if not most of the immigrant families decided to leave the bottomlands of the Neches River tributaries for higher ground just 50 miles to the west at the line between Van Zandt and Kaufman counties. By , some of the Norwegians who had settled near Nordboe, began to look westward for land. Cleng Peerson and Ole Canuteson found the vacant land in Bosque County attractive and in began persuading their neighbors to move there.

Norse was founded in and soon some of the families from the Van Zandt and Kaufman counties were moving there, as well. Both Peerson and Reiersen contributed much to the emigration from Norway by publicizing the opportunities available on the American frontier. He himself settled there, but in , at 67, moved on to Texas. Reiersen promoted immigration in his newspaper Christiansandsposton , and, in , collected his essays into a book, Veiviser — Pathfinder for Norwegian Immigrants to the United North American States and Texas.

The book was a great catalyst toward Norwegian emigration. Extensions have been removed from the silent auction closing at pm. This hunt is available October January or for the same period the following year. Upgrades include adding roebuck, red stag, fallow stag and sightseeing tours, all at current price list. Pheasant and partridge hunting will be a mix of pointing dogs, spaniels and small drives. Geese will be hunted in early mornings over decoys in fields with hunters in lay-blinds or hedge blinds and ducks will be flushed from ponds combined with evening flight.

This package includes transfers during hunting, use of outfitters shotguns, RT transfers from Copenhagen Airport, non-alcoholic beverages, meals and manor house accommodations.

Hunters will be staying at an exclusive summer castle situated in calm, beautiful surroundings framed by a lake. The manor features 7 double rooms, charming whiskey lounge, large dining hall and beautiful outdoor veranda. To Excl. Premium 0. DSC assumes no responsibility or liability of shipped items. No hard item merchandise will be delivered to buyers until DSC bank confirms full payment has been received. All hard merchandise may not be shipped until 30 days after the close of auction.

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