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                <text>Please browse the more than 8000 knit- and crochet-related treasures in the CKC Collections Resource &lt;a href="http://digital.centerforknitandcrochet.org/collections/show/1"&gt;Museum and Library Collections&lt;/a&gt; (drawn from &lt;a href="https://dp.la/info/developers/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Digital Public Library of America&lt;/a&gt;). CKC is seeking new partner organizations to share their collections of knitting and crochet with visitors to this resource. Contact us at &lt;a href="mailto:collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org"&gt;collections@centerforknitandcrochet.org&lt;/a&gt; for more information about participating. &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/11Hb_Y75HnhkCE5i4mKpcTlB8Msp_lB0XUtQr5S8XXKA/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"&gt;Learn more about criteria for Share Your Treasures.&lt;/a&gt;</text>
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              <text>Dalarna, Sweden Anna Aleda Pearson was born in Sweden in 1894. She immigrated to North America with her four children and settled in Seattle. Mrs. Pearson speaks about her childhood in Sweden. Her daughter, Wally Foyle, speaks about her own experiences immigrating as a young child. The recording occasionally stops and starts throughout the interview. Subject timestamps: (1:00) Father's death, mother remarried, (2:10) Education in Sweden, (3:00) Chores and work on farm, (4:48) Attending cooking school, (5:25) Meeting husband at a dance, marriage, (6:40) Names of children, (7:38) Family's immigration into Canada, travel to Vancouver, Seattle, (9:00) Travel from Halifax to Seattle, (10:18) Wally's experience learning to read and write English in school, (12:14) Children teaching Anna to speak English, (13:28) Membership in Lutheran church, (14:38) Obtaining US citizenship, (15:38) Wally's experience taking citizenship exam, (16:00) Membership in Swedish organizations, (16:32) Christmas celebrations in Sweden- decorations, food, (18:54) Attending church by horse-pulled sled, (20:57) Fishing in Sweden, (21:53) Swedish foods, (23:07) Handicrafts- sewing, knitting, (25:27) Falling into river while fishing as a child, being punished, (28:04) Return visit to Sweden This accession is part of the Scandinavian Archives Project. The Sundberg Nordic Oral History Collection was a project emphasizing Scandinavian emigration and settlement in the US. The interviews were taped by Edward and Gerda Sundberg during a sabbatical from Cabrillo College in 1976. Sundberg S-38</text>
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