977.338 H6o ILLINOIS-DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDINGS OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE OLD COLONY CHURCH AND CATALOGUE OF THE COLLECTION OF PIO- NEER RELICS OF BISHOP HILL tmt>) UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS LIBRARY AT URBANA-CHAMPAIGN ILL. HIST. SURVEY Digitized by the Internet Archive in 2012 with funding from University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign http://archive.org/details/officialguidetooOOilli STATE OF ILLINOIS DWIGHT H. GREEN, Governor Official Guide to THE OLD COLONY CHURCH and Catalogue of the Collection of Pioneer Relics of BISHOP HILL CENTENNIAL ISSUE 1946 SI 7 \Ul STATE OP ILLINOIS D WIGHT H. GREEN, Governor DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND BUILDINGS WALTER A. ROSENFIELD DIRECTOR IVAN A. PALMER ASSISTANT DIRECTOR DIVISION OF PARKS AND MEMORIALS GEORGE W. WILLIAMS SUPERINTENDENT DIVISION OF ARCHITECTURE AND ENGINEERING C. HERRICK HAMMOND, F. A. I. A. SUPERVISING ARCHITECT OFFICIAL GUIDE The following few pages contain bits of history and data that will prove interesting to the visitor here today. They pertain to various portions of this building, which for the vis- itors convenience and pleasure, are marked with numerals, so that he can act as his own guide if he so chooses. THE OLD COLONY CHURCH Construction started in 1848, completed in 1849. It is two stories high and has a full basement. The first floor and base- ment contain ten apartments each. The exterior walls and the interior partitions are plastered over sun dried brick laid between the solid oak and walnut studs. The brick for the foundations was made in the Colony kiln. The floors are of wood, except in the basement, where tamped clay was used. The walnut and oak siding is authentic. It was made in Peru and hauled to the Colony. Some lumber was purchased in Chicago. Nails, glass, paint, sheet metal came from Rock Island and Peru. The apartments had fireplaces but the church was unheated. The building was lighted with candles and lamps. For its time, it was a great undertaking and for a number of years it was the major building in the village and county. In the century following, only minor changes have been made and today it is essentially the same as constructed by these hardy pioneers. The basement at present, is not ac- cessible to the public because of the temporary shoring. (1) Interior Stairway: This stairway leads to the church auditorium on the second floor. When first erected, the auditorium was reached by a double stairway on the outside immediately north of this one. The room now occupied by this stair and the adjacent one containing the collection of paint ings were originally used as a workshop by Mr. Gilliam, the Colony carpenter and coffin maker. He used the wood turn- ing lathe that may now be seen in the room listed as No. 5 on the second floor. This stairway will eventually be removed and the outside stairway will be built as a part of the restora- tion. (2) Church Lobby: The center window in the north wall has replaced a pair of doors that originally opened onto the exterior stair landing. One of these doors, used at one time, before the change, is listed as No. 10 and can now be seen in the first floor corridor. The ceilings of the lobby and room No. 3 were lower than at present. Mrs. Olson, Rev. Jonas Olson's wife, had the ceiling raised and a beam removed because her father, John Johnson ("Big John"), was so tall that he bumped his high hat ("cake hat") on the beam. Be- cause of his size he was a very powerful man and lifted a 1,200- pound shaft into place during the construction of the colony flour mill. (3) Class Room: This room was originally used as the the school recitation and class room. Sometime after 1884 the ceiling was raised and in later years the room was used by the Re-Union Club of the Colony, to serve luncheons on the anni- versary date of the founding of the Colony. The paintings are by Olof Krans. (4) Church Auditorium: The original ceiling: was plas- ter but due to continuous trouble with roof leaks, it was re- placed with the present wood ceiling about 1876. The present circular window above the pulpit was added in later years to provide more light for the reading of the sermons. The pulpit is of pine and the marbleizing done by Olof Krans, when he was 60 years old. The pews are original and of walnut, with the turned spindles of maple. The wood panelling on the rear wall of tne Auditorium was added when the ceiling: of the lobby was raised, making it necessary to close off the balcony. Originally, the balcony was open to the Auditorium and con- tained the same kind of pews as the Auditorium. When fin- ally restored, the ceilings will be lowered to their original height and again the balcony will be open to the Auditorium. As originally used, the Auditorium was unheated. The lighting was by means of candles and lamps. The present stoves, lighting fixtures and organs are of a later period. The two half-round tables flanking the pulpit at either side were used originally. The set of silver on the right hand table is the Communion Service which was used in later years during the church services. Services were held three times on Sundays and twice on week days. These devotional gatherings often lasted for two hours. The second service was held in the eve- ning. As the colony grew, a portion of this Auditorium was used as a study hall, the two class rooms becoming too small to care for all of the children. (5) Class Room: When first completed, this room was used by the Colony tailor, Hellsen, where he lived and worked. Later, Grausfar and A. Berglund lived here and finally it was used by the school as a second recitation or class room. In 1864 a Methodist group was organized in this room. The large lathe was used by Gilliam, the colony carpenter. (6) Collection of Paintings: This room contains most- ly portraits of the Colonists painted by Olof Krans. Other paintings by Krans are in the northwest class room on the sec- ond floor. Olof Krans, as a boy of 12, arrived with his par- ents in the colony in 1850. He had a natural talent for draw- ing and was entirely self taught. The paintings depicting the colony scenes he painted from memory, as a pastime in later life, the earliest about 1896 and the latest about 1911. Most of the portraits were painted from photographs after this date. He died in January, 1916, at the age of 78 years. THE FIRST FLOOR APARTMENTS (7, 8, 9 and 13) These apartments were used primarily as living and sleeping rooms. The colony had a common Kitch- en and Dining Hall where all the meals were prepared and served to all the colonists. These rooms have been furnished with furniture, furnishings and relics as nearly as possible in the manner of the times. By refering to the list of articles following this guide section, the visitor can readily see that many of these items were used in the colony. (10) Exterior Door: This is one of the two doors, originally located on the second floor landing of the exterior stairway. It served then as the main entrance to the Audi- torium of the church. (11) The Charles Nelson Collection: This room con- tains many original items that were used in the colony. By referring to the list of articles following this guide section, the visitor will readily see that the major portion of this exhibit has been gathered together over a period of years by Mr. Nel- son, who, with the exception of the first one and one-half years, has lived all of his life in Bishop Hill. (12) The Lars Soderquist Collection: The four-dialed clock that tops the steeple building which is still in operation today was made in 1859 by Bjorklund, Blomberg and Soder- quist. With the exception of such items as dishes, the Bible and pictures, practically all other articles in this collection were made by Lars Soderquist. (14 and 16) Relic Rooms: These two rooms, former apartments, contain a collection of miscellaneous relics, many of which were either brought here from Sweden or made and used in the Colony. (15) Former Apartment now, used as the Custodian's Office. (17) Construction Exhibit: The visitor may here see under glass the typical construction used in this building. The studs were cut here at the site by hand. The sun dried adobe brick are also colony made, being the fore-runners of the kiln dried brick which was used in the exterior foundations, and interior basement partitions. It was also made here in the colony kiln. This adobe filler was used in all of the first story interior partitions and also in all of the exterior walls above the foundations, where it extends to the sill of the second story windows. This adobe contributes much as an insulation ma- terial, keeping the building warm in winter and cool in sum- mer. Notice the diagonal wood members which were used as wind bracing to help stiffen the building in the many wind storms that it has experienced. (18) Typical Basement Apartment Door: This door, moved here from the basement, is reminescent of similar doors found in the Cahokia Court House, which was of French origin. Doors of this design may also be found in the New England States, used during Colonial times. Here, in Bishop Hill, it seems that they were used only for the basement openings. However, additional research may reveal that they were also used on the first floor. Note that merely two slabs of wood have been used to form this door. They are held tightly to- gether by means of a tapered top and bottom rail, set into the slabs. These rails, when driven into slabs, served to wedge them tightly together. They were hung on slender hand wrought iron pintle hinges and a large, gracefully turned wooden knob completed the hardware required for its opera- tion. (19, 20 and 21) Exhibit Cases: Here the visitor may see the many small and priceless items which can be identified by consulting the catalog list following this guide section. CATALOG OF THE COLLECTION OF PIONEER RELICS This catalog section has been prepared for a twofold pur- pose, to acquaint the visitors with the articles in this exhibit, and to recognize those who so generously donated their cher- ished relics. The history of many of these articles is known and has been checked. For the visitors convenience they are printed in bold face type, designating that they were actually brought or made here and were used by the colonists at Bishop Hill. Many others are easily identified as being over one hundred years old. Some, however, are of a doubtful character and have an indefinite record. They are included here, however, because of the splendid spirit in which they were tendered. These, later, will be carefully studied and those found to be of a later period will be marked accordingly. Although care has been exercised in the tracing of the his- tory concerning each article and the recording of it, it is poss- ible that some mistakes have been made. In the future edi- tions of this booklet, these errors will be corrected and we, therefore, ask your kind indulgence, should any be brought to light in this centennial edition. DONATIONS 1. HAND-PIECED QUILT DONATED by Maude Seely, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by the family of her great- uncle, Jonas Olson, one of the Trustees. 6. FIVE COLONY CHAIRS DONATED by August Nas- lund, of Bishop Hill. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Colonists. A. The first chair of the first Mrs. Eric Janson in her new Bish- op Hill home. 2. BIBLE DONATED by Maude Seely, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by her greatuncle, Jonas Ol- son. Used by him when he preached in Colony Church. Text for last sermon marked. 3. SPOONS DONATED by Maude Seely, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Jonas Olson. Made in the Colony. 4. WATCH DONATED by Maude Seely, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Jonas Olson, her great- uncle. 5. SAFETY BOX DONATED by Forrest E. Kel- ly, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Colonists. Brought from Sweden. Receptacle for valuables. 7. HAND BELL ORIGINALLY OWNED by Maude Smith Bergland, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Nels Hedin. Subsequent Owners : Mrs. Hedin, Mrs. Smith, her mother; then Mrs. Berg- land. Used in the Colony as a dinner bell. 8. COLONY TABLE DONATED by Albert Florine, of Bishop Hill, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Peter Forsberg, colony descendant. 9. CIVIL WAR MUSKET DONATED by Mrs. Peter Nordstrom, of Bishop Hill, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by a member of Co. D, com- posed entirely of Colony Boys. 10 10. COLONY CHAIR DONATED by Mrs. Walter Hedstrom, of Bishop Hill, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by her great-grandparents, John and Betsey Stone- berg, Colonists. 11. COLONY CRADLE DONATED by Mrs. Peter Nordstrom, of Bishop Hill, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by her aunt, Mrs. Wick- strom. 12. WOODEN LATHE DONATED by the late Ben- nett J. Arnquist to the Village several years ago. ORIGINALLY MADE by Per Blomberg. Subsequently Owned by An- drew Arnquist, father of Bennett, who purchased same from Blomberg. Used to turn out spindles for pews in Colony Church. 13. COLONY MANGLE DONATED by Village to Church. Stored in Steeple Building for years. 14. TWO PICTURES DONATED by Olof Sundberg, of Bishop Hill, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by the residents of String Town, friends of the col- onists who interceded for them when the mob laid siege to the Village. Over 100 years old. 15. COLONY RAT TRAP DONATED by Olof Sundberg, of Bishop Hill, Illinois. ORIGINALLY USED in the Colony. 16. SPINNING WHEEL DONATED by Amos Lind- strum, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by his grandmother, Mrs. E. J. Lindstrum. who came with the Jonas Olson party in October, 1846. 17. PASSPORT OF ANDREAS BERGLAND DONATED by Albert E. Bergland, of Galva, Illi- nois, grandson of Andreas Bergland. 18. COFFEE ROASTER DONATED by Charles Hed- lund, of Bishop Hill, Ill- inois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by his parents, Colonists, the Peter Hedlunds. 19. WOODEN CHURN DONATED by Charles Hed- lund, of Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by his parents, the Peter Hedlunds. n 20. GRAIN CRADLE DONATED by Charles Hed- lund, of Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by his parents, the Peter Hedlunds. 21. WOODEN PITCHFORK DONATED by Charles Hed- lund, of Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by his parents, the Peter Hedlunds. 25. BIBLE DONATED to the church years ago by John Hel- sin, colony tailor. 26. ROLLING PIN DONATED by Mrs. C. L. Nel- son, of Bishop Hill, Illi- nois, and Mrs. C. J. Lind- holm, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by their father, Olof Bro- line, one of the colony ox- boys. Was made in 1860 by Jonas Hed- burg as wedding gift to the Bro- lines. 22. PITCHER DONATED by Mrs. Walter Hedstrom, of Bishop Hill, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by her grandparents, John and Eleanore Stoneberg, colony members. 27. POTATO MASHER DONATED by Mrs. C. L. Nel- son, of Bishop Hill, Illi- nois, and Mrs. C. J. Lind- holm, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Olof Broline. This item was made in 1860 by Jonas Hedburg for the wedding of Olof Broline. 23. YOKE FOR CARRYING WATER DONATED by Forrest E. Kelly. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Colonists. 24. PHOTOS OF SODER- QUIST AND BLOM- BERG, MAKERS OF THE CLOCK DONATED by Mrs. Peter Nordstrom, granddaugh- ter of Lars Soderquist. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Lars Soderquist. 28. SHOE LASTS DONATED by Mrs. C. L. Nel- son, of Bishop Hill, Illi- nois, and Mrs. C. J. Lind- holm, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by their parents, the Olof Brolines. 29. TWO POWDER HORNS DONATED by Mrs. C. L. Nel- son, of Bishop Hill, Illi- nois, and Mrs. C. J. Lind- holm, of Galva, Illinois. ORIGINALLY OWNED by their parents, the Olof Brolines. 12 LOANS THE CHARLES NELSON COLLECTION LOANED by Charles Nelson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. CARPET LOOM CHURN POSTER BED OX- YOKE GATE LEG TABLE DAY BED SPINNING WHEEL BASKET ONE-MAN YOKE CLOCK TWO-MAN YOKE OLD BIBLES SWEDISH TRUNK SAW PIN MACHINE LADLE YARN WINDER SCISSORS SKEIN WINDER MANGLE CAKE PADDLE DIVIDERS SNOW SHOVEL TWO BELLS CANDLE STICK FIRE TONGS SPOKE SHAVE SMALL ADZE SPINNING WHEEL ROLLING PIN BUTTER BOWL CHEST OF DRAWERS HARNESS MAKER'S CLAMP WALNUT WASH BOARD TWO WOODEN PAILS COOPER TOOLS CANDLE SNUFFERS HANDMADE SPIKES (Taken from the ruins of the Big Brick Building) PIN FOR OX -YOKE BARREL GROOVER FLAX CARDER WOODEN SHOE LASTS (Belonging to Olof Broline, one of the Ox-boys of the Colony.) LOANED by F. K. Olson. CRADLE Owned by Karin Nordin, Col- onist. LANTERN Owned by Karin Nordin, Col- onist. THREE CHAIRS Owned by Karin Nordin, Col- onist. LOANED by Lars Ericson. SPINNING WHEEL LOANED by Lawrence Nord- strom. BUREAU LOANED by Myrtle Litton. SKEIN WINDER 13 THE LARS SODERQUIST COLLECTION LOANED by James Soder- quist, Galva, Illinois. LARGE CLOCK Brought from Sweden. Now owned by James Soderquist, the only great-grandchild bearing the name of Soderquist. LOANED by P. J. Nordstrom. PATTERNS FOR STEEPLE CLOCK Copied from grandfather's clock. Owned by P. J. Nordstrom. LOANED by Mrs. John Han- son. Large Table, Sofa, Chopping Bowl and Knife, Candle Snuffer, Wal- nut Wash Board, Bible, Pie Trim- mer, Rolling Pin, Sewing Box, Wooden Snow Shovel, Fire Extin- guisher, Tureen, Cup and Saucer. LOANED by Benjamin Arn- quist, Battle Creek, Mich- igan. SPINNING WHEEL LOANED by Laura Soder- quist Tillman. FOOT STOOL LOANED by Francis Blom- berg. TABLE, THREE CHAIRS, ROCKER, CHEST LOANED by Myrtle Soder- quist Nordstrom. BIBLE, DATED 1819 Owned by Soderquist family. CUPBOARD Owned by Soderquist family. SHAVING BOX Owned by Soderquist family. CLOCK Owned by Soderquist family. TOBACCO BOX Owned by Soderquist family. LOANED by Verna Bowman Anderson. WHAT-NOT Formerly belonged to John So- derquist. LOANED by Mrs. Emma Lindfors, Bishop Hill, Ill- inois. MANGLE LOANED by the Soderquist Family. DOLL CRADLE Made for Minnie about 1875. Soderquist TABLE Made for Myrtle Soderquist Nordstrom as a child. PICTURES of Soderquist, Blom- berg and Bjorklund, makers of the Steeple Building Clock. 14 LOANED by Arthur W. Olson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. CIVIL WAR MUSKET BELT BUCKLE G. A. R. BUTTON All belonging to his father, a young Colonist belonging to Co. D. WATCH Awarded to his father while a soldier as a swimming award. TWO' WALNUT CHAIRS Used by his parents, the Eric Olsons. Mr. Olson was also one of the Ox-boys. LOANED by Mr. and Mrs. Wylie Ericson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. COLONY WHAT-NOT The property of Eric Olson, Mr. Ericson 's grandfather, a mem- ber of the Colony. CHAIR Used by Mr. Ericson 's grandpar- ents. APRON Made and used by Mrs. Ericson's grandmother, Mrs. Anna Ny- strum. LOANED by Mr. and Mrs. Roland Olson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. TABLE Made in Colony furniture shop. Originally owned by Mr. Olson's grandmother, the first baby born in the colony. CHAIR Used by Mrs. Olson's grandpar- ents, the Eric Olsons. RAG RUGS Women in the community. LOANED by Richard M. Stoneberg, Bishop Hill, Illinois. FRENCH PISTOL Pin-fire .30-calibre, owned by his great - grandfather, John Stoneberg, a tailor in the Col- ony. Many owned such fire arms. Believed outsiders sold them to Colonists. WHISKEY BOTTLE WINE JUG Originally owned by the same. TAILOR SHEARS FRYING PAN MARKING GAUGE IRON LADLE FUEL CAN DRAW KNIFE CHOPPER SLEIGH BELLS Used by great-grandfather. HAY FORK WOODEN SHOE LAST CUTTER Dated either 1861 or 1867. PLATTER TWO COLONY CHAIRS WOOD WORKING TOOL LOANED by Eric Ericson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. CHAIR Used by Lars Soderquist at gen- eral meetings. WOODEN CORN-HUSKING PEG PIECE OF LOG CHAIN All owned by his father-in-law, Peter Strom, of the Colony. LOANED by Laura Hedlund Johnson and Alice Hed- lund Stoneberg, both of Galva, Illinois. SPINNING WHEEL COLONY IRON YARN HOLDER PIECE OF COLONY MATTRESS 15 LOANED by Amy Root Pet- erson, Galva, Illinois BOSTON ROCKER Made by Swan Gilliam. Origin- ally owned by Mrs. Brita Ogren. FORK AND SPOONS Made in Colony. SWEDISH BIBLE Printed in Norkoping in 1737. Complete with Apoerypha. Be- longed to mother of Charlotta Root. BUTTER BOWL Brought from Sweden filled with butter for overseas trip. Originally owned by Mrs. Brita Ogren. SWEDISH BIBLE Owned by Charlotta Root. Printed in 1855. SWEDISH BIBLE Printed in 1846. TAILOR'S PRESSING IRON SPLATTER WARE SAUCER ORIGINAL RECORD OF TRUS- TEES LOANED by Godfrey Eric- son, Bishop Hill, Illinois. BEEF CLEAVER LOANED by Albert Lind- strum, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. SHOULDER YOKE FOR CAR- RYING WATER LOANED by Charles Nord- strom, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. WOOL CARDS WASH BOARD HETTLES FOR LOOM SPOOL FOR SPINNING WHEEL LOANED by Mrs. Justus Lindholm, Galva, Illinois. SEWING BOX Originally owned by her parents, the Olof Brolines. LOANED by Raney Spets, Bishop Hill, Illinois. OLD SWEDISH MONEY Brought along by the Colonists. PRAYER BOOK Owned by Swan Gilliam. BERRY BASKET LOANED by John Spiegel, Bishop Hill, Illinois WOODEN FORK LOANED by Sadie Anderson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. CANDLESTICKS Over 200 years old. Brought from Sweden by her grandpar- ents, original Colonists. LOANED by Mrs. Olive Greep, Galva, Illinois. FOOD BASKET Carried by Eric Greep from Swe- den in 1846. LOANED by Gilbert and Lulu Allgren, Galva, Illinois. COLONY HAMMER Bearing the initials E. J. which he believes belong to Eric Jan- son. MANGLE ROLLER LONG HANDLED POTATO MASHER COPPER CANDLESTICK BUTTER LADLE 16 LOANED by Mrs. Charles Engstrand, Galva, Illi- nois. ROLLING FIN Used for making hard tack. LOANED by Mrs. Janette Forse and Olof Elblom, both of Galva, Illinois. MAPLE ROPE BED Belonging to their grandpar- ents, original Colonists. LOANED by Mrs. M. W. Stephenson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. CHAIR Originally owned by Mrs. Eliz- abeth Barlow, one of the Colon- ists. LOANED by Mrs. Clarence Houghton, Bishop Hill, Illinois. QUILT Pieced by her grand-grandmoth- er, Mrs. Harriett Grammar, whose family befriended the Colonists and interceded for them when mob laid siege to the village. RAG RUGS Made in the community. HIGH CHAIR Formerly owned by Mrs. Har- riet Grammar. LOANED by Mrs. Carrie Arn- quist, Bishop Hill, Illinois. CHAIR Owned by her grandparents, John and Betsey Stoneberg, or- iginal Colonists. TWO CHAIRS Owned and used by the Colonists but perhaps not during the Col- ony years, 1846-62. SNUFF BOX Owned by an old Colonist. TWO EMBROIDERED MOTTOS LOANED by Mrs. Harvey Pet- erson, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. PLATTER Owned by her grandparents, John, an original Colonist, and his wife, Eleanore Stoneberg. QUILT Pieced by her great-grandmoth- er, an original Colonist. LOANED by Mrs. Logan Johnson, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. PIN SOFA Owned by his parents, original Colonists. LOANED by Mrs. Elizabeth Falk Anderson, Wood- hull, Illinois. SPINNING WHEEL WHAT-NOT Both pieces owned by Colonists and used in the Colony. LOANED by Mrs. Vernice Nelson, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. A COPY OF TABLE PRAYERS Compiled by Eric Janson. WOOL CARDER BIBLE SWEDISH SONG BOOK All of which belong to her grandmother, Mrs. Anna Hed- lund Nystrum, one of the orig- inal Colonists. LOANED by Mrs. Anton Ol- son, Galva, Illinois. BOLERA Head scarf and apron of holiday dress in Sweden, not used in Sweden. Apron woven by her grandmother over 100 years ago. 17 LOANED by Everett Sund- quist, Galva, Illinois. BERRY BASKET PADDLE WOOL CARDERS SNOW SHOVEL SPINNING WHEEL COMPLETE YARN UMBRELLA LUGGAGE HAMPER TUREEN PHOTOS (Mr. and Mrs. Jonas Kronberg) MARRIAGE CERTIFICATE (Martha Kronberg and Allan Johnson) All originally owned by his grandparents, the Allan John- sons, and great-grandparents, the Jonas Kronbergs, of the Colony. Jonas Kronberg was one of the trustees. LOANED by Margaret Jacob- son, Bishop Hill, Illinois. MANGLE BROOM CORN SCRAPER LOANED by Mrs. Peter Nord- strom, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. COPY OF PAPER Lincoln's Assassination. VIOLINS Made by her grandfather, Lars Soderquist. FLAG Carried by Boys of Co. D. Made by Mrs. Helen Lindwall, of the Colony. COLONY MONEY LOANED by Mrs. Walter Hed- strom, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. TWO QUILTS Hand-pieced by great-grand- mother. TABLE Made in Colony furniture shop. ACCOUNTING DESK Made in Colony. Originally owned by August Barlow, subsequently owned by Andrew Arnquist, grandfather of the loaner. LOANED by Forrest Olson, Bishop Hill, Illinois. CHURN INFANT'S CRADLE LOANED by Mrs. Minnie Falk Chilberg, Bishop Hill, Illinois. INFANT'S CRADLE LOANED by Clifford Berg, Bishop Hill, Illinois. TABLE Originally owned by Justus An- derson, Colony member. CLOCK Owned by Justus Anderson. LOANED by lone Berg, Bish- op Hill, Illinois. CHEST OF DRAWERS Originally owned by Mrs. Os- blom, a Colonist. CLOCK Originally owned by her grand- parents, the Gust Bergs, Col- onists. CANDLE MOULD LOANED by Albert E. Berg- land, Galva, Illinois. SPINNING WHEEL Owned by his grandmother, Mrs. Andreas Berglund, in the Col- ony. LOANED by Winnie Krans, Bishop Hill, Illinois. SMALL DRESSER Originally owned by a Colonist known as "Moster Brunk" (Aunt Erunk). 18 LOANED by Mrs. Robert Nel- son, Lynn Center, Illinois. TWO PIECES OF GLASSWARE Belonging to her grandparents and used by them in the colony. LOANED by Mrs. Clifford Litton. SKEIN WINDER Owned by her grandparents, Colonists. LOANED by C. W. Anderson, Galva. Illinois. BED 100 years old. piece. Not a Colony LOANED by Mrs. Albert Swanson. DISHES AND GLASSWARE Over 100 years old. Not Colony pieces. LOANED by Mrs. Lorena Honson, Bishop Hill, Illi- nois. SONG BOOK Used in Colony by her grand- parents, the Lars Soderquists. LOANED by Mrs. Peter Ber- gren. TABLE Made by her father, John John- son, a Colonist. LOANED by William Swan- son, Bishop Hill, Illinois. COPPER KETTLE Approximately 1700. Not a Col- ony piece. LOANED by Lawrence Nord- strom. COLONY BUREAU Originally owned by his parents and grandparents, members of the Colony. LOANED by Lars Ericson. SPINNING WHEEL A Colony piece. LOANED by August Naslund. OLD SUN BONNET Originally owned by Ida John- son, daughter of Martha Kron- berg Johnson and Allan John- son, Colonists. LOANED by Emily Monier, Galva, Illinois. RECORD BOOK This shows the apportionment . of the land when the Colony was disbanded. Originally was the property of Eric Lindstrum, who served as Secretary of the Board of Trustees, and was Mrs. Mo- nier's grandfather. iy LOANED by Mrs. E. Linne Swanson and Mrs. Evelyn S. Craig TWO SWEDISH TRUNKS Owned by Linne Gabrielson. They came with Linjol Gabriel Larson in July, 1846. MONEY CHEST Used by Linjol Gabriel Larson to bring over his money and valu- ables. He chartered the first boat in which the Colonists came over. TABLE Used by the Colony tailors. WIDE CHEST OP DRAWERS Used by the Colony tailors for the storage of cloth and goods. WRITING DESK Used in the Colony store and post office. THREE CHAIRS Adult chair, spinning chair and child's chair. All used in the Colony. HANGING WALL SHELF Used in the Colony. MELODIAN Used at one time in the Colony. SMALL CHEST Each male Colonist was issued a similar chest in which to keep his shirts and underwear. FLAX Raised in the Colony. ONE WROUGHT IRON KEY Used in the Colony. FIVE BRASS KEYS ON RING Used in the Colony. SWEDISH LUNCH BASKET SHAVING CABINET SWEDISH KNITTING BAG SWEDISH KNITTING MACHINE SWEDISH SUGAR TONGS SMALL WOODEN SWEDISH BOX Date, 1842. VALENCE, MADE OF GOAT HAIR Used on the bed in Gabriel Lar- son's home where Eric Janson spent his last night in Sweden. PAINTED CENTER PIECE From the ceiling of the room in Gabriel Larson's home where Eric Janson spent his last night in Sweden. RIFLE SHOT POUCH POWDER POUCH PICTURE OF PIONEERS OF HENRY COUNTY Includes pictures of many of the Coionists. 20 GENERAL LOANS SMALL BOX LOANED by Mrs. C. J. Lind- holm, his granddaughter. MADE by Olof Broline in the Colony. OLD BIBLE, Printed in 1846 LOANED by Mrs. C. J. Lind- holm, her daughter. ORIGINALLY OWNED by Mrs. Anna Broline, a member of the Colony. OLD PLATTER LOANED by Miss Ruth Wil- liams, of Galva, Illinois. BASKET LOANED by Mrs. C. J. Lind- holm, his niece. ORIGINALLY MADE and owned by D. H. Johnson, a Colony member. GRAIN CRADLE LOANED by Frank Hurlbutt. LANTERN LOANED by Frank Hurlbutt. OLD TOOL LOANED by Frank Hurlbutt. Exact Classification Unknown. This collection originally be- longed to his parents, the Fred Hurlbutt 's Sr., not members of the Colony, but members of the nearby community for almost 100 years. OLD SWEDISH LETTER LOANED by Mrs. Frank Hurl- butt. ORIGINALLY OWNED by her grandfather, Eric Lindstrom, who served as Secretary to the Board of Trustees for some time. POTATO PEELER LOANED by Miss Ruth Wil- liams, Galva, Illinois. Not a Colony piece. BOOT LASTS LOANED by Frank Hurlbutt. CANDLE MOLDS LOANED by Frank Hurlbutt. CITIZENSHIP PAPERS LOANED by Mrs. Frank Hurl- butt. ORIGINALLY OWNED by her grandfather. BIBLE, 1841 LOANED by Mrs. Frank Hurl- butt. ORIGINALLY OWNED by her grandmother. 21 UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS URBANA 977.338IL60 C001 OFFICIAL GUIDE TO THE OLD COLONY CHURCH 3 0112 025390250