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Finding Our Paths to Common Ground

Finding Our Paths to Common Ground. One Family’s Journey. The People Who Have Gone Before You. Evelyn Turns 80!. Evelyn, age 5 with brother . MINNESOTA LAND OF 10,000 LAKES. HOMESTEAD JESSIE LAKE . The Homestead – Jessie Lake, MN. The Wicklund Family. Deer River High School Dorms.

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Finding Our Paths to Common Ground

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  1. Finding Our Paths to Common Ground One Family’s Journey

  2. The People Who Have Gone Before You

  3. Evelyn Turns 80! Evelyn, age 5 with brother

  4. MINNESOTALAND OF 10,000 LAKES HOMESTEAD JESSIE LAKE

  5. The Homestead – Jessie Lake, MN

  6. The Wicklund Family

  7. Deer River High School Dorms Evelyn Wicklund Age 16

  8. Big Fork Hospital – 1940’s

  9. Journal Entry - Meeting “Red”

  10. Evelyn Wicklund & Marvin “Red” Daniels Marriage - October 1952 Jessie Lake, Minnesota

  11. Minnesota Migration to Urban areas Move to Minnetonka , Minnesota to find jobs Manufacturing Industry at its highest 1n 1950’s in Minnesota

  12. J.R. Clark Company LOOK Magazine 1954

  13. As Time Goes By DANIELS FAMILY - 1963 • Five children • Red becomes full-time Police Officer • Evelyn is full-time mother and works cleaning houses/schools

  14. DANIELS STREET At 39 diagnosed with brain tumor Street named after him Life changes as we know it

  15. Cambridge Minnesota A Jessie Lake B Orono C Cambridge

  16. 50th Wedding AnniversaryOctober 18, 1952 Marvin “Red” Daniels November 1933 May 2003

  17. Exploring Our Heritage

  18. AGDA KRISTINA BERGSTROM IMMIGRATES FROM FRANSTA, SWEDEN ARRIVES ELLIS ISLAND AUGUST 11, 1918 Ellis Island Records

  19. World News – August 11, 1918 Chronicling America

  20. Grandmother Interview (1976) “Because of World War I , our ship had to take a northern route rather than a direct path across the Atlantic Ocean to New York City. “ “We traveled around the borders of Greenland and Iceland and to Halifax, Nova Scotia . From Halifax we traveled straight to New York” “Some nights we had to stay awake with life jackets on in case of a bombing”

  21. “During the trip we were searched many times for anything that we might smuggle in”

  22. “The most common disease was the flu which turned into pneumonia. Four people died and were buried at sea. “ Steerage (1905) LOC Primary Source Set

  23. “We stood like a bunch of dummies as we passed the Statue of Liberty”

  24. Ship Manifest – Passenger list

  25. Ship Manifest – Final Destination

  26. 20 Year Old Nanny Agda Kristina Bergstrom - Marries Her Boss! • Met in Isanti • Johann (John) Axel Wicklund – 1924 • Move to Homestead in Jessie Lake

  27. Linden Barn - Isanti County MN

  28. LINDEN BARN National Register of Historic Places Built 1914

  29. ISANTI COUNTY 8 Miles Apart A- Linden Barn B- Evelyn’s home

  30. Genealogy and Students

  31. What Is Your Story? • Share your stories – Who are you? • Allow students to find their past and tell their stories • Create opportunities for connections to historical events • Experience the Common Ground

  32. Resources Library of Congress • Chronicling America • Primary Source Sets Immigration EllisIsland.org Personal Reflections of Evelyn Daniels and memories from her daughter YouTube Videos – New York Life Ad Genealogy For Teens

  33. Who am I?Christine Schein (Evelyn and Red’s daughter) Christine.schein@asd20.org Casl.prez@gmail.com

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