Photos from John Olof Åberg (Oberg) Collection

Coal pile, "kolmila" near Edsbyn with group of men, approx 1910. This image was in my great grandfather's photo collection. (This is cropped version of the original to show more detail.) Our family believes the young man on far right is David Åberg, son of Per Johan...

27 January, 2023

Photo is John Olof Oberg at forge, possibly in Boone, Iowa, shortly after immigration in 1904. Olof Olsson Åberg, my great great great grandfather, was co-founder of Urafors axe factory in Ullungsfors (later moved to Edsbyn), Sweden with his brother Per Stålberg. These axes are well known...

01 September, 2021