May I have this Dance? The story of Ulla & Arne Ganstal’s 43-year adventure from Stockholm, Sweden to Vancouver

This simple log building was all that was needed for 20year old Swede Eric Anderson to secure farmland in the brand new province of British Columbia. Pioneer Eric Anderson’s nationality shows in the details of his home. Round logs have been hewn at the corners to fit together tightly in a distinctive style called Swedish…

Sigge (Alf Sigvald) Björklund was born in Lappfjärd, Finland on February 15, 1926. He immigrated to Vancouver in 1956. Upon arriving in Vancouver he lived with his sister Linnea and worked as an electrician. Being an avid cross country skier from Finland, he loved the mountains of the west coast but couldn’t find any suitable…

Charley John Anderson was born in Tingstad, Östergötland, Sweden in 1859. His father was a farmhand. Charley left for America in 1887. Charley made his way to San Francisco and in 1894 found himself one of thousands of unemployed who were caught in the severe depression called the “Panic of ’93” which rocked the American…

Staffan Lindgren was born in Norrköping, Sweden, on July 18, 1950. At age 11 he moved with his parents to Piteå in Norrbotten, where he grew up, and he considers himself a “norrlänning”. He was interested in animals from an early age, particularly insects and spiders, encouraged (or at least not discouraged) by his parents….