A Canadian Fryksende in Saskatchewan

Events create history, but people create the events, and without reflecting history through people there is no larger meaning in looking back and documenting what has happened so that we will know where we are and where we are going. We are part of a context. There is a warp of events and encounters where people meet but which cannot be explained as sheer coincidences. Something is at work that makes unforeseen connections become apparent.

The connection between people and events is a fascinating part of Swedish-America. Individual fates can reflect general human conditions, and whatever we choose to call the cause or causes, encounters and ties between people, place and events create a composite whole. Circles are closed, and new ones are opened.