Michael C. Swanson

Poster: When the first English settlers arrived in 1636, Providence’s East Side was a vast open field with only a handful of trees. This area was once under the control of the Narragansett people, but it was frequented by the Pequots, the Nipmucs, the Niantics, and the Wampanoags. Roger Williams, the founder of Providence, received a generous land grant from the leaders of the Narragansett people. The land was located next to the Great Salt Cove and could be accessed through a native highway… Show more

Poster: When the first English settlers arrived in 1636, Providence’s East Side was a vast open field with only a handful of trees. This area was once under the control of the Narragansett people, but it was frequented by the Pequots, the Nipmucs, the Niantics, and the Wampanoags. Roger Williams, the founder of Providence, received a generous land grant from the leaders of the Narragansett people. The land was located next to the Great Salt Cove and could be accessed through a native highway that the settlers named Towne Street. The newcomers built small wooden houses at intervals of approximately 120 feet, and 52 lots were eventually allocated. These lots extended from Olney Street in the north down to Fox Point. Show less

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
What was Providence, Rhode Island, like in the early years? One way to answer this question is to “visit with” some of its first residents. None of their homes exist today, but you can walk in their shoes and imagine why they saw Providence as a refuge for the “distressed of conscience.” Profiles of the original 52 Towne Street (now Main Street) home lot owners are included in this booklet and the online Google Maps overlay. The online map displays each owner's profile when… Show more

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
What was Providence, Rhode Island, like in the early years? One way to answer this question is to “visit with” some of its first residents. None of their homes exist today, but you can walk in their shoes and imagine why they saw Providence as a refuge for the “distressed of conscience.” Profiles of the original 52 Towne Street (now Main Street) home lot owners are included in this booklet and the online Google Maps overlay. The online map displays each owner's profile when you click on their lot. Show less

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
This book presents the ancestry of Frederick Keith "Keith" Heasman (1898-1960) of Conneaut, Ohio. Keith was a first-generation American born in 1898 in West Springfield, Pennsylvania. His parents were Frederick Huston “F.H.” Heasman (1869-1952), born in England, and Elinor “Nellie” Kerr (1870-1918), born in Canada. The Heasmans have their roots near Ashdown Forest in the south of England and the Kerrs were from Ulster Province in the north of Ireland. Keith married Marion… Show more

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
This book presents the ancestry of Frederick Keith "Keith" Heasman (1898-1960) of Conneaut, Ohio. Keith was a first-generation American born in 1898 in West Springfield, Pennsylvania. His parents were Frederick Huston “F.H.” Heasman (1869-1952), born in England, and Elinor “Nellie” Kerr (1870-1918), born in Canada. The Heasmans have their roots near Ashdown Forest in the south of England and the Kerrs were from Ulster Province in the north of Ireland. Keith married Marion Katherine Rogers (1898-1992) of Conneaut in 1919 where they had one child, Patricia Ann. Keith and his brother, Darrell Esmond “Red” Heasman (1901-1954), ran Heasman's Grocery in Conneaut. Show less

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
Alma Marie Swanson née Weidemann's long life was punctuated by early tragedy, but she recovered to earn a degree, teach, and raise a family. She was a second-generation American: all four of her grandparents were immigrants. Two came from Germany and two from Ireland, immigrating around the time of the American Civil War. Her paternal grandmother, Maria Wolf, came with her family from Germany in 1858. Alma's paternal grandfather, artist Christian Weidemann, came with his… Show more

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
Alma Marie Swanson née Weidemann's long life was punctuated by early tragedy, but she recovered to earn a degree, teach, and raise a family. She was a second-generation American: all four of her grandparents were immigrants. Two came from Germany and two from Ireland, immigrating around the time of the American Civil War. Her paternal grandmother, Maria Wolf, came with her family from Germany in 1858. Alma's paternal grandfather, artist Christian Weidemann, came with his brother in 1866. Her maternal grandparents, Mary O'Brien and John Minahan, arrived about 1866 from Ireland. What caused them to emigrate? What did they do when they arrived in America? Where did they live in the Old World? Who were their ancestors? This book tries to answer these questions. Show less

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
This book traces the ancestry of Marion Katherine Rodgers (1898-1992). Marion was born and lived her life in Conneaut, Ohio. She married twice: first to a grocer (Heasman) and second to a clothing store owner (Gruber). Her parents were Dr. Clarence Frederick Rodgers of Ironton, Ohio and Katherine Margaret Nellis of Mill Creek, Pennsylvania. Their immediate ancestors had the surnames Rodgers, Allison, Boal, Nilles, Koch, Kroft, and Schiesley. Marion descends from eighteenth-… Show more

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
This book traces the ancestry of Marion Katherine Rodgers (1898-1992). Marion was born and lived her life in Conneaut, Ohio. She married twice: first to a grocer (Heasman) and second to a clothing store owner (Gruber). Her parents were Dr. Clarence Frederick Rodgers of Ironton, Ohio and Katherine Margaret Nellis of Mill Creek, Pennsylvania. Their immediate ancestors had the surnames Rodgers, Allison, Boal, Nilles, Koch, Kroft, and Schiesley. Marion descends from eighteenth- and nineteenth-century immigrants from Northern Ireland, England, France, and Germany. She also descends from seventeenth-century Pilgrims and Quakers, many of whom earned their place in American history. Show less

𝗦𝘂𝗺𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘆
This book traces the ancestry of Ewald Conrad Swanson (1900 -1987). Ewald was a family physician and civic leader in Vassar, Michigan. He would later head the Michigan State Medical Society. Ewald’s father, Mickel Svens, was born in Leistus, Vörå parish, Ostrobothnia, Finland, and his mother, Clara Spångberg, was born in Lämtjärnsfallet, Nora mining parish, Örebro county, Sweden.

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬, Spring 1991, pp. 101
"THE TROJAN HORSE HAS ARRIVED! It took awhile to sneak a microcomputer programmer into the bastion of classical Greek instruction, but it's finally happened! And it happened on an IBM-compatible, no less! Michael Swanson of Vanderbilt University has written 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘴 to provide computerized exercises for teachers of introductory Greek. It is not correlated with a particular text, but seems fairly… Show more

𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗲𝘄
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘖𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘬, Spring 1991, pp. 101
"THE TROJAN HORSE HAS ARRIVED! It took awhile to sneak a microcomputer programmer into the bastion of classical Greek instruction, but it's finally happened! And it happened on an IBM-compatible, no less! Michael Swanson of Vanderbilt University has written 𝘗𝘢𝘪𝘥𝘢𝘨𝘰𝘨𝘰𝘴 to provide computerized exercises for teachers of introductory Greek. It is not correlated with a particular text, but seems fairly accommodating as an elementary workbook. The program covers a very comprehensive variety of 26 topics, from recognizing the alphabet to conjugating in the middle voice. There are 15-32 multiple choice questions included in each topic quiz. A student receives one chance to select the answer; a stinging beep notifies the world of a wrong choice. At the conclusion of each drill, a percentage score is provided, along with the opportunity to print out a short record of the session." Show less

A concise summary of Roger Williams's The Bloody Tenent. In progress.

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀
• Robert Coles was a 17th-century New England colonist who is known for the scarlet-letter punishment he received in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• John Smith was a founding settler of Providence
• Mathew Waller was an early settler of New London, Connecticut Colony.
• Joseph Jenckes Sr. was a bladesmith, blacksmith, mechanic, and inventor who was instrumental in establishing the Saugus Iron Works in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Joseph Jenckes Jr… Show more

𝗟𝗶𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀
• Robert Coles was a 17th-century New England colonist who is known for the scarlet-letter punishment he received in the Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• John Smith was a founding settler of Providence
• Mathew Waller was an early settler of New London, Connecticut Colony.
• Joseph Jenckes Sr. was a bladesmith, blacksmith, mechanic, and inventor who was instrumental in establishing the Saugus Iron Works in Massachusetts Bay Colony.
• Joseph Jenckes Jr. was the founder of Pawtucket, Rhode Island, where he erected a forge in 1671.
• Joshua Verin was a founding settler of Providence.
• Capt. Jonathan Alden Sr. was a military officer and farm owner in Plymouth Colony.
• Timothy Foster and his family were the first colonial settlers of Winthrop, Maine.
• August Spångberg was a Swedish labor politician. He was a member of the Riksdag (Swedish parliament), elected initially as a Communist and later as a Social Democrat.
• Lieut. Joseph Judson was an early New England colonist best known for co-founding the town of Woodbury, Connecticut.
• Greenwood Farm is a historic property and nature reserve located in Ipswich, Massachusetts, which is owned by The Trustees of Reservations.
• Francis Weekes was a founding settler of Providence.
• Gregory Dexter was a renowned printer in London and an early settler in Providence.
• William Mann was a founding settler of Providence. Show less