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Anna Truedsdotter Hansen (1851-1922) was born in Hässleholm Municipality - with her German husband she brought six children up in Omaha in the 1890s, of whom Louis P. Hansen was a familiar cigar maker. A grandnephew on the Swedish side was Stanley M. Truhlsen. The first Swedes in Omaha came through Florence at the Winter Quarters of the
Old Tjikko [a] is an approximately 9,566 years-old Norway spruce, located in the Dalarna province in Sweden. Old Tjikko originally gained fame as the "world's oldest tree". [1] Old Tjikko is, however, a clonal tree that has regenerated new trunks, branches and roots over millennia rather than an individual tree of great age.
Tree name Location Picture References Norway spruce: Oldest clonal tree in Sweden, 9500 years Old Tjikko: Fulufjället, Älvdalen, Dalarna County [1] Scots pine: Oldest non-clonal pine, at least 747 years old. Formerly it was thought a pine in Muddus National Park was the oldest. n/a Hornslandet, Hudiksvall, Gävleborg County [2] [3] European larch
This article covers Omaha landmarks designated by the City of Omaha Landmark Heritage Preservation Commission. In addition, it includes structures or buildings listed on the National Register of Historic Places and those few designated as National Historic Landmarks , indicating their varying level of importance to the city, state and nation.
Picea critchfieldii is an extinct species of spruce tree formerly present on the landscape of North America, where it was once widely distributed throughout the southeastern United States. [1] Plant macrofossil evidence reveals that this tree became extinct during the Late Quaternary period of Earth's history. [ 1 ]
The Swedish Heritage Center is a museum of Swedish memorabilia located at 301 N. Charde in Oakland, Nebraska. The museum displays artifacts brought by Swedish pioneers, including Swedish crystal, linens, and needlework.
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Omaha Children's Museum Holland Performing Arts Center The atrium of the Joslyn Art Museum. Dale Chihuly's Chihuly: Inside and Out can be seen at the far end. Great Plains Black History Museum General Crook House Museum Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo Joslyn Castle Rose Theatre Orpheum Theatre Omaha Community Playhouse