Eksjö is a small town in the Jönköping/Smaland area.
We were especially excited to visit here, because
our maternal
Great-grandfather,
Johan Pettersson
built a house there in 1880, which is still standing
and still lived in. As we drove along the road, we saw a
sign that said Tånghult pointing towards the house.
As we walked up the drive way, we saw a young boy mowing
the grass. He was able to speak English, and told us
he didn't live there, but he would get the lady of the house.
Solveig Claesson could not speak English, so Chris did our
translating for
us. From what we could figure out, we think
her parents probably bought the house from our
Great-grandfather, as she was born in the house. What
a gracious lady
she is, and she
hugged us when we
left.
We then went on to see the Höreda Church, and to find the grave
of our Great-grandfather.
Ron spent a long time cleaning
the head stone of
his Great, great-
grandfather. Quite
an experience for
him. After
decorating the
grave with a
"borrowed"
flower, we were on
our way again.
On to Lake Bodasjön to sit and relax at the place that our maternal
Grandma Alma and her sister Anne spent a lot of time when they
were young girls.
We could just
picture two young
girls sitting by
the lake enjoying
the beauty.
Next we drove into the small town of Eksjö and found
they
were having a craft fair of sorts. They were selling crafts, and
also fresh produce. There were a lot of children there, playing
on large bales of hay, and having pony rides.
The Bell tower in the church in Eksjö is surrounded by four
man-sized clock faces, constructed in 1784. The church was renovated
in 1886 by a master builder Pettersson....could that have been
our Great grandfather? I guess we will never
know.
This was a very special day for us.
take
you to
more
pictures
of our
trip. 
