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The Gypsum Valley Grocery on Railroad Avenue was the original Lundgren Store. Adolph Lundgren immigrated from Sweden in 1907 and started the store in 1912. After Adloph died in 1916, wife Anna and daughter Minnie Lundgren continued the store. In 1920, George Beale became a partner and the name changed to "Beale and Lundgren." In 1930, Beale left and it was operated by Minnie and her brother Elmer.
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John Theodore Bureman (Johan Teodor Bjurman), far left, front row, with his family before he left Kyrkbyn 19, Alfta, Halsingland (Gavleborg) Sweden. Father, Erik Johan Bjurman is at center front, holding the youngest child. John left from Goteborg on 2 Nov. 1888 with a destination for Clay Center, Kansas. His uncle, Karl Gustave "Gus" Bureman, had emigrated before him and lived at Clay Center. John Lived at Girard, Crawford, Kansas, for six years...
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Anita Catharine Golburn Caveney with her daughter, Teresa Caveney (Lewis) in the spring of 1917 (Teresa was born Nov. 11, 1916). Teresa is in a baby carriage and Anita is holding her hand while posing for the photo. Anita has a floral bouquet attached to her bodice.
Anita's parents, Henry and Margaret Golburn were from Ireland. Anita married William J. Caveney and they lived in Chicago. Anita died in 1930.
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Lundgren's Warehouse was built by Adolph Lundgren and George Beale as part of the Lundgren Store. In addition to groceries and merchandise, Lundren and Beale ran a lumberyard and sold hardware. The warehouse building later burned down.
