Book by Klein with illustrations from Carlson. |
Mr. Charles X. Carlson |
One of his many books he wrote and illustrated. |
The Bake House at Ephrata Cloisters. |
The Paxtang Settlers Massacre the Conestoga Indians. |
Benjamin Franklin comes to buy Conestoga Wagons. |
Patriots are called to arms at the Grape Hotel in downtown Lancaster, PA. |
The small town of Lititz, PA becomes a hospital town for the wounded during the Revolutionary War. |
The George Ross House in Lancaster, PA. Mr. Ross was a signer of the Declaration of Independence. |
City life centers about Lancaster's new Court House in 1787, |
The Strasburg Railroad is a stop on the Road to Paradise. |
The Fulton Hall in downtown Lancaster. It would soon become Fulton Opera House. |
James Buchanan was elected our nation's 15th President. This is his home in Lancaster known as Wheatland. |
The Funeral Train of President Abraham Lincoln passes through Lancaster, PA. |
Charles X Carlson was my uncle. Charles, my mother and 6 or 7 other siblings grew up in rural northern Minnesota, he made trips back to the mid-west to visit family. Uncle Charlie was a character. In the early eighties I brought my wife and kids on a family vacation out east; we visited Uncle Charlie at his home in southern Lancaster County fairly close to Maryland. It was very old, 1700s I believe, with walls at least a foot thick. Very interesting, from a time long before anyone even thought of Minnesota, well except Native Americans.
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Matt
I knew Mr. Carlson when he was in York PA and brought a group of artists to our farm to paint. Herb and Louise Lee at the York Art Center were his supporters.
DeleteOur farm was owned by Lore and Mimi Wiseman. Kathiew7contacts@gmail.com
DeleteHe was my great uncle. I am the grand-daughter of his sister Jenny. We corresponded when I was a child and he sent us gifts throughout his travels. I still have to original paintings of his he sent me for a wedding gift in 1982.
ReplyDeleteHi Mona. Charles was my great uncle, his sister Katherine was my grandma. I met him when I was about 4 years old at his home in Pennsylvania.
DeleteCharles X Carlson was my great uncle. He was a brother to my grandmother Marie Carlson Lavalier. I knew him well as well as his wife, Lois. They visited Minnesota often for family reunions and holidays. I still have some jewelry that Lois gave to my mother. In 2024 I visited in PA where our daughter lives and Lancaster is a short drive. We visited at the Red Raven Gallery and found out about his collection. We took pictures of the collection that the gallery has. I have many painting post cards of Charlie’s. I also have a pencil drawing that Charlie drew of my mother and father before they were married. Thank you. Sandra Chucker Vice.
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