The Carlstrom Family
The children of Axel Leonard and Augusta Emelia Carlstrom.
Standing, left to right: Johan Oscar, Anders Hjalmar, Claes Leonard. Seated, left to right: Axel Wilhelm, Ingeborg, Gerda Wilhelmina, and Hildur Augusta. |
Reverend Axel Leonard and
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Dr. Claes Leonard CarlstromClaes Leonard Carlstrom was a physician in Göteborg. He studied at Uppsala University in Uppsala, Sweden. His work was primarily in radiology and he was a pioneer in early cancer therapy.
On February 9, 1916, Dr. Carlstrom gave a lecture to the Göteborg Medical Society. His lecture was written about in a medical journal for that society, "Some recollections and experiences from Persia as a physician at the gendarmerie." Dr. Carlstrom traveled to Persia, where he studied tropical medicine and in this article he spoke about malaria and other tropical diseases he encountered on his trip. Detail was given to preventative medicine, and in particular, methods used in the prevention of malaria. Dr. Claes Carlstrom became Knight of Vasaorden first class on June 5, 1948, Riddare av Vasaorden. It was remembered by family members that Dr. Carlstrom was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Medicine, but the year of nomination could not be verified. Claes was married to Maria (Miya) Gustafson, (born:November 1, 1890, died: April 23, 1950). |
Claes traveled to America to visit brother, Axel and his family. He was remembered as a man who enjoyed nature and hiking. He was an avid reader and Henry David Thoreau was among those authors he enjoyed reading the most.
Claes died September 25, 1970. In his last will and testament, dated February 1965, Claes quoted Swedish poet, Stjernhielm: (roughly translated.) "Health is everything; everything else is nothing if there is no health." This quote and last will and testament summed up the life and legacy of Dr. Claes Carlstrom, as he left his estate to the Göteborg Medical Society for the advancement of research in preventative medicine.
Claes died September 25, 1970. In his last will and testament, dated February 1965, Claes quoted Swedish poet, Stjernhielm: (roughly translated.) "Health is everything; everything else is nothing if there is no health." This quote and last will and testament summed up the life and legacy of Dr. Claes Carlstrom, as he left his estate to the Göteborg Medical Society for the advancement of research in preventative medicine.
Ingeborg Carlstrom Eckert
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Shortly after a visit to Sweden in September 1916 by brother, Axel, Ingeborg became ill and spent some time in a sanatorium in Norway.
A sanatorium was a medical facility for long-term illness, and most typically was associated with treatment for tuberculosis before the discovery of antibiotics. It was thought that a combination of fresh air, rest, and good nutrition would offer the best chance for treating patients with pulmonary TB. In another postcard sent from Mesnalien Sanatorium in Norway, (dated August 29, 1917), Ingeborg wrote to brother, Axel:
Dear little brother Axel! The warmest congratulations I send you on your birthday. T his year you celebrate it in your own little home. It was so nice for us last year when you arrived on Sept 3.
- I'm still in bed, and it will soon be 11 months in bed. I am in a sanatorium in Norway and I'm now much better. It has been a long year, I can say. Gerda is with me now, but she will leave soon.
Write some time to the address above.
Love to Louise and the children and to yourself,
be heartily regarded.
From your affectionate "little" sister Bolla.
In the last postcard to Axel, (dated November 6, 1917 ), Ingeborg wrote:
Dear Axel! This is a Christmas greeting to you, Louise and the children with hope that you all are healthy. It would be fun if you wrote some time. I 'm now much better, as good as free from fever and I may lie out in a hall, but I must not walk yet. It's now more than 13 months I have been lying in bed. It has been an awful year. At home and in Göteborg everything is all right, but we have difficult times now because of this war.
- Keep well and be heartily regarded all of you.
Your affectionate sister Bolla
Ingeborg returned to Göteborg, Sweden and died from pulmonary tuberculosis, September 3, 1918, at the age of 33.
A sanatorium was a medical facility for long-term illness, and most typically was associated with treatment for tuberculosis before the discovery of antibiotics. It was thought that a combination of fresh air, rest, and good nutrition would offer the best chance for treating patients with pulmonary TB. In another postcard sent from Mesnalien Sanatorium in Norway, (dated August 29, 1917), Ingeborg wrote to brother, Axel:
Dear little brother Axel! The warmest congratulations I send you on your birthday. T his year you celebrate it in your own little home. It was so nice for us last year when you arrived on Sept 3.
- I'm still in bed, and it will soon be 11 months in bed. I am in a sanatorium in Norway and I'm now much better. It has been a long year, I can say. Gerda is with me now, but she will leave soon.
Write some time to the address above.
Love to Louise and the children and to yourself,
be heartily regarded.
From your affectionate "little" sister Bolla.
In the last postcard to Axel, (dated November 6, 1917 ), Ingeborg wrote:
Dear Axel! This is a Christmas greeting to you, Louise and the children with hope that you all are healthy. It would be fun if you wrote some time. I 'm now much better, as good as free from fever and I may lie out in a hall, but I must not walk yet. It's now more than 13 months I have been lying in bed. It has been an awful year. At home and in Göteborg everything is all right, but we have difficult times now because of this war.
- Keep well and be heartily regarded all of you.
Your affectionate sister Bolla
Ingeborg returned to Göteborg, Sweden and died from pulmonary tuberculosis, September 3, 1918, at the age of 33.