Homestead and the Ekquists photos from the early photos

Announcement of the new town "Homestead" in newspaper

Page from Louisa Ekquist's Bible -- with Louisa's children, followed by Teckla's children (squeezed in tightly as it gets to the bottom)

Teckla Ekquist's Baptism Certificate

Olaf and Matilda Olson, parents of Louisa Ekquist

Olaf after he was widowed.

Ida and Axel Osterberg

Ida and first two children

Ida's oldest five children

Bernard, Brun, and Rudolph

Ida's children 

Another photo of the Ekquist home with unknown visitors

This may be the Ekquist farm -- it is not identified but appears with Homestead photos

Teckla right side in front row

Teckla 2nd from left in front

Louisa Ekquist

Teckla Ekquist