Entries tagged with ‘origins’
Factoid Friday
Why the three crowns as the College logo? The use of the three crowns started at Gustavus in the 1950s in conjunction with the College’s link to the Bernadotte Foundation of Sweden. The three crowns is the the national emblem of Sweden, yet that history has long been debated. Some say the three crowns represent […]
Factoid Friday: Origins of the Rock
Campus circa 1900. Photo courtesy of the Nicollet County Historical Society The Rock Story By the Swanson Family Gilbert L. Swanson ’42 Louise Johnson Swanson ’43 Susan Swanson Foster ’68 David Swanson ’69 Paul Swanson ’71 Tom Swanson ’73 As told by Susan On my morning walk from Valley View to the cafeteria for breakfast […]