Title Page | Collection Summary | Biographical/Organizational Note | Scope and Content | Arrangement
Biographical Note
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| 1891, Sept. 6 | Born Lars Eriksson Möckelind in Hjulbäck, Nås, Sweden |
| 1896 | Settled with parents and siblings at American Colony in Jerusalem, Palestine |
| circa 1905-1917 | Worked in American Colony Photo Department |
| 1914 | Worked at archaeological excavations at the Dog River (Hahr el-Kelb) cave near Beirut, Lebanon |
| post 1918 | Worked at archaeological excavations at Ashķelon and Megiddo in Palestine |
| circa 1920-1921 | Headed the American Colony school |
| circa 1921-1934 | Manager of mechanical department, American Colony’s Dodge Brothers automobile dealership |
| 1927 | Married American Colony member Effie Grace Yantiss (died 1976) |
| 1931-1934 | Served as liquidator during legal division of the American Colony; never returned to the colony after 1934 |
| 1934-1947 | Owned Goodyear Tire and Rubber franchise, Jerusalem, Palestine |
| 1936-1947 | Leader in the Rotary Club, Jerusalem, Palestine |
| 1947 | Left Jerusalem escaping violence in Palestine; immigrated to Maine in the United States |
| circa 1953 | Became a United States citizen |
| 1959 | Moved to Manteca, Calif. |
| 1981 | Published with Tord Wallström, Jerusalemsfararna: Den siste överlevande berättar om utvandringen från Nås år 1896 och livet i Den heliga staden. Stockholm, Sweden: Norstedt |
| 1982, May 31 | Died, Modesto, Calif. |