by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
Algot Skarberg was bom in Trangsviken, Sweden on May 31, 1896. His parents were Otto and Brita Skarberg and he was one of five children, three boys and two girls. Justina Ohd Skarberg was born Trangsviken, Sweden on April 24, 1896. Her parents were Per and Anna Ond...
by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
Although Gust and Ruth Skarberg technically may belong more to Clinton than to Langley their ties with Langley are strong. For many years Gust was manager of the Island County Fair based in Langley and at the 1974 convention of Fairs in Olympia he was elected...
by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
It is quite possible that Langley might have been named “Clyde” instead of Langley if it had waited until 1930 to be christened. The reason? A family named Clyde arrived from Texas around 1925 and by the time 1930 rolled around a member of that family, Norman Clyde,...
by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
When a pretty girl is born with a distinguished but unpronounceable name like Skjaelseadt it is not surprising that, when she grows up and selects a husband, not the least of his qualifications would be a name like Johnson.Of course Caroline Skjaelseadt didn’t really...
by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
They should have been used to cold weather for he was from Maine and she was from Nebraska and after their marriage they had spent six years in Alberta, Canada but none of those experiences prepared the Noble family for the chilling reception they received during...
by James Canby | Mar 2, 2022 | SW People & Families
The handsome black haired boy with the snapping dark eyes hesitated on the steps of the Bayview school on the first day of the opening semester in September 1915. He wanted very much to go into the building and was excited at the prospect of starting school but he...
