,,iii  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #dc  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,! 
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,febru>y #e1 #bjai ,mr4
 ,moran 7= himself & ,mr4 ,rob]ts7      
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! #aej? anniv]s>y 
( ! e/abli%m5t ( ,l9dsborg1 ,kansas4    
,:]eas ,febru>y #bj1 #bjai1 m>ks ! #aej?
 anniv]s>y ( ! e/abli%m5t ( ,l9dsborg1 a
 t[n 9 ,mc,pherson ,c\nty1 ,kansas2     
,:]eas1 9 #ahfh1 ,kansas 0 kn[n z !     
great ,am]ican des]t1 z x 0 report$ t x 
nev] ra9$ 9 ,kansas1 & ^u organiz+ !    
fir/ ,sw$i% ,agricultural ,company 9    
,april #ahfh1 ,*airman ,john ,f]m said1 
,if ,god is go+ to let u settle 9       
,kansas1 he w give u ra942 ,:]eas1 aft] 
claims 7 fil$ 9 ,may #ahff 9 ! g5]al    
area t 0 to become ,l9dsborg1 ! ,sw$i%  
,agricultural ,company ent]$ into a     
contract = ! pur*ase ( #af1jjj acres (  
l& f ! ,kansas-,pacific ,rail ,road     
,company2 ,:]eas1 9 ,decemb] #ahfh1 a   
call to ,sw$5 = settl]s 0 s5t & a       

promis+ "y pa/or nam$ ,dr4 ,ol( ,olsson 
0 *os5 to lead a l>ge gr\p ( settl]s !  
next spr+2 ,:]eas1 on ,janu>y #bj1      
#ahfi1 ! ,sw$i% ,agricultural ,company  
settl$ ! site t 0 to become ,l9dsborg & 
! developm5t ( ! l& & f>m+ comm5c$2     
,:]eas1 ! ,sw$i% ,agriculture ,company1 
) sev]al memb]s ( ! ,company hav+ ,l9d 9
 _! surname1 det]m9$ ! "n ( ! settlem5t 
to be ,l9dsborg on ,febru>y #bj1 #ahfi1 
&1 ! memb]s hav+ fulfill$ _! role1 !    
,sw$i% ,agricultural ,company 0 dissolv$
 %ortly !reaft]2 ,:]eas ,pa/or ,ol(     
,olsson & a gr\p ( #ajj ,sw$i%          
immigrants f ! ,vrml& prov9ce ( ,sw$5   
arriv$ at ! settlem5t on ,june #bg1     
#ahfi2 ,:]eas ,l9dsborg is widely kn[n z
 ,little ,sw$5 due to its ,sw$i%        
traditions & population ( ,sw$i%        
immigrants2 ,:]eas ! ,sesquic5t5nial    
,fe/ival ,committee = ,l9dsborg has     
decl>$ ! !me = #bjai to be ,sw$5 to !   
,pla9s--,liv+ ! ,legacy2 ,:]eas ,sv5sk  
,hylln+sfe/ is a bi5nial fe/ival        
celebrat+ ! ,sw$i% h]itage ( ,l9dsborg )

 arts & crafts1 special foods1 e?nic    
music1 traditional folk dance & dress1 &
 o!r ,sw$i% ent]ta9m5t2 ,:]eas ,k+ ,c>l 
,,xvi ,gu/af ( ,sw$5 visit$ ,l9dsborg   
dur+ 8 royal t\r ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates 9    
,april #aigf2 & ,:]eas ! ,sw$i%         
immigrants :o settl$ 9 ,kansas endur$   
h>% wea!r conditions to e/abli%         
,l9dsborg & ! p ( ,l9dsborg h cont9u$ to
 ma9ta9 _! ,sw$i% h]itage1 mak+         
,l9dsborg a cultural de/9ation3 ,n[1    
!re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 honors  
,l9dsborg1 ,kansas1 on ! #aej? anniv]s>y
 ( its e/abli%m5t2  7#b7 comm5ds ! m5 & 
wom5 :o h made ,l9dsborg ! t[n full (   
ri* culture x is today2 &  7#c7 honors !
 immigrants ( ! ,vrml& prov9ce ( ,sw$5 =
 settl+ 9 ,l9dsborg4