Abraham Wilhelm Alenius s/o Erik Anders Alenius and Karolina Johanna Israelsdr
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~28 Sep 1975 page 62 column 3
William Alenius, husband of the late Victoria; father father of Gertrude Isacsson, Elsie (Harry) Bergquist, the late Harold and Arnold (Greta) Alenius; grandfather of Carol Morton, Nils Isacsson, Eric Alenius, Cynthia and David Bergquist; great-grandfather of Mikel and Derek Morton. Member of Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 11 V.O. of A. and Norrland Society.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~17 May 1964 page 281 columns 3 & 4
William Alenius former logger, farmer, and tailor waited until retirement to fulfill a childhood wish--to make a violin. He did not stop at one violin, he amassed a large collection.
Born on a farm in Sweden, Alenius spent his youth logging in the winter and haying in the summer. When he was 13, he made a decision to stop farming and become a tailor. Alenius worked as an apprentice tailor until he made the decision to go the the United States. In 1907, he joined a friend who had settled in Wyoming but found no big demand for his tailoring craft. After working for two years on a railroad, he again began tailoring and finally came to Chicago in 1939 with his wife and four children to join another friend.
Alenius can remember the day his son, Harold, asked for a violin and was promised the instrument if he could complete two school grades in one year. Meeting this condition, the son went on to study at the Eastman School of Music and under Leopold Auer in Wyoming. The other children also proved to have musical ability. A son, Arnold, is director of the Lutheran Trinity Choir of Chicago and conductor of the Orphel Singing Club and the Bjornsen Norwegian chorus. He also teaches violin at the American Conservatory of Music. A daughter, Elsie, played violin with the Atlanta Symphony for seven years and continues to play one of her father's instruments. Another daughter, Gertrude, plays the piano.
Alenius inherited some violin patterns from a friend; others he designed himself. His models are primarily based on those of Guarnieri and Stradivari. Most of the wood for the tops of his instruments comes from Europe. His prize violin is made from a piece of wood that is 800 years old and was salvaged when an Italian cathedral was demolished.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~28 Sep 1975 page 62 column 3
William Alenius, husband of the late Victoria; father father of Gertrude Isacsson, Elsie (Harry) Bergquist, the late Harold and Arnold (Greta) Alenius; grandfather of Carol Morton, Nils Isacsson, Eric Alenius, Cynthia and David Bergquist; great-grandfather of Mikel and Derek Morton. Member of Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 11 V.O. of A. and Norrland Society.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~17 May 1964 page 281 columns 3 & 4
William Alenius former logger, farmer, and tailor waited until retirement to fulfill a childhood wish--to make a violin. He did not stop at one violin, he amassed a large collection.
Born on a farm in Sweden, Alenius spent his youth logging in the winter and haying in the summer. When he was 13, he made a decision to stop farming and become a tailor. Alenius worked as an apprentice tailor until he made the decision to go the the United States. In 1907, he joined a friend who had settled in Wyoming but found no big demand for his tailoring craft. After working for two years on a railroad, he again began tailoring and finally came to Chicago in 1939 with his wife and four children to join another friend.
Alenius can remember the day his son, Harold, asked for a violin and was promised the instrument if he could complete two school grades in one year. Meeting this condition, the son went on to study at the Eastman School of Music and under Leopold Auer in Wyoming. The other children also proved to have musical ability. A son, Arnold, is director of the Lutheran Trinity Choir of Chicago and conductor of the Orphel Singing Club and the Bjornsen Norwegian chorus. He also teaches violin at the American Conservatory of Music. A daughter, Elsie, played violin with the Atlanta Symphony for seven years and continues to play one of her father's instruments. Another daughter, Gertrude, plays the piano.
Alenius inherited some violin patterns from a friend; others he designed himself. His models are primarily based on those of Guarnieri and Stradivari. Most of the wood for the tops of his instruments comes from Europe. His prize violin is made from a piece of wood that is 800 years old and was salvaged when an Italian cathedral was demolished.
Abraham Wilhelm Alenius s/o Erik Anders Alenius and Karolina Johanna Israelsdr
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~28 Sep 1975 page 62 column 3
William Alenius, husband of the late Victoria; father father of Gertrude Isacsson, Elsie (Harry) Bergquist, the late Harold and Arnold (Greta) Alenius; grandfather of Carol Morton, Nils Isacsson, Eric Alenius, Cynthia and David Bergquist; great-grandfather of Mikel and Derek Morton. Member of Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 11 V.O. of A. and Norrland Society.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~17 May 1964 page 281 columns 3 & 4
William Alenius former logger, farmer, and tailor waited until retirement to fulfill a childhood wish--to make a violin. He did not stop at one violin, he amassed a large collection.
Born on a farm in Sweden, Alenius spent his youth logging in the winter and haying in the summer. When he was 13, he made a decision to stop farming and become a tailor. Alenius worked as an apprentice tailor until he made the decision to go the the United States. In 1907, he joined a friend who had settled in Wyoming but found no big demand for his tailoring craft. After working for two years on a railroad, he again began tailoring and finally came to Chicago in 1939 with his wife and four children to join another friend.
Alenius can remember the day his son, Harold, asked for a violin and was promised the instrument if he could complete two school grades in one year. Meeting this condition, the son went on to study at the Eastman School of Music and under Leopold Auer in Wyoming. The other children also proved to have musical ability. A son, Arnold, is director of the Lutheran Trinity Choir of Chicago and conductor of the Orphel Singing Club and the Bjornsen Norwegian chorus. He also teaches violin at the American Conservatory of Music. A daughter, Elsie, played violin with the Atlanta Symphony for seven years and continues to play one of her father's instruments. Another daughter, Gertrude, plays the piano.
Alenius inherited some violin patterns from a friend; others he designed himself. His models are primarily based on those of Guarnieri and Stradivari. Most of the wood for the tops of his instruments comes from Europe. His prize violin is made from a piece of wood that is 800 years old and was salvaged when an Italian cathedral was demolished.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~28 Sep 1975 page 62 column 3
William Alenius, husband of the late Victoria; father father of Gertrude Isacsson, Elsie (Harry) Bergquist, the late Harold and Arnold (Greta) Alenius; grandfather of Carol Morton, Nils Isacsson, Eric Alenius, Cynthia and David Bergquist; great-grandfather of Mikel and Derek Morton. Member of Rocky Mountain Lodge No. 11 V.O. of A. and Norrland Society.
Chicago Tribune (Chicago, Illinois)
~17 May 1964 page 281 columns 3 & 4
William Alenius former logger, farmer, and tailor waited until retirement to fulfill a childhood wish--to make a violin. He did not stop at one violin, he amassed a large collection.
Born on a farm in Sweden, Alenius spent his youth logging in the winter and haying in the summer. When he was 13, he made a decision to stop farming and become a tailor. Alenius worked as an apprentice tailor until he made the decision to go the the United States. In 1907, he joined a friend who had settled in Wyoming but found no big demand for his tailoring craft. After working for two years on a railroad, he again began tailoring and finally came to Chicago in 1939 with his wife and four children to join another friend.
Alenius can remember the day his son, Harold, asked for a violin and was promised the instrument if he could complete two school grades in one year. Meeting this condition, the son went on to study at the Eastman School of Music and under Leopold Auer in Wyoming. The other children also proved to have musical ability. A son, Arnold, is director of the Lutheran Trinity Choir of Chicago and conductor of the Orphel Singing Club and the Bjornsen Norwegian chorus. He also teaches violin at the American Conservatory of Music. A daughter, Elsie, played violin with the Atlanta Symphony for seven years and continues to play one of her father's instruments. Another daughter, Gertrude, plays the piano.
Alenius inherited some violin patterns from a friend; others he designed himself. His models are primarily based on those of Guarnieri and Stradivari. Most of the wood for the tops of his instruments comes from Europe. His prize violin is made from a piece of wood that is 800 years old and was salvaged when an Italian cathedral was demolished.
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