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Gunnila Bernadotte

Stockholm, 12 May 1923 – Båstad, 12 Sep 2016

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A life in time

  1. 12 May 1923

    Born in Stockholm

  2. 12 Sep 2016

    Dies in Båstad, aged 93

Family

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During her lifetime

She lived through 10 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Stockholm.

General history, not a record about the family: each item says where it comes from.

The 1920s · Gunnila is born in Stockholm

In the news1921

Women gain voting rights in 1921

Women gained the right to vote in national elections in 1921.

Getting around

Walking 100 Kilometers for Daily Errands

In the early 20th century, some residents relied on walking extreme distances; a man named Hans Henrik Hansson regularly walked 100 kilometers to Sundsvall and back in a single day to deliver errands.

At the table

The seven-cookie coffee ritual

Hosting guests often involved a coffee ritual where it was customary to serve seven different types of homemade cookies or cakes. This social practice served as an important community ritual and a marker of status.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.Around the world · 1918–1920

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.

Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

What people wore

Strict traditional clothing rules in Dalarna

In northern Dalarna, traditional clothing rules were so strict that a woman once returned home crying after being barred from church for wearing an unsuitable apron.

Music

Folk music performances at Skansen museum

At Skansen, an open-air museum opened in 1891, people could hear live performances of traditional Swedish instruments like the fiddle, nyckelharpa, and herdsman’s horn in a simulated peasant environment.

Daily life

Gas tokens and creative fuel conservation

Gas for cooking was often measured by a coin-operated meter that required special tokens, which could be purchased at grocery or milk shops. Families also used wood-fired stoves and, during shortages, would use creative methods like pre-boiling potatoes and finishing them inside an insulated wooden box.