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358 A History of Sweden
the Swedish commonalty from different parts of the
kingdom in generations past. The objects displayed
are not imitations or fancied reconstructions, but the
genuine articles themselves. The homes, larger and
smaller, mostly log houses from different provinces,
have been bought or donated, carefully taken down,
moved to Skansen, and there set up in their original
form. Barns, sheds, pens, charcoal-huts, tools, wagons,
and other implements may also be seen. Within the
houses may be seen the ancient furniture, kitchen uten-
sils, clothing, etc. One may enter these houses, see all
the rooms, and get a complete picture of the life lived
two or three hundred years ago.
"What grandfather’s father wrought
In his generation,
To us children here is brought
For our contemplation."
GELLEKSTEDT.
The Northern Museum. This beautiful structure is
located on the same island. Its building was begun in
1889. It was opened to the public in 1907. It is one of
the best arranged historical museums in the world.
The visitor may begin with the stone age, pass on to
the bronze age and the iron age, then from century
to century, and finally from decade to decade. Each
age, century, and decade is represented by objects of
its own production. It is a panorama of the history
of civilization in the North.
Work of Arthur Hazelius* Both of these institutions
are the work of one man, Dr. Arthur Hazelius. He had
always taken a lively interest in finding and collecting
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