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Lindstrom, Linnaea Harrison, 1939-

 Person

Dates

  • Existence: 1939-

Biographical History

Linnaea Harrison Kensen, the daughter of Brigham Young University professor Bertrand Fereday Harrison, is the secretary of BYU's Browning Society.

Linnaea Harrison Lindstrom was born to Brigham Young University professor Bertrand Fereday Harrison and Lorna Jensen in the newly-constructed Utah Valley Hospital in 1939. After graduating from Provo High School in 1957, she married Brent Cowley Lindstrom on June 6, 1958. Together, they raised six children while she served in her local community as the secretary of Brigham Young University's Browning Society, a group dedicated to discuss the works of English poet Robert Browning.

Citation:
Ancestry.com, June 14, 2017 (Born Linnaea Harrison to mother Lorna Jensen; married Brent Cowley Lindstrom on June 6, 1958)

UPB Files, June 14, 2017 (B. 1939 in the newly-constructed Utah Valley Hospital; father is a Brigham Young University professor; graduated from Provo High School in 1957)

FamilySearch, June 14, 2017 (Her father is Bertrand Fereday Harrison)

Daily Herald, Nov. 16, 1976 (Lindstrom family had 6 children)

Daily Herald, Apr. 23, 1975 (Served as secretary of BYU's Browning Society)

Wikipedia, June 14, 2017 (Browning Societies were groups who met to discuss the works of English poet Robert Browning)

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Oral history interview with Linnaea Lindstrom, 2012

 Item — Volume MSS OH 2582: Series 52
Identifier: MSS 7752 Series 52
Scope and Contents

Interview of Linnaea Lindstrom administered by Eagle Scout and Redd Center volunteer Benjamin Cardon for the Redd Center's "Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project." Topics discussed in this interview include her childhood in Provo, the safety of Provo in the 1940s versus Provo today, and events that were held in the Provo area when she grew up. Material dated 2012.

Dates: 2012
Found in: L. Tom Perry Special Collections / MSS 7752, Charles Redd Center for Western Studies oral history project records / Historic Downtown Provo Oral History Project transcripts

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