The Klingberg History Museum has been established as a result of a commitment to the preservation of important and precious archival materials recording life at The Children’s Home. In addition to hundreds of original photographs and a one-of-a-kind collection of motion pictures depicting orphan life in the United States, the archives include John Klingberg’s diaries, the beginning of an unpublished autobiography, and other writings. There are also many original newspaper articles written about the Children’s Home, clipped from papers from across the United States and Sweden. A wealth of information has been passed on by many Children’s Home Alumni who have shared their stories on film. The Klingberg History Museum provides insights into the struggles children and families faced at the beginning of the 20th century and offers rare, personal accounts of everyday life in an orphanage.
