~The History of Carl Wennberg~

At the year of 1907 Franz Gustaf Wennberg opened a grocery shop in the lapplandish mine village Kiruna. In the village who got the name from the lappish word for Snowbird, Giron, not only mining workers lived but also many lappish people. The lappish people often payed for their goods with their own handicraft like knifes and cups etc.

As the time passed by, the grocery shop changed direction to sell more and more of the lappish art until it finally became a specialized lappish art and handicraft shop. At this time the shop was managed by the son Carl Gustaf and his wife Greta. In 1965 when Carl Gustaf died his son in turn Per Gustaf took over the shop, and in the beginning of the 90:ies Per left the shop to the fourth generation Carl Magnus.

Carl-Gustaf Wennberg 1902-1965

Ur boken "Kirunas första sekel" Författare:Åke Barck 1999











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