Hegberg Collection
Inclusive Dates
1929 – 1978
Bulk Dates
1930 – 1940
Preservation Sponsor
Bruce Hegberg
Abstract
Forty reels of home movies shot by two generations of the Hegberg family of Chicago. The 16mm films in this collection were shot by Reuben O. and Anna (Lindahl) Hegberg, depicting life in the Edgewater neighborhood in the 1930s and featuring remarkable black-and-white close-ups of family and friends. The 8mm films were shot by Reuben and Anna's son Dick.
Collection Items
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Items with Viewable Media
- 1929, April: A Picnic with the Noack's - In the California High Sierras
- 1929: Flambeau
- 1930 2/10: Shop Employees ROH Office
- 1930: Dick's Birthday, Marie, 4th July, Anna Birthday, Pistakee Bay, Dr. Lumogren, Lincoln Park, Ed+Lee
- 1930: Early Movies
- 1930 Feb: Birthday Party
- 1930 June 7: Bridge Club At Hegberg's
- 1931 circa: Trout Lake
- 1931 Jan. 5th
- 1932: Dad's Fishing Trip in the North Woods
- 1932: True Blue Card Club at R.O. Hegberg / Marium Jeanne's Graduation High School / Dick + Fargo
- 1939 June 7: Jeanne's Graduation
- 1939, June: Jeanne's and Dick's Graduation
- 1967-68: Cub Scouts
- 1967: Bruce's Birthday
- 1967: Visit to College Camp - First Moon Films
- 1969: Boy Scouts Troop 957
- 1969: Home For Sweden
- 1972, August: Washington Island, Door County
- 1972, November: Mark's Birhtday, NBK Building Construction
- 1977, November: Mark's Birthday, Scouts
- 1978: Scout Outing, Fox Lake II
- [Arlington Race Track]
- Battle Lake
- Battle Lake Trip
- Family at Lombard / Dad's Fishing Trip with / Dick on Bicycle / Lac Flambeau Wisconsin
- Grandpa Funeral / Trout Lake / At Nelson Place
- Grandpa Hegberg's Birthday Party / Winter in Lincoln Park / Home in Winter
- [Home Movies: Football, Snow]
- [Home Movies: Horse Racing, Medinah Club, Riverside Mausoleum]
- [Home Movies: Sledding]
- In Yard With Milles + Hegbergs / Family Sunbathing Sandy Washing Car
- [Lac du Flambeau]
- March 1930 Bowman Party + Davis Spellman
- Mare's Birthday / al - Willard / Louis / Xmas Tree
- Marion's Birthday Party
- Northwestern Military School / Lake Geneva / Visiting Hank Bowman
- Pheasant Hunt
- Philadelphia-Washington Trip
- Sioux Ave. Augusta, Grandpa ROH, Clints, Norma & Dick
Collection Identifier
C.2023-02
Extent of Collection
30 reels of 16mm film totaling 5,069 feet; 2 reels of 8mm film totaling approximately 300 feet; 8 reels of Super-8 film totaling approximately 765 feet.
Subject
Custodial History
The films were donated to Chicago Film Archives in 2023 by Bruce and Mark Hegberg, the sons of Richard and Lois Hegberg and grandsons of Reuben and Anna Hegberg.
Access Restrictions
Appointments must be made with Chicago Film Archives for on-site access. Due to the fragile nature of the films, only digital copies will be provided for on-site viewing.
Use Restrictions
Chicago Film Archives holds the copyright for the films in this collection.
Creators
Hegberg, Reuben O.
(was created by)
Reuben Oscar Hegberg was born 26 Dec 1886 in Chicago, the son of Swedish immigrants Augusta (Peterson) and Carl Magnus Hegberg. Reuben had eight siblings. After his mother died in 1892, his father remarried to Hattie Marie Starr in 1898. Reuben's father Carl was a Lithographer, and founded Federal Photo-Engraving Co. in Chicago.
In 1912, Reuben Hegberg married Anna Lindahl (1886-1966), also of Chicago. They had three children: Marion (b. 1915), Jeanne (b. 1917), and Richard (b. 1926). The family lived at 5347 Lakewood Ave in the Edgewater neighborhood. Reuben (known professionally as "R.O.") worked at Federal Engraving and Colortype Co. at 501-505 S. La Salle St. He died in 1974 in Chicago, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery.
Hegberg, Anna (Lindahl)
(was created by)
In 1912, Reuben Hegberg married Anna Lindahl (1886-1966), also of Chicago. They had three children: Marion (b. 1915), Jeanne (b. 1917), and Richard (b. 1926). The family lived at 5347 Lakewood Ave in the Edgewater neighborhood. Reuben (known professionally as "R.O.") worked at Federal Engraving and Colortype Co. at 501-505 S. La Salle St. He died in 1974 in Chicago, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery.
Anna (Lindahl) Hegberg was born in Chicago in 1886, the child of Swedish immigrants Christine (Lindberg) and Charles Lindahl. She had four siblings.
In 1912, Anna married Reuben Hegberg, also of Chicago. They had three children: Marion (b. 1915), Jeanne (b. 1917), and Richard (b. 1926). The family lived at 5347 Lakewood Ave in the Edgewater neighborhood. Anna died in 1966, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery.
Hegberg, Richard A.
(was created by)
In 1912, Anna married Reuben Hegberg, also of Chicago. They had three children: Marion (b. 1915), Jeanne (b. 1917), and Richard (b. 1926). The family lived at 5347 Lakewood Ave in the Edgewater neighborhood. Anna died in 1966, and is buried in Rosehill Cemetery.
Richard ("Dick") Hegberg was born in 1926 in Chicago to Anna (Lindahl) and Reuben O. Hegberg. He had two older sisters, Marion (b. 1915) and Jeanne (b. 1917). Dick was a lifelong resident of Chicago, raised at 5347 Lakewood Ave in the Andersonville-Edgewater neighborhood.
Upon graduation from Senn High School at the height of WWII, he enlisted in the US Navy, serving in Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-91, Fleet Air Wing 4, and Air Transport Squadron 5. After graduating from IIT with a degree in mechanical engineer following the war, Dick married Lois Sundin. The couple had two sons, Mark and Bruce.
Dick had a successful career as an engineer in building sciences and controls, being employed by Bell & Gossett and then Powers Regulator Company. He was a member of the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for over 60 years; he was instrumental in founding Illinois ASHRAE professional education, having educated thousands new to a field not commonly covered in higher education. He was additionally a devoted Sunday school superintendent for Edgebrook Lutheran Church and scoutmaster of BSA Troop 957 for many years. Hegberg died in 2019.
Upon graduation from Senn High School at the height of WWII, he enlisted in the US Navy, serving in Patrol Bombing Squadron VPB-91, Fleet Air Wing 4, and Air Transport Squadron 5. After graduating from IIT with a degree in mechanical engineer following the war, Dick married Lois Sundin. The couple had two sons, Mark and Bruce.
Dick had a successful career as an engineer in building sciences and controls, being employed by Bell & Gossett and then Powers Regulator Company. He was a member of the American Society of Heating Refrigerating and Air Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) for over 60 years; he was instrumental in founding Illinois ASHRAE professional education, having educated thousands new to a field not commonly covered in higher education. He was additionally a devoted Sunday school superintendent for Edgebrook Lutheran Church and scoutmaster of BSA Troop 957 for many years. Hegberg died in 2019.