Background
Fransen, Linda G. was born on January 25, 1959 in Jackson, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Russell Jarl and Merva Dell (Shover) Fransen.
Fransen, Linda G. was born on January 25, 1959 in Jackson, Minnesota, United States. Daughter of Russell Jarl and Merva Dell (Shover) Fransen.
Bachelor in History and Psychology, Gustavus Adolphus College, Minnesota, 1981. Master of Arts in History Administration, Eastern Illinois University, 1986.
Curator, tour guide, Jackson County History Museum, Lakefield, Minnesota, 1980-1982 summers; intern, Minnesota History Society, St. Paul, 1981; intern, Rocky Mount History Society, Piney Flats, Tennessee, 1982-1983; music interpreter, Lincoln Log Cabin Historic Site, Lerna, Illinois, 1984 summer; graduate assistant, Eastern Illinois U., Charleston, Illinois, 1984-1985; associate curator, Conner Prairie, Fishers, Indiana, 1985-1990; music curator, American Swedish Institute, Minneapolis, since 1990.
Member American Association Museum, American Association University Women (vice president programs 1993-1995), Association for State and Local History, Minnesota Association Museum, History Preservation, Smithsonian Institute.
Married Thomas Lee Sanders, May 25, 1991.