Named characters for Clouds Over Bishop Hill

Listed in order of importance.

Olof Krans (1838-1916): folk artist well known for his portraits of original Colonists

Pearl Essie Anderson: 103-year-old retired teacher

Shelley Anderson: Knox grad with a degree in museum studies

Michael J. Anderson: Galva grad recently returned from Iraq

Christina Colberg: Shelley’s adoptive mother & aunt by marriage

Roy Landers IV: Shelley’s uncle & adoptive father, outsider artist

David Ekollon: director of Nikkerbo Museum & Conference Center

Curt Hemcourt V: owner of Nikkerbo Museum & Conference Center

Gordon Anderson: artist, craftsman, and Herb’s cousin

Thomas T. Gubben: lawyer & CFO, chief financial officer, for Hemcourt

Herb Anderson: successful woodworker found dead at Varnishtree

Talli Walters: owner of The Lutfisk Café

Marcella Rice: former friend of Christina, works at The Lutfisk Café

Lars Trollenberg: Swedish summer worker at Nikkerbo

Amy Anderson: Michael’s mother, Pearl’s caretaker

Dana Johnson: Henry County deputy

Alan & James: brothers and computer experts

Ulla Olson: teenage neighbor to Shelley

Gunnar Olson: Ulla’s father

Nate: Ulla’s Wethersfield boyfriend

Winston Maskin: former mayor & armed defender of Bishop Hill

Les Patrick: Galva lawyer

Sheriff Henry

Karl Hemson: charismatic leader of the Bishop Hill colony

John Anderson: Shelley’s twin brother

Nora Landers Anderson: Shelley & John’s missing mother

Sadie & Flicka: dogs