SWEDISH GENEALOGY
The secret of seasoned genealogists There is a way to save years in your family history research. Did you know? I must admit it hadn’t appeared to me before I came across the idea. But it’s really quite simple. You make a research plan. Personally I love browsing the records just to see what’s out there. I’ve found odd place names and local regulations that affected my ancestors. It’s fun and you can learn a lot this way. But it’s not the most effective process to discover your
How to use the Swedish Death records Among the most important genealgoy records are the Death records. So let's have a look at how to read them. First, some background. Like most records used for family history, the Swedish Death records were kept by the Church of Sweden. They can look a
that keeps being told. She became my tour guide through the Sweden she was getting to know. My daughter Sara was studying abroad and invited me to join her for a whirlwind mother-daughter experience. While we made new memories together, she was sharing her perspective on the moments she had
Most Swedish emigrants left the country from the ports in Gothenburg, Gothenburg and Bohus County. It's now the second largest city in Sweden, filled with trams, with the main port of Scandinavia and industries like Volvo and SKF. Central Gothenburg in 2018 with a peak of the town hall to
In many ways, family history in Sweden is easy. All Swedish residents were listed in Household records. In them are usually notes about moves, births, deaths, and other events. The earliest you will find start in the 17th century. So you can learn a lot about your Swedish family. At least as long
