The most reliable way to research your ancestry is by reading the documents and records of the time. Communal family trees or family trees made…
In many ways, family history in Sweden is easy. The records are detailed and easily available. They generally start as early as in the 17th…
A knock on the window in our remote cottage? Usually I’ll convince myself that it’s the wind and go back to sleep, but this was…
Arriving in Hull Alma Kjellander was on her way to immigrate to the US from Sweden. This is the second and last part of her…
Alma Kjellander and her family On 11 October 1895, Alma Kjellander set off on a journey to emigrate from Sweden to America. Alma Kjellander lived…
The Swedish genealogy records are easily available online. You can even use some of them for free. But you have to read them in Swedish….