Family is a story…
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…
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Swedish fiction for family historians
I’m a firm believer in looking at data to understand the world. That includes the world our ancestors lived in. But some things are hard…
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Genealogy Methodology | Gothenburg and Bohus County | Östergötland | Östergötland County | Västergötland
10 Free Tools for Swedish Genealogy
Let’s face it. Genealogy isn’t cheap. It is still possible to research your ancestry in Sweden with these free tools.
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1400 | 1500 | 1600 | 1700 | 1800 | 1880s | 1890s | 1900 | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | Christmas | Holidays and traditions | Malmöhus County | Scania | Skaraborg County | Stockholm County | Västergötland
How your Swedish ancestor celebrated Lucia. Or not.
Swedes celebrate Luciadagen, St Lucy’s Day on December 13. It is an event in memory of the catholic saint Lucy, Lucia. Originally, St Lucy’s Day fell on winter solstice.
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Traditional Swedish Christmas Food
Is there anything more personal than eating traditions? Traditional Swedish Christmas food has a different meaning for all Swedes and descendants of Swedes. Here is…
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1800 | 1890s | 1900 | 1900s | Älvsborg County | Christmas | Holidays and traditions | Västergötland
Christmas in Väne
Today is the last day of Christmas in Sweden. January 13 is Twentieth Day Knut, when the Christmas tree is thrown out, the decorations are…
