SWEDISH GENEALOGY
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
Let’s face it. Genealogy isn’t cheap. Between the database subscriptions and the family tree software it adds up. It doesn’t matter whether you are just starting out and not ready to spend the money, or if you are on a budget for any other reason. It is still possible to research your ancestry in
Newspaper clippings are a great resource in family history. The easiest way to find them in Sweden is through the National Library of Sweden. Its collection of digitalized daily newspaper is free to search at https://tidningar.kb.se/. It allows for w*ldcard searches, in case you want to compensate
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 on Storegården (The big farm), Äspered Parish, Älvsborg County in the south of Sweden. The rest of the household was: Alma's mother
In total 1.2 million emigrated from Sweden between 1850 and 1910. Of those 950,000 left for the USA. The majority, nearly one million, traveled through the ports of Gothenburg, Sweden. Transatlantic shipping companies arranged the journey via England to America. They had agents all over the
Oscar Fredrik Church 1902 Genealogy in Sweden depends on church records, since Church of Sweden handled national registration until 1990. This postcard of Oscar Fredrik Church in Masthugget, Gothenburg was taken in 1902. At the time Masthugg Congregation, now Oscar Fredrik Congregation,
Decorating the Christmas tree with garlands and style. This Swedish couple is likely to be Hjalmar Flodstrand in Munkedal and his wife. From Foss Parish, Gothenburg and Bohus County around 1910. What's next Traditional Swedish Christmas Food How your Swedish ancestor celebrated
Glad Lucia! Swedes celebrate Saint Lucy’s Day on December 13. With candles in their hair, songs, and saffron buns. One of these women was Hulda Sundberg. They were photographed in 1914 by Ingeborg Enander, who had a studio in Stenungsund, Gothenburg and Bohus County. What's next How
The fog was thick on the west coast island Orust in 1898. The photographer Hedda Ekman was awarded for this picture the same year. From Gullholmen fishing village, Gullholmen Parish, Gothenburg and Bohus County.
