The Swedish letters å, ä and ö for genealogists
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….
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Gothenburg: Sweden’s emigration hub in the 1800s and where your ancestors last stepped on Swedish soil
The main emigration port One day, over a century ago, your ancestor stepped on a ship to leave Sweden. Hopefully it was a clear day…
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1500 | 1600 | 1700 | 1800 | 1900 | Dalarna | Holidays and traditions | Stockholm County
Midsummer in Sweden
The Swedish midsummer has medieval roots Maybe you’ve heard of the Swedish celebration of Midsummer, or midsommar as we call it. Swedes often joke about…
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1800 | 1860s | 1870s | 1880s | 1890s | 1900 | 1900s | 1910s | 1920s | 1930s | Swedish Life Stories | YouTube
Swedish immigrant Alma 1869-1932
Alma spent most of her adult life in Manchester, New Hampshire. She died in 1932 and as far as I can tell she led a quite ordinary life and that’s what makes her interesting.
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The Nordic countries vs Scandinavia
Scandinavia Did you know that Scandinavia only is three countries? Well, it depends on whom you ask. But Norway, Denmark and Sweden make up Scandinavia….
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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…
