tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13781863795549694732024-03-20T01:33:20.601-05:00Researching Swedish RootsJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-25154672638350241682018-06-06T09:59:00.001-05:002018-06-06T09:59:49.477-05:00What is a torpare?Many of us find the title/occupation "torpare" for our ancestors when using Swedish records. The usual translation into English is "crofter". The problem is that crofter is British English and Americans still aren't sure what their ancestor did.<br /><br />There is a very helpful article in "Swedish American Genealogist", the journal of the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. Luckily for us, this journal and an article called "Torp and Torpare -- An Analysis" written by the late Nils William Olsson is scanned and online. This is a link to that journal. The article starts on page 10 of the scan, using the page numbers at the right.<br /><br /><a href="https://tinyurl.com/y8dvzw3a">Swedish American Genealogist journal Volume 30, number 2</a><br /><br />Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-90011563098168868492018-06-06T09:41:00.000-05:002019-04-24T09:58:47.653-05:00Revision in way Arkiv Digital Lets Us Post Source Citations<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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When we make queries, we need to provide the source citation along with the query. This is easy with Arkiv Digital. We don't need to manually copy the source citation. It can be done automatically.<br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}">DISBYT is a database of research of people who belong to the DIS society.<br /><br />You can research for free using "guest" (no quotes) for both the user name and the password. You can see individuals but you can't see the contact information of the researchers.<br /><br /><br />If you join (about $22 a year), you can see individuals and you can see the contact information of individuals.<br /><br />If you join and also submit a GEDCOM file of a certain size, you can see family groupings and the contact information of subscribers. Your information will be in the database and others can see it and they can see your contact information.<br /><br />The subscribers are probably related in some degree. It is important to contact them to share information. They most likely have more information that what is shown in the online database.<br /><br /><a href="http://disbyt.dis.se/searchindex.htm">http://disbyt.dis.se/searchindex.htm</a><br /><br />This article is old and the percentage of Swedish ancestors included in the database has grown greatly.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.sandinfamily.com/genealogy-resources/disbyt-instructions.htm">http://www.sandinfamily.com/genealogy-resources/disbyt-instructions.htm</a></span><br />
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Do you have an iPad? Do you wonder how to add the extra letters (å, ä, ö, Å, Ä, and Ö)?<br />
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Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-32280488413618244072014-02-12T14:13:00.003-06:002014-02-12T15:08:49.976-06:00HusförhörOne of the Swedish parish records is the husförhörslängd, a record similar in format to a census but much better and far more detailed. The husförhörslängd, often abbreviated as HFL by Swedes, is usually translated into English as household examination record or clerical survey record. It was updated continually, and not just every ten years as a census was taken. It is the main reason that Swedish genealogy is so easy compared to genealogy in most other countries, including the U.S.<br />
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The parish was divided into several groupings for each husförhör, the meeting at which the people were asked questions about what they knew about the Bible, Luther's Catechism, etc. Each group met at a predesignated home for the exam.<br />
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Some HFL books have a listing in that book of where the husförhör groupings would be held at a particular period of time.<br />
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I found this information in Frändefors parish in Älvsborg county about locations of each husförhör group in 1824, 1825, 1826, 1827, and 1828. In this case the priest put the schedule at the end of the book. Perhaps you will find your family listed as the hosts for the husförhör if you look carefully at your own HFL books.<br />
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<br />Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-61207104984301686122014-02-11T16:56:00.002-06:002014-02-11T16:56:31.352-06:00Clues from professional photographsIf you are looking for information about the location in Sweden where your ancestors lived, see if you can find some professional photographs from Sweden. The photographer put advertising information along the sides and even on the back.<br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.0"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.0.$end:0:$0:0">Note
the clue to an approximate location within Sweden in this photo of my
farfar's mor in Sweden. The photographer's name and address were listed.
The town is listed as Wenersborg, the old spelling of Vänersborg. We </span></span><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3.0"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$0:0">knew
she had to live somewhere near there. She was born in Brålanda parish
and was married and lived and died in Frändefors parish, both of which are
fairly close to Vänersborg. Professional photos can be great clues.</span><br data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$1:0" /><br data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3.0.$text0:0:$3:0" /><a href="http://www.gis.scb.se/atlas/RikIndAtlas1992/showimg_en.asp?imgnr=45">http://www.gis.scb.se/atlas/RikIndAtlas1992/showimg_en.asp?imgnr=45</a></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3.0">This is the wedding photo of my farfar Johannes Olsson and farmor Signe Cecilia Elisabeth Ekman. They married in Storkyrko parish in the city of Stockholm in 1898. (She was born in Hedvig Eleonora parish in Stockholm city and he was born in Frändefors parish, near Vänersborg on the other side of Sweden, but his mother's sister lived in Stockholm and was the foster mother of Signe.) This is their wedding photo, with the photographer's information. If we hadn't already known where they married, this would have gotten us to the right area.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3.0"> Although the locations often tell the approximate area where our ancestors lived, it is always possible the location is not where your ancestor lived. My farfar's sister (my great aunt) lived in Frändefors parish (near Vänersborg) but she must have been visiting her mother's sister in Stockholm because the following photo was taken there. It is possible that other relatives live near the location of the photo. The person had to be there for some reason.</span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3"><span data-reactid=".8.1:3:1:$comment10151905663280079_10151906173290079:0.0.$right.0.$left.0.0.0:$comment-body.0.3.0">The clues you need may be in old photos you or relatives have in your possession. Good luck!</span></span></span></span>Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-61615757770982366882013-03-24T16:56:00.000-05:002013-03-24T16:57:01.714-05:00Arkiv Digital app for IpadArkiv Digital is one of the services with scanned Swedish parish records online for those who are subscribed to it.<br />
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http://www.arkivdigital.net (subscription)<br />
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Sometimes we would like to check those records but we are "out and about" and only have access to an Ipad. Before now, we couldn't download Arkiv Digital onto our Ipad, but now we can.<br />
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If you own an Ipad, go to the App Store and enter Arkiv Digital into the search. You will find the app, which is free. (Of course, you need to be subscribed to Arkiv Digital to see records.)<br />
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The search is not quite as good, of course, as the version on a full computer, but it allows us to go forwards and backwards five pages at a time. It was a big surprise and quite a pleasure to see a mention of this new app on Facebook today.Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-8327687822985854382013-03-13T16:02:00.002-05:002013-03-13T16:03:21.214-05:00Arkiv Digital has another free weekend March 16 and 17Arkiv Digital, which has free weekends a couple times a year, has another one starting Saturday, 16 March at midnight and ending Sunday, 7 March. Of course, this is Swedish time, so we in the U.S. and Canada, for example, can start on Friday evening. Directions are on the following page.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/cddlxxc">Free Weekend</a><br />
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You can save time during the free weekend if you do the following before then.<br />
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1. Register.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/cj3olm2">Register</a><br />
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2. Install their viewing software.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/c9ztg7c">Viewing Software</a><br />
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3. Check out their user guide.<br />
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Do all of that before the weekend starts, and remember it will start earlier here because of the time difference.<br />
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Have fun with this wonderful opportunity to check out this popular service before you subscribe.<br />
<br />Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-33046739476039168912013-03-05T18:53:00.001-06:002013-03-05T18:56:03.492-06:00A Lesson Learned, or A Cautionary Tale, or A Confession :-)I recently tried to help someone on a message board. That person's uncle had sources "somewhere" but he couldn't find them in a timely fashion. Therefore, there was not enough information to help that person since the facts weren't checking out and there was no way to know which facts were correct and which were not.<br />
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I empathize with that uncle but I have learned over the years that it is necessary to have sources for all facts in a family tree. This is what I wrote.<br />
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I can understand his problem. As a beginner years ago, I had many piles
of paper. I thought I could remember exactly where I found everything.
:-)<br />
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Of course I soon was overwhelmed by the number of facts I had
discovered and I started using family group sheets and pedigree charts
which I filled in by hand. At that point I didn't worry about sources.
After all I had all the paper copies! <br />
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I had to constantly redo
my pedigree charts and family group sheets and that took longer and
longer as I learned more and more. Someone suggested using a computer
genealogy program which would automatically create updated family group
sheets and pedigree charts. I even tried putting in sources (but not
consistently because it took time away from my real love, which was
finding new information.) <br />
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I did not really understand the
difference between a source and a citation to a source. All my "sources"
were Family History Library film numbers and Genline GID Numbers. I
became overwhelmed and gave up on my pathetic attempts to source.<br />
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A
few years ago I decided to start over with my sourcing. I started a new
tree (without GEDCOM because that would have transferred my "sources"
along with the information in my tree.) Needless to say, I spent MANY
months just re-entering old information and not looking for anything
new. It was horribly boring entering years worth of sources all at once.<br />
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Now
I am caught up. I know the difference between sources and citations. I
try to enter sources and citations in ways which others should be able
to check themselves without having io ask me where I found the
information. I don't have to feel foolish if someone asks where I got a
piece of information. I don't have to dig through papers.<br />
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I still
find sourcing to be boring, but it is not as boring if I enter a source
immediately after entering a fact. (I used to enter facts and sources
at the end of the day when I went to the Family History Library in Salt
Lake City, for example, but all too often I was too tired to finish, so I
got behind. After all, I still had paper copies. That eventually led to
my finding the same information again in a different year because I had
been too tired to record a fact and its source.) I may still make
changes in how I source in the future as I learn more, but I am now able
to exchange information with others without having to constantly answer
questions about where I found information. Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-54212157336261517092012-12-30T14:08:00.001-06:002012-12-30T17:16:50.299-06:00Scanned Swedish Records: GenlineThere are subscription services which have scanned Swedish parish records (and other types of Swedish records) and placed them online. They are all fee-based and all require us to download their reader. That reader link is on their sites so you don't have to go searching for them on other sites.<br />
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I am a subscriber to three subscription sites with Swedish parish records. I will discuss Genline today.<br />
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Genline is my sentimental favorite. It was the first site to start putting parish records online, so I was able to stop ordering microfilms and going out to a Family History Center to view them, which was a major savings in both film rental fees and time. Genline has been purchased in recent years by the world version of Ancestry.com, but former subscribers to Genline who now belong to Ancestry.com's world subscription don't like it as well. (I've heard quite a few complaints.) If you already have a subscription to the world version of Ancestry.com, then use it, of course.<br />
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This is a listing of their records.<br />
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<a href="http://www.genline.com/databasen/walk3.php">Parishes scanned by Genline.</a><br />
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Genline also has the SCB records. They are extractions of the full birth, marriage, and death records sent for statistical purposes to Stockholm starting in 1860. Genline's explanation of those SCB records is in the next link.<br />
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If you don't subscribe, you can find Genline at these locations.<br />
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Even though Ancestry.com has purchased Genline, you still should be able to get a subscription to Genline. Their subscription page tries to make you think that it is better to have an Ancestry World Deluxe Membership. I don't want to have one, since I have mostly Swedes in my ancestry and I already have better access to the Swedish parish records. You may have a different opinion.<br />
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I think you have to be registered (no charge) with Genline before you subscribe.<br />
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<a href="http://www.genline.com/handla/index.php?_com=_showCategory&_cat=Subscription">Subscriptions</a><br />
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You need to download the Genline reader, which they call the Genline FamilyFinder. That allows you to see the images.<br />
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<a href="http://www.genline.com/gff/">Genline FamilyFinder</a><br />
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There is a user guide.<br />
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Especially note the GID number which is mentioned in the user guide. Every image has a unique number called the GID (Genline Identification Number).<br />
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GID number (GID#)</h5>
All images in Genline's Swedish Church Records archive have an unique ID number — called the <i>Genline ID number (GID#)</i>. The <i>GID#</i>
consists of three groups of period delimited numbers. The first group
of numbers represents Parish ID, the second group the Sequence ID
number, and the third group the image number in the sequence.<br />
For example, 227.1.30500 would be<br />
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You can use that GID number when you ask for help on a message board or list. However, do NOT just use the GID number because then you are limiting your help to people who subscribe to Genline. Remember that there are other companies too.<br />
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For example, you might need help reading this image.<br />
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At the top right of this screen print you will see a box for the GID number. <br />
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790.27.102700<br />
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That number will get another Genline subscriber to the same page on
their computer, but it is not enough information for helpers with other
services.<br />
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You need a better source reference. To get that, you could 1) copy the source information from the top of the page,but then you are likely to make an error, or 2) do the following.<br />
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Put your cursor in the GID box and click only once. (If you click twice, you will highlight the box and you DO NOT want to highlight that box.) Then, while the cursor is in the GID box, press control + c and you will get the following, which is the same as the top of the page. Use that as your source when you ask for help. Then people with other services can find the same record.<br />
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790.27.102700, [Älvsborg] Frändefors, AI.11, Household examination, 1829 - 1833, 148-0, Image 159 of 207 <br />
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I will tell more about the other Swedish services with scanned records at another time.Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-32594890801979443862012-12-03T13:17:00.004-06:002012-12-03T13:18:46.282-06:00"Swedish Genealogical Dictionary" has become very hard to find.Many of us have purchased a dictionary called "Swedish Genealogical Dictionary" compiled by Phyllis J. Pladsen, Joseph C. Huber, and Eric B. Pladsen. I have the fourth edition which was published in 2000 by Pladsen Sveria Press.<br />
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It contains more than 5,700 Swedish words and abbreviations.<br />
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I find its short definitions very helpful. There are websites and dictionaries with more detailed definitions but it helps greatly to quickly find a definition for a word in an old record.<br />
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I'll post more about more detailed dictionaries later. (I have already posted a couple of websites with Swedish genealogy words.)<br />
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It may be hard to find. It is now out of print. Phyllis Pladsen is deceased. Her son was selling it online until recently. (That site has been taken down.) Try a used book store or site.<br />
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<a href="http://www.abebooks.com/">www.abebooks.com</a><br />
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I found ONE copy on the abebooks.com site. (More may show up from time to time. Keep checking that site. It is an earlier edition (1991) so it won't be as large as the one I own.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/cufccyb">1991 copy of "Swedish Genealogical Dictionary" currently on sale </a><br />
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Maybe you can find this dictionary at a public library.<br />
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Amazon.com may have some copies for sale, but their site says that availability is limited. Most are unpriced. One is extremely overpriced at $97.63 for a used copy of the 1991 edition.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/cpzgnbk">Amazon.com</a><br />
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If it is at all possible to find this dictionary, I recommend that you purchase a copy. Mine is basically worn out since I've used it so often. Good luck!<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-72271293609775440572012-12-01T14:30:00.002-06:002013-11-30T12:40:30.663-06:00Some sites with Swedish genealogical vocabulary wordsMany people worry about reading the Swedish genealogical records because they don't know how to read Swedish. However, many of us know little to no Swedish. We are not able to hold conversations in Swedish or read books in Swedish. We are still able to get MUCH information from the Swedish parish records. If we can do it, so can you. ;-)<br />
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For the most part, the records are written in a set pattern. The guidebooks (listed earlier in this blog) are great at helping us get started, and actually, it doesn't take long to figure out what sort of information is likely to be in each record.<br />
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Also, there are some wonderful sites with genealogical vocabulary for Swedish research. (The modern dictionaries are not as helpful because the records often use archaic Swedish. I've been told by a few Swedes that they also had to learn the archaic words used in the records. We who don't speak Swedish are not the only ones who have to learn these words.)<br />
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I have found these sites very helpful. <br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/5qbza4">SweGGate</a> (Click on the previous word: SweGGate) for the link.) has several dictionaries with difficult-to-find words, arranged by categories for the most part.<br />
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<br />Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-30868901706152656142012-11-26T13:37:00.002-06:002019-01-16T15:38:47.423-06:00GuidebooksIt is best to purchase at least one guidebook. These are excellent.
"Your Swedish Roots" is easier to start with and "Cradled in Sweden" is
more detailed. I own both. The book titles below the images are links.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/6bkhb5">"Your Swedish Roots" </a><br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/57exb">"Cradled in Sweden"</a><br />
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If you think about purchasing a used copy of "Cradled in Sweden", only purchase the 1995 and 2002 editions. The earlier editions have much less material. The two recommended editions have the same material, except the covers and type are different. (The author died between the two editions.) <br />
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You can also download a booklet with an overview of Swedish genealogy plus ideas on how to gather clues about where your ancestors may have lived in Sweden. This booklet is called "Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry" and was written by James E. Erickson and Nils William Olsson.<br />
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<a href="https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/10048896/tracing-your-swedish-ancestry-pdf-swedense">"Tracing Your Swedish Ancestry"</a><br />
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That last url changes frequently. It works today but if it changes, do what I do. Google the title. I have been able to find the site through many url changes by remembering the title.<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-41793343192265447252012-11-26T13:24:00.001-06:002012-12-03T13:41:08.475-06:00Swedish Genealogy Week next June in Sweden<div class="j-secondaryMsg">
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There is an event in Sweden
which may interest you, especially if you have roots in Dalsland
province.<br />
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I don't remember seeing much about this. I discovered it by
accident, so maybe they need a little publicity. ;-)<br />
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<a href="http://www.lilleskogen.se/dalsland.htm" target="_blank">http://www.lilleskogen.se/dalsland.htm</a><br />
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asked about this when I heard about it and somehow got on their mailing
list. They sent the following email yesterday. I may or may not attend. I
haven't decided yet.<br />
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Information about the Genealogy Week<br />
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Final confirmation for participation should be made by March 31st.<br />
I will send an e-mail to everyone on the registration list during March and ask for confirmation.<br />
To go through with the arrangement we need a minimum of 18 participants.<br />
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A deposit of 2000 SEK should be paid by April 30th and we will provide you with payment details.<br />
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A final payment should be made by May 31st.<br />
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So far we have 14 participants on the registration list.<br />
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For further details you can go to <a href="http://www.lilleskogen.se/" target="_blank">www.lilleskogen.se</a> or send me an e-mail.<br />
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Kind regards<br />
Lotta<br />
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Contact information is on the first website above.<br />
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Note
that all meals and all lodging is included for that week, according to
their site. Of course you need to get there on your dime.<br />
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I used the following currency converter to convert the price.<br />
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<a href="http://www.xe.com/ucc/" target="_blank">http://www.xe.com/ucc/</a><br />
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As
of yesterday (because currency values change over time, depending upon the
value of the dollar compared to the Swedish kronor), the price **PER
PERSON** in a double room would be $1,350.60. The single supplement of
250 kronor is **PER NIGHT**. 250 kronor converts to $37.74. Multiplied
by 7 nights, the single supplement is $264.18. That means the single
price would be $1,350.60 + $264.18 = $1,614.78.<br />
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The deposit of 2000 Swedish kronor (SEK) converts to $301.82.<br />
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This is the place where we will stay.<br />
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Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-54268258259198221302012-03-30T11:26:00.003-05:002014-09-08T19:50:02.416-05:00Estate Inventories (Bouppteckningar)Bouppteckningar (estate inventories) are online (for at least some areas in Sweden) on the Arkiv Digital site, which is fee-based. After the recent free weekend from Arkiv Digital, there are quite a few postings from people who hope to get a complete translation. Sadly, we are mostly on our own. It is hard to find someone who will translate those wonderful records for us. <br />
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Full translations of the bouppteckningar would overwhelm the helpers and we have few helpers on boards and lists who are able to do this. (If one person gets a total translation, that opens the door to **everyone** getting a total translation.) I am only one person and I have found dozens of bouppteckningar and I'm sure I'll find more. Add the rest of the people with bouppteckningar who would like a translation and think of what our helpers' lives would be like if they tried to help out with complete translations. (I've completely translated only one of mine, although I have a pretty good idea of what the beginning paragraphs say for most of mine.)<br />
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The help desk at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City will ***NOT** translate them. They might help out with the paragraph at the beginning which has the genealogical information and some of the column headings, but they can't possibly spend hours trying to read and translate the inventory. They have too many other people needing help to spend all that time with just one patron.<br />
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I have collected some links for bouppteckningar. Use the information from those to figure out the basic legal vocabulary and to help you get started.<br />
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1) Pono's site: Look at the links on the left side of the page. He has a link to some of his own translations and also has a link to a picture dictionary of items often found in a bouppteckning.<br />
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2) SweGGate: Dr. Haeffner created a guide to bouppeckningar (Click on his links.) and also has definitions for many bouppteckning words.<br />
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4) a thread on the Sweden Genforum board:<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/7hsam7f">http://tinyurl.com/7hsam7f</a><br />
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5) Ordering a bouppteckning:<br />
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This is the site through which we can order a bouppteckning. There is a cost, they say. I have never had to pay a penny, but if you lack details and they need to do research, you will have to pay.<br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/ohjk6jy">Order form in Swedish</a><br />
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<a href="http://tinyurl.com/koyosnz">Google translation of the order form</a><br />
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6) Elisabeth Thorsell's site recommends this article about bouppteckningar:<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-5227671266739316692011-12-30T13:02:00.000-06:002012-12-04T12:04:40.776-06:00Swedish Records After 1900I've been told by someone formerly connected with Genline that Ancestry.com has been steadily uploading scans from Genline. I forget how often this was done, but I think it might be once a month or so.<br />
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At any rate, Genline has SCB births, marriages, and deaths scanned until at least 1938 and I think they are done up to 1940 in some parishes. Those scans will eventually get onto Ancestry.com.<br />
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The SVAR service has those records until 1940 (soon to be 1941) on that fee-based service.<br />
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<a href="http://www.svar.ra.se/" target="_blank">http://www.svar.ra.se</a> (subscription)<br />
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This tells how to find them.<br />
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<a href="http://researchingswedishroots.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archive.html" target="_blank">http://researchingswedishroots.blogspot.com/2011_09_01_archi...</a><br />
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I also see records well into the 1900s on the fee-based Arkiv Digital site.<br />
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<a href="http://www.arkivdigital.net/" target="_blank">http://www.arkivdigital.net</a> (subscription)<br />
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There are cds for the 1970, 1980, and 1990 Swedish Censuses. (yes, the late 1900s!) If you have DETAILED information about descendants, ask on a message board such as Genforum or Rootsweb, and someone with those cds will do a lookup. (You will need to provide your email because information on living people should not be placed online.)<br />
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If you get a lookup on the dvd "Swedish Death Index 1901-2009", then you can use that information to ask for a bouppteckning (estate inventory). That should provide the names of the children still alive at the time of the death of that person. <br />
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Use this page to order a bouppteckning.<br />
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<a href="http://www.riksarkivet.se/default.aspx?id=17462" target="_blank">http://www.riksarkivet.se/default.aspx?id=17462</a><br />
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This is a translation of that ordering page.<br />
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<a href="http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js=n&prev=_t&hl=en&ie=UTF-8&layout=2&eotf=1&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.riksarkivet.se%2Fdefault.aspx%3Fid%3D17462&act=url" target="_blank">http://translate.google.com/translate?sl=sv&tl=en&js...</a><br />
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Once you have information on those people from the bouppteckning or the later census cds, you can use a site such as these to get contact information.<br />
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<a href="http://www.birthday.se/" target="_blank">http://www.birthday.se</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.ratsit.se/" target="_blank">http://www.ratsit.se/</a><br />
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<a href="http://personer.eniro.se/" target="_blank">http://personer.eniro.se/</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.hitta.se/" target="_blank">http://www.hitta.se/</a><br />
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The first FAQ on this page provides some other ideas on how to try to find living relatives in Sweden.<br />
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<a href="http://www.augustana.edu/x14885.xml" target="_blank">http://www.augustana.edu/x14885.xml</a><br />
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If you are planning a trip to Sweden and want to find living relatives, please do not wait until a week or two before your trip to get started searching for relatives. The search is time-consuming and then you have to contact the relatives and arrange (if they are interested) in meeting.<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-84560761693960246692011-12-26T15:49:00.000-06:002012-12-01T16:00:57.634-06:00Mantalslängder (Tax Censuses) on SVARIt has been a long time since I've updated this blog. Partly I've been too busy, but also I lost my blog's password for a time. (I've finally written it down, so I hope that problem won't happen again.) At any rate, I feel guilty about not posting since September. Perhaps that guilty feeling will inspire me to continue adding tidbits to this blog. ;-)<br />
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I don't want anyone to think I'm a spokesperson for SVAR, but they do have some great scanned records. Unfortunately SVAR is not as easy to use as Genline or Arkiv Digital. Some people subscribe and find nothing because they don't know how to find materials on SVAR.(They should have asked for help on a message board or asked for help from SVAR, but they didn't and wasted their money. I still feel sorry for them.)<br />
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I have been trying to use the mantalslängder (tax censuses) more because there is a huge gap in parish records of any type for about 20 years in Frändefors parish where two of my grandparents were born. It is therefore quite hard to get back more than a few generations using only the parish records. One useful record is the mantalslängder. They were created just about every year, as far as I can tell (with some gaps, perhaps). Also, the best records are in the Swedish section of SVAR. There are some records which can be found if the site is changed to English, but the choices are far greater if you use the Swedish listings on the left side of the home page. <br />
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The mantalslängder is not exactly a census. It is a listing of those who were supposed to pay the "mantalspengar". The listings are for people from about 15-63 years of age. Wives are usually listed as wife, not by name. Soldiers were exempt. I think the extremely poor were exempt. There seem to be age categories into which there are numbers placed. I am far from familiar with every part of this record, but there are listings of the older children (I suppose.) so you can keep track year by year of at least some of the children who belong to a particular family.Servants (farmhands, female farm workers, etc.) and children are just added to a column by numbers. (4 female farm workers, 3 farmhands, etc.)<br />
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This site explains the column headings.<br />
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Years ago I used to order microfilms of the mantalslängder from a Family History Center. They are in the Family History Library Catalog under:<br />
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Once the film is selected, you have to find the film which has the parish you are searching in. Then you have to find the farm or village. This is a bit time-consuming, to say the least.<br />
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On SVAR it is easier. It has the mantalslängder from 1642-1820. (I think that the microfilms go later than that, but this is a good start.)<br />
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1. Go to SVAR.<br />
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2. Sign in. (This is a subscription service.)<br />
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3. On the left side of the page, you will find "<b>Skatter</b>" (Taxes).<br />
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5. Click on <span style="color: black;">"<b>Mantalslängder 1642-1820</b>".</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">6. Use the drop-down menu by <b>Län</b> to select the county you need.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">7. "<b>Församling</b>". (parish)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">b. or you can use the drop-down menu. Choices are: "<b>Innehåller</b>" (contains), "<b>Exakt</b>" (exact), "<b>Del av</b>" (part of), and "<b>Börjar med</b>" (begins with)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">8. "<b>Härad</b>" (Judicial District). You can leave this blank, or enter the härad, if you know it. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">9. "<b>Startår</b>" (beginning year)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">10. "<b>Slutår</b>" (ending year)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">11. "<b>Sök</b>" (Search) or "<b>Rensa</b>" (Erase)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">12. Click on the <b>"Bild</b>" (Image) for the year you want. Iif you need to move forward to see more choices, click on "<b>Nästa sida</b>" (next page) at the bottom. If you need to move backwards, choose "<b>Föregående sida</b>" (previous page).</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">13. Once you have reached the images you want, you can adjust the size at the top of the page, but the size will change back to "Fit Page" unless you use the "<b>Installningar</b>" (Adjustments) link at the bottom right of the page.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">14. I use the "<b>Zoomnings grad</b>" adjustment. The choices are "<b>Hela sidan</b>" (the whole page) and then the percentage of zoom. "<b>Spara</b>" means Save.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">15. "<b>Källa</b>" (source) When you find the page you want, click on "<b>Källa</b>" and then copy the highlighted section. Then paste into your genealogy program.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">16. You can move </span><span style="color: black;">forwards</span><span style="color: black;"> or </span><span style="color: black;">backwards</span><span style="color: black;"> one page at a time by clicking on the forward or backward arrow points.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">18. You can move to the beginning or ending of the volume by clicking on the double arrow points.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">19. There is also a drop-down menu which can be used to select the number of the image, which is probably not the exact page number.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">20. If you find the image you want, then right click on the image. Move to "<b>Selection</b>" and then to "<b>Copy</b>". Paste into an image program. I use Irfanview, which can be downloaded for free. (I discovered Irfanview at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.)</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">The guidebook "Cradled in Sweden" discusses the mantalslängder in chapter 11. </span><br />
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<span style="color: black;">There will be a class on Swedish Research with intermediate to advanced topics at this January's Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. (However, as of this writing there are four seats left in this class.) Mantalslängder are among the topics which will be taught. Scroll down on the following website to find the information on the class.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black;"></span> Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-60270152912982849872011-09-23T14:48:00.000-05:002011-09-23T16:43:51.454-05:00Births, Marriages, and Deaths on SVAR until 1940SVAR has the SCB birth, marriage, and death records scanned until 1940. If you know the parish where your relatives lived, this is very helpful. The records for 1941 should be released near the start of 2012.<br />
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SCB records are extractions from the full birth, marriage, and death records. They leave out baptism dates, banns dates, and funeral dates, for example. They are still a very useful source of information.<br />
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SCB stands for Statistiska Centralbyrån. The Genline site has a useful article which will explain them better than I can do.<br />
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<a href="http://www.genline.com/databasen/SCB-materialet.php">http://www.genline.com/databasen/SCB-materialet.php</a><br />
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I will try to explain how to get to those records. Unfortunately, there is no English translation on the SVAR site for this part of the site.<br />
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1. Sign into SVAR.<br />
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2. Select "<b>Släktforskning</b>" on the left side of the SVAR home page.<br />
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3. More choices will open up. Select "<b>SCB utdrag</b>".<br />
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4. There are now more choices. Choose "<b>SCB-utdrag-födelse, vigsel, och död 1860-1940</b>". <br />
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5. You should have reached a full page called "<b>SCB-utdrag födelse, vigsel, och död 1860-1940</b>". Move down to the box below.<br />
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<div style="text-align: left;"><b>Församling</b> (Parish): Fill in the parish name. Be sure to spell the parish the Swedish way. The letters a, ä, and å are not equivalent, and the letters o and ö are not equivalent.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Startår</b> (Starting Year)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Typ av SCB utdrag</b> (Type of SCB extraction)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Alla Typer</b> (All Types)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>Födelese</b> (Births)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">6. <b>Sök</b> (Search) and <b>Rensa</b> (Clear).</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">7. There will be a listing of available records.<b> Bild</b> means image.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">8. You can adjust the size of the image at the top of the page, but the size will change back to "<b>Fit Page</b>" unless you use the "<b>Installningar</b>" (Adjustments) link at the bottom right of the page.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">9. I use the "<b>Zoomnings grad</b>" adjustment. The choices are "<b>Hela sidan</b>" (the whole page) and then the percentage of zoom. "<b>Spara</b>" means Save.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">10. <b>Källa</b> (Source): When you find the page you want, click on Källa and then copy the highlighted section. Then paste into your genealogy program.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">11. You can move forwards or backwards one page at a time by clicking on the forward or backward arrow points.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">12. You can move forwards or backwards five pages at a time by clicking on the +5 and -5 numbers.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">13. You can move to the beginning or end of the volume by clicking on the double arrow points.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">14. There is also a drop-down menu which can be used to select the number of the image, which is probably not the exact page number.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">15. If you find an image you want, then right click on the image. Move to "<b>Selection</b>" and then to "<b>Select</b> <b>Region</b>". You will see a + sign which can be dragged around the part you want to copy. Move to the top left edge of the image and drag that + sign around the outside of the image.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">16. Once you have highlighted the image, right click again, move to "<b>Selection</b>" and then to "<b>Copy</b>". Paste into an image program. I use Irfanview, which can be downloaded for free. (I discovered Irfanview at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div style="text-align: left;">I know that SVAR can be confusing. SVAR is a great site with much valuable information, but it hasn't made things easy for those of us who are not native speakers of Swedish. If you need further elaboration, let me know.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div style="text-align: left;">Judy</div>Judy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-20580764988669234962011-09-22T10:40:00.000-05:002011-09-22T10:42:49.941-05:00Getting into the Swedish Content of the World/International Version of Ancestry.comI'm taking a detour from discussing how to use SVAR. I've discovered how to get into the Swedish content of the international/world version of Ancestry.com.<br />
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<a href="http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2225">http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2225</a><br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-11750248202868403492011-09-21T19:15:00.000-05:002011-09-21T19:15:39.713-05:00SVAR has images of records too.I used SVAR for quite a while before I found that it had scanned parish records. I've found that quite a few people are unaware of these scanned records. I think that SVAR is an excellent site, but unfortunately it is rather confusing to use. I'll try to explain how to use that site.<br />
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http://www.svar.ra.se (subscription)<br />
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To view their records, you need to download their reader using the link on the following page.<br />
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1. Sign into SVAR.<br />
2. Click on "English" at the top of the page.<br />
3. Click on "Search Records".<br />
4. Find the "Archive Search" box.<br />
5. Select the county from the drop-down box.<br />
6. Select the "Archive Type". There is a drop-down box with the choices "General Part", "Fire Insurance", "Court Records", "Church Records", and "Military Records".<br />
7. Select "Type of Material". (Select "Scanned Images".)<br />
8. Type in "Archive Name". (In the case of "Church Records, type in the parish name. Be sure to spell the parish the way the Swedes do or you won't get any hits.)<br />
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There are many scanned church records if that is what you have selected. Not all possible records have been scanned. Look for the blue arrow point to chose records which are currently available.<br />
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I am using this site to look at records for Brålanda parish. I chose "Älvsborg" from the drop-down county menu. I chose "Church Records", "Scanned Images", and typed in "Brålanda" (without the quotes). Then I clicked on "Search". Then I clicked on the "Reference Code" on the next page.<br />
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There are a number of records listed, but the only ones which are scanned so far have a blue arrow point. I clicked on "Husförhörslängder" (Household Examination Records). I looked at the listings which had "Image" at the end. Choose the one you want and click on "Image".<br />
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You can move forwards or backwards one page at a time by clicking on the forward or backward arrow points.<br />
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You can move forwards or backwards five pages at a time by clicking on the +5 or -5 numbers.<br />
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You can move to the beginning or end of the book by clicking on the double arrow points.<br />
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There is also a drop down menu which you can choose to select the number of the image. <br />
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You can adjust the size of the image by hitting the + or - signs, or by using the drop down menu in the middle to choose the size of the image. That only lasts for one page, so if you don't want to continually adjust the size, you can use the link at the bottom right of the page called "Adjustments". Use the "Zoom Scale" to select the size of the image and then "Save".<br />
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If you find the image you want, click on "Source". Then copy/paste the highlighted source into your document.<br />
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If you find an image you want, then right click on the image. Move to "Selection" and then to "Select Region". You will see a + sign which can be dragged around the part you want to copy. Move to the top left edge of the image and drag that plus sign around the outside of the image.<br />
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Once you have highlighted the image, right click again, move to "Selection" and then to "Copy".<br />
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Paste into a image program. I used Irfanview, which can be downloaded for free. (I discovered Irfanview at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City.<br />
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You can then save the image using Irfanview.<br />
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I'll continue another time with using other parts of SVAR.<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-54910457227217484182011-09-21T16:42:00.000-05:002013-01-03T13:16:14.217-06:00Some Transcribed Records on SVARSVAR is one of the fee-based sites for Swedish research.<br />
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SVAR has a number of useful transcribed databases.<br />
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1. Click on English at the top of the page.<br />
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A popular database is the one with censuses. The censuses are complete for 1880, 1890, and 1900. There are "some" census entries for 1860, 1870, and 1910.<br />
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If you think you have a released convict from 1877-1925, check out the convict database. There is a transcription and if you click on "Show Source", you will find the original record plus a photo of the convict. This is very interesting.<br />
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Here is an example of what you will find about a convict. First you will see his transcribed record. <br />
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If you click on "Show source" in the transcribed record, you will see the best part, which is the actual record with the criminal's photo!<br />
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There are other transcribed databases too. Perhaps you will find one which is useful. <br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-21255868064262089672011-09-19T15:00:00.000-05:002011-09-19T15:00:30.968-05:00The Swedish AlphabetThere are extra letters in the Swedish alphabet. The letters å, ä, and ö follow z, in that order. If you are using a Swedish database, you MUST use the correct Swedish spellings. You can not substitute with an a or an o or a", etc. If you do, you won't get any hits.<br />
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A Swedish woman named Ingela Martenius has listed these words as the reason why it is important to use the proper Swedish letters. Note that the only difference is the vowel. <br />
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kar - tub<br />
kår - corps<br />
kär - dear<br />
kor - cows<br />
kör - choir<br />
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There is a very helpful guide telling how to form those letters on the following site.<br />
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<a href="http://www.augustana.edu/x14886.xml">http://www.augustana.edu/x14886.xml</a><br />
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Save those letters on your computer so you will always have them when you need them.<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-59370386245101143512011-09-18T11:57:00.000-05:002017-10-14T09:01:46.463-05:00Swenson Swedish Immigration Research CenterI highly recommend an archive called the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center. It is located in Rock Island, Illinois, near the Mississippi River. The Swenson Center can be found in the former Denkman Memorial Library on the campus of Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois.<br />
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<a href="https://www.augustana.net/general-information/swenson-center">Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center</a><br />
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Here is their genealogy page which tells about "some" holdings and also has links leading to some other holdings. <br />
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This tells about their Research Services.<br />
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They have translation services.<br />
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There are microfilmed newspapers. These newspapers can be borrowed through interlibrary loan, but their other materials cannot be borrowed.<br />
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<a href="https://www.augustana.net/general-information/swenson-center/collections/newspapers">Swedish American Newspapers</a><br />
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There are church records.<br />
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There are lodge records.<br />
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You can visit, for a fee, and use the Swedish subscription services SVAR and Arkiv Digital to research in the parish records.<br />
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<a href="https://www.augustana.net/general-information/swenson-center/genealogy/parish-records">SVAR and ArkivDigital Records At the Swenson Center</a><br />
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They have far more than I can list in this blog to help with our research, but here is something which they have digitalized and you can enjoy. There are some digital projects, including some digitalized old issues of the fantastic journal "Swedish American Genealogist".<br />
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<a href="https://www.augustana.net/general-information/swenson-center/collections/digital-projects">Digital Projects</a><br />
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The Swenson Center is inside this building at the front of this old postcard.<br />
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Once you are inside the building, this is the door you enter to start your research at the Swenson Center.<br />
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This is a partial view inside the Swenson Center.<br />
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The Swenson Center's extensive collection of records is NOT online. We need to go there to research or pay them to research for us. They have records which are difficult or even impossible to find elsewhere. Many of us have found the parish of birth there, if they were a member of a Swedish American church. A surprising number were not. The records often indicate that someone was suspended for non-payment of dues. Perhaps joining was a luxury that newly arrived immigrants could not afford. However, there are plenty of member records, arranged in family groupings. In my experience the records for the Lutheran churches are much the same as the ones in Sweden, and the Swedish Covenant Church records are also quite detailed for membership records.<br />
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Here is an example of a membership listing from a Lutheran church which I found at the Swenson Center. (My farmors [father's mother's] brother was Johan Ernst Ferdinand Eckman, who is listed with his family at the bottom of this record.)<br />
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Even non-members had baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and funerals recorded in the church records and much of what I know about my family in the U.S. comes from those records. The records mostly exist until about 1930, but I have found records in one church which went well into the 1960s.<br />
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Here is an example of a Lutheran Church baptism record found at the Swenson Center. Lester Ernest Ferdinand Ekman was the nephew of my farmor = father's mother, so he was my father's first cousin.<br />
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Here is an example of a confirmation record from a Lutheran Church. I found this record at the Swenson Center. Alfreda Olson was the daughter of my farfar's brother (father's father's brother), so she was my dad's first cousin.<br />
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Here is an example of a marriage record from a Lutheran Church which I found at the Swenson Center. This shows the marriage of my farmors (father's mother's) sister Ulrika Matilda Theresa Eckman [written as Mathilda T. Eckman here] to Gustaf Herbert Johnson.<br />
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Here is an example of a funeral record from a Lutheran church which was found at the Swenson Center. This is one of the few records with information later than 1930. My farmor (father's mother) was Mrs. Signe Olson.<br />
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I have also found obituaries and more using the microfilmed Swedish American newspapers at the Swenson Center. Those records actually can be ordered through inter-library loan. They are in Swedish but it is not hard to pick out names, dates, and locations. You can always scan the obituary and ask for help translating it. I have also found information about births, marriages, and deaths, even from other parts of the country. There also will be listings with information about people in Sweden. <br />
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<a href="http://www.augustana.edu/x14666.xml">http://www.augustana.edu/x14666.xml</a><br />
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Here is an example of a burial notice found in a Swedish American newspaper. This is for Gustaf Herbert Johnson, brother-in-law of my farmor. (father's mother). The English language obituary did NOT name the pallbearers but this did.<br />
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The newspapers also have other information, such as these lodge notices after the death of Johan Ulrik Ekman, father of my farmor (father's mother).<br />
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If you can't get to the Swenson Center, they do research, for a fee. If you can research there, be sure to make an appointment.<br />
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<a href="http://www.augustana.edu/x19627.xml">http://www.augustana.edu/x19627.xml</a><br />
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The Swenson Center sponsors the Swedish American Genealogist Workshop (SAG Workshop) each fall at the Family History Library in Salt Lake City. Many people go every year. If you are interested in information about next year's workshop , contact Jill at the Swenson Center.<br />
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This year's workshop starts today. (It is sold out.)<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1378186379554969473.post-29925945469781928772011-09-17T16:06:00.000-05:002012-12-07T12:44:53.921-06:00Some Things I've Learned While Researching My Swedish RootsWhen I started researching my family in 2000, I knew very little. I only knew their countries of birth. I did not know birthdates or maiden names or specific locations. A family letter mentioned that my father's father (farfar) and mother's mother (mormor) came from the same part of Sweden. The letter informed us that my parents met at the funeral of my Dad's father. My mother's mother (Mormor) found that my dad's uncle had died in Chicago and since she knew him from Sweden, she wanted to attend the funeral. Mom went with her, and that started a romance which culminated in the marriage of my parents one year and one day later. Few people know the exact day and location where their parents met, but we do. <br />
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My cousin had asked one of our dad's first cousins for information on the Olson side of the family back in the early 1970s. Her letter told about the parents and siblings of our farfar but dates and locations were not mentioned. It also told us about the foster parents of our father's mother (Farmor). We later learned that most of the information in the letter was correct. There were only a few tiny errors. We knew we would recognize the family in Sweden if only we could find the parish in Sweden, but we had no idea how to do that. We didn't have much in the way of home sources, or at least I didn't because a fire had destroyed old photos and letters and other useful information a few years previously. We weren't sure if we would ever be able to solve the problem but of course we had to try.<br />
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My cousin and I became inspired to start researching our family history during a family reunion in 2000. We had discovered that although family members didn't know much about our family's history, we knew some different things. Our talks during that reunion added some missing details. We started digging in U.S. sources to find more clues. Sources included old letters, censuses, city directories, vital records, etc. I also went to the Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center at Augustana College in Rock Island, Illinois. They don't have online records but what they have provided a lot of detail about our Swedes after they came to the U.S. Unfortunately our grandparents weren't church members at the time, so we didn't find their parishes of birth at that time. We did find a lot about baptisms, confirmations, marriages, and funerals, providing additional information to build upon. I also spent a lot of time at the Great Lakes NARA branch. (NARA stands for National Archive and Records Administration.)<br />
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A big breakthrough came after my cousin posted on a message board called Rootsweb. (It is actually the same board which can be accessed, for free, though Ancestry.com.) A Swede answered him and offered to help. Our helper used a cd called Emigranten. (That cd has been updated in recent years and is called Emigranten Populär.) More specifically, he used the Emihamn database. Emihamn was made from registrations with Swedish port police before leaving Sweden. There are about 1.1 million Swedes listed. He found our farfar's sister emigrating from Frändefors parish in Älvsborg county, and found our farfar and farmor going to the U.S. in 1898. No Swedish parish was listed for our grandparents because both had already been to the U.S. However, I was able to find their passenger arrival manifest, which told us that they had left from Frändefors. It seemed quite clear that we should be able to find the Olson side of the family in Frändefors, although we didn't know if they were born there. We also thought that my mormor should also be in the records for Frändefors, although it was certainly likely that she came from a nearby parish. Finding my mormor was going to be hampered by the fact that we didn't know her maiden name.<br />
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I knew that my mom's cousin had graduated from Augustana College about 1915. I wrote to the Alumni Office and they had records which told the names of her parents, the name and city of her high school, her major, plus information about her husband and children. (I had already known who they were, but it was amazing how much the college was able to find about someone who graduated so long ago.) Armed with that information, I knew the maiden name of my mormor and her sister, so they were also found in records in Frändefors parish. My farfar and mormor and their ancestors had been born in and lived in Frändefors parish for generations. <br />
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My farmor remained a problem for a while. I owned her old Swedish to English dictionary which had her address but no town. The Swede found by my cousin solved the problem. He looked in a cd called "Söder", which covered part of the city of Stockholm. She was listed there with her parents and siblings. Later he also checked "Gamla Stan", which covered another part of the city of Stockholm, and that record had the address found in her dictionary. He later learned that the street name had been changed, but the building still existed. (I saw it last summer, but that is another story.)<br />
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I'm in the Family History Library in Salt Lake City at the moment, so I want to keep researching. Next week the Swedish American Genealogist Workshop (SAG Workshop) will be held, and I want to dig deeper into my roots while I'm here. I'll try to write more when I have a chance.<br />
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JudyJudy Olson Baouabhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00706623817954296428noreply@blogger.com0