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This group is for anyone interested in Swedish ancestry, or resources.
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Discussion Forum
Brynte andersson Birth record 1806
Started by william Michael Schummer Jun 20, 2015. 0 Replies 0 Likes
Traveling in Sweden for genealogy
Started by Lynn Anderson. Last reply by Lynn Anderson May 13, 2015. 10 Replies 0 Likes
Place names in Sweden
Started by Dana Kelly. Last reply by Dana Kelly Jul 15, 2014. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Carlson
Started by serena clarkson. Last reply by serena clarkson Mar 15, 2014. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Svensdotter-Duckett
Started by Jasper Ann Stain. Last reply by serena clarkson Mar 15, 2014. 8 Replies 0 Likes
Historical Swedish Maps from Lantmäteriet esp. related to farm tenure and land reform.
Started by Erv Nelson. Last reply by Erv Nelson Feb 17, 2014. 11 Replies 0 Likes
H-Swedish Patronymic and Common Name
Started by Ron Townsend. Last reply by M Graham May 25, 2013. 12 Replies 0 Likes
wahlen
Started by beverley whiting. Last reply by beverley whiting Dec 22, 2012. 2 Replies 0 Likes
Berg/Zatterlund ancestry
Started by Virginia Bunn. Last reply by Virginia Bunn Oct 11, 2012. 5 Replies 0 Likes
New Volunteer Site!
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Comment by Lynn Anderson on July 23, 2012 at 4:44pm
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Kristen, Swedish vital records were kept by each parish of the Swedish (state) church. Almost all of these "church books" have been filmed/scanned and images of the pages are available via the internet. Most of the access services are by subscription (in other words, not free). FamilySearch, SVAR, Ancestry/GenLine and ArkivDigital. FamilySearch is free but does not yet seem to be comprehensive. Most larger FamilySearch Family History Centers will have a library subscription which you can use in the center only. Their contract currently is with ArkivDigital. Wonderful images: direct digital color scans!
No indexed searches by name available yet, but they are coming...
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Comment by Kristen Holquist Waite on July 23, 2012 at 10:03am
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I am looking for information on my great-grandparents, who are from Kalmar. His name was Gustav Adolf Holquist (Hultqvist) (b. 1863), and emigrated to the USA in the 1880s. He also had a brother, Frank F. Nelson, so his original last name may have been Nelson; there also may have been another brother, Charles. My great-grandfather settled in Omaha, NE, while Frank and Charles lived in Bay City, MI. My great-grandmother's name was Karin Persson. Is there a way for me to access any parish records from Högsby to look them up? Frank had listed his father's name as Holgrest Nelson.
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Comment by Sue Pearson Greichunos on July 23, 2012 at 9:32am
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Welcome, Joan Fullmore. What's your main question?
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Comment by Joan ( Murphy) (Balue) Fullmore on July 22, 2012 at 6:15pm
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HI i'm a new member also new to doing this on computer! My Grand dad was Franklin J. Carlton of Gottenburg Sweden. 03 May 1896 Parents, Gustav and Margaret. Imm. 1882 or 1890. Lived in Massachusetts,
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Hi Lori - See the post in the Discussion for "H-Swedish Patronymic or Common Name" (above)
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Comment by Lori Butler on March 27, 2012 at 9:14pm
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It's been quite some time since I have visited the site. Due to health reasons. I am scrolling through the posts reading. However, thought I would post that I am researching Hedquist / Headquist / Hedqvist / Hedkvist . My grandfather came from Sweden in the early 1900's, from a fairly large family. If anyone else is seeing any link to those names I would love to talk with you. From what I am told the name was uncommon and that even today, it still is.
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Dear Elisabet ~ You are so kind! Thank you for this new information on Karl, Rut, and daughter Ruth. If the little girl is, in fact, little Ruth (seems reasonable), she was a beautiful child. It is tragic she had such a short life (died at age 25). Do the death records specify her cause of death?
I hope you will excuse my delay in thanking you for your help. My computer has been out of commission since the beginning of March & only recently got it fixed. Finally back online today & saw your comments here. By the way, on Thursday, 3/22, I receved a snail mail letter from a woman who lives near Stockholm who does genealogy and says we are related! Her great-grandfather was my grandfather's brother! What a wonderful surprise it was to get her letter!
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Oh and by the way, the little girl on the picture may very well be little Ruth.
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Hello again Sue. I don't know if you already have this information, but Karl Gustaf Persson b 1899 26/11 died 1/2 1976 in Filipstad according to Swedens' death book. His wife Rut (b. Bjurbäck) b 1899 d 1969 and their daughter Ruth b. 1926 11/11 d. 1951 22/11. I will keep my eye open for more info on your ancestors. /Elisabet
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