Genealogy Days in Norrköping 26-28 August 2011
This years Genealogy Days the yearly conference of the Swedish Federation of Genealogy societies took place in Norrköping in the province of Östergötland.
View ArticleThe most Dangerous animal in Sweden ! The Gloso (the glowing Sow) ;);)
Swedish folklore has many strange beings. one of them is the feared Gloso.A Terrible sow with burning red eyes and a razorsharp back. She is believed to reside near cemeteries or cross roads.She...
View ArticleSwedes and scandinavians on the Titanic 1
By F.G.O. Stuart (1843-1923) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsJust a few days ago it was 100 years since the sinking of TitanicOf the passagers several were from Scandinavia.Swedes and Swedish...
View ArticleVäxjö and Småland in the World War 1 part 1
This year marks100 year Anniversary sinceArchdukeFranzFerdinand of Austria -Hungary and his wife were assassinatedin Sarajevo.An event thatmarked the beginning ofthe worstcatastrophe...
View ArticleVäxjö and Småland in Wold War 1 part 2
World War 1 Växjöand Småland, part 2A man from Kristdala inthe U.S. ArmyAlthoughSwedenbyitsneutralityneverbecamedirectlyinvolvedin the fighting inthe First World Warwas stillSwedeswho fought inthe...
View ArticleTitanic: The Exhibition on Halmstad Arena
Ihave now visitedan interesting Titanic Exhibition atHalmstad Arena in Halmstad in HallandThe Exhibition lastsuntilAugust 31and it is very interesting. It contains bothpictures...
View ArticleExciting Archeolocical discovery on the Island of Öland "Unveiling the...
On the Island of Öland just outside the coast of Småland and the city of Kalmar. Swedish Archeologists from the Kalmar county Museum have made a remarkable discovery in a late iron age fortress in...
View ArticleMinnesota Day 17 August 2014
Thisyear'sMinnesotadaycelebrationon August 17took placeas usual inLjuder Church near Lessebo in an area with tradition of...
View ArticleRoyal Wedding
On June 13 th prince Carl Philip of Sweden and his fiancé Sofia Hellqvist got married in the Royal Chapel at the Royal Castle in Stockholm. You can read more about the Wedding and the...
View ArticleSwedish Christmas traditions part 1
The annual candlelit Lucia procession on 13 December is perhaps one of the more exotic-looking Swedish customs,with girls and boys clad in white full-length gowns singing songs togeher.Among the...
View ArticleShipping disasters: Austrias fire 13 September 1858 Part 1
BackgroundDuring the early days of the swedish emigration In the 1840-1850 thies most emigrants left Sweden on sailings ships from swedish ports .Most of the ships where not regular passager ships...
View ArticleShipping disasters: Austrias fire 13 September 1858 Part 2
The Fire After taking up the English passengers in Southampton Austria sailed out onto the Atlantic .The journey was relatively uneventful since ther was headwind the ship was estimated to arrive in...
View ArticleNew prince in the Royal family !
Crown princess Victoria and Prins Daniel got their second child on March 3rd when the crown princess gave birth to her second child and first son. (her first being 4 year old princess Estelle).The...
View ArticleShip Disasters: Austrias fire September 13, 1858 Part 3
The AftermathAustria started burning at about the level of 45 ° 01'N 41 ° 30'W about midway between Newfoundland and the Azores. the burned out wreck probably drifted for a while before it sank to...
View ArticleEarly Emigrants: Sophie Sager -a woman before her time Part 1
Sophie SagerAmong the earliest Swedish emigrants was also a female pioneer whose career took her from the swedish countryside to the dangerous sides of Stockholm and later across the Atlantic to...
View ArticleEarly Emigrants: Sophie Sager -a woman before her time Part 2
Sophie's ordeal had made her aware of the lack of legal rights for women and especially single unprotected women. She becan holding pulic lectures advocating for better womens rights first 1849 in...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Day in Ljuder Church August 14, 2016
This year's Minnesota day celebration was held on August 14 and took place as usual in Ljuder Church in in Lessebo municipality in Småland .The area is known for being the home area of swedish author...
View ArticleSwede Hollow -The Swedish slums in Saint Paul, Part 1
In the swedish consiousness the typical Swedish Emigrants to USA are often symbolized by swedish author Vilhelm Moberg main characters in his novel series The Emigrants.In the books the young...
View ArticleResearch tips for November
The Swedish digital provider of digitized Swedish church record Arkiv Digital announces free access to their records for the Weekend of 12-13 November.Linda Kvist has started a new podcast about...
View ArticleMurder on Christmas Night ! The shooting of Swan Nelson in Chicago Dec 25...
On Chistmas Eve 1893 Swan Nelson a young Swedish Emigrant closed his little tobacco store on Archer Ave on Chicagos south side at 4 pm and walked to his home close by near 32 Street .;Swan was born...
View ArticleMurder on Christmas night! The shooting of Swan Nelson in Chicago 25 Dec 1893...
Swan Nelson was buried on December 28nd at Oakwood Cemetery outside Chicago. The burial service was most likely performed by pastor Carl Granath of the swedish-speaking Zion Evangelical Lutheran...
View ArticleArkivDigital photographs Swedish-American church records .
When the Swedes emigrated to the United States and Canada, they often formed their own Swedish-speaking churches. The oldest were founded in the late 1840-thies and the beginning of the 1850-thies...
View ArticleThe Minnesota Day in Ljuder Church August 13, 2017
This years Minnesota day was held as usual in the church in Ljuder in Lessebo municipality in honour of the writer Vilhelm Moberg and the emigrants from the Ljuder area to Minnesota and other parts...
View ArticleHelena Ulfsdotter Snakenborg; A Swedish lady at the Elizabethan court
During the 16th century, both England and Sweden were ruled by the colorful royal houses Tudor and Vasa. Both families had seized power by force, both had colorful and ruthless and charismatic rulers...
View ArticleThe GenealogyDays in Skövde 20-21 Aug 2022
This year's Genealogy Days 2022 where held in Skövde 20-21 August 2022 at Arena Skövde/.The genealogy days were organized by The Skövde Genealogy Society . The Genealogy days are the yearly...
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