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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.

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The 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...

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Swedes 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...

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Växjö 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...

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Växjö 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...

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Titanic: 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...

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Exciting 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...

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Minnesota Day 17 August 2014

                                                                      Thisyear'sMinnesotadaycelebrationon August 17took placeas usual inLjuder Church near Lessebo  in an area with tradition of...

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Royal 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...

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Swedish 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...

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Shipping 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...

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Shipping 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...

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New 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...

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Ship 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...

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Early 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...

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Early 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...

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The 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...

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Swede 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...

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Research 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...

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Murder 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...

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Murder 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...

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ArkivDigital 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...

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The 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...

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Helena 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...

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The 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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