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Helpful Links

Helpful links for Swedish genealogical researchers

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  • FIKA playing cards from Prospero Art
    A deck of playing cards with Swedish fika theme
  • Guide to Swedish-American Archival and Manuscript Sources in the United States

    This link sends you to the Denver Public Library catalong listing for a 1983 publication that identifies original manuscript sources pertaining to Swedish-American immigrants.

  • Scandinavian Seamen’s Church

    A BBC news feature about a Scandinavian church in Liverpool, England.

  • Thesis: The Role of the Swedish People in the History of Colorado

    Master's thesis by Elmer Carlson,, 1936. "It is the purpose of this study to ascertain the role of the Swedish people in the history of Colorado. To determine the number, quality, and distribution by geography and occupations of the Swedish immigrants in Colorado and to find out and make appraisal of the parts Swedish individuals have played in the famous episodes of Colorado history and in the unremitting toil attendant upon the building of a commonwealth, should be a contribution to the history of the state."

Swedish Genealogical and Historical Societies
  • American Swedish Historical Museum
    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  • American Swedish Institute
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
  • Bishop Hill Colonists
    Henry County, Illinois
  • Bygdeband – local history website
    A portal for access to local historical society information all across Sweden.
  • Swedish American Museum
    Chicago, Illinois
  • Swedish Genealogical Society of Minnesota
    South St. Paul, Minnesota
  • Swedish-American Historical Society

Swedish Genealogical Resources
  • An Introduction to ArkivDigital

    This 6-minute video lesson will teach you how to find records of your Swedish ancestors by using ArkivDigital, an online database with about 40 million images of Swedish church records and other historical records. You will learn how to access ArkivDigital and locate parish registers.

  • ArkivDigital
  • Augustana College – Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center
  • Bygdeband – local history website
    A portal for access to local historical society information all across Sweden.
  • Cyndi's List – Sweden/Sverige
  • DISBYT
  • Genealogy.com Sweden Forum
  • Lantmäteriet Historical Maps
  • McPherson County Old Mill Museum
    Lindsborg, Kansas
  • Movable Feast Days
    Often, the Swedish Church Records reference birth, death and other dates relative to the church's liturgical calendar. This site will tell you the calendar dates for each year.
  • SVAR
  • Swedish Abbreviations
    This is a guide to help you understand the most commonly used abbreviations that you fill find in the Swedish Church records. This section lists key abbreviations in Swedish and the English words with the same or similar meanings.
  • Swedish American Genealogist (magazine)
  • Swedish American Genealogy and Local History (Library of Congress)
  • Swedish American Heritage Online
  • Swedish Genealogy – from an Ethnological Viewpoint
    This website has some interesting .pdf files available for download that provide insight into Swedish customs and traditions.
  • Swedish Handwriting Interpretation tool (tyda)
    This tool will help you identify longer words when you can only make out a few letters. It gives you handwriting sample visuals as well.
  • Swedish historical dictionary
    Online dictionary of old Swedish terms. Search for beginning, middle or end of word. Compiled by Geoffrey Fröberg Morris.
  • Swedish Insurance Company Records
    Detailed insurance valuations and maps covering churches, mansions, cottages and farms 1782-1951
  • Swedish Län – with parish maps
    Drill down in this website and you can find maps that show the geographical extent of parishes within each Swedish län.
  • Swedish Military Uniforms
  • Swedish Parish index
    Detailed information for every parish in Sweden, including (in some cases) a list of farm names. From the FamilySearch wiki.
  • Swedish Parish map
    Google map with most Swedish parishes located.
  • Swedish-American Newspapers
    This site has a collection of searchable, translatable Swedish-American newspapers. Great source for obituaries and other information about immigrant ancestors.
  • SweGGate
  • Use the Full Scope of Arkiv Digital for Swedish Genealogy

    Presenter is Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, AG®, who has been a guest speaker here at SGSC many times. This 35-minutes hands-on webinar shows you 12 steps to get the most of Arkiv Digital. Be sure to download the class handout and follow the steps. This content is useful for all levels: beginner, intermediate, and advanced.

  • Word list for Swedish estate inventories
    Excellent vocabulary list for Swedish Bouppteckning (estate inventory) research

General Genealogical Resources
  • Allen County Public Library
    Genealogy Center, Ft. Wayne, Indiana
  • Cyndi's List
  • Denver Public Library
  • Ellis Island Records
  • Just A Joy
    indexed family heirlooms
  • Swedish Churches in America
    An index to the Swedish American church records collected by Augustana College in Rockland, IL.

Denver-area Organizations
  • Sons of Norway Trollheim Lodge
    Lakewood
  • Svenska Skolan Colorado
  • SWEA – Denver
  • Swedish Club of Denver
  • Swedish Folk Dance Club of Denver
  • Vasa Order

Colorado Businesses
  • Edward's Meats
    Wheat Ridge
  • Fika Coffee House
  • Ikea
    Centennial
  • Taste of Denmark
    Lakewood

Other Businesses
  • FIKA playing cards from Prospero Art
    A deck of playing cards with Swedish fika theme
  • Anderson Butik
    Lindsborg, Kansas
  • Hemslöjd
    Lindsborg, Kansas
  • The Tomten
    Bloomington, Minnesota

SGSC Archives
  • Guide to Swedish-American Archival and Manuscript Sources in the United States

    This link sends you to the Denver Public Library catalong listing for a 1983 publication that identifies original manuscript sources pertaining to Swedish-American immigrants.

  • Scandinavian Seamen’s Church

    A BBC news feature about a Scandinavian church in Liverpool, England.

  • Thesis: The Role of the Swedish People in the History of Colorado

    Master's thesis by Elmer Carlson,, 1936. "It is the purpose of this study to ascertain the role of the Swedish people in the history of Colorado. To determine the number, quality, and distribution by geography and occupations of the Swedish immigrants in Colorado and to find out and make appraisal of the parts Swedish individuals have played in the famous episodes of Colorado history and in the unremitting toil attendant upon the building of a commonwealth, should be a contribution to the history of the state."

 

Other
  • Allt för Sverige
    on YouTube
  • American Nyckelharpa Association
  • Boulder Scandinavian Dancers
    Boulder, Colorado
  • Bridge to Sweden
  • Embassy of Sweden
    Washington, D.C.
  • Lindsborg, Kansas
    "Little Sweden", USA
  • Ryssby Church
    Longmont, Colorado
  • Scandinavian Midsummer Festival
    Estes Park, Colorado
  • Svensk Hyllningsfest
    Lindsborg, Kansas
  • Swedish Council of America
  • Swedish Council of America

 

 

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Recent Meetings

January 9, 2021 – Tax Records

January 9, 2021

Presentation Title: Using Swedish Tax Records to Answer Tough Genealogical Questions Tax records are a little used, but excellent resource, for solving the “unsolvable” 18th century problem of record loss/gaps and end of the line extensions. Tax records fill in when clerical surveys are not extant.

Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch

October 7, 2020

All-Day Seminar 9 am to 2:30 pm Date: November 7, 2020 Theme: Swedish Research Tips and How to Use FamilySearch Titles: Finding the Unknown Father Problem-Solving Workshop FamilySearch Tutorial and Resources Presenter: Geoffrey Fröberg Morris, Swedish Research Specialist at the Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah   This all-day virtual seminar (9 am to

Fika on Zoom

October 3, 2020

If you have ever wanted to see a Fika session, this is your chance to see how it goes. With Zoom, we’ll get a close up look at how Kjell finds things for SGSC members in Swedish Records. We’ll also see how he launches members on their Swedish research journey or helps them break through

When the Usual Methods Fail

September 5, 2020

Ron Floberg had been trying to find the soldier records for one of his ancestors in the hope that it would provide missing information or clarify conflicting information. With Bev Harbourt’s help, they embarked on a journey to find that soldier. The presentation shows how they were able to find the ancestor and the answers

SGSC Meeting on August 1, 2020

August 1, 2020

Kjell Andersson, SGSC’s Research/Mentoring Chair gives a presentation on how to use some of the best tools for researching our ancestors in Sweden and the steps they took to cross the pond to America. Emibas: find where they lived and what parish they left from Emiham – ship manifest information EmiWeb – emigration and immigration

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