tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-41896710742316049902024-02-06T22:08:18.245-08:00SweAmeSwedish America Heritage Online, a 501(c)(3).(Photo: Marstrand, Sweden channel - by D. Borg)David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.comBlogger60125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-75576031093017187162016-02-14T13:00:00.001-08:002016-02-14T13:52:46.162-08:00SweAme 2015 Annual Report<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">This year we are
very pleased to present SweAme Registered User, David Anderson, from Portland,
Oregon and the <strong><em>Swedish Roots In Oregon</em></strong> organization.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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independent data entry on the SweAme Swedes In Oregon and Clackamas County
(Oregon) data base trees, David Anderson was encouraged to attend a Swedish
Roots In Oregon (SRIO) Board Meeting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
few months later, he was elected to be a genealogist with SRIO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He enjoys making frequent trips to the Oregon
State Archives in Salem to scan documents there and post them to the ever
expanding SRIO data base and on the Clackamas County and Oregon trees, which
are now both under SRIO’s umbrella.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Documents which can now be found, free of charge to the public, include
marriage records, prisoner, State Hospital admittance, probate, death
certificates and immigration documents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">In 1999 Ross Fogelquist (in Portland) came up
with an idea that he presented to the New Sweden Cultural Heritage
Society.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That idea was so grand and so
large it was decided to start an entirely new group that would be devoted to
research, document and preserve the history of Oregon’s Swedish
immigrants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Out of that idea was born
the Swedish Roots in Oregon (SRIO) project, which was granted tax deductible
status by the Internal Revenue Service in December 1999.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Ross continues to be an active member of
SRIO, and it is his home Fogelbo, a warm inviting log cabin richly decorated
with Swedish memorabilia that the SRIO, where the SRIO Board of Directors
meets.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">The small, but active SRIO Board (see members
data below) continues adding to and publishing results of the rich knowledge of
Swedish Immigrants to Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We
encourage you to take part, and to donate to, Swedish Roots In Oregon.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Create a
data base of first and 2<sup>nd</sup> generation Swedes in Oregon; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Collect
genealogical information from individuals and institutions; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build a
database and publish it; <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Research the
lives, settlements and achievements of Swedes in Oregon and publish the
results; and<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Build an
archive of oral histories of Swedish immigrants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Over 14 booklets and books have been
published by SRIO, the database, now on the SweAme.org website is expanding and
including scans of documents found at the Oregon State Archives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Rhonda Erlandson’s</span></b><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">father emigrated from Sweden in 1948 a few years before Rhonda was born. Rhonda grew up steeped in Swedish culture and was fortunate to make several trips to Sweden. Family members still live near the northern city of Lycksele. She became involved with SRIO, like several others, thru an invitation from Ross Fogelquist. She knew she wanted to roll up her sleeves and help with research efforts uncovering and sharing the rich history of Oregon’s Swedish heritage. After serving as SRIO Secretary for a few years Ronda was elected President in January 2016.</span></div>
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Wikegard</span></b><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">, first
generation immigrant, stepped up and designed a new webpage, when a new one was
needed.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We now have </span><a href="http://www.swedishrootsinoregon.org/" target="_blank"><b><span style="color: blue; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">www.swedishrootsinoregon.org</span></b></a><b><span style="color: #1f497d; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"> </span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">thanks to Herje.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It has changed tools periodically and new
information gets added from time to time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mike Timshel</span></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">, 2<sup>nd</sup>
generation immigrant, didn’t seriously begin studying Swedish until about 15
years ago, despite his father being the first generation immigrant!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few years ago Mike was encouraged by Lars
Nordström to attend an SRIO Board Meeting, and a few meetings later was elected
to be a Board Member at large, and loves translating Swedish works in to
English!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ann Stuller</span></b></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">and David Anderson
serve as genealogists for SRIO.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of
Ann’s Swedish cousins helped start SVAR in Ramsele, Sweden, and later presented
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that furthered Ann’s interest in genealogy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Ann has taught conversational Swedish at Portland Community College for
20 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to genealogy Ann
enjoys photography and painting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of
her photos graces the cover on one of SRIO’s books!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She was invited to an SRIO meeting by long
term friend Ross Fogelquist.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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hobbies – such as photography.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking
pictures was one of the most important activities that David enjoyed during his
days in the United States Peace Corps.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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photos for granted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Many of us were
given cameras at an early age, our parents had cameras, and their parents
frequently had cameras.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> David</span> can build a photo
tree back to his father’s grandparents.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>That is not the case with most everyone in the world.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">From 1975 to 1977 he was a
Co-op Advisor with the Peace Corps on remote Ujelang Atoll in the Marshall
Islands.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The people he worked with had
been removed from Enewetak Atoll so the American government could test nuclear
and thermonuclear device.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are
currently still experiencing negative impacts as a result of the testing
period.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">David was the only person
on Ujelang with a camera.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of his
personal goals was to record life on Ujelang in the mid-1970s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His Mom would send several rolls of slide
film to him every few months.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After
exposure the film would be sent home for developing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The developed slides would be returned to
Ujelang where he would make notes on them, as to who, what, where.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is amazing to think that no rolls of film
were lost in this process, since mail service to Ujelang was not daily, weekly,
or monthly.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It happened when a field
trip ship called every two or three months!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">In January 2016 David flew
out to the Big Island of Hawaii to visit people he knew on Ujelang.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are now living there more people with
ties to Ujelang/Enewetak as there were in the mid-70’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Preparations for the trip included printing
photos of people on Ujelang and giving them away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The looks on people faces as they saw
themselves, or a loved one 38 years ago was priceless.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One guy asked David if he had a photo of his
father.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David looked at him and asked how
old he was, and he said 46.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>David had a
photo of him and his brother, with their Dad. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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learned his older brother passed away in the Marshalls.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Estates, Hawaii is not easy for the Marshallese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Life is basically ‘off the grid’, and is very
reminiscent of life in the Marshalls, although they are living at 1,000 foot
elevation on lava rather than at sea level on coral rock.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, they are living on a volcano that is
inflating.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jobs are hard to come by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One woman leaves her house at 3:30 a.m. to
drive to the north end of the Big Island to drive handicapped students
around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She returns home at 6 pm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And repeats this five times a week.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>On weekends she is out picking macadamia nuts
or coffee in season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the
grower picking coffee can net someone about $8 an hour.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sometimes a little more, and sometimes
significantly less.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Depending on the
grower.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a family affair picking
coffee involving parents and children and the money goes in to a collective
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Ujelang/Enewetak are in Hawaii for the same reasons our Swedish ancestors came
over: a better life for them and their children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Health care is a driving factor since
diabetes and hepatitis are rampant and there are still continuing issues from
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Status </span></u></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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SweAme (</span></i></b><a href="http://www.sweame.org/" target="_blank"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: red; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">www.sweame.org</span></i></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">)
websites continue to facilitate the growing interest in digitizing our past (and
present) and continues to exceed our expectations.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As of December 31, 2015, SweAme has exceeded
the 1.1 Million mark of Individuals on our series of data bases.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This number is the count of Individual records
(ALL persons on our websites) who were Swedish born immigrants or who were related
(as ancestors or descendants) to the immigrants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b></div>
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year again there has been growth in all of the data base statistics – two are
shown here:</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 10pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">In
2015 the SweAme project teams have completed the state of North Dakota, and
initiated the major projects for New York and Massachusetts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This brings the websites total count of
Swedish born immigrants up 417,091, which is 70% of the total number of emigrants
who were living in America in the year 1900.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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total completed state count is 39, plus 63% has been completed for New York and
Massachusetts.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This leaves SweAme with
37% of New York and Massachusetts and nine (9) remaining states
to capture and document online.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">In
2015, there were no major upgrades to the SweAme hardware servers at Simply
Hosting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">A
major software upgrade has been partial implemented with the SweAme Gateway
webpages.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These additional webpages have
been implemented to provide a more user friendly experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new webpages were developed using
Responsive Web Design (RWD) techniques to provide self-adjusting webpages for
any size of device – desk top, lap top, tablet and/or phones.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The new webpages use color images as
selection buttons to LINK to the many different segments of the SweAme
resources.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can access the new pages
at </span></i></b><a href="http://www.sweame.org/"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;"><span style="color: #2288bb;">www.sweame.org</span></span></i></b></a><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">. </span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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BOPSF Funding:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>$ 3,500.00</u></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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Expenses – Swedes In New York:<span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span>$<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>987.45<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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Expenses – Swedes In Massachusetts: <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><u>$
1,035.18</u></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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Project Funding:<span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 2;"> </span><u>$ 1,477.37</u></span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Arkansas</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Arizona
Terr.</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">California</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Delaware</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">District
of Columbia</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Florida</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Georgia</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Hawaii Terr.</span></i></b><br />
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p>Illinois</o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Indian Terr.<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Indiana<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Idaho</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Iowa</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kansas</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span lang="SV" style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Kentucky</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Louisiana</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maine</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Minnesota</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Mississippi</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Missouri<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Montana</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Nevada<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">New
Hampshire</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">New
Mexico</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">North
Carolina<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">North
Dakota<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Ohio</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oklahoma<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Oregon</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">South
Carolina</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Tennessee<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Texas<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Utah<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Vermont</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Virginia</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
<div class="MsoNormal" style="background: white; margin: 0in 0in 0pt; mso-pagination: widow-orphan; mso-vertical-align-alt: auto; punctuation-wrap: hanging;">
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">West
Virginia<o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "cambria" , serif; font-size: 12pt;">Wyoming</span></i></b><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <o:p></o:p></span></i></b></div>
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</span><br />David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-82341141875038630332015-05-28T05:09:00.000-07:002015-05-28T05:09:54.278-07:00Borg Family 2015 Sweden TripFor Your Information:<br />
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The David Borg family will be on a journey to Sweden beginning 17 June for 2 weeks. If you would like to follow us around Sweden, sign-up as a follower of this SweAme Blog. You will then be notified when a trip update is provided.<br />
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The planned itinerary can be found on the Borg 2015 Travel Itinerary webpage:<br />
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<a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I8835&tree=sit0001">http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I8835&tree=sit0001</a><br />
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The itinerary webpage provides LINKS to view the daily events via pictures and videos. Live streaming (real time) videos will be scheduled and broadcast for your viewing fun.<br />
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Submit your comments and questions below.<br />
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DavidDavid Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-40753709594755642042015-04-06T09:22:00.000-07:002015-04-06T09:22:02.001-07:00New Sweden Heritage Day Celebration, 2nd Annual<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0070c0; font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 20pt; line-height: 115%;">May 2,<sup> </sup>2015<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 16pt; line-height: 115%;">Our Day’s Events</span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 115%;">VÄLKOMMEN
– Welcome!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 12pt;">4:00
p.m.-5:00 p.m. New Sweden Heritage Center Tour and Heritage Displays<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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with members of the Church Committee working on the restoration.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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annual featured group of FAMILIES of our church: including families of
ministers, music directors, and other church families who will share with you
their roots as descendants from the Swedish church pioneers. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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last year’s displays and meet volunteers who are available to work with you on
your family history in Sweden and here. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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auction and bid on treasures that come directly from Sweden and other special
items.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><u><span style="font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 12pt;">VARSÅGOD – Please Come to
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delicious, traditional <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">home-made Swedish
meal</b> of meatballs, mashed potatoes and gravy, seasoned greed beans, Swedish
rye bread and butter and Swedish summer tårta along with coffee and tea. Enter
your ticket with your name, address, phone number, and email to win a door
prize:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>a very special made-made keepsake
item from Småland, Sweden. Ticket sales end April 21<sup>st</sup>, or when all
tickets are sold.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Swedish music recordings while you enjoy your meal, and take your time and
enjoy your dessert and coffee!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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OCH<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>SÅNG – Music and Singing!<o:p></o:p></span></u></b></div>
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Pastor Lillejord.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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singing our National Anthem, Swedish National Anthem (music/words provided in Swedish
and English.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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songs shared by the New Sweden 6 Singers.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to the voices of a Swedish singing duo, Malcolm Nelson and Allison Tucker.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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sing-a-long with a medley of our favorite Swedish songs (handouts provided in
English and Swedish.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">New
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New Sweden Church Road</span></strong></span><span class="apple-converted-space"><span style="font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%;">, </span></span><strong><span style="font-family: "Perpetua",serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi;">Manor,
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-75251969003147815922015-02-28T10:58:00.000-08:002015-03-01T06:30:43.372-08:00Reading Swedish Records, Estate Inventory<br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Using Bouppteckning
to find the parents of Inga Sunesdotter (1761-1803) in Asarum<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">David A Anderson<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> </span></o:p><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Handwriting in Sweden from the early
1800s can be challenging to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of
the best ways to improve your skills in deciphering the words is to take known
words, cut them out of the document with a snipping tool and save them in a
folder with that word as the image name.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I started doing that with a Bouppteckning, or estate inventory, for a
Johannes Nilsson who lived, at least most of his life, and died in Asarum,
Blekinge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In the first three Husförhörslängd
for Asarum we find Bond. Johannes Nilsson and his wife Inga Sunesdotter living
at No. 92, Per Nils Hoka, along with their four children: Thore, b 1793; Pehr,
b 1795; Elizabeth, b 1798 and Carin, b 1800.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We learn from those three sources that
Johannes Nilsson is born 1772, 6 Junii and Inga Sunesdotter is born sometime in
1761.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The location(s) of their births is
not given.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A search of the birth records
for Asarum does not list a Johannes Nilsson on 6 June 1772.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is a birth for an Inga in 1761 who
could be the Inga we are looking for</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">,
but without knowing for sure that Inga was born in Asarum we can’t with 100%
certainty say this is her birth record.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>From the records we learn that
Inga dies 15 Sep 1803 at Per Nils Hoka</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
and Johannes dies there a year and two months later on 16 Nov 1804</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref4" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn4;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[4]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They leave their orphaned children behind.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>The Bouppteckningar (estate
inventories) for Asarum are found in the Bräkne häradsrätt (district court)
files and are accessible on Arkivdigital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Inga’s Bouppteckning is found</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;">
as is Johannes’s.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Although ultimately information found on
Inga’s Bouppteckning would have lead me to the names of her parents, it is thru
Johannes’ Bouppteckning that I started putting the clues together that allowed
me to identify with certainty her parents.<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>We know Johannes Nilsson<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">lived in Per
Nils Hoka <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_2" o:spid="_x0000_i1037" style="height: 78.5pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 205pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span></span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">whose names are: Thore <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_4" o:spid="_x0000_i1035" style="height: 57pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 87.5pt;" type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:title="" src="file:///C:\Users\PDAVID~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image004.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape></span>, </span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Elizabeth, or Lisbet <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_6" o:spid="_x0000_i1033" style="height: 53pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 88pt;" type="#_x0000_t75"><v:imagedata o:title="" src="file:///C:\Users\PDAVID~1\AppData\Local\Temp\msohtmlclip1\01\clip_image006.jpg"></v:imagedata></v:shape></span>, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">From these
examples we can see what various letters look like in the rest of the document
and therefore begin to read it with a lot more confidence.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is exciting stuff!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We read a bit further </span></span><span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and find the word <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_8" o:spid="_x0000_i1031" style="height: 60.5pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 180pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That has to be
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Whoa!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">That’s moder
broder, which is the mother’s brother, or uncle!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But wait, there is more, and it’s a
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">followed by:
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">which is telling us
that the children’s uncle lives in some place that’s hard to read.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">We’ve seen
the given name before, and it is Thore, but what’s the surname?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The first letter of the surname, and of the
place he is from, is a bit strange and really doesn’t look like any letter we
might be familiar with in 2015. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However,
looking elsewhere in the preamble to Johannes’s Bouppteckning we find words
that also have that letter as the beginning letter, and they are: <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_11" o:spid="_x0000_i1027" style="height: 53pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 129.5pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">and <span style="mso-no-proof: yes;"><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_12" o:spid="_x0000_i1026" style="height: 51.5pt; mso-wrap-style: square; visibility: visible; width: 122pt;" type="#_x0000_t75">
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">The first
word is “?amt” while the second is “?lutat”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">By now, for those
of us who do not even speak much Swedish, but have looked at a lot of church
records are thinking that the two words are ‘samt’, (also, or and) and ‘slutat’
(ended, end, the end), which makes that weird letter an ‘s’!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We then re-evaluate Thore’s surname and can
now plainly see the name “Sonnasson”, and he is from some place that is: “Södra???rnö.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"></span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>One of the biggest benefits to
using the newer photographic images of the Swedish church records on Arkiv
Digital is the fact that many of the Husförhörslängd now have indexes or tables
of contents that aren’t found in the older microfilmed records.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Turning to the “Ortregister”, or place name
register, in the Husförhörslängd for 1799-1803, AI:2 (Arkivdigital, Image 4),
we find the only one place with “Södra” and “rnö” in it, and that is Södra Sternö,
found on pages 99-101.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking on page
99 we find house No. 62, Södra Sternö, and Bonden (farmer) Thore Sunasson, his
wife, and three children.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Further down
the page easily over looked is the name Gårdman (house man) Sune Thorsson who
was born in 1730.</span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref8" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn8;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[8]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This could be Thore’s father, and by default
Inga’s as well.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Looking in Asarum AI:1,
pg 75 we find Thore Sunesson, his family, and Sune Thorsson and his wife
Elisabeth Mattsdotter who was born 1731.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>A notation indicates that Elisabeth Mattsdotter has died in 1796.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Now we have a name of a possible mother for
Inga and Thore!<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Looking in Asarum’s
Husförhörslängd AI:3 on page 111 for House No. 62, Södra Sternö, we again find,
as expected, Thore Sunesson’s family and again Sune Thorsson who was born in
1730.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A note indicates that Sune has
died in 1804.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Searching for specific people in
Bouppteckningar takes a while since they aren’t indexed and not in strict
chronological order.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Eventually the
Bouppteckning for Sune Thorsson was found in the Bräkne Häradsrätt record. </span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref9" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn9;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[9]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"></span>There are at least two children
mentioned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One is Thore Sunasson who
lives in “Södra Sternnöö” and a daughter Inga who was married to Johannes
Nelsson who lives in Pehr Nils Hoka.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
<span style="font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Going back to Asarum’s birth
records for 1761, the year Inga was born we find birth number 24.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the image you can see the place name
“Sternö”, and by now you can also pick out two names that confirm that Sune
Thorsson and Elisabeth Mattsdotter are the parents of the Inga Sunesdotter who
married Johannes Nilsson:</span></span><br />
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</v:imagedata></v:shape></span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftnref10" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn10;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[10]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><o:p></o:p></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftn1" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn1;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[1]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="mso-ansi-language: SV;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> <span lang="SV">Asarum Hfl AI:1 (1794-1798), pg
107; AI:2 (1799-1803), pg 139; AI:3 (1803-1807), pg 168; all accessed via
Arkvidigital,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>20 Dec 2014.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftn2" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn2;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[2]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span lang="SV" style="mso-ansi-language: SV;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Asarum CI:2 (1745-1767), Fodde, pg 379,
1761, no 24, Inga; Arkivdigital, Image 195.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftn3" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn3;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[3]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span lang="SV" style="mso-ansi-language: SV;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Asarum CI:4 (1791-1813), Dödde, pg 797,
1803, no 69, Inga; Arkivdigital, Image 408.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Asarum CI:4, pg 807, 1804, no 105, Johannes; Image 413.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftn5" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn5;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[5]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span lang="SV" style="mso-ansi-language: SV;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Bräkne-Häradsrätt FII:5 (1799-1805),
beginning on pg 1373; Image 723.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftn6" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn6;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[6]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span lang="SV" style="mso-ansi-language: SV;"><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Bräkne-Häradsrätt FII:5, beginning on pg 1823;
Image 959.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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<a href="file:///C:/Users/pdavidborg/Documents/0%20aft%205Feb2015/Blog%20articles/from%20David%20Anderson/Using%20Bouppteckning%20to%20find%20the%20parents%20of%20Inga%20Sunesdotter.docx" name="_ftn7" style="mso-footnote-id: ftn7;" title=""><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="mso-special-character: footnote;"><!--[if !supportFootnotes]--><span class="MsoFootnoteReference"><span style="font-family: "Calibri",sans-serif; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-fareast-font-family: Calibri; mso-fareast-language: EN-US; mso-fareast-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;">[7]</span></span><!--[endif]--></span></span></a><span style="font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"> Images
are from Johannes Nilsson’s Bouppteckning found in: Bräkne häradsrätt FII:5
(1799-1805) Image 959 / page 1823 (AID: v156930.b959.s1823, NAD: SE/LLA/10008)<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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The annual celebration of Saint
Lucia took place at Hutto Lutheran Church (Hutto, Texas) on Sunday, December 7<sup>th</sup>
immediately following the regular worship service. The young lady representing
St. Lucia was Kirstyn Lawson, a freshman at Hutto High School, and a very
active member of Hutto Lutheran Church. Kirstyn wore the traditional white
dress with a red sash and a crown of lights in her hair. She watched over the
maidens and star boys as they served cookies, Swedish rolls, and tea to the
members of the congregation. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-size: x-small;">Pictured are: Bradley Graham,
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The celebration of St. Lucia Day,
which is always on December 13<sup>th</sup> in Sweden is a day that the Swedish
people remember a time of famine in their country, and how a Christian martyr
brought food and drink in their time of
need. The years of famine is what prompted so many immigrants from Sweden to settle in the
Hutto area in the late 1800 and early 1900's. The black land was rich and fertile,
and the Swedes recognized <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">plentiful
and </span>good farmland when they saw it. <o:p></o:p></div>
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St. Lucia Day is also the
beginning of the Christmas season in Sweden. In the early morning hours, it is
customary that Swedish families awaken to have their own “Lucia” sing to them
as she takes breakfast from room to room, waking her parents and grandparents.
Lucia is typically the oldest girl in the family accompanied by her sisters and
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The Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
Church of Hutto was founded in 1892 by Swedish immigrants. The services were
conducted in Swedish until <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">after
World War Two. </span>Many of the Swedes that settled in the Hutto area came
from the <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">Småland</span> region
of Sweden, one of which was Gustaf Hyltin, who <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">helped to </span>buil<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">d</span> the current Hutto Lutheran Church building in 1892. Several of
his relatives came from out of town and attended worship and the celebration of
St. Lucia on Sunday. They also brought the<span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">ir</span><span style="color: red;"> </span>family Bible, <span style="color: black; mso-themecolor: text1;">a prized possession </span>which is
written in Swedish, for members of the congregation to view. <o:p></o:p></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-84117884476304074762014-10-11T04:55:00.000-07:002014-10-11T18:24:14.956-07:00Swedish Log Cabin<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><strong>Swedish Log Cabin Restoration Project Completed</strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; font-size: 16pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Submitted by Barbara
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</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">When: <span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>October 26, 2014, 2:30 PM<o:p></o:p></span></span><br />
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</span><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Where:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Zilker
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
Swedish Log Cabin was built by a Scotsman named J. J. Grumbles in the early
part of 1838. The cabin’s design was copied after the cabins that were built by
the Swedish colonist in Delaware in and around 1638 – the Swedish are credited
with bringing the concept of the log homes to America.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">In 1848, S. M. Swenson, the first Swedish
settler to central Texas, purchased 400 acres surrounding the cabin. He named
this area “Govalle” after a dialectal Swedish phrase roughly translatable as
“good grazing.”. S. M. later increased his ranch to 1,100 acres which was along
the Colorado River in Austin between what is today Hwy 183 and I35. S. M. lived
in this cabin until his uncle, Gustaf, came to America. S. M.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>built his mansion close to where Huston -Tillotson
College is today but it was never finished.</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">In
1853, S. M. Swenson’s uncle, Gustaf Palm, and his family came to Austin and
became </span></span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">the
second Swedish family to live in the log cabin. When the Palm family arrived in
Austin, they had five children and were later blessed with four more children –
bringing the total to ten (11) people living in the cabin. Gustaf was a
watchmaker by trade and an organist by passion. Gustaf brought his organ with
him from Sweden.</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">When
they came to Texas they rode the train from Galveston to Brenham and the organ
was carried by ox and wagon from Brenham to Austin. The cabin was enjoyed by
many Swedish settlers as they gathered around Gustaf’s Swedish organ to sing. The
Gustaf Palm family lived in this cabin until after the Civil War when their new
home was built at l4th and San Jacinto. The log cabin was moved intact to this
location to be used as a wash house.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;"><br />
<span style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When the property
at l4th & San Jacinto was sold, Louis Palm, a great nephew to Gustaf Palm,
had the cabin disassembled numbering each log. Then he moved the logs to his
farm in Palm Valley and the cabin was reassembled by Carl Thornquist a couple
of months later at Nelson Park in Round Rock and this was in 1943.</span></span></span> </span></div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">When
Nelson Park was sold in May, 1965, the Texas Swedish Pioneer Association,
including Carl Widen as President of the Association, made arrangements with
the City of Austin to move the cabin from Nelson Park to its present location
in Zilker Gardens. The cabin was moved by E. L. Bradford and restoration was
handled by general contractor R. J. Lockhart. </span><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS";">(HISTORICAL
NOTE:THERE IS A MISSING VIDEO OF THIS MOVE THAT WE WOULD LIKE TO LOCATE AND
SECURE A COPY.)</span></i></span><br />
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
log cabin was awarded the official Medallion of the Texas State Historical Commission
in June, 1966.</span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">The
interior of the Swedish Pioneer Cabin at Zilker Gardens contains many household
articles of authentic pioneer origin. Original contents of the cabin were lost,
but descendants have donated treasurers from pioneer days. Among the
interesting contents of pioneer origin are…</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A deluxe, illustrated Bible, once owned by the
late Captain Anderson of </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Galveston.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A homemade reed organ (made by C J. Swahn and used
as a trunk for clothing and household goods when he came to Texas in 1867 with
the 100 other young people from Småland, Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The railroad from the coast terminated at
Brenham, and the group walked the 100 miles to Austin in 4 days. The organ was
transported by ox and wagon.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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Wilhelmina of Sweden </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">(Popular rulers who reigned during the
heaviest immigration period of the early 1870’s)<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A copy of the painting showing King Gustaf II
Adolf of Sweden at prayer </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">before the Battle of Luetzen in Germany,
1653.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A framed picture of the Rev. T. N. Hasselquist,
one of the founders and the </span></span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">President of the Augustana Snod.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A Grandfather clock, completely hand-carved and
donated by the Swedish </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">cabinet-maker, Gustaf Flodquist.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A spinning wheel from Barkeryd Parish, the
ancesteral area for most Swedish </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">immigrants to central Texas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was donated by a resident of the Parish, </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">80-year-old, Miss Anna Johansson, who
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a gift from Alfred Karlsson who lives on the farm that belonged to Johann
Swenson, brother to S. M. Swenson.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A Swedish Mora clock which disappeared from the
cabin in l994.</span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The large fireplace, which served for both heating
and cooking, is hung with huge and heavy iron pots, an iron dutch oven, tea
kettle and skillet.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">2 wooden flax carders (used to split flax before
weaving (one of these i</span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">s from Johan of Långåsa in Sweden ( S. M.
Swenson’s brother).<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Other kitchen utensils include authentic wooden
bowls, a butter mold, a meat </span><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">grinder, a rolling pin, candle holders and
a copper milk can.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A frontier bench with a carding stand attached so
the women could sit down and card the wool or cotton.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">A wooden carder from an old home in Sweden, which
was a gift from Barkhold Good when he came to Texas in 1867 with the 100 young
people from Småland, Sweden. <o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span></span></span><!--[endif]--><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">There was an old Swedish Mora clock in the cabin
that disappeared in 1994 and we were told that one of the garden employees had
taken it to be repaired and it never was returned. This was the most valuable
piece in the cabin and we sure like to have it back.</span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: large;"><span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"><span style="font-size: small;"> </span></span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "Helvetica","sans-serif"; font-size: 9pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;">Note:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not all the items are still in the cabin as
over the years the varmints getting into the cabin at the park have destroyed
some of the items.</span><span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: "Segoe UI"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt; mso-font-kerning: 0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">Barbara Gustafson Pate<o:p></o:p></span></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Comic Sans MS"; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="font-size: large;">See
</span><a href="http://www.sweame.org/showalbum.php?albumID=249"><span style="color: #0563c1; font-size: large;">Swedish Log Cabin</span></a><span style="font-size: large;">
for more information and photos.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-67728196410477091632014-07-26T05:23:00.000-07:002014-07-26T12:23:12.358-07:00Growing Your Family Trees<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Eight Ways To Grow our SweAme Family
Trees<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Submitted
by:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Jeanne Rollberg<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The web provides
us with so many options that it is easy to forget aspects </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">of it that will
help our family trees grow and blossom.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">In addition to
already existing databases like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.sweame.org/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">SweAme</span></a></b>, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.familysearch.org/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">FamilySearch</span></a></b>, <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.ancestry.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Ancestry</span></a></b>, and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.arkivdigital.net/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Arkivdigital</span></a></b>, we should
not forget:<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>1)</strong> That once we
have done our genealogical research, we have a great chance of finding living
family members (and their entire family’s pictures </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">and
relationships sometimes) on <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Facebook</span></a></b>. To narrow down a list of
“Jane Smiths” to ours, we can use place designations. It’s the “Jane Smith” who
lives in Jacksonville. We can then message that Jane Smith to see if we have
found the right one, and proceed with process of elimination.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Search <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">obituaries</b>
for living family members, in particular, for use with Facebook. </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Sites such as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.genealogybank.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Genealogybank</span></a></b>
(paid) provide several extensive obituary listings. (Conversely, this also
reminds us to re-check our own Facebook pages regarding privacy issues and our
own family members and settings.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>2)</strong> Anecdotally,
it is said that women tend to use Facebook more, and men tend to use <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.linkedin.com/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">LinkedIn</span></a></b>
more. Again, once our research has discovered who the living family members
might be, we can often find them at LinkedIn. Use a city or other known
information such as occupation to narrow down the persons with correct names.
Contact them. Many people are very receptive to such contact and can put you in
touch with other family members.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>3)</strong> When
searching for a relative, be sure to include the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“Images”</b> search tool at the top of the web page after putting in a
name. If you can find an image of your person on a linked site, that gets you
one step closer to locating the person. Photos from genealogy sites (and
professional web sites) often appear once the Images search tool is used.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>4)</strong> If you know
where a person lives, try searching <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">with
a name in quotation marks and parenthesized area code</b> for any people whom
you anticipate still have landline phones. Ex: “James Norton” and (904) will
often bring up White Pages listings very quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>5)</strong> More and more
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">newspaper archives</b> in varying
languages are being published online. Put in your person’s name and a country as
a search string and see if it automatically brings up articles or other
information.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Use Google Translate for
translation, if necessary, even though it may only provide an approximation.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>6)</strong> Don’t forget
Facebook <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">“groups”</b> that relate to
your Swedish research. Facebook has “<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/search/str/swedish%2520american%2520genealogy%2520group/groups-named"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Swedish-American Genealogy Group</span></a></b>” that includes more than 1,300 researchers
from Sweden and America, and who often live in the exact locations you are
researching. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">This local
knowledge can often be a wonderful help!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Others to consider:<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“Swedish
Heart Genealogy,” “Technology for Genealogy,”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>“Your Genealogy Brick Walls,” etc. (The Ancestry.com message boards,
too, organized by location, are very helpful in seeking particularized info in
a locality.)<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>7)</strong> Use the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">genealogy apps on tablets</b> to populate
your tree. This is often easier than actually doing it via desktop or laptop,
depending on what you are doing. Example: If you receive a photo of a relative
in an e-mail, on iPad, you can save that photo, edit it right there, and then
upload it to your genealogy tree app such as those available at
Ancestry.com.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Likewise, when Hints come
up, they can be viewed and the information may be saved less cumbersomely than
by using a desktop or laptop computer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>For some types of information, though, it is better and clearer to use
the desktop or laptop if the tablet display is too small to include what you
want.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";"><strong>8)</strong> Sign up for
as a <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">Twitter </b>follower for
appropriate Swedish/Scandinavian-related information. The Tweets you receive
can sometimes give you ideas/contacts about genealogy in various places and
keep you updated on what is happening in various cities (especially in areas
like Boston, New York, and L.A. that have Swedish American Chambers of
Commerce), generally speaking.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In a
short period of time, you can discover if you </span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">need to drop any
of these entities that are not providing information you find useful.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>“<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.swedishcouncil.org/magazine/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Sweden & America</span></a></b>”
magazine, published in Swedish and English, is another highly useful tool in
this area. <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-bidi-language: AR-SA; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-language: EN-US;">The
Swedish American Genealogist is a major journal in the genealogy field.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is published quarterly by the <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><a href="http://www.augustana.edu/general-information/swenson-center-/swedish-american-genealogist"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Swenson
Swedish Immigration Research Center</span></a></b> in Rock Island, Illinois.</span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-7896755350302343722014-07-07T14:45:00.002-07:002014-07-07T14:45:16.073-07:00Lilly Anderson Setterdahl
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Swedish-American Author
Lilly Setterdahl’s Newest Book about Immigrants<o:p></o:p></span></b><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Submitted
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">While there’s robust discussion in 2014 about the
changed nature of the American Dream, Swedish-born author Lilly Setterdahl’s
new book, <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>True Immigrant Stories: The Swedes of Cleveland Ohio 1873-2013</u></i></b>,
mostly encompasses an earlier era when The Dream was still very real and
achievable for many Swedes</span>. <span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">The Setterdahl family lived in Cleveland </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">for
about 11 years.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">This is the author’s 17<sup>th</sup> book about
Swedish history and people.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Published by
the Nobel Monitor Lodge No. 30 in Cleveland, the book traces Swedes who came
directly from Sweden or from other states, such as Massachusetts, to Cleveland.
The book contains oral histories </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">about
many of the individual Swedes’ journeys and about how they educated themselves
to embrace, fit into, and enhance a new culture in Ohio.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lilly Anderson Setterdahl<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Mrs. Setterdahl grew up in </span><span style="font-family: "ArialMT","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">Frändefors, Älvsborg län,</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"> Sweden and is a naturalized
American who has written both non-fiction and fiction books about Swedes as
well as many research articles. She has written non-fiction books about Swedes
on the Titanic such as <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Not My Time to Die: Titanic and the
Swedes On Board </u></i></b>(2012) as well as novels about the topic, such as<u>
<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Maiden
of the Titanic </i></b></u>(2007) and <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Hero of the Titanic </u></i></b>(2011).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">She often writes about the Midwest in books like <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u>Chicago
Swedes: They Spoke From the Heart</u></i></b> (2010). It was recently reviewed
by Lars Jenner in <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Swedish American
Historical Quarterly</i>. Lilly is currently working on a revised edition of
her out-of-print <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">Minnesota Swedes: The Emigration from Trolle Ljungby to Goodhue County</i></b>,
published in 1996.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>In an interview in 2012 with the
Midwest Writing Center in Davenport, Iowa, Lilly Setterdahl shared observations
for future generations of aspiring writers: “Find a subject that will attract
readers. Take classes and attend workshops. Be prepared to work long hours.
Don’t forget what you have already written before proceeding. Keep notes or
copies of your research.”<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">Lennart Setterdahl, the author’s now-deceased
husband who was originally also from </span><span style="font-family: "ArialMT","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;">Frändefors</span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">,
likewise preserved Swedish history and received an honorary doctorate from the
University of Gothenburg for this documentation of Swedish immigrants in North
America. The two worked together on many projects. Author Setterdahl has
recreated a website dedicated to preserving her husband’s memory. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="https://sites.google.com/site/lennartsetterdahl/home"><span style="color: blue;">Lennart's webpage</span></a>.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><span style="mso-tab-count: 1;"> </span>Meanwhile, Mrs. Setterdahl has her own
blog site here: </span><span style="font-family: "ArialMT","sans-serif"; font-size: 13pt; mso-bidi-font-family: ArialMT; mso-bidi-language: EN-US;"><a href="http://lillysetterdahl.blogspot.com/"><span style="color: #0009ff;">Lilly's
Blog</span></a> </span><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">and her books may be found on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lilly-Setterdahl/e/B001K8FWDG"><span style="color: blue;">Amazon.com</span></a> and
other sites. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;"><o:p> </o:p></span><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;"><u><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">True Immigrant Stories: The Swedes of Cleveland,
Ohio, 1873-2013</span></u></i></b><span style="font-size: 14pt; mso-bidi-font-size: 12.0pt;">, can be ordered by sending an email to: </span></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-61372423887243995032014-07-01T09:39:00.002-07:002014-07-02T04:43:49.660-07:00Welcome To Sweden<br />
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Could Poehlers’ “Welcome to Sweden” Television
Series Remind Massachusetts of Some of Its Forgotten Swedish History?<o:p></o:p></span></b></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">When Burlington,
MA former resident Greg Poehler’s series “Welcome to Sweden” premiered in Sweden in
March, it was so popular that it was picked up for a second season.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZppGW7CZ5wc"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Welcome to Sweden Trailer</span></a>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The premise is
that New Yorker Bruce Evans (Poehler) moves from New York to Sweden to follow
his Swedish girlfriend and to make a new start, doing something meaningful with
his life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Greg’s super-talented Poehler
sis, Burlington’s Amy Poehler, portrays herself on the program that humorously
explores the culture shocks and adjustments that modern immigration itself
involves. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">We Americans
will be able to see the show stateside beginning Thursday (9/8c), July 10th on
NBC. “It’s time the world laughed with Sweden,” Greg told Sweden’s <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">The Local</b>. "I'm hesitant to say I
want the world to laugh <i style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal;">at </i>Sweden...
Sweden is coming out pretty well in this."<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">What wonderful
timing for Poehler to explore these Swedish issues when a historic Swedish
farmhouse in his hometown of Burlington sits endangered at 26 Prouty Road. It
is a little more than three miles away from the Poehler family residence where
Greg and Amy grew up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">The house and
then 35 acre farm were owned for about 50 years by a Swedish family that
welcomed everyone to “Johnson’s Grove” for weekend outings, immigrant and
political gatherings, and religious activities. These fostered a historic kind
of community from 1911 to 1959 that helped Swedes, Italians, and Irish find
“welcome” in America. Simon and Olga Johnson and their families built their
American Dream there by the sweat of their brows and the work of their hands
and backs such as most of us avoid today.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">As Salem
historic preservation architect John Goff noted, when he presented a report to
the Burlington Historical Commission last October, the house, circa 1850s, has
key architectural features. In addition to being owned by the Johnsons at a
time when Massachusetts had the fourth highest concentration of Swedes in the
country, it also was owned by town father Augustus Prouty of the Burlington
Public Library. The land itself went back to the time of Revolutionary soldier
Giles Alexander.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That land and the home
have important and recently discovered stories to tell, and those stories
should be preserved. However, a demolition delay order for the wonderfully
historic old property ended in April.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">It is good that
Poehler is highlighting Sweden’s special characteristics, its healthy way of
life, its less materialistic values, and its sheer beauty as he builds successful
television programming. Maybe the Town Meeting and Board of Selectmen could
find a public-private partnership that would enable the property to be
preserved and made into a multi-history farmhouse museum or some other entity
that would valorize Burlington’s past. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">Amy Poehler is
well known for her program, “Parks and Recreation.” And interestingly, one of
the current MA farmhouse owners was Peggy Hannon-Rizza. Sadly, she died in
February just after Billerica named the Peggy Hannon-Rizza Recreation Complex
after her because of her outstanding service to the local community.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">In “Welcome to
Sweden’s” day, it is possible for immigrants to grasp with some detail the land
to which they are going, and to learn with great detail what to expect.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But when Simon Johnson arrived in Boston in
1903 with $25 in his pocket and stayed to earn his Burlington American Dream,
the risks were much greater. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">His
grandchildren said that when he sold the farmhouse in the late 1950s, he
stipulated that it must not be torn down. Simon’s farm played a large and
important part in Burlington history for at least five decades. He would like
it if the old farmhouse he loved, that now sits abandoned, bereft of its former
life of smorgasbords and Swedish music, could be given new vibrancy and life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">If in some
strange way the Poehlers’ delightful show about Sweden could heighten their
home community’s appreciation of the immigrant history that sits in its midst,
that gift would be extraordinary for Burlington and for its children’s heritage.
One episode costs more to create than immigrant Simon Johnson made in an entire
lifetime of work. As Independence Day nears, let us embrace the values that
honor the long-term American Dream affluence that, after all, makes the
television show – and well, Massachusetts and America - possible.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">What can you, as
a person of Swedish interest or heritage, do to help garner support for keeping
the farmhouse? <b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;">You can “Like” the
Facebook web page </b>that chronicles the Johnson Family’s contributions: <a href="https://www.facebook.com/simonjohnsonfarmhouse"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Like This Facebook Page</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">NOTE: </span></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif";">See SweAme’s website information on this Swedish emigrant
family:<b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"> </b><a href="http://www.sweame.org/swedesinILNYMA/getperson.php?personID=I73&tree=massachusetts%20"><b style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Simon Johnson</span></b></a>.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN" style="color: black; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ansi-language: EN; mso-bidi-font-family: Helvetica;">SweAme has
co-produced a program in Massachusetts in January about the historic preservation of the
farmhouse in which the Johnson family genealogical information was
presented.</span></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-13471464143917420772014-06-25T11:54:00.000-07:002014-06-25T11:54:15.857-07:00Return To Sweden, Part 20
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<b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This 20th installment update submitted by David
Anderson documents the completion of his trip and his primary reason for
this adventure.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Thank you David for
taking us along.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">If you missed the near real time trip updates webpage, go
to </span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I165&tree=Oregon"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #888888;">Trip Highlights</span></i></b></a><b><i> .
Editor</i></b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">25 June, 2014, Wednesday<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Mark Twain once wrote: “Travel is fatal to prejudice,
bigotry, and narrow-mindedness, and many of our people need it sorely on these
accounts. Broad, wholesome, charitable views of men and things cannot be
acquired by vegetating in one little corner of the earth all one's
lifetime.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I think that Twain’s view of travel in this case is travel
for recreational purposes, not one of necessity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is not the form of travel undertaken by my
ancestors when they left Sweden and came over to a foreign country in which to
make a new home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could have been
hunger and the promise of having land on which to grow food that prompted my
grandfather to leave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It could have been
escaping having to continue military service that drove my great-grandfather to
leave Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We don’t totally
know.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But travel they did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Curiosity is a motivating factor in my travels and it has
taken me to far corners, (if there can be corners on a sphere), of the
earth.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curiosity on who my ancestors
were is what drove me to start trying to find out who they were, where they
lived, how they lived, and what they did.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Curiosity of who the people were in the photos that my Great Uncle Eric
had from Sweden has brought some people in to my life who I can call
friends.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Curiosity about my Great great
Grandparents from a place (incorrectly) spelled “Gonsapengen” led us to
relatives who are friends.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">On the first trip to Sweden in 1985 we didn’t know our
relatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We largely relied on tourist
brochures to determine what places were of interest to visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several years after that first trip the
genealogy bug became a fully fledged bug that fed on my curiosity to find out
more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Local genealogists and historians
gave of their time to answer questions and find our unknown relatives.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was curiosity about my ancestors that led
to us to meet people who are our relatives, and ‘almost relatives’.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And it is through all of those people that two
Americans who are half Swedish were able to see and do some amazing things on
an all too short trip out of our “one little corner of the earth.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were allowed to do some amazing things
that few regular tourists ever get to do on a trip because our friends and
relatives thought we might find something they take for granted of interest, or
they thought we might be interested in seeing some place they knew of that
‘isn’t on the map.’<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>All I can say is
Tusen Tack, and that doesn’t fully express the appreciation we feel towards
those who opened themselves and their homes for us.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Sweden is more than a country of picturesque scenery of fir
and birch forests and fields full of cute little red houses and red barns, it
is a country, like all other countries, that is full of people who are after
all just like us.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we find out that
people are just like us how can we be full of “prejudice, bigotry and
narrow-mindedness”?<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I hope I never run out of curiosity.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Most all of the photos from the trip have now been added to
flickr.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some are being edited and
captions will eventually be put on many.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In the meantime though you can see what has been posted on flickr at <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/ujelang/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.flickr.com/photos/ujelang/</span></a>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-35361815009920121412014-06-23T04:50:00.002-07:002014-06-23T04:50:52.092-07:00Return To Sweden, Part 19
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<b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">This
19th installment update submitted by David Anderson connects the dots from
previous trips to Sweden to this 2014 visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It highlights some very emotional moments for David, as he is beginning to prepare for the trip back to Portland.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a must read.</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<b><i><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";">If you missed the near real time trip
updates webpage, go to </span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I165&tree=Oregon"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #888888; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Trip
Highlights</span></i></b></a><b><i> . Editor</i></b></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">On our 2nd trip to Sweden in 1995 my parents and I knew a
lot more about our Swedish heritage than we had on our first trip in 1985.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I had located relatives in Småland, the
Lingmerths and Beckers, and we had a great time getting to know relatives on my
grandmother’s side of the family.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And, I
had been able to locate one relative in Hedemora who was still living and was
very excited to meet us and show us around.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">During our visit to Hedemora I went to the offices of the
Dala-Demokraten newspaper with copies of old portrait photos of people from
Hedemora.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I figured it would be a long
shot to have them publish some of the photos in the paper, and who knows, but
maybe someone would recognize someone from photos from about the 1890’s.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Luck happens, and it was worth a shot.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The Dala-Demokraten was more than willing to publish four
photos with a story on “David Söker Sina Rötter.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We finished up our trip and returned
home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We had a great time and that was
that, until about a week after I got home I opened my mail box and there was a
large envelope from Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I opened the envelope and there was a letter and a copy of
the newspaper clipping from the Dala-Demokraten, with handwritten notes for
each of the four photos.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I about dropped
over backwards.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Anna Mattsson began her letter “Dear Friends”, and
proceeding to tell us how she had been raised by her Grandmother, Pelles Anna
and because of that she knew the history of Grådö, where my Grandfather was born.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The photos included two of her Grandmother, a
fiancé of her Grandmother (they didn’t get married), and a gal who was believed
to have been a fiancé of her Grandmother’s former fiancé.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>WOW, was I giddy!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Anna and I corresponded, and three years later in October
1998 my parents and I made our third trip to Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This was also my parent’s 50<sup>th</sup>
Anniversary!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We travelled to Småland,
where we again met our Lingmerth relatives, before heading north to Dalarna and
our meeting with Anna Mattsson and her husband Ivan.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In 1888, at the age of 20 my Grandfather Fred Anderson
emigrated to Kansas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A year later his
older brother Anders Erik follows and in 1892 their parents and surviving two
brothers also move to Kansas.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Our family
lore says that Uncle Eric had wanted a girl by the name of “Pelles Anna” to
move over and they would get married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Anna, didn’t move over to America and Uncle Eric never married.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And that’s about what we knew.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Anna Mattsson’s letter told us what we had known and then
some.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>She knew where the house my
grandfather was born in had been located, AND, she located the farm that we had
a photo of that had been taken sometime around 1890-1900.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That photo had been taken at Källviken,
Hedemora and we now think most likely included my great grandmother, Anna
Ersdotter Klingström’s brother Anders Johan Klingström!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We met up with Anna in Avesta and she guided us to
Knallasbenning (Grytnäs) where my great grandmother Anna Klingström was born
before taking us to Källviken (Hedemora).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At Källviken I had to get out in the same field and get photos of my
parents, Anna and Ivan and our translators Tomas and Jane Åhmark-Vikman.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was a goose bump feeling to stand close to
where another photographer had stood about 100 years previously to take a
photograph that is currently in my possession.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">After Källviken we travelled over to Grådö where Anna guides
us to the location of the house Svens, where my Grandfather was born in
1868.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There she present me with a plain
brown envelope and said, here, these belong to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I don’t know how these came to be with my
family, but they belong to you.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Inside were original documents from the late 1800’s when my
great grandfather bought the house Jonas Erkers and two copies of documents
where he borrowed money from his brother-in-law Anders Johan Klingström before
they emigrated to the U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Talk about
goose bumps!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It was more than goose
bumps, it was a direct connection to the past, and to get it where my
ancestors, worked and lived, was a strange feeling indeed.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">At the homesite where my Grandfather was born Anna explained
that the house, like many others, had been torn down during WWII, and the wood
was sent to Stockholm to heat homes during the war.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>However, while we were there a small rose
bush was found and Anna told us that that rose had grown below a window in the
house, named Svens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Everyone agreed that
we should have a start from the rose, and I explained that I couldn’t take it
home with me since it would most likely be seized by Customs.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Portland and it now grows in my yard <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">On June 22, 2014, my last full day in Dalarna, and after
half a day driving around sightseeing in northern Västmanland and southern
Dalarna Tomas, Jane and myself return to Grådö to try and find the location for
Svens.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We take one road then another
before finally driving up a road and there it was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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in a car are in her yard, but she confirms that we are in the right spot and is
more than willing to guide us to the homesite!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We get up there, it is a scenic spot overlooking the valley
and in the distance the steeple of the church in Hedemora.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Not much had changed at the spot, but the
rose that once grew here was no longer to be seen.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">After spending some quiet reflection time at the site I
return to talk for a bit with the current land owners.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sun is getting low on the horizon at 7 pm
and it’s long rays cast shadows over the small rise where Svens used to be. <span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">In my mind’s eye I can see a small cottage and people in the doorway.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Down the lane a horse drawn
carriage leaves, taking first a son, and then another, before the four
surviving members of my ancestors leave Grådö for a new home far far away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>My Uncle Eric returned once, maybe to try and
persuade Pelles Anna to move to America with him, but he returned to America by
himself.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wrote Pelles Anna many times
and wrote to her granddaughter Anna who remembers receiving a quarter from
Uncle Eric.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mom gives Anna a dollar to
commemorate the reunification of two families who are almost relatives.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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are like in Sweden I think I know my ancestors from Dalarna a bit better after
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<em><b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">This 18th installment update submitted by David
Anderson documents the 2014 Midsummer celebration in Grytnäs, Sweden.<o:p></o:p></span></b></em></div>
<em><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">If you
missed the near real time trip updates webpage, go to </span></b></em><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I165&tree=Oregon"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #888888; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Trip Highlights</span></b></em></a></span><em><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> . Editor</span></b></em><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">It is Mid-Summers day, when all of Sweden has the day off to
celebrate the sun’s northern most reach in to the northern hemisphere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is an event that goes back to the dawn
of human awareness that the seasons change.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a time of light, a time for dark; a time for growth, a time for
harvest; a time for work, a time for rest; a time to celebrate life.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Throughout the country from cities to the smallest villages
people celebrate the longest day of light.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>In six months, in the darkest days of winter, the promise of longer days
of light will be celebrated when select girls wear candles in their hair.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>These are celebrations that mark the changing
of the seasons.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mid-summers is a joyous
celebration of life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">We went to Grytnäs parish’s Hembygsgård to watch the
festivities.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Cars lined the narrow
country roads as they were throughout the country.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hembygsgården,
for those who don’t know are local open air museums that preserve historically
important buildings.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several of the
buildings were open, including a great example of a farm house, where a few
books of local interest were being sold.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I had to obtain a ‘new’ book for my library at home, a book published in
1953 titled “Grytnäs Socken”. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It will
take me awhile to use a letter opener to finish the job the printer didn’t do
since the book wasn’t trimmed after binding.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">After watching the maypole going up, traditional dancing,
and everyone dancing around the maypole we went home to gather with friends,
eat a fine meal that included locally produced ham, smoked bacon, and freshly
made pickled herring, and just a little drinking of beer and locally made vodka
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Israel, Great Britain and the U.S.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Sweden in some respects is also a nation of recent immigrants.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A great time was had by all on the evening
of the longest day of the year in Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was a special time to celebrate Mid-Summers in the home of my
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I had several goals in mind today when I set out by myself
to explore my ancestral home area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Husby, was at the top of the list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Husby is a small sleepy village on the banks on the wide Dalälven river
not too far from Hedemora, It is no longer on the main road from Hedemora to
Borlänge.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of my ancestral families
lived here for a brief 4 year period from 1779 to 1783 before he ultimately
moved south to Hedemora.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>None of my
direct ancestors were born here, but an aunt was.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>So, why was Husby so important to visit?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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the SweAme website for a while now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A
year or so ago, I was going thru prisoner records from the Oregon State
Penitentiary looking for people who claim to be born in Sweden, extracting data
for those and copying their booking photos if there are any left in the files.
I call this select group of gentlemen, my “penpals”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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8289, one Anders Albert Ausplund, a Physician, who had been sent to the Pen for
murder.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That caught my attention.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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continues, to find out more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Long story,
short, the Doctor seems to have been a real Dr. Jekyll, Mr Hyde
personality.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He did a lot of good
helping people, but he also had a very dark side.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He had been sent to the Pen on charges of
murder of a girl, who it turned out was engaged to be married and was pregnant.
She died on Dr. Ausplund’s operating table from complications from an
abortion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>After Dr. Ausplund had
finished his sentence he was to be returned to Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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wasn’t the one who performed the abortion, it was a self- induced abortion gone
bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That his fiancé didn’t want to be
pregnant when they were married, and she had taken steps to terminate the
pregnancy.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Things had gone badly and she
went to the Doctor to try and get things patched up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Doctor, and issued a pardon and all things were bright and sunny again.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>But, wait, not so fast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Mr Hyde was always there lurking and waiting
and popping up at all the wrong times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were marriages and divorces, even a duel with another Doctor over
perceived insults.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was even the
death of his son who was saving a niece from drowning in the Columbia
River.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There was the death of a younger
brother who was also studying to be a dentist in Colorado, and a run-in with a
neighbor in Hood River.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>This 16th installment update submitted by David Anderson includes the Norberg and Fagersta area o</em></strong><strong><em>f Sweden.</em></strong></span><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span><br /><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>If you missed the near real time trip updates webpage, go to </em></strong></span><a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I165&tree=Oregon"><span style="background: white; color: #888888; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><strong><em>Trip Highlights</em></strong></span></a><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><strong><em> . Editor</em></strong></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Old western U.S. ghost towns have fascinated me for a long
time, as have old cemeteries, so it should be no surprise that genealogy has
become a serious hobby and pastime.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>During my trip I wanted to explore some new areas, as well as sites
related my ancestors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Today I continue
to get to know the countryside a bit better, and that helps me understand
Swedish society and my ancestors a bit better.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Today my current host, Jane Åhmark and I planned to travel
to Norberg, Fagersta, and back up to Österfärnebo before heading back to the
Avesta area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Well, as fate sometimes
determines you don’t always do what you thought you might!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You might do something even better, who
knows?!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it turned out we didn’t get
out of the Norberg / Fagersta area, there were just too many things to stop,
look and photograph.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Sweden for quite some time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One area
where this has been very important is now part of Ecomuseum Bergslagen, (<a href="http://ekomuseum.se/en/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">ekomuseum</span></a>) an area that would take three
hours to drive (with no stops to view the sites).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Norberg is near the middle of the region and
contains sites that date back to the 12<sup>th</sup> century – during Medieval
times.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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“hyttan” as a suffix.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stusshyttan in
Grytnäs parish is one example.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hyttan is
the Swedish word for foundary and indicates that a foundary had been located at
that location at one time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nya
Lapphyttan is located next to Norberg’s Hembygsgården.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both are worth the visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Nya Lapphyttan is a recreation of a iron
production site from that started in the 12<sup>th</sup> century, and includes
refining, smithing, living and storage building.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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contains some very highly photogenic buildings and mining pits. It is also a
nature reserve, great for birding and botany.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There is a small deposit of lime stone in the area which allows the
Rödsyssla orchid to grow here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We were
lucky enough to have met some botanists who allowed us to tag along with them,
who were headed to the spot where one was in full bloom!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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started in 1915.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The remains of two
blast furnances make this spot highly photogenic.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When travelling to the border region of
Dalarna and Västmannland I recommend visiting several of the Ecomuseum’s
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been there, and we were able to see the insides.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ceiling and altar piece are definitely
worth seeing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The small rural church at
Karbenning was also visited and I noticed markers there that indicated who was
responsible for the upkeep of the various graves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Several graves that did not have the grass mown,
or flowers put out by the cemetery contained green signs requesting family
members or responsible party to contact the churchyard for information
regarding the administration of the grave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was very interesting to see unmown grass on various graves in the
churchyard.</span><br />
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installment update submitted by David Anderson includes the village of Arnäs
near Örnsköldsvik, still along the High Coast of Sweden.</span></b></em><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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to </span></b></em><a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I165&tree=Oregon"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #888888; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;">Trip Highlights</span></i></b></a><em><b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> . Editor</span></b></em><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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south has got to contain some of the boringnest stretch of road anywhere.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Except for Höga Kusten bron there is little
to break the monotony of the coniferous-birch forest that stretches for miles
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here to there, not sightseeing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If you
want to sight see, get off the new E4, and drive the old E4 right of way, it
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was mandatory, regardless of the distance you lived from your parish
church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Parishes were generally small
enough so everyone shouldn’t have a problem in getting to church on time. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of the larger parishes built small barns
that horses could be sheltered in while the people were attending church.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A few of the parishes still have these small
barns standing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Boats were used on
Siljan in Dalarna to get people to church.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">At Arnäs kyrka near Örnsköldsvik the small barns are still
standing as is the parish grainary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
grainary was built and maintained communally.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It was built to allow farmers a place to keep their grain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The buildings were built on piers, off the
ground, to discourage rats and mice from entering and eating the grain.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Another problem, theft and pilferage by
individuals, was addressed by the fact that to enter the grainary required
three specific people with specific keys to open the door.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One key was needed for the padlock, while two
other keys were required to unlock the door locks.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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see it. There is a photo that was taken of it about 1900 on flickr (</span><a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/swedish_heritage_board/3909530614/"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Enånger
Old Church</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">), and it is interesting to note the increase in trees that
are found there now when compared with the time the photo was taken.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Forested land has increased dramatically in
Sweden, while the amount of farmed land has decreased.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Sweden produces only about 50% of it’s own
food, from what I have heard.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Behind the church is a very small two room jail that was
used to house prisoners or the insane on their way to prison or the mental
hospital.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I couldn’t imagine being
housed in small rooms for very long.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Very small windows high up on the doors and walls allowed minimal light,
and in winter it would not only be dark, but freezing since there did not
appear to be any heat source.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wonder
how people would have survived a few nights incarceration in there in
winter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have worked on the Lost
Alaskans Project (</span><a href="http://www.morningsidehospital.com/"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Morningside
Hospital</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"> ) and this small jail in Sweden gave me an idea of what the
mentally ill in Alaska faced before transport to Portland, Oregon.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">I would like to thank all of you who are following me around
in Sweden, and am glad to have received your comments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I wish you all the best of Mid-Summers!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-67648543882467143952014-06-15T18:24:00.001-07:002014-06-15T18:24:36.743-07:00Return To Sweden, Part 14
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The park brochure for Skuleskogen National Park proclaims
that trolls and giants once lived in the forests found here.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can believe it and I think we saw the door
to the entrance to The Hall of the Mountain King, but we didn’t want to stick
around and find out!<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Skuleskogen is one of Sweden’s 29 National Parks, it is
about 7566 acres in size, and it lies within Höga Kusten World Heritage
area.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I’m not sure what the maximum
elevation is, but it is probably not more than 1000 feet, but it feels more
like the High Sierras in some respects. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>When
you eat your lunch beside a lake that is at an elevation of only 560 feet, it
looks like a lake in the very high Sierras.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The trees are small, the bedrock is granitic and it’s been glaciated.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The tree size at this location in Sweden is
controlled in large part by the latitude, while in the Sierras it is controlled
in large party by elevation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Judging by
some of the higher buttes that have a thicker forest at their tops than on the
slopes below some of these buttes would be above the 286 sea level line as
found on nearby Skuleberget.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">The place is a great area to study physical geography of
glaciation, land uplift and, sea erosion.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is an area where southerly plants reach their northerly range and
some alpine plants reach their southerly range. <o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">One of the scenic highlights of the park is
Slåttdalsskrevan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a large cleft in
the otherwise solid granite that appears to have been created with a dike of
less resistant lava intruded was eroded away.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>This spot, along with the “door” seen lower down will definitely have
you humming “The Hall of the Mountain King” tune by Greig!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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Slättdalsskrevan, a large cleft in the otherwise solid red granite.</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Tourists here are friendly, just like users of back country
trails in the U.S..<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In addition to
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">While hiking the trails I couldn’t help but wonder how I
would route the trails differently, since I do volunteer trail maintenance at
Mount St Helens in Washington.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Trails
here seemed to go straight up the mountain rather than contour around and
switchback up.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Normally that would be an
issue, at least in the Pacific North-west, but here it isn’t since the shallow
soils force the roots out laterally and they crisscross each other and form an
interlocking web the keeps the rocky soil pretty much locked in place.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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essentials!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Camping is allowed in
specified areas.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">For more information on the park see: <a href="http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/Enjoying-nature/Protected-areas/National-Parks/Skuleskogen/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">http://www.naturvardsverket.se/en/Enjoying-nature/Protected-areas/National-Parks/Skuleskogen/#</span></a><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">My photos from the park can be seen at flickr: <a href="https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=93705139@N00&q=skuleskogen"><span style="color: #0563c1;">https://www.flickr.com/search/?w=93705139@N00&q=skuleskogen</span></a></span></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-61144021286112378792014-06-14T20:28:00.000-07:002014-06-14T20:28:32.995-07:00Return To Sweden, Part 13
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13th installment update submitted by David Anderson includes Skeppsmalen fishermans
chapel, Själevads church and the process for un-kept burial plots.</span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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near real time trip updates webpage, go to </span></i></b><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I165&tree=Oregon"><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #888888; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Trip Highlights</span></i></b></a></span><b><i><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"> . Editor</span></i></b><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Several years ago while working on a genealogical project I
had an idea that I thought might be helpful for people who wanted to know what
a specific Swedish parish church might look like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are several parishes that my ancestors
lived in that I haven’t visited and I wanted to know what the church looked
like, just out of curiosity.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Since I
store my photos on flickr I decided to start a <a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/swedishchurches/"><span style="color: #0563c1;">flickr group</span></a> where
people could post photos of Svenska kyrkor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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visited in the area around Örnsköldsvik is the fisherman’s chapel at
Skeppsmalen in the Höga Kusten World Heritage Area, Västernorrland. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A chapel has been there since about 1795, and
the current church yard contains memorials to lost fishermen and ship’s
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enter.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Taking a look at the pews, I am
glad I didn’t have to sit in those for extended periods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They are narrow and look uncomfortable, so I
guess there wouldn’t be much of any problem of too much snoring going on during
the service.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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around Örnsköldsvik. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an octagon in
shape, which is not common in Swedish churches.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The altarpiece commands your attention when you walk through the church
doors.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is large and dark and depicts
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not generally high on the list of places to search, since old graves are
generally infrequently found.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is
because Sweden a grave plot is leased for 25 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As long as the lease is paid on time the
occupant is left alone for another 25 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>While walking around Själevads kyrkogården I noticed an older marker and
took it’s photo, and then notice the small marker at it’s base which read: “Återlämnad”,
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any relatives of Hilda Forssberg out there.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>They may appreciate a photograph of her marker, since chances are it
won’t be around too much longer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See
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cemetery to maintain a grave, or they can do it themselves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If the cemetery is paid to maintain the grave
they will also rake the gravel, place flowers or mow the lawn. If the family
doesn’t wish to have the graveyard pay for those services they are responsible
to tend the grave.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>A sign in the Arnäs
church yard indicated that several graves were unsafe and needed to be done to
prevent them from toppling. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We saw
several signs indicating unsafe monuments.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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so it is difficult for rats and mice to enter and eat the stored grain.
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people to be present with the Three keys it takes to open it. One for a
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includes a trip up to the Höga Kusten, or Sweden’s High Coast and a ski chair
lift ride to the top of the resort – Skuleberget.<o:p></o:p></span></b></em></div>
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to </span></b></em><span style="color: #222222; font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%;"><a href="http://www.sweame.org/getperson.php?personID=I165&tree=Oregon"><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #888888; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-decoration: none; text-underline: none;">Trip Highlights</span></b></em></a></span><em><b><span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; line-height: 107%; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"> . Editor</span></b></em><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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warm summer.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Summer in Sweden is like my
trip – too short.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Three weeks may sound
like a long time to spend in one country away from home, but it really is not. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There are just too many things to see and do
in a short period of time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have no
comprehension of winters in Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>For
me I think they would be brutally cold and dark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I can’t imagine them, or how people survived
in small, cramped, smelly, tsugans. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They
often didn’t survive the harsh winters as death records attest since pneumonia,
tuberculosis, scarlet and typhoid fevers were common causes of death.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Summer is all too short.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beyond the confines of North America.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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down pretty quickly. Maybe. The parking of trailers in a field,
alongside the road isn't against the law, and so what if there is something on
the side of it?? The farmer doesn't mind!<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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Sweden’s High Coast.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He wanted to show
this area to me, and I wanted to see something new and different while in
Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The High Coast is a world
heritage site, one of 14 such sites in Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The reason this area has been so designated is that during the last ice
age the 3 kilometer thick ice sheet depressed the earth’s crust by as much as
800 meters in places.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As the ice melted
that land began to rise.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And in some
places it has risen 286 meters (over 900 feet).<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>At the small 290 meter high hill named Skuleberget the former sea level
is marked at the 286 meter elevation.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>The changes in vegetation at this level is quite noticeable.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Above 286 meters there is a layer of glacial
till that allowed plants to take footholds, while below that the ocean washed
away what till was there, and plants have had a harder time colonizing the bare
granite substrate.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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David Borghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16522714634936080230noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4189671074231604990.post-13887518684163557382014-06-11T20:07:00.000-07:002014-06-11T20:07:41.562-07:00Return To Sweden, Part 11<span style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 10pt; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-fareast-font-family: "Times New Roman";"><strong><em>This 11th installment update submitted by David Anderson includes a return meeting with Nils-Erik Nilsson.</em></strong></span><br />
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another to another. The job is never done, and tangents take you to most
fascinating places. A few years ago I found a book from the 1893 Chicago
World’s Fair at an antique shop in Aurora, Oregon. I thought it would
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finished and was ready to finish gluing the covers back on. After gluing
the covers back on the book was put in a press where it will remain for about a
week as it dries. You have to be patient to achieve good results!
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hopefully will not be a thing of the past.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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trip planning I let our hosts, Inger Mattsson and Jonne Lindroth know some of
the places and things I thought were important for Debbie to experience.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They came thru amazingly on planning, and
keeping secret, an itinerary.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The
weather would determine our ultimate itinerary they reasoned.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>As it turned out the weather was fantabulous,
with highs in the mid-70s and as high as 80F.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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Doctor, one of the activities they proposed was visiting the medical clinic at
Långshyttan.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They reasoned Debbie would
be interested in seeing how an efficiently run medical clinic in Sweden is
run.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Unfortunately not all appear to be
as efficient.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Debbie was excited about
visiting the clinic when she found out about one of the surprises we had
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that have evolved to easily maneuver in wet forest environments.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Elvis is generally a mild mannered guy,
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, which is Sweden’s first Eco-museum. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
is a 60 kilometer long trail that showcases several historic spots connected
with two of Sweden’s more famous inventors: Christoffe Polhem and Gustav de
Laval.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Among other things Polhem
produced a well-run wind up clock, while de Laval is known for a milk
separator.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Stjärnsund is currently an
artsy-new agey place that really is worth visiting. <span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is an interesting place.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The old mill is now used as a concert
venue.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Here worker’s housing was
reasonable sized and was progressive for the time.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>There is always time for fika, and enjoying
it on the porch of the manor house was great.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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to look at, as is a wood door that was used in the church before it became a
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parishes my ancestors came from.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One of
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brother and I have taken the train from Stockholm to Avesta-Krylbo, leaving the
dignified bustle of Stockholm for the quieter countryside.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I have met a woman knitting mittens, as I
watch her demonstrating the Tvaandsstickning she learned from her grandmother,
deftly and silently maneuvering 4 needles while the countryside flies also
silently by.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The forest gives way to
gently rolling fields dotted with red houses and early summer flowers and I am
transformed into a new venture in this idyllic world where we are met by
almost-relatives who will be our guides and hosts.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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is taken up with hikes to a lake to remember relatives who have passed to the
next world, visiting churches and memorials of the past while meeting current
citizens and discussing the future.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Through it all, we are guided to see Sweden and to understand its people
through the eyes of those who live here, through priceless experiences, many
planned “surprises” by my brother and our hosts, some spontaneous moments of
connection, laughter, and deep reflection.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>I see a Norwegian Elkhound and think of my own dog at home briefly, for
I am transported back to lupine-lined lakes, lovely meals, the gentle lilting
sounds of words I have recently begun to learn, seeing gentle smiles as well as
thought-filled stares on crevassed faces who have survived great challenges,
finding deeper connections to people faced with embracing the conflicts of
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on the question of someone in America, who travels the world on multiple
cruises, as she had asked me: “What are you planning on seeing when you are in
Sweden?” I had felt somewhat empty, having left planning details in the hands
of my capable brother. My heart is now filled with<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>memories of communicating with various levels
of success in the native tongue of gracious people, walking streets cobbled in
history as well as through the underground tunnels of the Parliament building
up to its very doors, being told by a sentry firmly “Stand behind the line”
having unknowingly crossed too close to his post yet apologizing to him in his
native language, walking in the footsteps of kings and queens, gazing upon a
watery tomb, eating a meal in a cobblestone square with faint echoes of anguish
overshadowed now by a building dedicated to peace, sharing meals of foods
yielded by the land and sea, speaking with a man who holds a similar occupation
to my husband’s, guided through the countryside of lakes and mostly red homes,
comparing notes of health care in Sweden and America with medical
professionals, riding in a hot rod driven by a distant cousin in a vintage car
parade while waving the American flag, sharing afternoon “fika” with the
Swedish author of a book my brother has in his library in Oregon, dancing and
creating sounds with an organ in an old factory now housing artistic
expressions, shopping in countryside grocery stores and nurseries elbow to
elbow with those familiar with their contents, sitting astride a near life-size
Dala horse which my father and mother (both now gone) had looked upon, and
gazing into the gentle eyes of a moose as it munched the birch leaves I held in
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lining the decks of the cruise ship in Stockholm after a 20 minute ride as they
turned and rode back out to the sea happily waving, perhaps crossing off Sweden
on a list.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>And this time I am overcome
with heart-felt gratitude to those who have shared priceless memories with me,
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heart of the idealistic heart of Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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go in Sweden, but it is here where time hasn’t stopped, but slowed way down.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Quaint villiages with narrow streets
overlooking a beautiful lake, where summer days are always warm and sunny.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Yes, that is the idealistic view.<o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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</span><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: black;">If Siljän is the heart of Sweden, then Nusnäs must be the
holy grail!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Because it is here, on the
sides of a side street where Sweden’s symbol is handmade.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It must be so, since this is where the Dala
Hästen is made.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The real Dala Hästen,
not some cheap knock off made in sweat shops in China.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can walk around viewing and take photos
of the horses being made, all the way thru being painted.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Both shops are worth visiting and both shops
know how to separate the kronor from the tourist, but hey, everyone with
Swedish heritage needs a Dala Hästen, or two, and maybe a Tupp and Gris!<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I know it worked for me because I am adding
to my collection of Dala Husdjur, and will be modifying my home décor a little,
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meteor crater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Even looking at a regular
road map the boundaries of the crater can be discerned since some of the area’s
major roads follow the perimeter of the impact crater.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I am not sure when this impact happened, and
if it would have been an extinction type impact or not, but I know I wouldn’t
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before was Carl Larsson’s house in Sundborn.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>We went on a guided tour and upon entering the first room my breath was
literally stopped.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>I felt like I was in
a Carl Larsson painting.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The feeling was
amazing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can tell by the way they
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and distinction to experience evening coffee at the home of Nils-Erik
Nilsson.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is a wonderful experience
because not only is it a sunny and warm evening with no mosquitoes, but I
realize that Nils-Erik is the author of a book in my library at home.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>He is the author of “The Forest”, which is
one volume in the National Atlas of Sweden.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>When I say, Oh! If I had known you were the author of that book, I
should have brought it with me to have you autograph it.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>His response: “My autograph has little value in
Sweden, and I think less in America.”<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></span></div>
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transitions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Those transitions, as we
well know, are tough to go through.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>One
manifestation of that is that we have been finding church doors locked, whereas
in the past they might be open and you could go in to see what an old church
looks like.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>No more.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The fear that church belongings might be
pilfered by recent immigrants keep the doors locked now.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Panhandlers, many from eastern Europe, are
seen on Stockholm streets, and actively solicit money from everyone.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some people in the U.S. may think their taxes
are high, but my question would be, compared with whom?<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Definitely not Sweden’s tax base.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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being renovated and was wrapped in blue netting and scaffolding.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We did get to walk around the church yard
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there at one time, which are now under water caused by construction of a
dam.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Where there is falling water there
is power.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Power is needed to transform
ore in to metals.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You get the
picture.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>In the late 19<sup>th</sup>
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been transformed in to a museum and art gallery of the most unusual kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The bricks used to build the factory are not
the ubiquitous red Swedish brick, but a ugly black block of solidified
slag.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The outside is extremely
imposing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The interior is a combination
museum and art gallery of the most unique kind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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place and it is dark.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The stairways are
uneven and footing throughout can be tricky.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There were several photographic exhibits, and I am glad they weren’t of
the same genre that we saw at Fotografiska in Stockholm.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It would have been a bit too much.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This place is definitely worth the visit.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>See: </span><a href="http://www.verket.se/index.php?s=287&l=eng"><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;"><span style="color: #0563c1;">Brief History</span></span></a><span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">.<o:p></o:p></span><br />
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very old.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>This is another parish church
that our ancestors (Eric Klingström) were required to attend 150 years
ago.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The ceilings and walls still retain
some of their original coloring, and there is even a painting of the pastor
from the 1850s on the wall inside a side room.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>He is one stern looking pastor.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>Since there are few old graves remaining from the 1800s in Swedish
burial grounds I don’t spend time looking for my ancestor’s graves.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Currently ‘rental’ fees for graves need to be
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days, with highs about 75.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>The sun is
rising about 3:31a and setting about 10:07p.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Here I sit, gazing at green
fields lined with purple and pink lupine, which this year is blooming early in
Sweden. I am taken up by the
peacefulness, quiet cries of birds and a solitary cat roaming in the
grasses. And my thoughts go back to just
a week ago, in sunny California, preparing to fly away from North America for
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years to persuade me to travel to Sweden. The heart and practicality have
finally blended to allow me to fly from Sacramento to Chicago, then to
Frankfurt—sitting next to residents of Europe who share in my native tongue
their thoughts of America--where I meet my brother and we fly towards Stockholm
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out of Frankfurt I have been allowed the window seat and long to see the land
of my father’s forefathers, but am greeted with a blanket of clouds, solid, but
not forboding. Finally we land, securing
our luggage, Stockholm cards, and tickets to ride the express train into
Stockholm. We quietly speed through the Swedish countryside, seeing the first
of the red houses which dot the landscape and I pinch myself—for I have been
transported to a new world. I am in
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disembark, and walk up into a world of new juxtaposed into history—boat-lined
waterways, great hotels, and cobblestone streets which require careful
navigating. (I don’t believe I am the
first to trip in the uneven pavement, excitement and attention drawn to the
surroundings and not to the placement of my feet.) Finding myself face down on the sidewalk I am
met with the concern of strangers, who run to assist me if needed, and I am
grateful for their kindness.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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days ahead, my initial excitement has calmed enough so that I learn to absorb
the sights and sounds of this land, descending circular staircases to a
breakfast smorgasbord of hard breads, cheeses, muesli and Swedish sour milk and
other new foods, climbing towers to thrilling views, walking trails through
ancient sites and restored homes filled with treasures from the past. Here and there I try to speak the limited
Swedish I have learned, grateful for the generosity and patience with which it
is received while interacting first hand with native Swedes.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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beginning to see and understand my father.
Somehow, before he ever visited this land where his father was born, my
father built our compact but efficient home with wood-grained floors, the barn
for cows and sheep, and somehow the Swedish heritage that was in him came
through whether he realized it or not.
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brother, who has traced relatives and planned the trip so that I can really see
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than two days (not nearly enough) we walk and ride the streets of Stockholm,
often with guidance from relatives distant in connection but now close in
heart, seeing sights and learning about this beautiful city not shared by the
common tourist. And the only regret has
been for the giant cruise ship which came up into the city waterways, rotated,
then turned away and left Stockholm, and the passengers on board excitedly
perhaps remarking they had seen Stockholm.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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walk from the farm Höjen in Garpenberg parish to nearby Skärsjön to check on
the fishing. He was aged 67 at the
time. He didn’t make it to the lake
apparently dying of a heart attack on the way.
Today we walked the mile from Höjen to Skärsjön. The route starts out on the level then climbs
fairly steeply before crossing over a glacial moraine and dropping to Skärsjön. It is a very pretty spot and is most likely
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<span style="font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 107%;">Before coming back to Sweden in 1998 I made a posting on a
Swedish genealogical website informing anyone who was interested that I was
making a trip to Hedemora, and needed a translator! We would be visiting Anna Mattsson, the granddaughter
of Uncle Eric’s girlfriend. Anna would
be showing us around and taking us to places important to my family’s history –
including the house site for Svens, Grådö, Hedemora where my grandfather was
born. Jane Åhmark answered the posting
and volunteered, with her husband Tomas Vikman, to help translate for us. We later found out that Tomas is also
descended from Olaus Laurentii in Gagnef, but we haven’t figured where our
common ancestor is. <o:p></o:p></span></div>
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guided us to their home where for lunch we had a recreation of Mom and Dad’s 50<sup>th</sup>
wedding anniversary dinner that we had enjoyed at Anna and Ivan Mattsson’s
house in 1998. A roast of moose, along
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jalopies, and invited us to ride along in a parade in Avesta. He had told us that there is a big collection
of vintage American cars in southern Dalarna, but I don’t think I was totally
prepared for seeing over 500 vintage cars parade up and down the main streets
of Avesta. What a show!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I can’t imagine what the world’s largest show of vintage American
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Through inquiries in researching the past I have found life
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