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Subject: Re: [DK] Re: Search for Nils and Yensina Olsen
Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 19:02:10 EDT


Hi Kevin,

I thought we had already told you how to find the parish records in Sweden.
You don't need someone "from" Sweden. People from all over the world can
research those records. Here is the information again.

The Swedish records were kept in the parish.The SweGGate website describes
the Swedish records and gives advice on how to use them. (This entire site is a
goldmine of information, so be sure to check it out thoroughly.)

http://www.rootsweb.com/~swewgw/

Follow the Themes --> Church Records pathway on SweGGate to see what kinds of
records the Swedes have. Their records are very detailed, and very helpful.

You can see the parish records by:

1) ordering them on microfilm from any Family History Center. This url shows
how to find one.

http://tinyurl.com/4po5

2) The volunteers at a Family History Center can help you order the records.
You can see which records can be ordered by looking at the online Family
History Library Catalog. I usually do a place search.


http://tinyurl.com/95cp

For most records, you enter the name of the Swedish parish and then select
"Church Records" and the type of record/time period you need. Note the number of
the record so you can order it at the Family History Center.

There are also extractions of birth, marriage, and death records which can be
used if you don't see the kind of record you need using the parish name.
Those extractions can be found under the name of the Swedish län (county). Then
select "Civil Registration" and "utdrag ur ministerialböcker". Födde are births,
Vigde are marriages, and Döde are deaths. All those records for all the
parishes in the county are on the films, so you need to pay attention to the
headings at the top of the page.

3) You can see many of the same records on the subscription Genline site.

http://www.genline.com

There are various subscription prices. I renewed my subscription for a year
recently while at a genealogy conference, and that renewal price was 1700 SEK
(Swedish kronor; paid in American money, of course), which is well below the
normal yearly price for Genline and even below the price members of certain
Swedish American organizations can pay. There are frequent specials, so pay
attention. (You can sign up for updates on prices, etc.)

If you use Genline, you get the same records found on microfilm (and the
originals, of course) but you can see those records on your computer. If you
don't see the later births, marriages, and deaths using the parish name, then
choose "scb" instead of the parish name. Genline goes up to about 1895, I think,
and they don't have all the records scanned yet. They do have a lot of the
parish records scanned, but make sure the records you need are scanned before you
subscribe. This is a listing of what has been completed so far. Be sure to
click on the name of the län and then the name of the parish.

http://www.genline.com/databasen/walk3.php

4) You can see the records at the huge Family History Library in Salt Lake
City. There is a wonderful workshop ("Swedish American Genealogist Workshop"),
held each fall. Read about it here.

http://www.etgenealogy.se/workshop.htm

5) You can visit Sweden and do research in archives there.


Most of us do research using the Family History Centers and Genline. You will
see a lot of posts referring to GID numbers, which are specific pages on
Genline. People have problems reading records and ask other Genline subscribers
for help.

There are at least two books in English about how to research in Swedish
parish records. "Cradled in Sweden" is more detailed and "Your Swedish Roots" is
easier for beginners to use. I own both of them.

http://tinyurl.com/57exb

http://tinyurl.com/57dqv

This site leads to a booklet which can be downloaded or ordered for FREE! It
is not a replacement for the two books mentioned earlier but it is useful.

http://tinyurl.com/3p8gd

The Swedish Roots site is very interesting and helpful.

http://www.genealogi.se/roots/

Any further questions about how to research in Sweden should be asked on the
Sweden list.

Judy
Orland Park, Illinois


In a message dated 5/6/2006 5:32:31 PM Central Daylight Time,
writes:


Perhaps someone in Sweden could tell me how to go about obtaining or
checking original birth records in these parishes

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