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From: Pat Thomas <>
Subject: [ILKNOX-L] SV: KNOX CO Query
Date: Sun, 16 Aug 1998 19:49:26 -0500

I am forwarding this to the list since I thought it might be of interest,
Annelie has also posted a query, they are looking for the descendants of
everyone who emigrated from this district.

>Our emigrationlist of persons who emigrated from the area around
>Falkoping "Falbygdsemigranter" has almost 1200 names.
>This kind of projects going on at least in Varmland and in Ragunda,
>Jamtland, it's them I know about.
>Today the American-Swedish weekend start down in Vaxjo, Smaland in the
>Emigration Institute there.
>At 20th Aug it's 100 years since the writer Vilhelm Moberg was born in
>Smaland. He wrote about Kristina and Karl-Oskar from Duvemala who
>emigrated to Chisaga, MN. This two books have been elected as the
>century's books of Sweden of the people.
>
>An emigration CD have been made, the first one is sold out but a new one
>will come out later this year. It has the list from the police of
>persons who emigrated from Swedish harbours, some passangerlist will
>also be on it and more. I will buy it. It will cost about 1000 Skr.
>
>
>Regards
>Annelie Jonsson
>Falkoping
>
>Have you tried http://www.genealogi.se any time. It's the best website
>in Sweden about genealogy. Try it and you will find sites around whole
>Sweden.
>
>
>
>
>>> Annelie Jonsson, Falkoping, Swe
>>><mailto:> Looking on behalf
>of
>>>the Falbygden Genealogical Society for persons who were born in the
>>>parishes around the town Falkoping in Skaraborg, Swe and emigrated.
>Know
>>>that some settle down in Knox Co. Therefore I want to make contact to
>>>persons who's ancestors emigrated or someone else who know about
>emigrants
>>>from the area around Falkoping. The Genealogical Society publish
>every
>>>year the emigrants names, birthday and -place, deathdate and -place in
>a
>>>yearly book. The parishes (52) are: Asle Bjurum, Bolum, Borgunda,
>>>Brismene, Broddetorp, Brunnhem, Borstig Dala Falkoping (2), Fivlered,
>>>Floby, Friggeraker Grolanda, Gokhem, Goteve, Gudhem Hakanstorp,
>>>Hallestad, Hogstena, Hornborga Jala Kalvene, Karleby, Kinneved Luttra
>>>Marka, Mularp Nas, N Asarp O (East) Tunhem Satuna, Segerstad,
>Skorstorp,
>>>S Kyrketorp, Slota, Smula, Solberga, Sorby, Stenstorp Tiarp,
>>>Torbjorntorp, Travattna Ugglum, Ullene Valtorp, Varkumla,
>Vartofta-Asaka,
>>>Vilske-Kleva, Vistorp Yllestad Have also a personal intresst as
>in
>>>my research I have found family members who emigrated and I don't know
>>>where to.
>>

Pat Thomas
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