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I searched ArkivDigital's Population of Sweden 1860-1930 database recently. Here's what I found. I'd let my ArkivDigital subscription lapse a while ago. But who can resist a free day at a great resource like [...]
Interested in using ArchivDigital Sweden to find Swedish ancestors? On Wednesday, I was fortunate to be in the audience for the Legacy webinar with Kathleen Meade entitled, "Research Your Swedish Ancestors in Living Color Using ArkivDigital Online." There were [...]
Finding family photo clues is an important skill for any genealogist. Clues usually lie inside family photos every genealogist possesses. Learn about resources for family photo clues using the main image (above). Hann [...]
Today I'm sharing a post about solving a German sibling brick wall in Chicago. Breaking through this brick wall with Chicago records makes it extra satisfying. Anna and Her Sister Elise Sail to America [...]
Today a meditation on the genealogy sands of time. Since our trip to my great-grandmother's village in Sweden was postponed in August, I've been redoing my home office instead. Every.single.thing in this room, used [...]
I suppose every day is Swedish All Saints' Day... ...for those of us searching for our ancestors and wishing to know more about their lives in Sweden. All Saints' Day in Swedish History According [...]
Finding more Prussian ancestors in Rawitsch was on the agenda in the afternoon. Read part 1 of this ancestral visit here. So far, I've found over 200 German-speaking ancestors who lived in Rawitsch. Beginning [...]
Today's (long) post is about finding Prussian ancestors in Rawitsch. This trip to Poland is the sixth of eight ancestral trips to the villages of my great-grandparents. (Read Part Two of my visit to Rawitsch [...]
This post is about finding Ross ancestors in Tain in the Highlands of Scotland. I've been on a mission to visit each of the eight Scandinavian and European villages of my immigrant great-grandparents. Our [...]
This 1906 Swedish funeral card is ingeniously designed. It serves both as an invitation and a keepsake of the funeral services. It was folded in half underneath the flap at the top. The verso [...]
Today is a literal Treasure Chest Thursday, as I sort through the family papers and photographs my mother bequeathed me. But first I want to thank the readers and Facebook friends who reached out [...]
On our last trip to Manhattan, my husband and I made a beeline visit to The Tenement Museum in Manhattan at 97 Orchard Street. Given all the European immigrant ancestors in my family, I've been wanting [...]
Free Swedish Genealogy Research Alert On Saturday November 12 and Sunday November 13, 2014, ArkivDigital is providing free access to everyone who wants to try out ArkivDigital All-in-One. New users and users with Base subscription [...]
A fascinating U.S. Immigration Interactive Map 1880-2000, is available online at The New York Times. U.S. Immigration Interactive Map 1880-2000 Both a research tool and a way to understand more about your immigrant ancestors, [...]
Finding Norwegian ancestors in Eiker, Buskerud, was the other half of my summer adventure in Norway. (The first half of my ancestral trip was to my great-grandmother's farm in Ringebu, Norway.) My paternal great-great-great-great-great-grandfather, Jens Nielsen, was [...]
