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Picture of the month March


My grandfather Albin Målberg, born Dec. 21 1888.
He married Selma, born Feb. 2, 1889. Selma was a seamstress and Albin was a statare.
Statare = they were propertyless, landless and animal-less, poor married farm workers. The difference between a crofter and a statare was that the crofter had his own home, livestock and associated arable land that was leased. The lease was paid in the form of daily labor to the landowner. They could live far from the estate. The statare were contract employees for usually one year at a time.
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Februay

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This is the farm Ågården. In the picture we can see, from left: my mother Asta, her sister Elin, a foreman, one of the workers, a housekeeper, a maid, my grandmother Selma with little Ingrid in front of her, my uncle Holger, grandfather Albin and another uncle. Photo is from around 1928.

Picture of the month January

Torpa Stenhus
is a private own estate, beautifully situated at the southern shore of Lake Åsunden in the southwest part of Sweden.
The first part of castle was built around 1470 by the councilor Arvid Knutsson.

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Roots in Sweden

Hi, My name is Yvonne and I live in Sweden.
My GREATEST interest is genealogy. Do you want to find your ancestral roots in Sweden?
I would like to help you! It can sometimes be a bit "tricky" but I am stubborn and will not give up so easily!

Do you want help to search for your ancestors who emigrated from Sweden?

You can send me e-mail: and tell me who you are looking for.

Maybe a recipe for Kanelbullar / Cinnamon Buns?

It is very Swedish and can be made in many different ways, with cinnamon or vanilla sugar and other yummy things...
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Time for "Semla" !
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When I tell the family members their reaction will be felt even in Sweden !! It is exciting to know the name of the ship Emma traveled on
( “American Barque Matilda”) - I assume a “barque” is a smaller vessel.
I have a picture from the Ellis Island archives of the ship my paternal relatives arrived here on, and it must have taken great courage to cross an ocean in such a small ship !!
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Testimonial from John Dolan, Winsconsin, USA

John Dolan

I am holding the picture that has been my motivation for my Sweden family history. Taken in about 1902 it shows the blended family of William James Dolan and Augusta (Jonsson) Ljungberg.
The five Swedes from Augusta's first marriage are in the back (my grandfather is second from the right, just over William's right shoulder.) In the front are the Dolan children (less one who died not long after returning to Scotland and the two youngest who were born in Scotland.)
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Emigrant lists

I've added some lists, of people who emigrated from Södra Säm and Finnekumla parishes in Älvsborgs County, Sweden.


Have you heard about J. Hugo Aronson?

J. Hugo AronsonNo, probably not. But perhaps you've heard about "The Galloping Swede"!
Read more about the man who came from Södra Säm in Sweden in 1911, worked hard and became governor in Montana USA 1953-1961.

 

When Andrew Chilberg met President Roosevelt

Ted RooseveltAndrew was a keen follower of politics, socialist in his views, and he got upset about how President Teddy Roosevelt was handling the building of the Panama Canal.

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