FREE Access @ ArkivDigital + Swedish Ancestors = Great Weekend! (14 & 15 Nov 2015)

ArkivDigital has a FREE access weekend (November 14-15 2015).

If you are researching Swedish ancestry, you want to check this out!

The details on how to access are provided here. Note that you will need to register and install the software needed to browse and read digital documents.

The site self-describes itself as ...

... the largest private provider of Swedish Church Records and other Historical Records online! All images are newly photographed images of the original document. 

Did you make a great find?

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Researching Swedish Ancestors -- Free access at Arkdigital this weekend & new articles on Swedish Research

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This weekend Arkdigital is providing FREE access to its Swedish research databases.  Additionally, a couple of NEW articles are available to help you with your research.

Read more in this summary of the PR material received ...

ArkivDigital for free March 16-17, 2013

During this weekend (Saturday March 16th until Sunday March 17th 2013) we offer everyone free access to our image database. Take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with ArkivDigital online and what we have to offer.

Instructions to get access to ArkivDigital

Introduction to Swedish Church Books

The Swedish church books are usually the first Swedish records that one uses when tracing one’s Swedish roots. These records are a "gold mine" because they are so complete and contain such detailed information. In many cases, one can trace a person’s life in the church books from birth to death or birth to emigration.

Introduction to Swedish Church Books

ArkivDigital online and Släktdata

Släktdata is a free online site where you will find transcription registers for many Swedish church birth, marriage and death records. While you will find transcriptions for many parishes throughout Sweden, many of the records are for parishes in the provinces of Bohuslän, Dalsland and Västergötland. These transcriptions are very helpful to decipher the old handwriting especially in the older records and in cases where the priest’s handwriting is difficult to read.

ArkivDigital online and Släktdata

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Mark your calendars! SwedGen 2011 will occur in September 2011



Have you hit a brick wall in your Swedish research or don't know where to begin?

A group of Swedish genealogists will be visiting the United States in September to teach and assist Swedish- Americans in how to find their roots and how to do Swedish research. This year the group will be making stops in Chicago, IL., Rock Island, IL., Denver, CO. and Salt Lake City, UT.

At each location, the Research Day will include presentations on Swedish genealogical online resources, genealogical CDs, probate and tax registers and historical maps. Individual consultations with a Swedish genealogist will be available to a limited number of persons at each location.

Saturday, September 10, 2011  The Swedish American Museum in Chicago, IL., will host the SwedGen 2011 Research Day at the Swedish American on September 10^th  (9 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.). Pre-registration is required. For complete details and registration information, go to:

http://www.swedishamericanmuseum.org/museuminfo/news/swedish-research-day-swedgen-2011/

Sunday, September 11, 2011 The Swedish Swenson Immigration Research Center in Rock Island, IL will host a SwedGen 2011 Research Day  on Sunday, September 11, 2011 (9 a.m. to 5:00 p,m). The event is free but registration is required for both the event and individual consultations.  For registration information, go to: http://www.augustana.edu/x34121.xml

Saturday, September  17, 2011. The Swedish Genealogical Society of Colorado will host the SwedGen 2011 Research Day at the Community College of Aurora, CO.  For complete details and registration information, go to:

http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~cosgs/documents/SwedGenTour2011.pdf

Tuesday, September 20, 2011 and Wednesday, September 21, 2011 The Research Day will be split into two morning sessions at the Family History Support Center in Salt Lake City. Go to: http://www.lilleskogen.se/   and then click on the schedule to see the presentation schedule for each day and registration information. 

For additional information about the SwedGen Tour go to: http://www.lilleskogen.se/ or you can contact Kathy Meade at kathymeaderesearch@gmail.com.

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Swedish American Genealogist Now Online

Swedish American Genealogist is a quarterly journal devoted to Swedish American biography, genealogy, and personal history. The journal was founded in 1981 by Nils William Olsson and is currently edited by Elisabeth Thorsell. This online collection is free to the public and contains issues published as recently as 2007.

This collection is part of the CARLI Digital Collections, established in 2006 as a repository for digital content created by member libraries of the Consortium of Academic and Research Libraries in Illinois (CARLI) or purchased by the consortium for use by its members.

CARLI also includes a collection of Historical Society Newsletters as well as other collections.

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