Church Research, Swedish Research

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Archives: http://www.elca.org/os/archives/
   Research in the archives, hire research, rent microfilm. 321 Bonnie Lane, Elk Grove Village, IL, just south of Oakton St. Bonnie Lane is about halfway between Arlington Heights Road and Busse Road (Rt 83). Open 8:30 to 5, Monday through Friday. Phone: 847-690-9410, FAX: 847-690-9502, email: archives@elca.org

Swedish Research

Smultron list archives: http://smultron.com/pipermail/swedestoo/

Jerry's Scandinavian/USA Genealogy Links: http://longstrom.com/

SweGGate: http://sweggate.com/

Genealogy in Sweden: http://www.algonet.se/%7Ehogman/swe_genealogy.htm

R&oubml;tter: http://www.genealogi.se/ (part in English)

The Swedish Emigrant Institute at Växjö (Svenska Emigrantinstitutet): http://www.swemi.nu/eng/

Gothenburg Regional Archives (Landsarkivet i Göteborg är din arkivmyndighet i Västra Götalands län): http://www.ra.se/gla/english/english.HTML

Maps of Swedish Län (in Swedish): http://www.stadskartan.se/start/

Search Disbyt: http://www.dis.se/searchindex.htm

Swedish Surnames: http://www.algonet.se/~anderzb/genea/sohnamn.htm, http://www.acc.umu.se/~petersj/genealog/databas/search.html

Fritt tillgängliga kyrkoboksregister för släktforskning (Freely available parish files for genealogy research): http://www.slaktdata.org/en/links

Demografisk Databas Södra Sverige (Demographic Database for Southern Sweden): http://www.ddss.nu/engelsk/default.asp

Danish Demographic Database, including Emigration Archives 1868-1908: http://www.ddd.dda.dk/ddd_en.htm

Arkion - 1900 Swedish census: http://www.arkion.se (fee-based)

Selected counties and parishes of the 1890 are indexed at Rootsweb (4575640 records, 136222 distinct surnames): http://userdb.rootsweb.com/sweden/

Swedish Vital Statistics (BMD) for Lindesberg, Orebro, Sweden (57,151 records): http://userdb.rootsweb.com/vitals/

100 Years of Emigrant Ships from Norway: http://www.norwayheritage.com/ships/

Danish Emigration Archives passenger list: http://www.emiarch.dk/news.php3?l=en

Norwegian Digital Archives: http://digitalarkivet.no/cgi-win/WebFront.exe?slag=vis&tekst=meldingar&spraak=e

Find a Grave in Stockholm, Sweden, created by the Stockholm Cemeteries Administration. 525,000 burials in eleven cemeteries, with digital maps: hittagraven.stockholm.se

From Jerry Longstrom - Swedish phone book online: http://privatpersoner.gulasidorna.se/
  Sök=search | Exakt Staving=exact spelling | Hela Landet=entire land | Ange område=State area | Börjar med=begins with
Kvasir Telefonkatalog (Norwegian telephone directory): http://www.kvasir.no/telefonkatalog/ fornavn = Given name | etternavn = Family name

Finding Origins of Scandinavian who came to America before 1870: http://www.horlacher.org/genarticles/scandem.htm

Swenson Center: http://www.augustana.edu/administration/SWENSON/

Swedish Place Names (alpha): http://www.webfamilytree.com/swedish_place_names.htm

Population Registration in Sweden (present day): http://skatteverket.se/broschyrer/711b/711b03.pdf


Online Dictionaries/Translation

Tolken99: http://www.tolken99.net/

Multilanguages dictionary: http://www.yourdictionary.com/diction1.html#multi

Lexin Swedish-English dictionary: http://www-lexikon.nada.kth.se/skolverket/swe-eng.html

Swedish-English dictionary: http://www.freedict.com/onldict/swe.html

InterTran: http://www.tranexp.com:2000/InterTran

Swedish Genealogical Word List: http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/Rg/frameset_rg.asp?Dest=G1&Guide=WLSweden.asp


I know of no higher fortitude than stubbornness in the face of overwhelming odds. - Louis Nizer

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Ontario

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Archives of Ontario: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/
   Research Guides: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/guides/index.html

Ontario GenWeb: http://www.geneofun.on.ca/ongenweb/

Ontario Birth Registrations, 1869-1906: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~births/index.htm

Gateway to Ontario Cemeteries: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~silentguardians/

Ontario Obituaries: http://www.ontarioobits.com/

Field of Stones - Pictures of pioneer or abandoned cemeteries in Ontario: http://freepages.history.rootsweb.com/~clifford/

Wellington County Directory and Gazetteer 1867, Ontario, Canada: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~wjmartin/welling.htm

How to use the CLRI (Ontario Land Records Index): http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/land.shtml, http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/clri.shtml

Directory of all online Ontario Census records: http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/census.shtml

Ontario Genealogy Index (Olive Tree Genealogy): http://olivetreegenealogy.com/can/ont/index.shtml

The Evolution of Ontario's Borders, 1774-1912: http://www.archives.gov.on.ca/english/exhibits/maps/boundaries.htm

Marriages in Ontario, 1800-1924: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~maryc/ontmarr.htm

The Challenge of Locating Vital Records in Ontario/Upper Canada/Canada West -

Part 1: 1869-present: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29a.htm
Part 2: 1858-1869: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29b.htm
Part 3: pre-1858: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29c.htm
Part 4: more sources: http://globalgenealogy.com/globalgazette/List001/list29d.htm
These articles were written in 1998 and some of the links may be very out of date. -Fawne Stratford-Devai

Book: Index of Passengers who emigrated to Canada between 1817 & 1849, compiled and edited by John A. Acton, pub: the Toronto Branch of OGS, 1999. Index of names, year, reference source (vol., page and NAC film no.). NAC microfilm can be ordered ILL to get the details.

Map of Southern Ontario, including counties and townships: http://www.100megsfree3.com/granny1/ontmap.html

Toronto Public Library - Early directories: http://digit.tpl.toronto.on.ca:8000/

Toronto Tax Assessment rolls (also 1901 Toronto Census): http://www.ontarioroots.com


I don't measure a man's success by how high he climbs but how high he bounces when he hits bottom. - General Patton

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