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http://LongIslandGenealogy.com
Recently chosen as the Largest Regional Surname resource on the Web.
(See also their Database for OTHER SURNAME listings)

* GIRD * LAMB * HINDORFF * http://LongIslandGenealogy.com/gird.html

* SMITH * BRUSH * STITES * LEWIS * http://LongIslandGenealogy.com/teddie.html

* STITES * http://www.parsonstech.com/genealogy/trees/jstites/jstites.htm
Gene Dixon's Genealogy Pages

Swedish Christmas
Christmas Recipes and fun

This great site has lots of icons, clipart and other fun things for Windows and Mac. The basic theme at this site is Swedish stuff, but there is also lots of other things. There is one page about Sweden and one about Vikings, spend some minutes and read about Sweden and about the Vikings. You can also find Viking icons, and all sorts of other Swedish icons there. Thanks to Magnus for sharing his creations. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS will be cited when used on my pages.

See also his The Swedish Archipelago - wonderful Winter pictures from the Swedish archipelago.

Tack så mycket, Magnus!

... Christmases I Remember ...

Christmas in Scotland

Christmas in New York

Gird Family Christmas ~1898

Fun & Informative Links:

Smultron & Sweden Friends

Planning a trip to Sweden to find Ancestors who emigrated?
Check out Kjell Nordqvist's Web Page. He is a member of the
Karlskoga Heritage Society : http://w1.586.telia.com/~u58606249/index.htm

Go to Scandinavian Festivals http://www.scanfest.org
Judith Eggers - Judy is the Scandinavian Fest Entertainment Coordinator. Music, dancing, foods, games, colorful costumes, as well as crafts and many, many things to see & experience. Each country is represented in authentic folk dress.
Images of Kumla -( this site). Judy sent me copies of her grandmother's postcards from 'Home' to be used at my Web Site. A big THANKS to you Judy!

~ Summer 2000 ~

Judy Eggers took a trip to Sweden in early summer and made a special trek in my behalf to seek out the Larsson family farm of Långälla in Kumla socken where her family also orginated. She found it and took photos of where the house once stood and the road which now bears the name of the family farm, "Långällagatan". She also brought me back a whole package of special memorabilia about the farm and community nearby, including lots of wonderful photos and even some little stones found on the old farmlands.
The wonderful story of her trip will soon be uploaded,

as well as

the NEW Kumla images, modern counterparts of the ones she sent me before dated around 1900. She had quite an adventure!
Thank you so much, Judy or as they say in Sweden, "Tack så mycket!" - Thank you much.

THE Swedish ICE HOTEL (Click)

~ Jukkasjärvi in Swedish Lapland ~ Imagine a hotel above the Arctic circle that sleeps 100 guests and is built entirely of ICE. Click on the image for the LINK to this site. You will be astounded!

Read all about the History of the Swedish Military

at Rolf Ström's Web site: Rolf Ströms Homesite, The Alottment System

Check out Jerry's Web Site. He's a SMULTRON friend of mine.
It is the most amazing place to visit! I go there a lot!!!
Jerry's Scandinavian/USA Genealogy Links * http://fp.firstinter.net/jell/
Hudson genealogy site * http://www.genweb.net/~hudson
Swanson genealogy site * http://www.genweb.net/~swanson

Try learning a foreign language...like Swedish - http://www.languages-on-the-web.com

And much, much more at this site. Long initial down-load, but worth the wait!

Family History Research:

How to research Sweden
http://www.familysearch.org/sg/Sweden.html
http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/smorgasbord/service/genealogy.html

SVAR Swedish Archive Information
http://www.svar.ra.se/
http://www.augustana.edu/administration/swenson/

ONLINE Swedish records:
http://www.genline.se/eindex.htm
http://welcome.to/falbygdengenealogy

http://swedishgenealogy.homepage.com/

Län, Kommuner, Maps
http://home1.swipnet.se/~w-13626/cntymap.htm
http://www.familysearch.org/sg/MSweden.html
http://www.torget.se/kartor/docs/isv_lan.html
http://www.expediamaps.com/PlaceFinder.asp
http://www.sna.se/gazetteer_advanced.html
http://travel.epicurious.com/
http://www.sverigeturism.se/smorgasbord/
http://www.svkyrkan.se/stift/stift.htm
http://yyy.lm.se/index2.htm
http://www.netins.net/showcase/travelgenie/

SWEDISH ALPHABET

Aa Bb Cc Dd Ee Ff Gg Hh Ii Jj Kk Ll Mm Nn Oo Pp Qq Rr Ss Tt Uu Vv Xx Yy Zz Åå Ää Öö.

German letter ü Ü
The W is just another V
They use the letter W but don't claim to

The letter Q is an antiquated letter. If you find that letter used
in an old document, realize that it is now replaced by K.

Swedish Names &

English Equivalents

FEMALE:
Charlotta ...................... Charlotte
Elin, Elina.....................Helen, Ellen, Helena
Karolina ...................... Caroline, Carol
Katarina, Chatarina ......Cathrine, Catharine, Katherine, Katharine
Katrin, Catrin ...............Cathrin, Catrina, Kate, Katy, Katie
Kristina, Christina, Cajsa,
Kajsa, Karin, Christin,
Kristin, Kerstin, Kierstin...........Christina, Karen, Krista
Lisbet......................short for Elisabet(h), Liz, Lisa
Maria........................... Mary, Maria
Maja........................short for Maria, Maja
Petra, Petrina ...............Petra, Petrie
Stina ..................short for Christina, Tina, Stina
Tilda .....................short for Matilda
Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina ....Vilhelmina, Wilhelmina, Wilhamina
Vilma ...........................Velma, Welma, Wilma, Willa
Viktoria, Victoria .........Victoria

MALE:
Anders, Andreas ...........Andrew
Albin ............................ Albert, Alvin
Aron ............................. Aaron
August, Gustalf, Gustaf...August, Gustivor
Bertil ............................ Bert
Elias ..............................Elias, Elliot, Ilias, Elijah, Elija
Emil ............................. Emil, Emmet(?)
Eric, Erik, Er.................Eric or Erik
Fredrik ......................... Fredric, Fred
Göran ........................... George
Johan, Johannes, Jon......John, Jon
Karl ............................. Carl, Charles
Kristoffer .................... Christopher
Lukas ........................... Luke
Mattias .........................Matthew
Markus .........................Marcus
Per, Pär, Peter, Pher, Pehr,
Petter, Petrus ............... Peter
Pelle............................ .Pete, Petie, Petey
Sakarias .......................Zacharias
Set ................................Seth
Sven..............................Steven, Swan
Tomas...........................Thomas

...And Few KEY Words for doing Genealogy in SWEDEN

församling,..................Parish of residence
kommun...........parish community or town
socken.................................parish, church
kyrcka.............................................church
    Hemort ......................... ...Place of residence
inflyttning..................................moving in
utflyttning................................moving out
husförhörslängd..........census-like records
kvinnkjön, kvinna ..........................female
mankjön............................................male
militär, soldat .................................soldier
efternamn ....................................surname
förnamn ..................................given name
föräldrar.........................................parents
hustru, maka.......................................wife
make............................................husband
vigda, vigde, vigd, vigsel..(vig.)....marriage
födda, födde, född, födelse................birth
Dod. or Dödde..................................death
begravning........................................burial
    Födelseår.................................. Year of birth
    Födelseförs................................. Birth parish
    Familjest ( Family position) = (d) daughter, (s) son, (h) hustra/wife or
"blank"= husband or male
    Famstkod = (M) Mother, (F) Father, (B) Barn/child or (E) widow/widower
Sveringe = Sweden

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