tracing your swedish ancestry

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table of contents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Introduction

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Research in America

. . . 03

Personal Documents 1. Flyttningsbetyg 2. The Family Bible 3. Letters to and from Sweden 4. Diaries 5. Certificates of Naturalization 6. Documents of Vital Statistics 7. Photographs

. . . 05

Public Documents 1. Passenger Manifests 2. U.S.Census Records 3. U.S. Naturalization Records 4. Vital Statistics 5. Military Records 6. Land Records 7. Church Records 8. Swedish-American Newspapers 9. City Directories

. . . 12

American Archives, Libraries and Societies

. . . 17

American Genealogical Aids

. . . 19

Research in Sweden

. . . 22

Public Documents 1. Public Records 2. Court and Civil Records 3. Emigration Records 4. Other Public Records

. . . 24

Research Difficulties

. . . 27

Swedish Archives, Libraries, Societies, and Research Centers

. . . 31

Swedish Genealogical Aids

. . . 38

Conclusion

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