Sweden

Learn the essentials for researching ancestors from Sweden.
Step 1: Find your family in church records.
Step 2: Consult gazetteers to understand parish and civil jurisdictions.
Step 3: Learn to read the records.

Research Foundations

nib pen and inkwell
Step 1: Church Records
Map Pile
Step 2: Jurisdictions
Handwriting
Step 3: Deciphering Records

Record Types

last will and testament with old fashioned quill
Probate Records
    military memorabilia with picture of soldier
    Military Records
      Rolling wheat fields
      Land and Tax Records

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