Sweden Societies

There are several societies and organizations in Sweden that may have valuable information for your genealogical research. Many Swedish communities have genealogical and historical societies, called hembygdsföreningar, many of which publish books and periodicals. You can write to Riksförbundet för hembygdsvård for an address of a local hembygdsförening. (See the "History" section of this outline for the address.)

There may also be some Swedish societies in the country your ancestor immigrated to, especially in the United States.

Genealogical Societies
Many societies publish periodicals, transcripts, and compiled genealogies. They may also have special indexes, collections, and projects. Some publish queries about Swedish ancestors or maintain a list of members' research interests. Some specialize in the immigrants to a specific area. The following societies may be of interest:


 * Genealogiska Föreningen (The Genealogical Association of Sweden) Box 2029 S-103 11 Stockholm Sweden Internet: http://www.genealogi.net/engresearch.htm


 * Personhistoriska Samfundet (The Personal History Association of Sweden) Box 34106 S-100 26 Stockholm Sweden Internet: http://www.personhistoriskasamfundet.se/system/english.html

Historical Societies
Swedish historical societies can be valuable sources of information. Such societies exist in countries where Swedish emigrants settled, and they often collect information about Swedish immigrants. Many societies have special collections of books and manuscript material for Sweden that may be hard to find in libraries and archives. Two historical societies are:


 * The Swenson Swedish Immigration Research Center Augustana College 639 Thirty-Eighth Street Rock Island, IL 61201-2296 USA Internet: http://www.augustana.edu/swenson/


 * Swedish-American Historical Society, Inc. 5125 North Spaulding Avenue Chicago, IL 60625 USA Internet: http://www.swedishamericanhist.org/

These societies' collections of family and local histories and manuscripts may be helpful. The material in their collections can be circulated.

For DIS-Computer Genealogy Society of Sweden click here

Institutes
The American Swedish Institute

2600 Park Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55407 USA

Phone: 612-871-4907

Internet: www.americanswedishinst.org