Sweden Societies

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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

The Genealogical Association of Sweden (Genealogiska Föreningen) was founded in 1933 and has as its objective “the promotion of Swedish genealogical research and the creating of interest for the same.” Its headquarters are located in the former National Archives of Stockholm, with the address: Genealogiska Föreningen, Arkivgatan 3, S-111 28 Stockholm, Sweden. Total membership runs over 5,000, scattered in all of Sweden. A list of the names and addresses of the association members are published now and then in its quarterly magazine Släkt och Hävd (Family and Origin).

The magazine was started in 1934 under the name of Genealogiska Föreningens Månadsblad. In 1950 the name was changed to the present title. Every number contains a list of additions to the association's archive, many of them being more or less elaborate family genealogies just published.

The association has a large index of family names, Släktnamnsregistret, and a geographical index, Geografiska registret, divided into provinces (landskap), cities (städer) and districts (härader, tingslag, skeppslag or bergslag).

Both indexes are microfilmed and the FHLC numbers to Släktnamnsregistret are as follows:

Aab-Bot --  # 383557 Bou-Ehr --   # 383558 Eic-Grö --  #383559 Gua-Kio --  #383560 Inb-Loo --   #3 83561 Loo-Rip --  #383562 Rua-Smi --  #383563 Smi-Utt --  #383564 Vac-Ött -- #383565 The call number to Geografiska registret is #383566. An index of authors of genealogical literatures is listed under the call Number #383565.

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

As the name indicates, this organization is more interested in the history of the individual person or family, while Genealogiska Föreningen places its stress more on the genealogical facts of a person or family. The headquarters are located in the National Archives. Research results are published in the association quarterly, called Personhistorisk Tidskrift, published since 1898. The general index 1898-1956 of this publication contains more than 40,000 names. It is available on microfilm at the Family History Library with the following call numbers:

Aaby-Benedictus --   #254961 Bengt- Erik  --  #254962  Erikska-Ingolphus  --   #254963 Ingrid-Mikkola  --   #254964 Milen-Sköring   --  #254965 Sladerbach-Öström  --   #254966

Sveriges Släktforskarförbund

Sveriges Släktforskarförbund (The Swedish Genealogical Association) This association was founded in 1986 by the local genealogical associations as a common organ of the Swedish genealogical movement. Its excellent magazine Släkthistoriskt Forum (The Family History Forum) is published five times per year. The headquarters are located at Första Långgatan 20, S-413 28 Göteborg, Sweden.

Printed Books

1. Family Histories are constantly being written, rewritten and printed. Genealogiska Föreningen in Stockholm probably owns the largest collection location found. The Family History Library in Salt Lake City has printed histories of at least the following Swedish families:

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

www.americanswedishinst.org