Links
To genealogy websites and helpful organizations.
About this list
These links go to other helpful genealogy websites and organizations relating to Swedish, Swedish-American, and Swedish-Canadian genealogy.
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Because this resource is strictly related to Swedish genealogy, we cannot accept new links to more general resources.
How-To and Subscription Sites
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Swedish Roots from genealogi.se, a Swedish genealogy how-to (worth getting to know)
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SVAR & Swedish National Archives scanned parish records & other images; click on "other languages" for software in English. Free of charge
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ArkivDigital scanned images in color Subscription required or purchase CD-ROMs of your parish
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Ancestry.com Swedish parish records Subscription required
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Swedish Society for Genetic Genealogy Finding your Swedish roots using DNA
Searchable Sites
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Demographic Database Southern Sweden some searchable vital records in Kristianstads, Malmöhus, Blekinge, and Hallands län; click on the British flag for software in English.
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EmiWeb archives covering migration to and from Scandinavia Subscription required
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FamilySearch.org new records constantly added Free
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DIS Computer Genealogy Society of Sweden Join DIS, submit your own digital family tree to them, they will send you a list of any matches already in their vast database, and you will gain access to thousands of other Swedish family tree submissions, all for a nominal annual fee
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Central Swedish Soldier Register (only in Swedish)
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Stockholm City Archives some inhabitants of Stockholm 1878-1926
Centers, Societies, and Regional Information
(U.S. & Sweden)
Sweden
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Farmhouses of Hälsingland in Swedish
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Emigrant center from Falköping area submit your ancestors' names!
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​​​​​​Royal Society for Swedish Culture Abroad aka Riksföreningen Sverigekontakt
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Swedish Emigrant Institute in Växjö aka "House of Emigrants" site in Swedish
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Svenska Kyrkan parish address search site in Swedish: type parish name in box labeled "Församlingsnamn;" click on "sök" to search
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Addresses of Archives in Sweden scroll down the list to the name of your county; link to its archives is below it
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Swedish Institute for North American Studies (SINAS) on Facebook
Swedish Tourism
United States
General
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The Augustana Synod Ministerium short bios of pastors 1850-1962; download, in 2 parts (far bottom of page)
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Swedish Ancestry Research Association SARA, Northeast U.S.
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Genealogical Societies in the U.S. by state (map)
AL
CA
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Scandinavian Cultural Center at California Lutheran University
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The San Francisco Call database 1869-1895 many Swedes listed
CO
IA
IL
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Swedish American Museum Chicago
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American Scandinavian Association at Augustana Rock Island
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Augustana Scandinavian Studies program Rock Island
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North Park University Archives Chicago
KS
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Svensk Hyllningsfest Lindsborg, Kansas biennial festival
MN
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American Swedish Institute Minneapolis
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Swedish language youth, adult, & Elderhostel programs in Minnesota
NJ
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ScanFest in Budd Lake, NJ
NY
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Jamestown Swedes Chautauqua Co, NY & Warren Co, PA
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Scandinavian Fest in Jamestown, NY
OR
PA
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American Swedish Historical Museum Philadelphia
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Jamestown Swedes Chautauqua Co, NY & Warren Co, PA
SD
TX
WA
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Nordic Heritage Museum Seattle
WI
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Amery Area Swedish Club Northwest Wisconsin
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Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Society Stoughton
Norwegian/Danish/Finnish/German Resources
Norwegian
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Norwegian Passenger Indexes and other records. Swedes from northern and western provinces left from Norwegian ports.
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Norwegian Shipping Index includes some Swedish ships that stopped off in Norway
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Norwegian parish records online free; click on "English" in upper-right
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Vesterheim Norwegian Museum Decorah, Iowa
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Norwegian-American Genealogical Center Madison, Wisconsin
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Livsreise Norwegian Heritage Society in Stoughton
Danish
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Danish Passenger Index Search thousands of Swedes from far southern provinces left from Danish ports; select English language
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Museum of Danish America Elk Horn, Iowa
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Danish Emigration Archives Aalborg, Denmark
Finnish
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Migration Institute of Finland search for Swede-Finns there
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Some Finnish parish records online free; click on the British flag for English
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Map of Finland with place name index
German
U.S. Arrivals
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EllisIslandRecords.org New York 1892-1924 only; you will need to register as a user, but registration is free and easy to use
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EllisIslandRecords search engine that searches EllisIslandRecords.org and is far easier to use; register as a user at EllisIslandRecords.org in order to view search results
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CastleGarden.org New York 1830-1892 only; free
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Boston arrivals 1848-1891; very incomplete
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FamilySearch (free) and Ancestry (subscription) have searchable and browsable port records
Canadian Genealogy
Maps of Sweden
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Lantmäteriet historical maps
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Släktdata map zoom in to see detail or click first on parish name in list below map
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Old Maps online not only Sweden
Mailing Lists & Web Queries
Swedish
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Post queries on Swedish website Anbytarforum click on "English" in upper-right
U.S. or Worldwide
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Sites for individual U.S. states and counties many have query pages
History & Miscellaneous
History
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Swedish Immigration to North America