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Kristinehamn / Looking for a Jacob AndersSon born 1760 in Äsphögden, Karlskoga, Örebro, Sweden

« skrivet: 2019-12-04, 21:10 »

Looking for a Jacob AndersSon born 1760 in  Äsphögden, Karlskoga, Örebro, Swedenhe is moving out here
Karlskoga (T) B:1 (1754-1817) Image 73 / Page 172 (AID: v53351.b73.s172, NAD: SE/ULA/10513)
his last known residence hereKarlskoga (T) AI:3 (1777-1782) Image 1370 / Page 128 (AID: v51533a.b1370.s128, NAD: SE/ULA/10513)
Thanks in advancePete

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Karlsdal / help locating where they moved to

« skrivet: 2019-11-25, 22:24 »

Hi,
Can someone please help locate where Peter Errson and family moved to;Karlsdal (T) B:1 (1829-1860) Image 31 (AID: v53344.b31, NAD: SE/ULA/10512)
ThanksPete

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Swedish customs / A Christmas question, my family comes from smaland and varmland

« skrivet: 2018-12-20, 19:43 »

  I am trying to track down our Swedish Christmas traditions. I have written a story and most of it I understand where is comes from.  Swedes typically celebrate Christmas eve, and Santa comes that night, all different than tradition American Christmas’. We also have Dopp i Gytan, which I can find some referenences to  everywhere.
 
The part I cant find mention of anywhere is as I describe in my story;
 
Dopp i Grytan is our traditional Swedish Christmas dinner. It is a sparse course, consisting of pork and or veal boiled into making lots of broth. The traditional rye bread was solely served and in early days, the only other thing I remember in the table was celery sticks filled with cream cheese. As time went on, a salad and black olives were added. Eventually, today there are different types of breads and cheeses available, a little less sparse then original, but surprisingly still close. When dinner was ready, we would all sit around the table in the same seats for every year I can remember. My father would say let’s start, and we would sing a chant
Jul rar jul igen
Jul rar jul igen
dopp i grytan
dopp i grytan

We would all get up, singing, and go into the kitchen, get a plate and a piece of bread, and take a ladle of the dopp i gytan, or meat broth, onto the bread and go back to the table. When everyone was seated, we would stop singing and start eating. The tradition was that if someone got back up for more food, we all would sing the chant again until they got their food and were seated. I don’t remember ever having a prayer of any sort, and when pressed about the history of our Swedish Christmas or dopp i grytan, my father would say it was a tradition of honoring the famine years in Sweden. Even though the meal was sparse, it was always a happy time and the excitement of Santa coming was in the air.
 
 
We have celebrated this all my life and I have no reason to think my father didn’t do the same growing up.

But…
Firstly, I’m pretty sure the words are not correct.  Its suppose to say something along the lines of Christmas is here again, dip in the grease.
Secondly, outside my family, I have yet to find anyone who has even heard of this.
 
I found a couple vague references to it.
 
The dopp I grytan itself, I have figured out, started as a winter solstice pagan festival where young animals were slaughtered and put in a communal boiling pot to appease Odin so the crops would be good as well as a lot of other things. At sun down all would gather around and dip their bread in the broth.  Christianity eventually took root, and it was, to keep the story short, merged into a new holiday in Christianity called Christmas.  I also believe that a fasting was required for that day or days before.  I would say the honoring of the famines, which is what we were told, and the old tradition of rituals for a good harvest pretty much line up (either way means pretty much the same thing)
 
 
Any help or thoughts would be appreciated
Pete
 

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Almesåkra / P.A. Ahlberg

« skrivet: 2018-12-07, 21:10 »

P.A.Ahlberg was a Reverend and Teacher that had a school that prepared students for seminary school (im pretty sure)He has close ties to Tules Hasselquist, a founder and one of the first Deans of Augustana College in Illinios.

i have many letters mentioning him, and his school was in Almeskra for a while before moving up to Varmland in the 1880 (i think)
He would probably been born around 1810.  My American search engines will not be creative enough to let me find him, any help would be appreciated.
Pete

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Malmbäck / Cristina Pettersdotter nov 1783 different record

« skrivet: 2018-12-07, 19:36 »

can someone please help me with this record entry 31 for stina
Malmbäck (F) BI:4 (1765-1787) Image 80 / Page 151 (AID: v35375.b80.s151, NAD: SE/VALA/00243)
need to prove or disprove the other Stina
thanks in advance
What is the preferred way to refer to a source, the way above, a url or htlm?

Pete

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Malmbäck / Cristina Pettersdotter nov 1783

« skrivet: 2018-12-05, 23:57 »

looking for as much information on Cristina Pettersdotter born Nov 1783 , entry 35 in reference (Malmbäck (F) BI:4 (1765-1787) Image 83 / Page 157 (AID: v35375.b83.s157, NAD: SE/VALA/00243)
i am really bad at reading handwriting.
if i could get a start on where she grew up i would appreciate it.
i believe she ended up marrying Nils Nilsson and living in Svenerum Svenarum (F) AI:3 (1816-1829) Image 498 / Page 971 (AID: v22000.b498.s971, NAD: SE/VALA/00358)
thanksPete

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Malmbäck / Why do there seem to berecords missing from 1785 - 1807

« skrivet: 2018-11-08, 17:03 »

Why do there seem to be records missing from 1785 - 1807
this seems to be in SolderBerg, Filsby,
this seems strange since I think that these two areas interchage a bit and if i look up Norra Vieback now, it says its in Nassajo.
Pete

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Malmbäck / Trying to Verify or fix Britta Johannesdotter

« skrivet: 2018-11-07, 22:11 »

Hi,i am trying to determine if i am correct or took a wrong turn for Britta Johannesdotter 1788-1899
She moved to Elgaryd from Barkyard in 1808, i am asserting.Malmbäck (F) AI:5 (1801-1811) Image 219 / Page 423 (AID: v21023.b219.s423, NAD: SE/VALA/00243)she married Nils Isrealsson around that time, although i cant find the marriage record, and i would like to have that.they stayed in Elgaryd for a while and raised a family.Malmbäck (F) AI:6 (1811-1825) Image 214 / Page 205 (AID: v21025.b214.s205, NAD: SE/VALA/00243)and after moving around a bit she died
Malmbäck (F) BI:6 (1861-1875) Image 99 / Page 171 (AID: v35377.b99.s171, NAD: SE/VALA/00243)
i have her as being born in Hareyard, Flisby, but i cant source that.
i also have her living in Sjofalls but i cant directly link that this is hereBarkeryd (F) AI:11 (1801-1805) Image 230 / Page 405 (AID: v18921.b230.s405, NAD: SE/VALA/00025)
if someone could help me with her birth record and where she lived before marrying, i would apprecite it.
also her marriage record would be the cherry on top
thanksPete

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Gränna / Johan Fredrick Skön in Granna

« skrivet: 2018-11-03, 21:29 »

i have Johan Fredrick Skön 's birth record, but im having a hard time following it. im not used to soldiers

Gränna (F) C:8 (1806-1830) Image 198 / Page 389 (AID: v34022.b198.s389, NAD: SE/VALA/00106) born June 1

can i get help finding his parents and household records
ThanksPete

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Malmbäck / Tracking down an autn that went to Habo

« skrivet: 2018-11-01, 21:37 »

Sorry for the english.i am trying to track down an aunt that went to habo and she is the only one i cant seem to find where she went.
Helena Lena Nilsdotter Birth 24 FEB 1820 • Älgaryd, Malmbäck, Jönköping lan, Sweden
last seen going to HaboMalmbäck (F) AI:10 (1840-1846) Image 59 / Page 49 (AID: v21047.b59.s49, NAD: SE/VALA/00243)
i cant seem to find out where in Habo she went.
any leads would be appreciated
Pete