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== Dutch Colonization (1598-1872) == | == Dutch Colonization (1598-1872) == | ||
The Dutch colonized this area in 1598 and lasted until 1872 when it was officially ceded to Britain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dutch Gold Coast," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Gold_Coast, accessed 13 June 2019.</ref><br><br> | The Dutch colonized this area in 1598 and lasted until 1872 when it was officially ceded to Britain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Dutch Gold Coast," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dutch_Gold_Coast, accessed 13 June 2019.</ref><br><br> | ||
{{FSC|642779|item|disp=''Soldaten overzee : aanwijzingen voor het doen van onderzoek naar Onderofficieren en Minderen bij het Koninklijk Nederlandsch-Indisch Leger (KNIL) en bij het leger in West-Indië (1815-1949)''}} is a guide for Dutch colonial soldiers who were stationed in Ghana between 1815 and 1949. | |||
==Swedish Colonization (1650-1663) == | ==Swedish Colonization (1650-1663) == | ||
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The Danish Gold Coast (also known as Danske Guldkyst, Dansk Guinea, or the Guinea Coast) was founded when it was seized from the Swedes in 1663. It ended in 1850 when it was sold to Britain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Danish Gold Coast," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Gold_Coast, accessed 13 June 2019.</ref> The Danish primarily colonized this area for the transatlantic slave trade.<ref>Hove, Jon Olav, "Dei West Indian Islands and the Danish / Norwegian slave trade," in ''Arkivverket'', https://www.arkivverket.no/utforsk-arkivene/eldre-historie--1814/de-vestindiske-oyer-og-den-dansk-norske-slavehandel?q=ghana, accessed 17 June 2019.</ref> | The Danish Gold Coast (also known as Danske Guldkyst, Dansk Guinea, or the Guinea Coast) was founded when it was seized from the Swedes in 1663. It ended in 1850 when it was sold to Britain.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, "Danish Gold Coast," in ''Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia'', https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danish_Gold_Coast, accessed 13 June 2019.</ref> The Danish primarily colonized this area for the transatlantic slave trade.<ref>Hove, Jon Olav, "Dei West Indian Islands and the Danish / Norwegian slave trade," in ''Arkivverket'', https://www.arkivverket.no/utforsk-arkivene/eldre-historie--1814/de-vestindiske-oyer-og-den-dansk-norske-slavehandel?q=ghana, accessed 17 June 2019.</ref> | ||
{{FSC|96545|item|disp=''Vore gamle tropekolonier''}} gives a history of Danish colonization in Ghana.<br> | |||
{{FSC|22794|item|disp=''Scandinavians in Africa: guide to materials relating to Ghana in the Danish National Archives''}} can help you navigate the Danish National Archives for Ghana research. It is also available for loan at [https://archive.org/details/scandinaviansina0000rein Archive.org].<br><br> | |||
Here is a list of [https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/other/other-collection/101 '''Danish Colonial Records'''] in Ghana at the Denmark National Archives. Records in this collection vary but include items like domestic and foreign letters, diary books, journals, and trade records like debt books.<br> | Here is a list of [https://www.sa.dk/ao-soegesider/da/other/other-collection/101 '''Danish Colonial Records'''] in Ghana at the Denmark National Archives. Records in this collection vary but include items like domestic and foreign letters, diary books, journals, and trade records like debt books.<br> | ||
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|Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea | |Members of the British armed forces who died while serving their country overseas, British civilians who died while traveling or working overseas, and individuals (including seaman) who died at sea | ||
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