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Ancient provincial names which might be mentioned in your speaking with older relatives could also help narrow the search some. For example, if your Swedes called themselves ''Smålänningar'', they probably came from or lived in the province of ''Småland. ''This geographic region encompasses the Southern Swedish counties of Jönköping, Kalmar and Kronoberg with about 500 parishes collectively, each with its own records. A ''Skåningar ''probably originates from one of the 100 or so parishes in the county of Kristianstad or Malmohus, and so forth. | Ancient provincial names which might be mentioned in your speaking with older relatives could also help narrow the search some. For example, if your Swedes called themselves ''Smålänningar'', they probably came from or lived in the province of ''Småland. ''This geographic region encompasses the Southern Swedish counties of Jönköping, Kalmar and Kronoberg with about 500 parishes collectively, each with its own records. A ''Skåningar ''probably originates from one of the 100 or so parishes in the county of Kristianstad or Malmohus, and so forth. | ||
Anything said or written, especially in a foreign language, might be a clue to your ancestor's place of origin - so capture it all! And, when you transcribe Swedish documents, be sure to faithfully copy any of the special Swedish characters you see (Swedish has three extra letters not found in English: å, ä , ö ) | Anything said or written, especially in a foreign language, might be a clue to your ancestor's place of origin - so capture it all! And, when you transcribe Swedish documents, be sure to faithfully copy any of the special Swedish characters you see if you can (Swedish has three extra letters not found in English: å, ä , ö ) | ||
=== <br>Cultural Context <br> === | === <br>Cultural Context <br> === | ||